Thursday, March 27 at 6:45 p.m.: Sneak preview + Q&A with Janis Ian and director Varda Bar-Kar
Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29 at 7:00 p.m.: Q&As with Janis Ian and director Varda Bar-Kar moderated by Brittany Shaw (The Future of Film is Female)
Janis Ian had one of the most remarkable debuts in modern music history. At the age of 13, she began performing her original songs at New York City gigs alongside future legends. From there, the precocious teenager turned fearless singer-songwriter built a career with many chapters—winning Grammys while navigating personal and professional highs and lows—in a remarkable trajectory now entering its fifth decade. Ian’s emotionally transporting songbook and turbulent life story make compelling echoes for the generation of American women who came of age in the 1960s and 1970s, discovering and voicing their power.
Official Selection: DOC NYC