Becoming Jessica Nigri (2018)
• January 26th, 2018 • 0h 48min
Documentary
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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