In a dusty antique shop in Woodstock, Illinois, a collector stumbles across a battered 45 rpm record: The Rolling Stones' first UK #1 hit, "It's All Over Now." Scratched into the vinyl’s runoff groove is a name — Ginny Zender.
Curious, he searches.
And, against all odds, he finds her.
That chance encounter leads to an extraordinary story: one of a mother’s hidden musical legacy, a pioneering all-women jazz band from the Roaring Twenties, and the ties between music, memory, and identity.
This film will explore the amazing life of Ginny's mother, Juel Donahoe, who, along with her sisters Mary and Dorothy, toured the world in the 1920s as members of The Ingenues — a groundbreaking all-female jazz band. Through Ginny’s memories and family photos, we’ll rediscover a time when women musicians helped shape American culture, only to see their stories fade into the background.
Ginny & Juel is a documentary framed by serendipity — showing how a simple record can unlock forgotten histories and bridge generations.
