Malcolm Jackson | Writer . Producer . Director

People of the Pier

This is a personal project, a video montage of people on the pier, Santa Monica, Calif. It’s my first test project with the 5d. Using a 24-70mm, an ND Fader and the small zacuto rig .

I LOVE this camera!

Music is by the brilliant Jeff Baker from Seattle, singing “A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square”.

The Forgotten Refugees

The plight of the Eritrean refugees in Sudan is absolutely dire. Some people have lived in these camps for 30 to 40 years and for some its all they have known of life. How can this be just, right or ok?? Witnessing this level of poverty and neglect i experienced a profound grief for humanity. Tears for the numb, broken heart of humanity that turns a blind eye to such incredible levels of anguish and injustice.

I filmed this in the summer of 2008. The brilliant Jeff MacIntyre did a fabulous job on the voiceover and editing.

Permaculture solutions for the Eritrean refugee camps in Sudan

We’re putting together a permaculture program in the Eritrean refugee camps in Sudan. I’m very excited about the possibilities. Permaculture can be a major development tool in situations like this. Permaculture puts people back in charge of their own welfare. I’ll let you know more about our plans and how you can help as it develops.
Our Lakota project is live on Kickstarter.com!

Yea! our Lakota project is live on Kickstarter.com! Check it out here. The level of desperation and poverty on Pine Ridge American Indian Reservation is intense. I’m making a documentary on the renewal projects happening there that have great potential to bring positive change. The documentary will help raise funds to expand these projects. Please pledge [...]
Lakota Kickstarter.com video almost complete.

Yea! Celebration! Tho’ I don’t love using my own voice for voiceovers on videos, but it feels right to do so for this fundraising project. I’m so excited! To work with the Lakota on this project will be such an honor and a deep blessing. I honestly don’t understand why we have not stepped up [...]