Jack and Anna
Sapphic period drama by Ksenia Naughton.
Based on true events from the early 1900s, Jack and Anna tells the story of a young couple whose happy life on their farm is suddenly shattered when Jack’s biggest secret is revealed: the fact that he is a woman named Helen. After the revelation, Helen is put on trial for cross-dressing and same-sex marriage.
Awards/Nominations:
▪ Silver Telly Winner in Non-Broadcast: Student 2021
▪ Bronze Telly Winner in Social Video: Student 2021
▪ Nominee Young Director Award, Cannes Lions 2020
▪ Nominee Focus Features & JetBlue Student Short Film Showcase at the Gotham Awards 2020
▪ Best Production Design Winner, The Midwest Independent Film Festival 2020
▪ Audience Choice Award Winner, Blackbird Film Festival 2020
▪ Best Global Short: Beyond the Rainbow Award Winner, SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2019
▪ The Dwight W. Follett Continuing Graduate Student Fellowship Recipient 2018
▪ The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation Grant Recipient 2018
▪ The Albert P. Weisman Award for the Completion of Arts and Communications Projects 2017
▪ The Lya Dym Rosenblum Professional Development Fund Award 2017
▪ UFVA Carole Fielding Student Grant Award 2017
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Jack and Anna
Period drama by Ksenia Naughton.
Based on true events from the early 1900s, Jack and Anna tells the story of a young couple whose happy life on their farm is suddenly shattered when Jack’s biggest secret is revealed: the fact that he is a woman named Helen. After the revelation, Helen is put on...
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Jack and Anna - Trailer
A young woman is put on trial for cross-dressing and same-sex marriage in the early 1900s.