Jesse Jams (2020)
- Directed by
- Trevor Anderson
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 16 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short documentary profiles a transgender First Nations musician in Edmonton who formed a punk band as a way to heal from trauma and mental illness. It shows his music and personal story.
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What happens
Jesse Jams is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Trevor Anderson and released in 2020. 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. The film premiered in March 2020 at Outfest Fusion. 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. The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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