The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane
Directed by Maureen Gosling
2023Documentary108 minFrance
Folk, blues and jazz singer, activist and troublemaker still on the road at 90: the many lives of Barbara Dane, and the music that earned her an FBI file.
Synopsis
Barbara Dane: Folk, blues and jazz singer, international social justice activist and recording star, wife, mother of three, feminist, record producer, unwavering maverick and general troublemaker on the road at 90. THE 9 LIVES OF BARBARA DANE is a sonic boom, an explosion of music and passion, a celebration of one woman’s groundbreaking artistry and moral leadership. Standing strong with her singular confidence, Dane emanated the people-powered connectivity of folk, the defiance of blues and the elemental cool of jazz while propelling major historic events with boldness and subversion that cut through commercial artifice and earned her a 5” FBI file.THE 9 LIVES OF BARBARA DANE is an underground history of a singer-agitator whoseunbending principles guide her through notoriety, obscurity, and finally, music legend.
The director
Maureen Gosling
Maureen Gosling is an American filmmaker and editor, best known for her long collaboration with Les Blank on films including Burden of Dreams. The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane continues her love of American roots music.
On screens
- Nov 15Almonte with Movies on the Mississippi - Film Circuit · Almonte, ONTickets ↗
Already played at 8 cinemas in Courtenay, Montreal, Belleville, Salt Spring, Toronto, Duncan, Kanada, Almonte.
