Jesse Jams (2020)
- Directed by
- Trevor Anderson
- Country
- Canada
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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