CALL JANE x WE TESTIFY
Sigourney Weaver and Elizabeth Banks are starring in the new film Call Jane about a group of courageous women who saw the injustices and inequality created by our nation’s abortion bans before Roe v. Wade and decided to do something about it. With their friends and neighbors, the Janes created a community of women who provided rides, food, childcare, and abortions to all who needed them. We can be like the Janes and show up for our loved ones with support and care, because everyone loves someone who had an abortion.
Sigourney Weaver and Elizabeth Banks, stars of the new movie Call Jane, have a special message for you:
Be a Jane and share your abortion stories.
In 2021, We Testify’s executive director Renee Bracey Sherman and Program Coordinator Beth Vial had the opportunity to be extras on the Call Jane set and made appearances as Janes! See if you can spot us when you see the film. Find a showing near you at CallJaneTheMovie.com
About the Film
In 1968 Chicago, with the city and the nation amid political and civil upheaval, Joy (Elizabeth Banks), a conservative housewife and mother, is faced with a devastating diagnosis when her second pregnancy leads to a life-threatening heart condition. Following an all-male hospital board’s decision to deny an exemption for an abortion, which is, by law, illegal, Joy’s search for a solution leads her to a clandestine group of women. Led by Virginia (Sigourney Weaver), an independent visionary fiercely committed to women’s health, and Gwen (Wunmi Mosaku), an activist who envisions a day when all women will have access to safe, affordable abortions, this community of women ignites an awakening in Joy. Inspired by their compassion and commitment, Joy joins them, putting every aspect of her life on the line.
Inspired by true events, Nagy’s film captures the essence of late-sixties social change via one woman’s quest to get an abortion.
Abortion has been depicted on screen since the silent film era, but the stories told haven’t always reflected the real experiences of people who have and provide abortions. We Testify is proud to partner with Call Jane and work with Hollywood creators to work towards on-screen depictions of abortion that are as nuanced and varied as the people who have them in our communities.