In the Jam Jar
“Joan's musings on death silently echo with her son Dan's in this tribute to maternal love.”
2021•13m•7.0•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Colin Nixon
Writer
Colin Nixon
Languages
English
Studio
Bravo Charlie
Cast
France Castel
Joan
Alain Goulem
Dan
Production
Company
Bravo Charlie
Producer
Étienne Hansez
Producer
Colin Nixon
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