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Jimmy

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Jimmy is a narrative feature film imagining the young life of James Baldwin in Paris, newly arrived from New York. It will envisage a life of the late James Baldwin outside of his academia and activism. Jimmy is to give his admirers a fill in on parts of his life only imagined and highlight what an everydayness looked like for Baldwin. The film is set to be filmed in Paris’s left bank and Maghreb quarters where Baldwin spent his young adult life.

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Phuong Le Guardian While Jimmy’s approach risks veering into the ahistorical, there’s a certain emotional resonance in observing Baldwin not as a larger-than-life figure, but as a young soul liberated by fresh desires and experiences. Rated: 3/5 Mar 19, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Yashaddai Owens

Director

Benny O. Arthur

James Baldwin

Yashaddai Owens

Screenwriter

Ava Woo Kaufman

Producer

Yashaddai Owens

Producer

Paco Andreo

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Synopsis Jimmy is a narrative feature film imagining the young life of James Baldwin in Paris, newly arrived from New York. It will envisage a life of the late James Baldwin outside of his academia and activism. Jimmy is to give his admirers a fill in on parts of his life only imagined and highlight what an everydayness looked like for Baldwin. The film is set to be filmed in Paris’s left bank and Maghreb quarters where Baldwin spent his young adult life.
Director
Yashaddai Owens
Producer
Ava Woo Kaufman, Yashaddai Owens
Screenwriter
Yashaddai Owens
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 7m