Ep 129: Elizabeth Banks, Wunmi Mosaku & Phyllis Nagy on CALL JANE
Director Phyllis Nagy and stars Elizabeth Banks and Wunmi Mosaku join Anna to talk about the inspiring new film CALL JANE.
CALL JANE follows Joy, played by Elizabeth Banks, a woman whose life-threatening pregnancy leads her to seek help from the 'Janes', an underground collective. In Chicago during the 1960s, a group of extraordinary women came together to secretly provide nearly 12,000 women and girls with safe abortions. Sigourney Weaver features as Virginia, the founding member of the female activist group, along with Wunmi Mosaku as Gwen, and a fantastic wider ensemble cast.
In this episode, Nagy and Banks talk about how they learned of the 'Janes', discussing the importance of activism through art, and the pertinence of CALL JANE in the wake of the US Supreme Court overruling the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case. They also talk about establishing the tone of this comedy-drama that is as entertaining as it is empowering.
Anna also speaks with Wunmi Mosaku about her personal motivation for being a part of the project, and about CALL JANE through a lens of race, both in the reality of the 'Janes', but also in the telling of the story today. She also shares her joy about working with the group of women who play the 'Janes'.
UK listeners can watch CALL JANE in cinemas from 4th November 2022.
Advice and information about abortion can be found on the NHS website here:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/abortion/
Other films mentioned in this episode include:
ALICE, DARLING, Mary Nighy, 2022
Television series mentioned in this episode include:
WE OWN THIS CITY
LOKI
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY
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Producer: Lydia Scott
Audio Producer: Jenny Nelson
Intern: Ellie Hardy
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This episode is in partnership with Vertigo Releasing
CALL JANE follows Joy, played by Elizabeth Banks, a woman whose life-threatening pregnancy leads her to seek help from the 'Janes', an underground collective. In Chicago during the 1960s, a group of extraordinary women came together to secretly provide nearly 12,000 women and girls with safe abortions. Sigourney Weaver features as Virginia, the founding member of the female activist group, along with Wunmi Mosaku as Gwen, and a fantastic wider ensemble cast.
In this episode, Nagy and Banks talk about how they learned of the 'Janes', discussing the importance of activism through art, and the pertinence of CALL JANE in the wake of the US Supreme Court overruling the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case. They also talk about establishing the tone of this comedy-drama that is as entertaining as it is empowering.
Anna also speaks with Wunmi Mosaku about her personal motivation for being a part of the project, and about CALL JANE through a lens of race, both in the reality of the 'Janes', but also in the telling of the story today. She also shares her joy about working with the group of women who play the 'Janes'.
UK listeners can watch CALL JANE in cinemas from 4th November 2022.
Advice and information about abortion can be found on the NHS website here:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/abortion/
Other films mentioned in this episode include:
ALICE, DARLING, Mary Nighy, 2022
Television series mentioned in this episode include:
WE OWN THIS CITY
LOKI
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY
Become a patron of Girls on Film on Patreon here:
www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast
Follow us on socials:
www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/
www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast
www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod
www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno
Watch Girls On Film on the BFI’s YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z
Girls On Film is an HLA production
Host: Anna Smith.
Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold
Producer: Lydia Scott
Audio Producer: Jenny Nelson
Intern: Ellie Hardy
House band: MX Tyrants
This episode is in partnership with Vertigo Releasing
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