Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Janis : Little Girl Blue / PBS and Content Media Corporation present ; a production of Disarming Films, Jigsaw Productions, and Thirteen Production LLC's American masters ; in association with Sony Music Entertainment and Union Entertainment Group ; written and directed by Amy J. Berg.

Publisher, Date:

Pottstown, PA : MVDvisual, [2016]

Description:

1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

DVD video NTSC

video file DVD video all regions

Summary:

Documentary on rock singer Janis Joplin, with her own words telling much of the story through a series of letters she wrote home over the years, read by Chan Marshall. Includes interviews with musicians P!nk, Kris Kristofferson, Melissa Etheridge, Bob Weir, Juliette Lewis, TV presenter Dick Cavett, filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker, the Joplin family, and others.

Subjects:

Joplin, Janis.

Singers -- United States -- Biography.

Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Biographical television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Berg, Amy, film director, screenwriter, film producer.

Joplin, Janis, performer.

Cat Power, 1972- narrator.

Gibney, Alex, film producer.

LeBlond, Katherine, 1976- film producer.

Jampol, Jeffrey, film producer.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), presenter.

Content Media Corporation, presenter.

Disarming Films, production company.

Jigsaw Productions, production company.

Thirteen Productions, production company.

MVD Visual (Firm), film distributor.

Other Title:

American masters (Television program)

Notes:

Special features: Avalon vs. the Fillmore; Big Brother acapella; Influences; Walk of Fame ceremony.

Narrator, Chan Marshall (Cat Power) ; producers, Alex Gibney, Amy J. Berg, Katherine LeBlond, Jeff Jampol ; editors, Billy McMillin, Garret Price, Joe Beshenkovsky ; music, Joel Shearer ; cinematographers, Francesco Carrozzini, Paula Huidobro, Jenna Rosher.

DVD; region 0; NTSC; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.

With optional SDH English subtitles.

ISBN:

0760137830498

Publisher Number:

MVD8304D

Other Number:

945216863

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

587910

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD BIO Joplin