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Jackson Kroopf has over a decade of experience as an interdependent filmmaker, podcast producer, and educator working at the intersection of fiction and nonfiction. Their work blends interviews, improvisation, archival material, and scripted storytelling to create emotionally resonant films that explore identity, memory, and belonging.

Jackson’s films have screened at BFI London, Clermont-Ferrand, Outfest, SFFILM and over 100 other festivals worldwide, in addition to selections by Vimeo Staff Picks, Short of the Week, and broadcast on PBS. Their short NASIR won the Shorts Competition Grand Jury Prize at Doc NYC with distribution from The Los Angeles Times.

Jackson has taught film and podcast production at Vassar College, CalArts and USC, while also leading workshops at community centers and afterschool programs nationwide. These experiences deeply inform their collaborative, values-driven approach to filmmaking.

Jackson received their BA with honors in Imagined Alternatives from Vassar College and an MFA with distinction from University of California, Santa Cruz in Social Documentation. His work has received support from The Sundance Institute, The National Endowment for the Humanities, The Mellon Foundation, Frameline, Getty, SCI-Arc, UCLA Film and Television Archives, and the W.K. Rose Fellowship. He is currently an Adjunct Professor in Cinematic Arts at UC San Diego.