ford , ▁his ▁parents ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁attended ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁screen ing ▁of ▁Jess ie ' s ▁D ad ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida . ▁L uns ford ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁received ▁two ▁standing ▁ov ations ▁from ▁a ▁pack ed ▁the ater . ▁ ▁Green ▁Apple ▁Entertainment ▁is ▁distrib uting ▁Jess ie ' s ▁D ad , ▁which ▁is ▁available ▁from ▁i T unes ▁and ▁Amazon , ▁where ▁it ▁has ▁received ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 5 ▁( the ▁highest ▁possible ). ▁L if etime ▁and ▁Investig ation ▁Disc overy ▁have ▁used ▁a ▁substantial ▁amount ▁of ▁Jess ie ' s ▁D ad ▁foot age ▁in ▁their ▁programs . ▁The ▁film ▁has ▁screen ed ▁in ▁several ▁film ▁festiv als , ▁where ▁it ▁has ▁won ▁top ▁pri zes , ▁and ▁pr estig ious ▁ven ues , ▁including ▁Columbia ▁University ' s ▁satellite ▁campus ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁D vir ▁reflected ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Centre ▁Daily ▁Times : ▁" As ▁a ▁document ary ▁film maker , ▁I ▁change ▁my ▁mind ▁about ▁soci etal ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁my ▁projects ▁much ▁like ▁k ids ▁experience ▁growth ▁— ▁I ▁only ▁notice ▁it ▁months , ▁sometimes ▁years , ▁later . ▁Direct ing ▁and ▁producing ▁" J ess ie ' s ▁D ad " ▁[...] ▁alter ed ▁my ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁on ▁mand atory ▁sent encing ." ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Response ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁been ▁positive ▁thus ▁far . ▁Ted ▁Le ons is ▁of