Folk singer Joan Baez’s music and political activism, along with figures like Bob Dylan, Tom Wolfe, Martin Luther King, and Timothy Leary (to name a handful of the time’s influencers) helped to define 1960s’ counterculture in America. The new, quality documentary “Joan Baez I Am a Noise,” serves to underline that fact.
‘Joan Baez I am a Noise’: Folk Music’s Matriarch Tells All
Despite a Madonna-like serenity, soaring soprano, and huge impact on 1960’s political activism, Joan Baez struggled with incapacitating depression.
Joan Baez in full-on political activist mode in "Joan Baez I Am a Noise." Matt Heron/Magnolia Pictures
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
