1863, a convoy in the American West, Martha Jane needs to learn how to take care of horses to drive the family wagon. Except she ends up wearing pants and cutting her hair. The scandal that its stark character provokes will force to face all the dangers in a gigantic and wild world where everything is possible.
Direction
Chayé's minimalist style lets landscapes breathe and characters pop.
Cinematography
Watercolor sunsets that make the West feel painterly, not pixelated.
Writing
Martha Jane's arc from invisible to undeniable, no speeches needed.
Director
Rémi Chayé
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the first feature about Calamity Jane that centers her pre-fame years, stripping away the Buffalo Bill circus myth she couldn't escape in life.
Chayé insisted on no 3D rendering; every frame is hand-painted, making Martha Jane's physical transformation feel literally crafted rather than computed.
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