ABOUT THE FILM

LOGLINE

Jeannette is unlike any character we’ve seen depicted on screen before; she’s a competitive bodybuilder and a lesbian single mother who struggles to cope with trauma after surviving a mass shooting.

LONG SYNOPSIS

Jeannette is unlike any character we’ve seen depicted on screen before; she’s a competitive bodybuilder and a lesbian single mother who struggles to cope with trauma after surviving a mass shooting.

The film begins in the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub massacre and follows Jeannette as she recovers, backslides and eventually finds support and healing through community.

The film provides a window into Jeannette’s life—her strained relationship with her mother, her identity as a lesbian and mother to her teenage son and her roots in Puerto Rico.

Taking a vérité approach, Maris works to create a window into one woman’s life—her strength and vulnerability—in the aftermath of trauma. JEANNETTE is a film about resilience that gives an audience the opportunity to move past the headlines and ask: in the wake of tragedy, how do we move toward wholeness?

Director Maris Curran

Producers Maris Curran, Jon Coplon

Executive Producers Jen Rainin, Rivkah Beth Medow, Penelope Wong, Crystal Gurin

Editors Eduardo Serrano, Katrina Taylor

Cinematographer Jerry Henry

Music Leonardo Heiblum, Jacobo Lieberman

Featuring Jeannette Feliciano, Anthony McCoy, Yvens “Eazzy” Carrenard

FESTIVALS
2022: San Francisco International (World Premiere)

AWARDS
Grand Jury Special Mention (Outfest)

AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download