Echoes 'Cross the Tracks vs Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks has the higher audience score (6/10 against 5.3/10 for Janis Ian: Breaking Silence). Echoes 'Cross the Tracks is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are documentary, history, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence| Echoes 'Cross the Tracks | Janis Ian: Breaking Silence | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 5.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 45m | – |
| Genres | Documentary, History, Music | Documentary, History, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Scott Jennison | Varda Bar-Kar |
| Main cast | Morgan Freeman, Seasick Steve | Jean Smart, Lily Tomlin, Laurie Metcalf, Joan Baez, Janis Ian |
Synopsis
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks
A powerful documentary starring Morgan Freeman about the genesis of The Blues in the South and the music spreading around the world. Morgan Freeman shares his story of his experience of growing up in Clarksdale, Mississippi and his love for the Blues.
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
In 1965, Janis Ian, a 14-year-old singer-songwriter from New Jersey, wrote “Society’s Child” about an interracial relationship. Recorded and released a year later, the song launched Ian's career, but its subject matter ignited controversy, even resulting in death threats. The fallout plunged Ian into an emotional tailspin–and yet a few years later she emerged from the ashes with an even bigger hit, “At Seventeen.” Over six decades, Janis Ian…
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