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Raven Jackson

Born January 1, 1990 · Tennessee, USA (age 36)

Raven Jackson is an American award-winning filmmaker, poet, and photographer from Tennessee. Her work often explores landscapes of indefinable experiences and emotions, as well as the body's relationship to nature. Her short films Nettles and A Guide to Breathing Underwater are currently streaming on the Criterion Channel. She is a Cave Canem fellow and holds MFAs from New York University's Gradu…

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All Dirt Roads Taste of SaltAll Dirt Roads Taste of Salt · 2023
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
★ 5.62023
MovieDrama
Tender caresses and enveloping embraces are portals into the life of Mack, a Black woman in Mississippi. Winding through the anticipation, love, and heartbreak she experiences from childhood to adulthood, the expressionist journey is an ode to connection — with loved ones and with place.
St. Michael's InternSt. Michael's Intern · 2025
St. Michael's Intern
2025
MovieActionDrama
A rogue ex-FBI agent, T-Bone, hunts criminals his own way. When he crosses paths with Elise, a sharp teen searching for her missing sister, they team up to take on America's brutal slave trade.
House of TeethHouse of Teeth · 2017
House of Teeth
2017
MovieDrama
"In the aftermath of her divorce, a woman in midlife sets out to find her bearings -- and her mojo -- as she confronts the challenges and surprises of life beyond marriage."
RøtterRøtter · 2019
Røtter
★ 1.02019
MovieDocumentary
Speaking through gesture, a dancer falls back into the land she grew from.
A Guide to Breathing UnderwaterA Guide to Breathing Underwater · 2018
A Guide to Breathing Underwater
★ 1.02018
MovieMusicDocumentary
Traversing New York City, a dancer seeks freedom and peace through movement.
NettlesNettles · 2018
Nettles
★ 3.02018
MovieDrama
Nettles are stinging plants. In six chapters, this short film explores stinging moments in the lives of different girls and women.
SurfaceSurface · 2022
Surface
★ 6.32022
SeriesDramaMystery
A traumatic head injury leaves Sophie with extreme memory loss. In her quest to put the pieces of her life back together—with help from her husband and friends—Sophie begins to question the truth behind her picture-perfect life.

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