Janis: Little Girl Blue

Year: 2015
Description: First in-depth profile of rocker Janis Joplin. Includes performances, previously unaired footage of Joplin, readings of her letters, and interviews with family members and people from the entertainment industry such as Dick Cavett, Clive Davis, Melissa Etheridge, David Getz, Kris Kristofferson, Country Joe McDonald, Yoko Ono, Pink, Powell St. John, and Bob Weir.
Director: Berg, Amy J.
Writer: Berg, Amy J.
Producer: Berg, Amy J.; Gibney, Alex; Jampol, Jeff; LeBlond, Katherine
Narrator: Power, Cat (Chan Marshall)
Cinematographer: Carrozzini, Francesco
Editor: Beshenkovsky, Joe; McMillin, Billy; Price, Garret
Production Team: FilmRise, PBS, Content Media Corporation, Disarming Films, Jigsaw Productions, Thirteen Productions, Sony Music Entertainment, and Union Entertainment Group
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Media Format: 1 DVD (103 min.), 1 Blu-ray disc (103 min.), or 1 streaming video (103 min.)
Type: Color with black and white sequences
Additional Content: The DVD and Blu-ray disc include extended interviews, an a cappella performance by the men from Big Brother and the Holding Company, and details on Janis Joplin's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony. The Blu-ray disc includes a director's cut of the film.
Production Notes: Broadcast on the PBS television series American Masters on May 3, 2016.
Updated: 05-18-2023

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