JESSE JAMS

NOMINATED FOR BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY - CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS 2021

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.

More info: trevorandersonfilms.com

AWARDS

Best Short Documentary (nominated) - 2021 - Canadian Screen Awards

Best Short Film – 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