Amy Berg	...	(Director)
	...	(Writer)
Janis Joplin	...	Herself (archive footage)
Cat Power	...	Janis Joplin (voice) (as Chan Marshall)
Karleen Bennett	...	Herself - Janis Joplin's childhood friend
Laura Joplin	...	Herself - Janis Joplin's sister
Michael Joplin	...	Himself - Janis Joplin's brother
J. Dave Moriaty	...	Himself - Janis Joplin's schoolfriend
Jack Smith	...	Himself, Janis Joplin's schoolfriend
Powell St. John	...	Himself
Jae Whitaker	...	Herself
Travis Rivers	...	Himself
Dave Getz	...	Himself
Sam Andrew	...	Himself
David Dalton	...	Himself - Founding editor of Rolling Stone magazine
Bob Weir	...	Himself
Otis Redding	...	Himself (archive footage)
Francesco Carrozzini	...	Cinematographer
Jenna Rosher	...	Cinematographer
Mark Harrison	...	Editor
Maya Hawke	...	Editor
Billy McMillin	...	Editor
Garret Price	...	Editor
Brendan Walsh	...	Editor

Comments: lost era

Summary: Musician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.