''1-800-On-Her-Own'' is a 2024 American documentary film about the life and career of singer-songwriter

Ani DiFranco Angela Maria "Ani" DiFranco (; born September 23, 1970) is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums. DiFranco's music has been classified as folk rock and alternative rock, although it has additional influenc ...

. It is directed by Dana Flor.

Reception

Robyn Bahr of ''

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'' wrote, "You know you're wasting time on a documentary when you feel the urge to

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its subject while you're in the middle of watching an entire feature film devoted to them. And once I had finished Dana Flor's tedious music biodoc ''1-800-ON-HER-OWN'', I oddly felt like I knew even less about folk-rock legend Ani DiFranco than I did going into it." Andrew Parker of TheGATE.ca gave the film a score of 5 out of 10, writing, " tside of a handful of illuminating moments, ''1-800-On-Her-Own'' is a thin documentary. There's not much of a beginning or end, a minimal amount of context, and only a small handful of voices speaking about the DiFranco and the influence she has undoubtedly had on folk music and other artists."

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* 2024 documentary films {{2020s-documentary-film-stub