Jessica Sarah Flaum
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Jessica Sarah Flaum | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | actress, writer and documentary filmmaker |
| Known for | PBC (web series) |
| Notable work | Abortion: Add to Cart |
| Website | http://www.jessicasarahflaum.com/ |
Jessica Sarah Flaum is an American actress, writer and documentary filmmaker. She is known for her role in the HBO film The Tale and plays the lead in the workplace comedy web series PBC. She co-wrote the comedy horror film AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead and directed and produced the documentary Abortion: Add to Cart.
Career
[edit]In 2018, she appeared in Emmy nominated film The Tale[1] as the 15-year-old version of Jennifer Fox,[2] who is also portrayed in the film at different ages by Laura Dern and Isabelle Nélisse. The story tells the story of Fox's child sexual abuse and her coming to terms with it in her later life.[3] It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and aired on HBO.[4]
Flaum played the lead in the viral mockumentary web series PBC[5] alongside Christian A. Pierce, Pete Gardner, Danny Trejo, Kate Flannery, Creed Bratton, and Brittany Furlan. A second-season premiered in December 2022, with new cast additions including Cheri Oteri and Neil Flynn.[6]
In 2022, Flaum directed and produced the documentary Abortion: Add to Cart,[7] which explores people in the United States undergoing self-managed abortion with pills bought online. The film won the award for Best Short Documentary at the Manchester Film Festival.[8] She was subsequently interviewed for the publication Abortion Pills: US History and Politics, released in 2024.[9]
Also in 2022, she was cast in the upcoming film Miles Away.[10]
Flaum co-wrote and co-produced AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead,[11] directed by Marcus Dunstan and starring Jade Pettyjohn and Jojo Siwa.[12] The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2024.[13] She also co-produced the documentary Family Tree, directed by Jennifer MacArthur, in 2024.[14] The documentary explores sustainable forestry in North Carolina through the stories of two black families.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Tale | Jenny Fox, Age 15 |
| 2020 | Let's Scare Julie | Paige |
| 2024 | AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead | Writer, co-Producer |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | What/If | Anne | Guest Star |
| 2022 | PBC | Sarah | Main cast, writer, co-Producer |
References
[edit]- ^ Debruge, Peter (2018-01-21). "Film Review: 'The Tale'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ Lyons, Margaret (2018-05-24). "Speak, Memory: The Haunting Memoir of 'The Tale'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ Nussbaum, Emily (2018-06-18). ""The Tale," a Wrenching and Wise Story About Sexual Abuse". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ Reilly, Phoebe (2018-05-23). "Is 'The Tale' HBO's Most Controversial Movie Ever?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ Maglio, Tony (2022-12-06). "A Sitcom for Accountants, by Accountants Is Better Than You'd Think". IndieWire. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ Tyrrell, Caitlin (2022-12-01). "Danny Trejo, Kate Flannery & More Talk Comedy Legends In PBC Season 2". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ Bushak, Lecia (2022-05-10). "Documentary explores post-Roe v. Wade abortion access". MM+M - Medical Marketing and Media. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ Baker, Carrie N. (2022-05-24). "'Abortion: Add to Cart' Envisions a Future for Safe Self-Managed Abortion Post-Roe". Ms. Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ Baker, Carrie N. (2024-12-03). Abortion Pills: US History and Politics. Amherst College Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-943208-86-9.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2022-01-26). "Luiz Guzmán Joins Cast Of Jacquelyn Quinones' Indie 'Miles Away'". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (2022-09-12). "'Saw 3D' Writer Marcus Dunstan To Direct 'All My Friends Are Dead'; Jade Pettyjohn In Talks To Star & Film Mode Entertainment Launches Sales At Toronto". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ Foreman, Alison (2024-08-04). "Wait, JoJo Siwa Made a Slasher? '#AMFAD' Director Marcus Dunstan and Star Jade Pettyjohn Explain". IndieWire. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ Dunn, Jack (2024-04-17). "Tribeca Festival Reveals 2024 Feature Film Lineup Including New Movies With Lily Gladstone, Jenna Ortega and Michael Cera". Variety. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ "Family Tree". thefilmcollaborative.org. Retrieved 2025-03-17.