Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (2025)
- Directed by
- Varda Bar-Kar
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows singer-songwriter Janis Ian through six decades of her life and career. It covers her early success with a controversial song and includes interviews with fellow musicians.
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What happens
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Varda Bar-Kar that covers the life and career of singer-songwriter Janis Ian. Janis Ian: Breaking Silence examines Ian's early success with her lightening rod song "Society's Child" in the 1960s, her enduring music career, and her rollercoaster life over six decades. It includes interviews with Ian, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Lily Tomlin, and Jean Smart. The documentary premiered at Doc NYC in November 2024 and was released theatrically in the United States on March 28, 2025, by Greenwich Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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