Trans Texas artist and her life behind bars inspires documentary ‘Love, Jamie’

‘You do not want your best days of baseball to be when you were 11,’ Young children getting grownup injuries– On May 31st, 2024, Jamie Diaz felt freedom for the first time in nearly 30 years. In the early 1990s after being convicted of robbery related to her drug addiction, Jamie was sentenced to life in prison. The trans artist faced harassment and violence from other inmates and even prison guards, but she found an outlet by creating colorful art.

The film also features Gabriel Joffe, with whom Jamie communicated by phone and by exchanging letters while she was behind bars. Their deep friendship even resulted in a solo show of Jamie’s work at the prestigious

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