Kaylee Nicole Johnson

Chris Chalk

Jayah Henry

Sheila Atim

Bernadette Albright

Preston McDowell

Charleen McClure

Reginald Helms Jr.

Monique Norwood

Kim Bowie

Pershon Harper

Chandler Garrett

Taylor Vigee

Landon Arnold

Laila Lauren Miles

Jannie Hampton

Moses Ingram

Naomi Glenn

Mylee Shannon

Adrian Jose Badillo

Robin Crudrup

Leandrew Drake

Johnny Gilleylen Jr.

Zainab Jah

Jomo Fray

Raven Jackson

Candice Alustiza-Lee

Nichole McMinn

Olivia Kanz

Mark Ceryak

Juliana Barreto Barreto

Ren Rohling

Anna Iurtaeva

Daniel Sheppard

Lee Chatametikool

Victor Magro

Sasha Gordon

Peter McClellan

Catalina Rojter

Pamela Shepard

Charlotte Orlove

Lauren Chen

Megan Dahl

June Hucko

Nicolás de Poulpiquet

Zackary Monroe Keeler

Maxwell Austin

Vincent Burt

Sergio DiGirolamo

CJ Harris

Elyssa Houser

Evander Major

Travis Pinsonnault

Peter Steffan

Chris Wood

Samantha J. McDonald

Forrest Penny Brown

Jonah Cuozzo

Jaclyn Martinez

Austin Smoak

Austin Lee Smoak

Jay Warrior

Myah Pediford

Alex Bickel

Stephanie Anne Fine

Harin Paesongthai

Alek Rost

Orlando Wimberly

Curtis Nichouls

Kristen Higuera

Victoria Porter

Kilvin E. Griffin

Valerie Bush

Nathaniel Carota

Savey Cathey

Shannan Hunt

Sarah Lancaster

Lauren Renae Parkinson

Meredith Duff

Marty Lang

Scott Melrose

Gerry Pass

Ikeyia P

Jeremiah Kelleher

Semmi Cole

Samuel Cabezas

Miguel «Maiki» Calvo

EJ Markland

Jeremy Beadell

Craig Crawford

Austin Castelo

Arjun Bajaj

Alice Boucherie

Nicole Lehrman

Tye Claybrook Jr.

Philip Dido

Bayland Rippenkroeger

Andy Rusk

Barry Jenkins

Maria Altamirano

Adele Romanski

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All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

PASTEL

Tender

United States of America

English

Brent Marchant

When creating a film that’s best described as experimental, ambition goes a long way toward the fulfillment of that goal. However, it’s not enough to carry the project if it doesn’t have something meaningful or profound to say in the end product, and that, unfortunately, is what’s missing from the premiere effort from poet Raven Jackson in her writing/directing feature debut. This offering is perhaps best characterized as a visual tone poem examining the decades-long life of an African-American woman in rural Mississippi from childhood to becoming a grandmother. It’s light on narrative and seeks to tell its story visually a la the likes of Terrence Malick, relying more on showing than telling, a noble undertaking, to be sure. Nevertheless, the picture leans on its imagery so heavily that it often fails to convey anything of real substance, despite its visual beauty and some obviously heartfelt sequences in which the principals’ emotions are indeed palpable and affecting. In between, though, the sequences begin to feel padded after a while, striving to capture profound insights through events that are too innately incidental to express anything truly enlightening, reflective or philosophically rich. Instead, it offers viewers a biographical look at one individual’s ties to the people, places and everyday events that made up her life, a depiction that, regrettably, plays more like a home movie with arthouse treatment. This is perhaps best exemplified by a nearly 10-minute sequence of a hug that, frankly, grows stunningly tedious in far less time than that. I suspect that these shortcomings probably arise from the filmmaker being too close to her own subject matter, given that many of the characters in this story are based on the lives of people from her own family and ancestors. Those elements may be deeply moving to her, but they don’t translate into material that would mean much to those outside her own immediate circle. With that said, however, this release is not without its merits, most notably its gorgeous cinematography and beautiful original score. Beyond that, though, “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” is likely to try the patience of many viewers, including those willing to give a chance to its attempt at an alternative inventive approach. This truly feels more like a film or art school project than something that would appeal to even the most ardent of diehard open-minded cinephiles. And that’s unfortunate, because I’m sure there’s an interesting story buried somewhere within this material. Sadly, it never surfaces but remains camouflaged in its own artistic trappings.

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