Janey
Synopsis
Janey grew up in poverty in Glasgow’s East End, her mother was an alcoholic. As a child Janey was sexually abused by her uncle. Janey tells the story of her mother's horrific murder, when Janey was 21, revisiting the river where her mother’s body was found.
Age 19 Janey married into a notorious family of Glasgow gangsters, running a successful pub for them. When she and her husband fell out with his family Janey reinvented herself as a comedian. Janey talks about the sense of freedom tinged with guilt that she experienced when she became a comic, choosing to work away from her young daughter.
Throughout the film Janey deals with the grim reality of stage 3 cancer, along with the highs and lows of touring, ending in an emotional show at Glasgow's 3,000-seater SEC.
Official selection Glasgow International Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 78 min
- Format
- 4k
- Director
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John Archer 1st Feature
- Producer
- John Archer
- Executive Producer
- Clara Glynn, David Harron, Mark Thomas.
- Editor
- James Alcock
- Director of Photography
- Laura Kingwell
- Composer
- John Lemke
- Principal cast
- Janey Godley, Ashley Storrie, Nicola Sturgeon, Jimmy Carr, Shirley Doig
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Hopscotch Films
Film City Glasgow401, Govan Road
GLASGOW
G51 2QJ
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