Janis Ian: Breaking the Silence

Opens Friday, March 28, 2025

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

• Country USA
• Running Time 111 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Greenwich Entertainment
• Director Varda Bar-Kar
• Cast Janis Ian, Joan Baez, David Davidson, Arlo Guthrie, Laurie Metcalf, Jean Smart, Lily Tomlin
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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