Forget Outsourced. The real populist favorite at SIFF
2007—the one that had people squealing at afterparties and
fighting over their favorite characters (Amelia all the
way!)—was this fierce, adorable documentary about a rock ‘n’ roll
camp for girls in Portland. Come for the fleeting shots of camp
counselors Carrie Brownstein and Beth Ditto, stay for the wicked
banshee screams of 7-year-old Palace and her song about how much San
Francisco sucks
. (SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer
St
, 633-7151. 7:30 and 9:15 pm [director in attendance at 9:15 screening only], $10,
through March 20.)

Annie Wagner is The Stranger's former film editor. She was born and raised in Capitol Hill, but has since lived in such far-flung locales as Phoenix, AZ, Charlottesville, VA, and Wedgwood. After graduating...