THE JANES (2022)
BILLY JOEL: AND SO IT GOES is an expansive portrait of Billy Joel, the six-time GRAMMY®-winning, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer from Long Island, New York. With unprecedented access to never-before-seen performances, home movies, and personal photographs, along with intimate one-on-one interviews, the documentary explores the life and work of the singer/songwriter whose music has not only endured but soared across generations. The two-part film points to the close symbiosis between his life and art, revealing the music that transformed his career, sculpted his legacy, and saved his life.
An HBO Documentary Films presentation
Directed by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin
Produced
by Susan Lacy, Jessica Levin, and Emma Pildes
Edited by Kris Liem, James Pilott, and Steven Ross
Executive Produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Todd Milliner, Sean Hayes, and Steve Cohen
"URGENT AND THOROUGHLY ENGAGING"
SHERI LINDEN, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"...SEARING AND SOBERING...DIRECTORS TIA LESSIN AND EMMA PILDES DO NOMINATION-WORTHY WORK..."
RICHARD ROEPER, THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"AT ONCE DEEPLY PERSONAL AND PAINFULLY POLITICAL, THE JANES SHOULD BE REQUIRED WATCHING FOR EVERYONE."
KATE ERBLAND, INDIEWIRE
