Joanie4Jackie
Joanie4Jackie is a zine on film created by Miranda July.
Each issue consists of approximately a dozen short films sent in to Joanie4Jackie by women across North America, Europe and Australia. The films are made utilizing a wide variety of mediums, such as video, Super 8, pixelvision and others, since all women are invited to participate, regardless of technical skills, using whatever medium is available to them. These films are compiled onto a video cassette, which was then sent to participants and subscribers, as well as being for sale to interested parties. The compilations are also screened at film festivals and DIY movie screenings. Notable DIY filmmakers who have contributed to the project include Mary Billyou, Tammy Rae Carland, Lisa Hammer, K8 Hardy, Sarah Jacobson, G.B. Jones, Tara Mateik and Miranda July herself. Begun in 1996, each issue was a "Chainletter":
- "Velvet Chainletter" (1996)
- "Underwater Chainletter" (1996)
- "U-Matic Chanletter" (1997)
- "Silver Chainletter" (1998)
- "CherryCherry Chainletter" (1998)
- "MIA Chainletter" (1998)
- "Break My Chainletter" (1999)
- "Banana Cremeletter" (2000)
- "Ball And Chainletter" (2000)
- "Perfect 10 Chainletter" (2000)
- "2001: A Chainletter" (2001)
- "Who Stole My Chainletter?" (2002)
- "Me & My Chainletter" (2002)
The project was originally titled "Big Miss Movieola", but legal threats from the owners of the word 'Movieola' forced July to change the name of her project to Joanie4Jackie. The project was envisioned as a way to encourage women to make films and as a vehicle to have their films seen by others. The Chainletter series contributed to the explosion of the DIY filmmaking scene of the '90's that continues today. Miranda July is also the director of the feature film You And Me And Everyone We Know.
