Lisa Rose Apramian
Lisa Rose Apramian is an Armenian-American psychologist and filmmaker most notable as the director, writer, and producer of the documentary film Not Bad for a Girl.Career
Apramian studied at the University of Southern California where she received a B.S. in psychology, a B.S. in Critical Gender Studies, and an M.S. and Ph.D in Counseling Psychology and phenomenology.
Apramian served as a psychological consultant for the 1994 Rafal Zielinski film Fun which received two special Jury awards from the Sundance Film Festival.
Her film Not Bad For a Girl was released in 1995. The movie was executive produced by Tina Silvey, co-produced by Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain, and Kyle C. Kyle. The film focused on the women in rock, creativity and gender performance. It included grunge and women's rock movements such as Rock for Choice with Feminist Majority Foundation, the riot grrrl scene and musicians including artists such as Babes in Toyland, Hole, L7, and the Lunachicks. Joan Jett is also interviewed.
