Jesse Jams
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2020 - 16 minutes
A young Indigenous musician and his rock band bring mumble punk to the Interstellar Rodeo. A rock ‘n’ roll survival story of a different stripe.
Jesse Jams is a TELUS Originals Film produced by Trevor Anderson Films in association with Outside Line Studio.
Soundtrack available here.
World Premiere: Outfest Fusion, Los Angeles
Press
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, “At home with Indie88’s Lana Gay,” April 17, 2020
CBC Radio, “Edmonton AM with Mark Connolly, Tara McCarthy”, May 11, 2020
Hollywood North Magazine, “Trevor Anderson jams with Jesse Jams”, by Nick Wangersky, May 21, 2020
Queerty, “What to Watch”, by David Reddish, June 25, 2020
POV Magazine, “Narrowsburg Tops CUFF Winners”, by Pat Mullen, June 27, 2020
Moveable Fest, “Trevor Anderson on Rocking Out with Jesse Jams”, by Stephen Saito, June 29, 2020
Beatroute, “9 Indigenous Artists Making Music You Need to Hear”, by Glenn Alderson, June 30, 2020
CBC Radio Active, “Jesse Jams and the Flams”, by Rod Kurtz, July 3, 2020
Awards
Best Short Documentary (nominated) - 2021 - Canadian Screen Awards
Best Canadian Short – Calgary Underground Film Festival – 2020 – Calgary, Alberta
Lodestar Award – Dawson City International Short Film Festival – 2020 – Dawson City, Yukon
“The Lodestar Award is given to the best Canadian or International film which exemplifies the guiding principles of the art of independent short film/video making — freedom of expression, authenticity, exemplary artistry despite limitations, and clarity of vision.”
Screenings
Outfest Fusion – 2020 – Los Angeles, California
Maryland Film Festival – 2020 – Baltimore, Maryland
Rooftop Film Festival – 2020 – New York, New York
Frameline – 2020 – San Francisco, California
Calgary Underground Film Festival – 2020 – Calgary, Alberta
Mix Milano – 2020 – Milan, Italy
Oslo Fusion – 2020 – Oslo, Norway
Inside Out – 2020 – Toronto, Ontario
Seattle Queer Film Festival – 2020 – Seattle, Washington
Melbourne Queer Film Festival – 2020 – Melbourne, Australia
Dawson City International Short Film Festival – 2020 – Dawson City, Yukon
Sound Unseen – 2020 – Minneapolis, Minnesota & Austin, Texas
Shorts That Are Not Pants – 2020 – Toronto, Ontario
image+nation – 2020 – Montreal, Quebec
Florida Film Festival – 2021 – Orlando, Florida
Ganhara Independent Film Festival – 2021 – Gandhara, Pakistan
Social Power and Mental Health Conference, University of Cambridge – 2021 – Cambridge, UK
Mighty Niagara Film Festival – 2021 – St. Catharines, Ontario
Fes! Film Festival – 2021 – Barcelona, Spain
Queer Mais Trash – 2021 – Brussels, Belgium
Dawson City International Short Film Festival (Best of Fest screening) – 2021 – Dawson City, Yukon
Local Heroes Film Festival at K-Days – 2022 – Edmonton, Alberta
Toronto Outdoor Picture Show – 2022 – Toronto, Ontario
São Paolo International Short Film Festival – 2022 – São Paolo, Brazil
Queer Mais Trash – 2022 – Brussels, Belgium