Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

One never really knows where inspiration will come from.  Words on a sign, a song heard on a radio, a comment overheard, a headline in a magazine or even a strangers smile.  How about a film you watch?  Most of us here have felt that shift in thought.      In 1969 I was…

RivoliPalace

Was lucky to be able to watch this with Janis Ian in attendance and was actually able to ask her a question during a Q&A. The documentary was interesting, but didn’t stick the landing for me. I think it was trying to explore too much and didn’t spend enough time examining…

Jeremoto

Would have liked to have seen more Janis and less actors pretending to be Janis, but overall a really touching look into Janis’ life.

Ali

JANIS IAN – BREAKING SILENCE: “I know what it is to feel powerless. I know what it is to feel trapped. And so, I can use those feelings as part of being truthful.” JANIS IAN: BREAKING SILENCE is a documentary by self-described “artivist” filmmaker, Varda Bar-Kar (who…

WL Thomson

Janis Ian is admittedly a gap in my musical knowledge, but let it be known that I now love her and I'm obsessed. (I did pause this to buy some records only to talk myself out of it because I've been spending too much money lately, but soon.) She's so cool. There is a bit…

Eden Miller

I saw Janis Ian in concert several times in my late teens and twenties.  This film brought me back to those times listening to her sing Stars & At Seventeen while an audience of students sat enthralled on a college gymnasium floor.  As a fan, I enjoyed the stories that…

Jim

JANIS I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! JANIS IAN HIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg i was so star struck…….. IFC q&a 😙😙😝😝😝 tbh i don’t think it was the best doc structurally and stylistically……but my love for janis prevails

ananda !!!

The filmmaking may be a bit pedestrian, and the reenactments a bit annoying, but the subject is so compelling that none of that matters.

F Clark Williams jr

A very poignant story, learned a lot. The dramatizations and animations didn’t really work for me but I appreciate the creativity in that. At least half of the issue was the terrible suite of wigs on those actors.  Had the special joy of a live Q&A with Janis and the…

jillian graver