Suzi Q - 2019 - dir. Liam Firmager

At first blush the Suzi Quatro story might not reveal itself as the most fertile ground for a rockumentary - no singular superstar moments or deep tragedies mark this artist’s upward trajectory.  Instead, Quartro’s challenges are dramatic but relatable, and her history contains more slow simmering and less sudden eruption.

Quatro’s difficulties with her immediate family (especially her musician sisters) are the product of years of resentment and regret, and likewise, the dogged question about ‘making it’ in the States seem to endlessly pepper press conferences and eat into even good news.

But the question of what success ultimately means - and more importantly what it means to Quatro - allow us to witness the bassist and singer-songwriter continuing to self-explore past the constrictive career expectancy of the seventies 'girl rocker' and right into the present day.

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