Join the Performing and Media Arts for a screening of The Janes, a powerful documentary that tells the gripping story of a group of women in pre-Roe v. Wade America who risked everything to build an underground network offering safe, low-cost, and free abortion services to thousands.
Wednesday, September 11, 7:00 PM
Film Forum, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts
Special Guest: Q&A with co-director, Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Tia Lessin ’86
Following the screening, stay for a talkback and Q&A with director Tia Lessin, who will reflect on the film, its relevance today, and the legacy of reproductive rights activism. Through firsthand accounts and archival footage, The Janes sheds light on the courage and resistance of ordinary women who became extraordinary change-makers in the face of legal and societal constraints.
This event is sponsored by Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies, LGBT Studies, Department of Performing and Media Arts, Grandmother for Reproductive Rights!, and End Abortion Stigma.
Free and open to the public.
Content warnings: Miscarriages/Abortion and Pregnancy/Childbirth
This screening is part of the Reproductive Rights Film Festival brought to you by End Abortion Stigma. www.ReproductiveRightsFilmFest.com
