Ask for Jane
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| Ask for Jane | |
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| Directed by | Rachel Carey |
| Screenplay by | Rachel Carey |
| Based on | Jane Collective |
| Produced by | Cait Cortelyou Josh Folan Caroline Hirsch |
| Starring | Cait Cortelyou Cody Horn Sarah Ramos Sarah Steele Sophie von Haselberg |
| Cinematography | Caitlin Machak |
| Edited by | Ulysses Guidotti |
Production companies | |
Release date | 2018 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ask for Jane is a 2018 American historical drama film created and produced by Cait Cortelyou, an advocate for Planned Parenthood, and written and directed by Rachel Carey. The film stars Cait Cortelyou, Cody Horn, Sarah Ramos, Sarah Steele and Sophie von Haselberg. The film was released in 2018.[1]
Plot
Ask for Jane is based on the historic true story of the underground abortion network in Chicago between 1969 and 1973. The Jane Collective helped over 11,000 women obtain illegal abortions before Roe v. Wade was passed to allow legal abortions in the United States and many members of the collective were arrested. Ask for Jane is the first ever narrative feature film about the Jane Collective.[2][3]
Cast
Judith Arcana, a writer, activist, and real-life member of the Jane Collective is a consulting producer on the film, in addition to making a cameo appearance.[4][5]
- Cait Cortelyou - Rose
- Judith Arcana - Professor Solomon
- Cody Horn - Janice
- Alison Wright - Ada
- Sarah Ramos - Maggie
- Chloe Levine - Barb
- Danny Flaherty - Tim
- Sarah Steele - Donna
- Lilly Englert - Patty
- Ben Rappaport - Bill
- Sophie von Haselberg - Joyce
- Melissa Marsala - Mary Frattini
- Alice Kremelberg - Young Woman
- Phil Burke - Gary
- Saycon Sengblog - Roberta
- Brian Tarantina - Angry Doctor
- Ian Bell - Officer Novak
- Tom Riis Farrell - Principal Rafferty
- Michael Rabe - Charlie
- Josh Folan - Sam
- David Fierro - Dr. Fredrickson
- Megan Channell - Linda
- Brynne Norquist - Helen
- Margot White - Harriet
- Cat Valentine - Protestor
- Ellen Toland - Dinah
- Gregory Lay - David
- Grace Young - Judy
- Jonathan Horvath - Interviewee #1
- Maya Kurokouchi - Arrested Woman
- Mustafa Gatollari - Interviewee #2
- Martin Van Treuren - Dr. Johnson
- Gabriella Baldacchino - Irma
- Al Pagano - Judge
- Monique St. Cyr - Very Young Woman
- Andrew Daniels - Policer Officer #5
- Robert Lee Leng - Police Officer
- Melody Bates - Barb's Mother
- Olivia Howell - Brenda
- Katrina Medoff - Marie
- Deshawn Wyatte - Young Man
- Brad Makarowski - Mort
- Mark Banik - Police Officer #3
- Rachel Sweeney - Young College Woman
- Patrick Harvey - Reporter #1
- Jonathan Bricklin - Barb's Father
- Meghan Jones - Amy
- Bob Kolsby - Prosecutor
- John DiMino - Man in Park
- Russell Sperberg - Student
- Mike Sause - Man in Trench Coat
- Kelley Gates - Connie
- Latresa Baker - Angie[6]
Production and release
The film is produced by Caroline's Entertainment's Caroline Hirsch and NYEH's Entertainment Josh Folan.[7] It is written, directed, and produced by women and passes the Bechdel test.[8] The film received a production grant from Awesome Without Borders.[9][10] In 2016, the limited series Ask For Jane was one of three finalists in the New York Television Festival Works 4 Progress Initiative.[11][12][13]
Filming was completed in New York City in 2017 and the film is set to be released in 2018.
See also
- Jane Collective, the underground service in Chicago, Illinois affiliated with the Chicago Women's Liberation Union that operated from 1969 to 1973, a time when abortion was illegal in the United States
- Jane: An Abortion Service, a 1995 documentary about the Jane Collective
References
- ^ Busch, Anita (2017-07-26). "'Ask For Jane': Competing Underground Abortion Project Underway". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ Cills, Hazel. "Everyone's Trying to Make a Movie About Jane, the Illegal Abortion Collective From the '70s". Jezebel. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ Swartz, Tracy. "2 films to focus on Jane Collective, Chicago's underground network for abortion access". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ Blanchard, Jacklynn (June 19, 2017). "Q&A: Cait Johnston and Judith Arcana on Abortion in Media and Making Ask for Jane". Ms. Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ "What Will Happen to Abortion if Roe v. Wade is Overturned". Bitch Media. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ Carey, Rachel (2018), Ask for Jane, Cody Horn, Alison Wright, Sarah Ramos, retrieved 2017-11-09
- ^ "Ask For Jane - A Feature Film by Rachel Carey". nyehentertainment.com. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ "The Ask for Jane Filmmakers on Telling a Little-Known Story from Women's History". 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ ""Ask for Jane" - Awesome Without Borders". Awesome Without Borders. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ "The Awesome Foundation : Ask for Jane". www.awesomefoundation.org. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ "NYWIFT New Works Lab Project Ask For Jane to be Made into a Feature Film". Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ "Works for Progress". nytvf.com. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ "Rachel Carey's Film About Chicago's Underground Abortion Network Goes into Production". Women and Hollywood. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
External links
- Ask for Jane at IMDb