All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt is a 2023 American drama film, written and directed by Raven Jackson. It stars Charleen McClure, Moses Ingram, Reginald Helms Jr., Zainab Jah, Sheila Atim and Chris Chalk. Barry Jenkins serves as a producer under his Pastel banner. It had its world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2023 and is scheduled to be released by A24 on November 3, 2023. Plot
The film charts the growth, loves, and heartbreaks of a Black woman in Mississippi, from her childhood through her adult years. Cast
 Charleen McClure as Mack
 Kaylee Nicole Johnson as young Mack
 Zainab Jah as older Mack
 Moses Ingram as Josie
 Jayah Henry as young Josie
 Reginald Helms Jr. as Wood
 Preston McDowell as young Wood
 Sheila Atim as Evelyn
 Chris Chalk as Isaiah

Production
In February 2021, it was announced that Raven Jackson would write and direct the film, with Barry Jenkins set to serve as a producer under his Pastel banner, and A24 set to produce and distribute. Principal photography took place in Tennessee and in Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi in the fall of 2021. Release
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2023. It also screened at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival and the 2023 New York Film Festival. The film is scheduled to be released by A24 on November 3, 2023. Reception

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2023 films
2023 directorial debut films
2023 independent films
American drama films
A24 (company) films
Films shot in Tennessee
Films shot in Mississippi
Films set in Mississippi
2020s American films
2020s English-language films