I Was a Teenage Feminist

I Was A Teenage Feminist is a documentary film directed by Therese Shechter, produced by UpFront Productions and distributed by Women Make Movies.

[4] The soundtrack includes music by Ani DiFranco, Lavababy, Gina Young, Moxie Starpark and "I Am Woman", in versions sung by both Helen Reddy and Farrell Burk.

Other documentaries produced by Trixie Films include the feature How to Lose Your Virginity and the shorts How I Learned to Speak Turkish and #SlutWalkNYC.

[6] I Was A Teenage Feminist began production in 2001, originally as part of an assignment for a documentary film course at Union Theological Seminary taught by filmmaker Macky Alston.

"[18] Danielle Kraten of Ms Magazine wrote, "The '50s horror movie-style title of Therese Shechter's documentary isn't accidental: The 40-year-old feminist saw younger women all but shriek in fear and run to escape the so-called f-word.