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In the Jam Jar
“Joan's musings on death silently echo with her son Dan's in this tribute to maternal love.”
7.0 / 10• 2021• 13m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
n the Jam Jar is an invitation to the intimacy of 81-year-old Joan’s final days, whose musings silently echo with Dan’s, her 50-year-old son. This fiction short-movie is a dive into death and grief, a tribute to maternal love comprised of nail clippings, aquarelle, strawberry jam and a ghost radar.
Cast & Crew
France Castel
Joan
Lead
Alain Goulem
Dan
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Colin Nixon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. In the Jam Jar is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
