LOVE, JAMIE
The story of Jamie Diaz, a transgender artist incarcerated in Texas, and the enduring friendship that brought her art to the world beyond the prison walls.
“As the attack on trans people escalates every day, we want to offer this film as a celebration of life and resiliency and dignity. This is a story about a beautiful friendship, creating one’s chosen family, and the restorative power of art.”
– Karla Murthy, Director
“Love, Jamie is the powerful and exuberant trans story we need right now; a life-affirming documentary of one incarcerated trans woman’s journey towards acceptance through her art.”
– Zackary Drucker, Executive Producer
Outfest Los Angeles 2023 Grand Jury Prize for Outstanding Documentary Short Film
The Wrap | OUT Magazine | Deadline
#7 on The Best 21 Films of Outfest 2023 - Awards Daily
Top 5 Films You May Have Missed at Outfest - INTO
Top 8 Excellent Documentaries From Outfest LA 2023 - But Why Tho?
Top 10 unmissable LGBTQ+ movies from Outfest 2023 - Digital Fix
“★★★★☆” - Cinerama Film
Press
Karla Murthy’s film feels like a miracle.
-Joey Moser, Awards Daily
Karla Murthy’s short documentary Love, Jamie is a beautiful and inspiring snapshot of friendship born through prose, conversation and art that celebrates strength, transformation, pride, and artistic freedom.
- Neil Baker, Cinerama Film
As what can be considered one of the most important and touching films from Outfest 2023, Love, Jamie is a story about transformation and transcendence…A story that will not only move you, but remind you how important a chosen family can be.
-Jonathan P. Higgins Ed.D., INTO
Love, Jamie is a love letter to friendship, color, and one artist giving herself permission to finally declare who she is.
- Joey Moser, Awards Daily
[Jamie’s] work evokes dignity, pride, and liberation.
-Dawn Ennis, LA Blade
Director Karla Murthy has created an intimate portrait of the pair...The focus of the film is on positivity rather than negativity.
-Ris Fatah, Queerguru
Beautifully told in Karla Murthy’s 20-minute documentary Love, Jamie, Diaz relates her story of resilience, regret, devotion, shame, and hope, powered by a strong desire for acceptance and a place in the world.
-Barlo Perry, Paris LA
The film follows Jamie through different stages of her life and her artistry, culminating in something powerful and devastating at once.
-Jason Flatt, But Why Tho?
Karla Murthy’s short uses Jamie’s bold queer art to frame the profound relationship that lies at the heart of this story.
-David Opie, The Digital Fix
Murthy creates a compelling story…painting a picture of the liberation and authenticity Diaz dreams of.
-Gisselle Palomera, Outfest
Even in times of utmost struggle, the urge to create art exists. Jamie is living proof of that.