FILMMAKER

Bryan Jackson is a director, screenwriter, and educator based in Lincoln, Nebraska. His films take a unique approach to narrative storytelling and draw upon his work in LGBTQ activism and background in theater and experimental film. He has directed a series of short films including HAIRCUT, SOFTLY, LITTLE TAIKO BOY that have screened extensively at festivals around the world. He produced films and video installations with the artists Koki Tanaka and Bruce Yonemoto that have been shown at the Venice Biennale, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and MoMA’s Doc Fortnight. Jackson earned his MFA in Directing from UCLA.