The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane

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Date: January 01, 2023 to December 31, 2023
Dates Note: 2023
Country of Origin: United States
Place of Origin: United States
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Color: B&W/Color
Silent: No
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<p>Producer: Jed Riffe</p> <p>Executive Producers: Nina Menéndez, Danny Glover, Jonathan Logan, Nancy Blachman and TM Scruggs</p> <p>Graphic Design/Animation: Sianey Montes de Oca</p>

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Special Screenings 2024
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For decades Barbara Dane lent her stellar singing voice to social-justice movements in the Bay Area and beyond, garnering an impressive FBI file along the way. Deeply respected by fellow luminaries in folk, blues, and jazz, Dane built a far-reaching legacy with music, activism, and love. As Maureen Gosling’s celebratory portrait reveals, early solidarity with those suffering racial and economic injustice sparked Dane’s passion to use her talent to sustain marginalized people. Rather than chase stardom, she followed her own maternal instincts to root herself and her family among generations of activist performers. Bonnie Raitt, Jane Fonda, and other notables attest to Dane’s unique way of shaping and being shaped by tumultuous social revolutions from the 1950s on. Nearing ninety, Dane triumphantly tours with piano virtuoso Tammy Hall to celebrate a life of staying awake and connected, true to her ideals. One star among many illuminates so much. 

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Carol Harada

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