Juli Jackson

Assistant Professor of Film Production  

Juli Jackson is a filmmaker and media artist whose narrative and nonfiction work examines the transformative power of art and creativity. Specializing in screenwriting, directing, and experimental film and animation techniques, she holds an MFA in Film and Media Arts from Temple University and a BFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. A recipient of the Arkansas Arts Council Independent Film Initiative Grant, Jackson’s debut feature film, 45RPM, blends over 40 tracks of garage rock music with narrative live action and hand-painted animation. The film earned 13 festival awards, screened internationally, and is distributed by BrinkVision. Her TV pilot script, Delta, won the 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Student Discovery Prize for its innovative fusion of contemporary agricultural science with historical and folkloric themes. Jackson is currently developing a feature-length documentary that explores memorial quilting.