Closet Picks

writer and director

Raven Jackson

One visit, reaching 10 films in the collection.

11 Oct 2023

The writer and director of All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt selects films that have left an indelible mark on her sensibility, praising the revelatory inspiration of Lynne Ramsay’s short films and the visceral effect of The Piano Teacher, and shouting out the “legend” Barry Jenkins.

Chose Director Year
1 Eve’s Bayou Kasi Lemmons 1997
2 Ratcatcher Lynne Ramsay 1999
3 The Piano Teacher Michael Haneke 2001
4 Amores perros Alejandro G. Iñárritu 2000
5 Medicine for Melancholy Barry Jenkins 2008
6 Fat Girl Catherine Breillat 2001
7 Weekend Andrew Haigh 2011
8 Faya dayi Jessica Beshir 2021
9 La Ciénaga Lucrecia Martel 2001
10 The Devil’s Backbone Guillermo del Toro 2001

Least-picked choice here: Eve’s Bayou , taken by nobody else.

Watch the video · On criterion.com · This visit

Closest taste

Guests who chose the most of the same things. Anyone filmed alongside Raven Jackson is left out, since they picked from one list.

GuestSharedJaccardIn common
Barry Jenkins 4 0.174 Fat Girl, La Ciénaga, Ratcatcher, Weekend
Dan Levy 2 0.118 The Piano Teacher, Weekend
Willem Dafoe 2 0.100 The Devil’s Backbone, The Piano Teacher
Andrew Haigh 2 0.095 Ratcatcher, Weekend
Charlotte Rampling 2 0.095 Ratcatcher, Weekend