Official Trailer for Coming-of-Age Indie ‘Jazzy’ Featuring Lily Gladstone
by Alex Billington
January 24, 2025
Source: YouTube
“It makes my heart happy to see our young people witness this long tradition.” Vertical has revealed an official trailer for an indie film called Jazzy, the third feature film from acclaimed indie filmmaker Morrisa Maltz following The Unknown Country with Lily Gladstone previously. This premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival last year, and it also played at Nashville, Montana, Santa Fe, San Diego, & Denver Film Fests. Maltz’s film Jazzy navigates the space between childhood and young adulthood. When her best friend moves away, Jazzy experiences both a sense of loss and her first inkling of independence. This coming-of-age tale is about Jasmine Bearkiller Shangreaux, a young Oglala Lakota girl growing up in Spearfish, South Dakota, from the ages of six to twelve. Reviews state that, “while the energy of this world is intoxicating, much of it bolstered by a zippy soundtrack that runs the gamut, we see small pains taking shape, too.” Starring the real Jasmine Bearkiller Shangreaux, with Syriah Foohead Means, Richard Ray Whitman, Raymond Lee, and Oscar-nominee Lily Gladstone. This looks like a very powerful & authentic coming-of-age story.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Morrisa Maltz’s film Jazzy, direct from Vertical’s YouTube:
In the follow-up to Morrisa Maltz’s award-winning The Unknown Country, Indie Spirit Awards nominee Jazzy is a portrait of Jasmine Bearkiller Shangreaux, a young Oglala Lakota girl growing up in Spearfish, South Dakota, from the ages of six to twelve. When Jazzy finds out her best friend Syriah is moving, she is confronted with the pains of growing up and the realities of the adult world. The film explores the lives & ever-changing relationships of their peer group as they leave the dreamlike world of childhood behind. Jazzy is directed by American filmmaker Morrisa Maltz, of the films Ingrid and The Unknown Country previously, plus a few shorts. The screenplay is by Morrisa Maltz, Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux, Vanara Taing, Andrew Hajek. Produced by Miranda Bailey, Natalie Whalen, Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux, John Way, Elliott Whitton, Tommy Heitkamp, & Vanara Taing. This premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival last year. Vertical debuts Maltz’s Jazzy in select US theaters starting on February 7th, 2025 coming soon.
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