Jesse Jams

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]

Jesse Jams
Directed byTrevor Anderson
Produced byTrevor Anderson
Alyson Richards
StarringJesse Jams
CinematographyMike McLaughlin
Edited bySarah Taylor
Music byLyle Bell
Production
company
Trevor Anderson Films
Distributed byTelus
Release date
Running time
16 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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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