How many women drummers can most people name? Tomboy pointedly doesn't try to fill that sparse category. Instead, this enlightening but uneven documentary profiles four representative drummers from different generations and with a range of musical styles.
A first feature directed by Lindsay Lindenbaum, Tomboy (totally different from Celine Sciamma's drama with the same name) is smoothly made and often engaging, although its point is never clearly defined.
The film was scheduled to screen at the SXSW Film Festival in the 24 Beats Per Second category, and is now part of the online festival SXSW put into place after live events were cancelled.
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