MY FRIENDS CALL ME JAM
Hi there. My name is Jam and I think queer filmmakers like me should be able to get their films made. So I founded a company about it.
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noun. a Toronto-based filmmaker & multimedia artist working to support other queer & bipoc filmmakers and artists in creating their art (i.e. for arts sake)synonyms: founder, owner of this company, creative collaborator, “friend” of your mom
Jam is passionate about art, meaning, and lesbian and queer culture. Jam strives to make and support work that centers the female gaze and intersectional perspectives.
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Jasmine ‘Jam’ Eve-Gallagher Louisy was born in Toronto and has been shooting little movies on analog film since they were 8 years old.
Jam is the proud owner of a resume. This is what the resume says:
Recognized talent for Directing, with a primary focus on intuitive acting and negotiating a character with the talent. Jam has spent almost a decade running various social experiments and experimental projects which investigate intrapersonal dynamics and the different acting techniques as it relates to group psychology, while also taking on more traditionally structured Narrative or Documentay works.
Organized & detail-oriented with years of experience in many fields and disciplines, including Cinematography, Scenography and Production Design, Post Production, and Traditional Visual Arts
An efficient, hardworking & adaptable team player
Excellent written & oral communication, fluent in English, speaks basic French
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Jam is learned.
Jam has studied visual art and art history for roughly a decade, and film production for around 8 years. During this time, Jam has trained in numerous disciplines relevant to film production and multimedia arts. Jam uses this extensive education to make increasingly unusual art for increasingly unusual people.
Toronto Metropolitan University
BA - Film Production
Certificate in Design for Arts and Entertainment
Specialist High Skills Major Program
Arts & Culture Specialization
Saint Elizabeth’s Catholic High School
Ontario Scholar & Honor Roll
Regional Arts Program Visual Artist (4yrs)
Innovation & Commitment Award for Visual Arts
CREDITS & Residencies
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2025
In The Closet
Writer/Director/editor of a queer short film shot in-studio in Toronto and on-location in Montréal. Directed as main role, also assisted with producing, production design for in-studio set build, editing, and sound design for the films score
2024
Silhouette Monologues
Digital & 16mm Experimental short
At Mile End
Digital Experimental short film set in Mile End Montréal
Quaking
Digital Experimental short film set on Mont Royal
2020
Penumbra Experimental Digital Short
2019
Close to Home Documentary Digital Short Film
2018
Slime Man Experimental Digital Short
Portrait of a Man Experimental Digital Short
At What Cost Narrative Digital Short
Good Morning Goodbye Narrative 16mm Short
2017
To Build a Fire Narrative 16mm Short
Untitled [Talk to me] Experimental 16mm Short
Untitled [Me in the Mirror] Doc 16mm Short
Mirrors Experimental Digital Short
Five Minutes More Narrative Digital Short
Boundaries Narrative Digital Short
2016
Minty Fresh Experimental Digital Short
Assorted Videography
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2024
Nosocomephilia (2024)
Art Assist
Mile End Studio Experiments
Art Direction and creative work for Studio 513, small art & textile studio in Mile End Montréal
2020
LUZ (2020)
Art Director
Man in the Wood (2020)
Art Director
Old Country (2020)
Art Coordinator
2019
Hazy Little Thing (2019)
Art Director
Photos of Us (2019)
Art Assist
The Grid (2019)
Wardrobe
Ryerson Theatre Acting School Reels
Art Director
2018
Mirror (2018)
Production Designer
Dysthymia (2018)
Art Director
Love Drunk (2018)
Art Director
Daffodil (2018)
Prop Maker
Slime Man (2018) Experimental Digital Short
Production Designer
Atrophy(2018)
Art Assist
Ryerson Theatre Acting School Reels
Art Director
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2022
CMWS Montréal
Industrial Spraypainter
2019 - 2020
Birds of a Feather (2019)
Cinematographer
Nuit Blanche - Fragments of Jerusalem VR Exhibit
BTS Videographer / Volunteer Coordinator
SMORGAS Arts Exhibition
Event Coordinator / Curator
TMU School of Image Arts
Film Program Director’s Assistant
2018
Master Fortune Teller (2018)
2nd AD
IMA Film Awards
Reel Editor / Assistant Coordinator
The Bowling Club Concert
Videographer
SAISYR Videography
Videography/ editing for UofT research project on Syrian refugee children’s education
Linda (2018) Narrative Short
Art Director, Editor
For Me (2018) Narrative Short
Art Director, Editor
Women in Art Gallery @ The 519
Curator
Maximum Exposure Exhibition
Assistant Curator
Safe Set Work for Every Body (2021)
Launch Event Coordinator
2017
Hot Tea by Dalia Dargazli
Music Video - Cinematographer
2013-2016
YCDSB Centre for the Arts
Art Director & Scenic Painter
St Elizabeth Catholic High School
Mural Painter
McMichael Art Gallery Arts Camp
Instructor
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2024-2025
Akin Collective Art Studios - Queen West, Toronto
Artist / filmmaker
2023-2024
Studio 513 - Mile End, Montreal
Artist / filmmaker
2021-2022
Akin Collective Art Studios - Distillery, Toronto
Artist / filmmaker
Hi there, thanks for looking at this hidden page which contains a great deal of my personal information. I hope you’ve enjoyed your stay here on my secret resume page. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any stupid jokes you want to test drive, or if you’re looking for creative collaborators. I am always more than happy to help out on creative projects in any way, or even just go take weird photos in the park at night. Thanks again for wanting to know detailed chronological data about my past, and have a fantastic rest of your day.
Warmest Regards~~~
JAM
Photos taken by Sandra Braverman @sandybrav
B&W Headshot by Francesca Anselmo @frannieanselmo