Ask for Jane is the very first narrative feature about the Jane Collective, a real group of young women in 1969 who helped provide over 11,000 safe and illegal abortions in the years before Roe v. Wade.

 

Imagine a world where abortion is punishable by prison, and getting birth control is nearly impossible. As a result, women die every day from taking matters into their own hands. When a pregnant student at the University of Chicago attempts to take her own life, Rose (Cait Cortelyou) and Janice (Cody Horn) find a doctor willing to perform the procedure in secret to save the woman's life. Sparked by this experience, Rose and Janice form the Jane Collective: a secret organization to help other women obtain safe and illegal abortions. Operating like a spy network, complete with blindfolds and code names, the Janes help thousands of women - but they can't hide from the police forever.

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Writer/Director: Rachel Carey
Cast: Megan Channell, Cait Cortelyou, Lilly Englert, Cody Horn, Chloe Levine, Michael Rabe, Sarah Ramos, Ben Rappaport, Saycon Sengbloh, Sarah Steele, Sophie Von Haselberg, Alison Wright
Producers: Cait Cortelyou, Josh Folan, Caroline Hirsch
Executive Producers: Cathleen and Nicole Ihasz, Raptor Films
Consulting Producer: Judith Arcana
Runtime: 108 minutes