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 — Guitars & Vocals
Lyle Bell
Self — Bass & Vocals
Emma Frazier
Self — Bass & Vocals
Chasm Frazier
Self — Guitar & Vocals
Curtis Ross
Self — Lead Guitar
Christan Maslyk
Self — Guitar & Vocals
Adam Martz
Self — Drums
Alyson Richards
Producer
Trevor Anderson
Producer / Director
Emily Bruinsma
Assistant Camera
Alyson Richards
Producer
Sarah Taylor
Editor
Lindsay McIntyre
Additional Photography
Christina Willings
Producer
Christopher Herbert
Additional Photography
Mike McLaughlin
Director of Photography
Details.
Release DateMarch 8, 2020
StatusReleased
Running Time16m
Last updated:
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.