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In the Jam Jar

MOVIE • 2021

In the Jam Jar

Joan's musings on death silently echo with her son Dan's in this tribute to maternal love.

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.

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Top Cast

France Castel

France Castel

Joan

Alain Goulem

Alain Goulem

Dan

Colin Nixon

Colin Nixon

Director

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Étienne Hansez

Producer

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Philippe Lefebvre

Editor

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Catherine K. Pelletier

Art Direction

Patrice LeBlanc

Patrice LeBlanc

Sound Designer

Bernard Gariépy Strobl

Bernard Gariépy Strobl

Sound Mixer

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Natan B. Foisy

Director of Photography

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Anais Larocque

Original Music Composer

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Theatrical release date: October 8, 2021

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

October 8, 2021

Runtime

13 min

Language

English

Origin

Canada

Budget

N/A

Revenue

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