A student peace activist in her twenties, Faith continued to protest war as a Raging Granny in her eighties. She discovered folk music in college and encountered the Greenwich Village folk scene in the 1940s where she began singing for social causes - for the rest of her life.

After raising her daughter as a single mother, Faith retired at age 55 and reinvented herself as a traveling folk singer. For decades she toured the U.S. and internationally, performing into her 90s. She also nurtured the San Francisco Folk Music Club, opening her home to generations of musicians and any folks who wanted to play and sing along.

Told largely by Faith herself, the film draws upon a treasure trove of sources – her extensive life-long collection of photos and artifacts, performance and interview footage across the decades, and insights from historians, musical colleagues, and family members. Historical footage provides a foundational layer to the story, creating a seamless narrative in which Faith was not abstractly affected by world events but chose to actively engage with them.

Singing for Justice explores the personal motivations and historical context behind Faith’s remarkable commitment to creativity and community. It empowers audiences of all ages to create music, build intergenerational communities, and engage civically, as Faith did.