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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio review for the doc series “Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose,” about the rise and bitter fall of the major league legend, the MLB’s all-time hits leader, only to be banned from the sport because of gambling. Streaming on MAX and on HBO since July 24th.
Podtalk: Filmmaker Raven Jackson for ‘All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 9, 2023 - 2:03pm
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’All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,’ Written & Directed by Raven Jackson (inset)
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”All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” will be released in Chicago on November 10th. See local listings for select theaters. Featuring Charleen McClure, Moses Ingram, Reginald Helms Jr., Sheila Atim and Chris Chalk. Written and directed by Raven Jackson. Rated “PG”
© 2023 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com
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CHICAGO – Reflective and observational films … as if the audience is inside looking out along with the the characters … are very rare and takes a quality creator to pull off. One such film is “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” and it is written and directed by a quality creator, the poet-turned-filmmaker Raven Jackson.
 Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
The film is a visual tone poem, as a woman named Mack (Charleen McClure) goes from her childhood to adulthood learning her life lessons – with its growth, loves, heartache and memories – as a black woman in Mississippi, with her sister ally Josie (Moses Ingram) and various friends, lovers and family.
’All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,’ Written & Directed by Raven Jackson (inset)
Photo credit: A24
The film harkens back to an obvious influence, Julie Dash’s “Daughters of the Dust” (1991), but with a different story and a current generational point of view. Filmmaker Raven Jackson is contemplative in her energies, and is able to create those meditations as visual truth. The film is deliberate and a slow walk, but the characters wash over their lives with authentic emotions and actions, including interconnections with the nature around them. Ms. Jackson, who is also a poet, had previous acclaim with her short films “Nettles” and “A Guide to Breathing.”
In a Podtalk with Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, writerdirector Raven Jackson talks creation and the art of fishing …
Trailer, “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” …
 | By PATRICK McDONALD |
