What Day Is It? The Film.
A Witness Statement: Jess Elefante Davis
109 Days Inside My Head, Inside the Pandemic, Inside NYC
Evocative. Real. Human.
Studies show the human brain learns to live with trauma by
off-loading & rewriting memories.
What Day Is It? offers my very human, mother's perspective on the ever-shifting emotional and mental states of living in NYC during Phase 1 of lockdown.
Is it also, very much so, a love letter to New York City.
I was called to create a preservation of record both for what transpired so quickly and how my family reacted to and felt about it. The 18-minute documentary compiles personal journal entries and home movie footage to capture the reality of the moment and its effects on both my family, myself and the city I call home. Science has proven that our brains misremember things to fill in blanks or help with the trauma. It’s now been a year since the pandemic began and so many people are already forgetting. Our collective memory is glossing over the realities, already reworking New York’s survival story, already misremembering the details.
This is my personal witness statement.
My live journal of an ordinary family in unordinary times.
I don’t want to forget. The details are everything.
‘What Days Is It?’ Film Trailer
About the filmmaker.
Jessica Elefante Davis is a writer and creative director living in Brooklyn, NY. As a digital wellbeing thought leader, editor in chief of Folk Rebellion, and renowned creative strategist, her life's work is focused on the confusing crossroads of humans, real life, and the new modern world. She's releasing her 1st ever short film on the anniversary of New York City's lockdown, a personal live journal witness statement of an ordinary family in unordinary times. Hers.
Named a 'Limit Breaking Founder' by Arianna Huffington, Jess Davis is a multi-platform storyteller. Her company, Folk Rebellion, was named the 2018 Wellness Trend of the Year by Well+Good, and Jess's work as a creative brand strategist earned her a coveted '40 Under 40' award.
Her writings on technology, digital detox, entrepreneurship and parenting-in-the-modern-world have been featured in Inc. Mag, Thrive, Whalebone, the Guardian and more. Jess’s international speaking engagements include Vice, MIT, Forbes, lululemon, Soho House, BBDO and Grey Advertising. She's also been a guest lecturer at Columbia Business School and New York University and is proud to have her work be recognized as an ambassador for both lululemon and Discover Outdoors.
Innately curious, Jess lives a rebellious life that is inspiring a counter-culture movement, encouraging a plugged in world to raise hell and live well. Jess lives with her giant son Hays, her giant Irishman Mikey, and their equally as giant dog, Kylian.
