HIT SO HARD is the critically acclaimed music documentary profiling alternative rock icon Patty Schemel, the powerhouse drummer of the legendary 90s grunge band Hole. This raw, award-winning biography utilizes Schemel's never-before-seen Hi8 home video footage to chronicle her meteoric rise to fame, her chaotic life on the road with Courtney Love, and her harrowing descent into homelessness and drug addiction during the height of the alternative rock era. The film offers a deeply personal look at her close, pre-fame friendship with Kurt Cobain, exploring the intimate time she lived with Kurt and Courtney before and during the explosive success of Nirvana and Hole.

An official selection that celebrated its world premiere at SXSW and screened at New York's Museum of Modern Art at the prestigious New Directors/New Films festival, HIT SO HARD is a celebrated fixture of LGBTQ+ cinema—earning a Jury Award at Frameline and serving as a Centerpiece Documentary at Outfest.

Featuring contemporary interviews with Hole bandmates Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur and Eric Erlandson, alongside insights from music legends like Roddy Bottum (Faith No More), Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt), Gina Schock (The Go-Go's), and Kate Schellenbach (Beastie Boys), the film serves as both a devastating cautionary tale and an inspiring survival story.

This definitive rock documentary explores the structural barriers faced by an LGBTQ woman in rock, the tragic loss of friends like Kurt Cobain and Kristen Pfaff, and the ultimate triumph of addiction recovery. Stream this exceptional music film celebrating the legacy of 90s grunge culture, LGBTQ+ visibility in rock music, and a female drumming pioneer.

DIRECTED BY: P David Ebersole
PRODUCED BY: Todd Hughes, Christina Soletti
STARRING: Patty Schemel, Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Melissa Auf der Maur, Larry Schemel, Nina Gordon, Gina Schock, Debbi Peterson, Kate Schellenbach, plus Kurt Cobain, Kristen Pfaff and more in archival footage
ORIGINAL SCORE: Roddy Bottum