Jesse Jams | |
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Directed by | Trevor Anderson |
Produced by | Trevor Anderson Alyson Richards |
Starring | Jesse Jams |
Cinematography | Mike McLaughlin |
Edited by | Sarah Taylor |
Music by | Lyle Bell |
Production company | Trevor Anderson Films |
Distributed by | Telus |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Jesse Jams is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Trevor Anderson and released in 2020. [1] The film is a portrait of Jesse Jams, a transgender First Nations musician from Edmonton, Alberta who formed the punk rock band Jesse Jams and the Flams as a tool of healing from his history of trauma and mental illness. [2]
The film premiered in March 2020 at Outfest Fusion. [3] Concurrently with the release of the film, Jesse Jams and the Flams released You Don't Know Crazy, an EP of some of the songs heard in the film. [4]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. [5]
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