Bio

Kemi Jackson is an emerging producer and content creator who uses fiction and non-fiction media forms to share underrepresented voices. When she was younger, She participated in the Scribe Video Center youth program that allowed her to hone her skills in non-fiction media. She graduated from Temple University with a BA in Film & Media Arts. Upon graduating, she secured a job as an office production assistant on a true crime docuseries. Within a year, she got promoted to Production Coordinator on the show. Later, she moved to Los Angeles to expand her career in the film industry. Kemi is currently working as a freelance Production Coordinator.  

Artist Statement

I believe that media, in any form, has the potential to impact its viewers’ perceptions of society and the people in it. I enjoy watching TV shows that depicted minorities and women in a positive way: Girlfriends, Insecure, Half and Half and Jane the Virgin. In my youth, I looked to fictional characters as role models because these were my reference points for how people should be in society. I realized as I grew older that younger people don’t have the same representation that I had as a child, and I wanted to change that. I want to be able to shape society’s perceptions. I was first introduced to filmmaking when I was 16 through Scribe Video Center. I realized that if I wanted to change what is shown in the media, then I needed to be that change. I found my passion for filmmaking through producing and screenwriting. Now I am working on creating stories about underrepresented groups, so that young children and teenagers are able to have positive and empowering role models just like I was able to.