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 & directed by Amy J. Berg ; produced by Alex Gibney ; produced by Amy J. Berg, Katherine LeBlond, Jeff Jampol ; [produced by] Janis Productions LLC & Thirteen Productions.

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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,...

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Corporate Authors:	Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Presenter) Content Media Corporation (Presenter) Janis Productions (Production company) Disarming Films (Production company) Jigsaw Productions (Production company) Thirteen Productions (Production company)
Other Authors:	Berg, Amy (Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer) Gibney, Alex (Film producer) LeBlond, Katherine, 1976- (Film producer) Jampol, Jeffrey (Film producer) Joplin, Janis (Performer) Cat Power, 1972- (Narrator) McMillin, Billy (Editor of moving image work) Beshenkovsky, Joe (Editor of moving image work) Price, Garret (Editor of moving image work) Shearer, Joel (composer (expression)) Carrozzini, Francesco (director of photography.) Huidobro, Paula (director of photography.) Rosher, Jenna (director of photography.)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English audio with optional SDH English subtitles.
Published:	[New York, New York] : FilmRise, [2016]
Edition:	Special director's edition ; Blu-ray.
Subjects:	Joplin, Janis. Singers > United States > Biography. Rock musicians > United States > Biography. Rock musicians. Singers. United States. Nonfiction films. Biographical films. Documentary films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Biographies. Feature films > United States.
Genre:	Biography. Nonfiction films. Biographical films. Documentary films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Biographies. Feature films
Local Note:	MSU: Purchased in honor of John D Shaw, Head, G. Robert Vincent Voice Library.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Janis, little girl blue
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc

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