Watch Janis: Little Girl Blue documentary on iwonder. Janis Joplin was one of the world’s most influential rock icons and a goddess of sound, but there was actually far more to her than that. Academy® Award nominated director Amy Berg strips away Janis’ rock ‘n roll persona to reveal the raw, sensitive, innocent, uncensored and powerful woman behind the legend, in the quintessential story of the short, turbulent and epic existence that changed music forever.