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Jackson Kroopf, MFA in Social Documentation, UC Santa Cruz

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Affiliated Divisions:

Division of Film & Television Production

Jackson Kroopf (he/they) is an award-winning filmmaker, podcast producer, and educator from Los Angeles. He is the producer/editor for the popular podcasts For The Wild, Sex Birth Trauma and The School of Unlearning.  Jackson’s films have screened at BFI London, Clermont-Ferrand, Outfest, SFFILM and over 100 other festivals worldwide, in addition to being a Vimeo Staff Pick, Short of the Week, on NOWNESS, and broadcast on PBS.  They have taught film and podcast production at Vassar College, CalArts, USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, and UC San Diego, in addition to community centers in Poughkeepsie, Oakland, and Los Angeles.  He is a graduate of Vassar College and received his MFA in Social Documentation from UC Santa Cruz.