Jesse Jams (2020)
16m
Running Time
March 8, 2020Release Date
Jesse Jams (2020)
16m
Running Time
March 8, 2020Release Date
Plot.
A young transgender Indigenous musician and his rock band bring mumble punk to the Interstellar Rodeo. A rock ‘n’ roll survival story of a different stripe.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Jesse Jams
Self
Lyle Bell
Self
Lyle Bell
Self
Emma Frazier
Self
Curtis Ross
Self — Lead Guitar
Chasm Frazier
Self
Christan Maslyk
Self — Guitar & Vocals
Trevor Anderson
Director
Adam Martz
Self — Drums
Alyson Richards
Producer
Alyson Richards
Producer
Christina Willings
Producer
Christina Willings
Producer
Christina Willings
Producer
Mike McLaughlin
Cinematographer
Sarah Taylor
Editor
Lindsay McIntyre
Additional Photography
Katrina Beatty
Producer
Emily Bruinsma
Assistant Camera
Christopher Herbert
Additional Photography
Details.
Release DateMarch 8, 2020
StatusReleased
Running Time16m
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Wiki.
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.