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Janie’s Janie

Leaving December 31 • 24m

Directed by Geri Ashur, Peter Barton, Marilyn Mulford, and Stephanie Palewski • 1971 • United States

The Newsreel collective’s JANIE’S JANIE breaks with the group’s usual format for a more personal approach, following a woman’s journey to self-determination; or, as Janie says, “First I was my father’s Janie, then I was my Charlie’s Janie, now I’m Janie’s Janie."

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