All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
2023Tender caresses and enveloping embraces are portals into the life of Mack, a Black woman in Mississippi. Winding through the anticipation, love, and heartbreak she experiences from childhood to adulthood, the expressionist journey is an ode to connection — with loved ones and with place.
Acted in
Kaylee Nicole Johnson
as Young Mack
Chris Chalk
as Isaiah
Jayah Henry
as Young Josie
Sheila Atim
as Evelyn
Bernadette Albright
as Girl with Umbrella
Preston McDowell
as Young Wood
Charleen McClure
as Mack
Reginald Helms Jr.
as Wood
Monique Norwood
as Ebony
Kim Bowie
as Jay
Pershon Harper
as Wood's Friend #1
Chandler Garrett
as Wood's Friend #2
Taylor Vigee
as Kissing Teenage Girl
Landon Arnold
as Kissing Teenage Boy
Laila Lauren Miles
as Tia
Jannie Hampton
as Grandma Betty
Moses Ingram
as Josie
Naomi Glenn
as Newborn Lily #1
Mylee Shannon
as Toddler Mack
Adrian Jose Badillo
as Newborn Lily #2
Robin Crudrup
as Lily
Leandrew Drake
as Pastor
Johnny Gilleylen Jr.
as Wayne
Zainab Jah
as Older Mack