Becoming Jessica Nigri

Becoming Jessica Nigri (2018)

January 26th, 20180h 48min

Documentary
65%

Overview

A portrait of cosplayer Jessica Nigri, from a magical childhood growing up with quirky parents in New Zealand, to entering middle school in the U.S. where she was mercilessly teased for her "nerdy" interests.


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