'The Joneses' is a story of 'forgiveness, compassion, tolerance and hope' that stars the larger-than-life transgender matriarch Jheri
At a time when the people of the United States are finding it difficult to relate to one another and even look at each other as fellow humans, the story of 'The Joneses' comes as one of "forgiveness, compassion and tolerance and hope for generations to come," as the director Moby Longinottopoints out. This brilliant documentary, which has been seven years in the making, invites viewers into the homes of the Joneses, a unique family in Bible Belt Mississippi, who live happily under the leadership of their transgender matriarch Jheri.
Jheri lives with two of her four sons in a trailer park home and when we meet her in the documentary, at the age of 74, she is on a brave new path of revealing her true self to her grandchildren, even as her son Trevor ventures on a surprising journey of his own.
