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Here's the final version of Jo and Jade. We finished production a year ago today, and its festival run is more or less over, so we can finally post it publicly. The full production on this film (including writing and editing) took place from about July 2018 to April 2019, and there's a lot of things I'd change now based on what I've learned since, but I've decided to leave it in its original form (my dissatisfaction with this edit was the main reason I waited to so long to upload it). Despite its flaws, I'm very proud of Jo and Jade, and the excellent work put in by the over 40 cast and crew who worked on it. Enjoy :)
-Ethan

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FESTIVAL SELECTIONS/NOMINATIONS
NOMINATED - Best Young Filmmaker (Ethan Ross), Birmingham Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2019
NOMINATED - Best Young Actress (Maia Lincoln), Birmingham Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2019
SELECTION - Birmingham Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2019
SELECTION - Sound and Image Challenge International Festival, China, 2019
SELECTION - Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival, South Korea, 2019
SELECTION - CineShots, United Kingdom, May 2019
SELECTION - Forest Film Club, United Kingdom, July 2019
SELECTION - Global Youth Film Festival Bangladesh, Bangladesh, 2019
SELECTION - Reel Q Pittsburgh LGBT Film Festival, United States, 2019
SELECTION - Best of the Best of the LGBTQ Fest Fest, 2019
SELECTION - Lift-Off Global Network Sessions, May 2019
SELECTION - Lift-Off Global Network First-Time Filmmaker Sessions, May 2019
NOMINEE - INDIs Film Awards, United Kingdom, 2019

CREDITS
Directed and written by
Ethan Ross

Produced by
Ethan Ross & Emmanuel Li

Edited by
Ethan Ross

Original scored composed by
Leo Gatty

Colour grading by
Emmanuel Li

Camera operated by
Ethan Ross
Emmanuel Li
Daniel Jidkov
Jack Kitchener

Sound recorded by
Daniel Jidkov
Zac Steiner
Emmanuel Li
Nathaniel Shapir

Production assistants
Louis Girling
Jake Bubb
Caitlin Moeran
Noyan Dikmen
Lola Light
Daniel Jidkov
Zac Steiner
Soraya Toronjo-Hussain
Nathaniel Shapir
Rosie Levene

Starring

Jo - Maia Lincoln

Jade - Rose Garrett

Alex - Emmanuel Li

Izzy - Caroline Abberstein-Bisgard

Jade's friends:
Jessica Watson
Jojo Barth
Caitlin Moeran
Sofshann

English teacher - Nicola Kelsall

Neighbor - Ethan Ross

School pupils/cinemagoers:
Ria Mangat
Lucas Cruz
Jessica Watson
Jacob Bubb
Noah Wheeler
Connor McDonnell
Isaac Li
Louis Girling
Henry Wilson
Harry Davies
Zac Steiner
Louis Price
Hudhayfa Khan
Ilya Osborne
Lola Light
Arnau Pinochet Ontiveros
Solomon Abrahams
Hannah Kearney
Pablo Zazuta
Dilini Wattuhewage
Liyana Ahmed
Jasmine Ransom Malik
Shayaan Ahmed

"Letter Bomb" by Baxter Dury used courtesy of PIAS Records.

Live music recordings:
Alto sax - Louis Girling
Piano - Leo Gatty
Bass - Hugo Cox
Drums - Ethan Ross

Filmed on location in Enfield and Barnet.

Special thanks:
Martin Ross
Rachael Bailey
Shayaan Ahmed
Max Shoham
Haco Tasar
Vasil Dimitrov
Sarah Kogan
Jeremy Bubb
Gabriel Firth
Nikki Blackborow
Emma Rogers
Sam Godfrey
Saya Iwata

A Big Tent production.