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Raven Jackson

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Raven Jackson
At the Montclair Film Festival in October 2023
Born1990 (age 34–35)
Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater
OccupationFilmmaker
Notable workAll Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023)
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (2025)

Raven Jackson (born 1990) is an American filmmaker and television writer. A graduate of the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, she released several short films before making her feature film debut with All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023). She is a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow.

Biography

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Raven Jackson was born in 1990 in Tennessee,[1] to a mother from Mississippi.[2] She is a native of Clarksville, Tennessee,[3] and "grew up fishing on the Cumberland River".[2] She graduated from Austin Peay State University in 2012,[4] and she obtained her first MFA at The New School's writing program.[5] Despite being uncertain about filmmaking without a background of technical experience, she decided to apply to New York University,[2] and she obtained another MFA from New York University Tisch School of the Arts's graduate film program.[5][4]

Her NYU thesis film was called Nettles,[6] and it appeared at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival.[7] She later released another short film, A Guide To Breathing Underwater (2018).[8] She and Leigh Ann Biety co-wrote "The Myth of California", a 2022 episode of the Apple TV+ series Surface.[9]

Her feature film debut All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, which she directed and wrote, was released in 2023.[10][2] She then received several personal nominations, including the 2023 Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director, the 2023 Chicago Film Critics Association Milos Stehlik Award for Breakthrough Filmmaker, and the 2024 Black Reel Award for Outstanding Emerging Director and for Outstanding Breakthrough Screenwriter.[11][12][13] In 2024, she directed the music video for Common's song "Dreamin'".[14] In 2025, she was awarded a Film Independent Amplifier Fellowship[10] and a Guggenheim Fellowship.[15]

She is also a poet, with one of her poems having the same name as her feature film debut.[2]

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Sundance Film Festival January 27, 2023 Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic Competition All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Nominated [16]
San Sebastián International Film Festival September 30, 2023 Golden Shell Nominated [17]
RTVE-Another Look Award: Special Mention Won [18]
SIGNIS Award Won
Ghent International Film Festival October 21, 2023 Best Film Nominated [19]
Chicago International Film Festival October 22, 2023 Gold Hugo Nominated [20]
Montclair Film Festival October 29, 2023 Breakthrough Director & Writer Award Raven Jackson Won [21]
Gotham Independent Film Awards November 27, 2023 Breakthrough Director Nominated [11]
National Board of Review December 6, 2023 Top 10 Independent Films All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Won[a] [22]
IndieWire Critics Poll December 11, 2023 Best First Feature All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt 2nd Place [23]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards December 12, 2023 Best Editing Nominated [12]
Milos Stehlik Award for Breakthrough Filmmaker Raven Jackson Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards December 21, 2023 Best First Film Nominated [24]
Black Reel Awards January 16, 2024 Outstanding Independent Film All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Nominated [13]
Outstanding Emerging Director Raven Jackson Nominated
Outstanding First Screenplay Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards February 25, 2024 Best First Feature Raven Jackson, Maria Altamirano, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski Nominated [25]

Notes

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  1. ^ This award does not have a single winner, but recognizes multiple films.

References

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  1. ^ "The films by María Alché and Benjamín Naishtat, Robin Campillo, Raven Jackson, Joachim Lafosse, Noah Pritzker, Cristi Puiu and Martín Rejtman, among others, will be competing for the Golden Shell at the 71st San Sebastián Festival". San Sebastian Film Festival. July 7, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e Gyarkye, Lovia (December 19, 2023). "'All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt' Writer-Director Raven Jackson Brings Poetry to Motion With First Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  3. ^ "On Your Radar: Raven Jackson". New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "CoAL Distinguished Alumni". Austin Peay State University. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Grad Film alum Raven Jackson awarded 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship". Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  6. ^ "Q&A with Raven Jackson". Le Cinéma Club. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  7. ^ "Grad Film at Slamdance 2019". New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  8. ^ "A Guide To Breathing Underwater". FilmFreeway. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  9. ^ Lewis, Hilary (August 21, 2022). "'Surface' Boss on How Flashback-Filled Sixth Episode Reframes Characters' Choices". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  10. ^ a b Bergeson, Samantha (March 19, 2025). "'All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt' Director Raven Jackson's TV Series Among Film Independent Grant Recipients". IndieWire. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Lewis, Hilary (October 24, 2023). "'Past Lives,' 'A Thousand and One' and 'All of Us Strangers' Top Gotham Awards Film Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Tallerico, Brian (December 8, 2023). "Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer, Poor Things Lead CFCA Nominations". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  13. ^ a b Complex, Valerie (December 15, 2023). "Black Reel Awards Nominations: 'The Color Purple' And 'Rustin' Dominate". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  14. ^ Mendez, Marisa (August 28, 2024). "Common & Pete Rock Pay Tribute To J Dilla & De La Soul's Trugoy In 'Dreamin'' Video". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  15. ^ "Announcing the 2025 Guggenheim Fellows". Guggenheim Fellowship. April 15, 2025. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  16. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 7, 2022). "Sundance Film Festival Lineup Set With Ukraine War, Little Richard, Michael J. Fox, Judy Blume Docs; Pics With Anne Hathaway, Emilia Clarke, Jonathan Majors; More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  17. ^ Ramón, Esteban (September 30, 2023). "Histórica Concha de Oro para Jaione Camborda, primera española en ganar el Festival de San Sebastián por 'O Corno'". rtve.es.
  18. ^ Tinoco, Armando (September 30, 2023). "San Sebastian Film Festival Winners: Jaione Camborda's 'The Rye Horn' Takes Golden Shell For Best Film". Deadline. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  19. ^ Aerts, Ruben (September 21, 2023). "Film Fest Gent verwelkomt 25 unieke kortfilms, Fien Troch en 'Poor things'". De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  20. ^ Kay, Jeremy (September 14, 2023). "'Fallen Leaves', 'About Dry Grasses', 'La Chimera' among Chicago fest international line-up (exclusive)". Screendaily. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  21. ^ "2023 Montclair Film Festival Award Winners Announced!". Montclair Film Festival. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  22. ^ Davis, Clayton (November 6, 2023). "'Killers of the Flower Moon' Named Best Picture by National Board of Review, Lily Gladstone and Paul Giamatti Nab Top Acting Honors". Variety. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  23. ^ Blauvelt, Christian (December 11, 2023). "2023 Critics Poll: The Best Films and Performances, According to 158 Critics from Around the World". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  24. ^ Anderson, Erik (December 13, 2023). "Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Nominations". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  25. ^ Keates, Emma (December 5, 2023). "Here are all the nominees for the 2024 Film Independent Spirit awards". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
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