Janis Ian — Breaking Silence
May 3 @ 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
On Saturday, May 3 at 4pm and Tuesday, May 6 at 4pm, the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY) will present the award-winning documentary, Janis Ian: Breaking Silence. The film is presented as part of the Long Island Jewish Film Festival, curated by David Schwartz, Curator at Large at the Museum of the Moving Image. Tickets are $16 ($10 for Cinema Arts Centre members) and may be purchased online at this link.
Long Island Jewish Film Festival
Curated by David Schwartz, Curator at large at the Museum of the Moving Image
JANIS IAN: BREAKING SILENCE
Saturday, May 3 at 4 PM
& Tuesday, May 6 at 4 PM
With a pre-recorded Q&A with director, writer, & producer, Varda Bar-Kar
$16 Public | $10 Members
At the height of the Civil Rights movement, Janis Ian, a Jewish teenage singer-songwriter from New Jersey became a sensation after releasing hit song about an interracial relationship, “Society’s Child.” Ian would go on to jam with Hendrix, party with Janis Joplin, and play duets with Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson. But she also had to work to overcome the stigma of her debut, homophobia, industry misogyny, and serious illness. With access to Ian’s music, archive, collaborators, and music journalists, this in-depth documentary chronicles the singer’s epic life journey. (2024, 114 mins)