LitFilm 2024: Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
Documentary, dir. by Karen O’Connor, Miri Navasky, and Maeve O’Boyle
U.S., 2023, 113 min
Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, Joan Baez: I Am a Noise is a raw and intimate portrait of the legendary folk singer and activist that shifts back and forth through time as it follows Joan on her final tour and delves into her extraordinary archive, including newly discovered home movies, diaries, artwork, therapy tapes, and audio recordings. Baez is remarkably revealing about her life on and off stage - from her lifelong emotional struggles to her civil rights work with MLK and a heartbreaking romance with a young Bob Dylan. A searingly honest look at a living legend, this film is a compelling and deeply personal exploration of an iconic artist who has never told the full truth of her life, as she experienced it, until now.
All screenings are free but require reservations. Times subject to change. For the full LitFilm roster, go here.
LitFilm: A BPL Film Festival About Writers is made possible with support from BPL’s Fund for the Humanities. BPL Presents programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Documentary, dir. by Karen O’Connor, Miri Navasky, and Maeve O’Boyle
U.S., 2023, 113 min
Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, Joan Baez: I Am a Noise is a raw and intimate portrait of the legendary folk singer and activist that shifts back and forth through time as it follows Joan on her final tour and delves into her extraordinary archive, including newly discovered home movies, diaries, artwork, therapy tapes, and audio recordings. Baez is remarkably revealing about her life on and off stage - from her lifelong emotional struggles to her civil rights work with MLK and a heartbreaking romance with a young Bob Dylan. A searingly honest look at a living legend, this film is a compelling and deeply personal exploration of an iconic artist who has never told the full truth of her life, as she experienced it, until now.
All screenings are free but require reservations. Times subject to change. For the full LitFilm roster, go here.
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