Jaxin Jackson

New York based artist Jaxin Jackson is a black, queer, trans, non-binary, artist and educator that uses both they/them and he/him pronouns. Jackson's academic artistic training consists of: an MA in Theatre Education from Hunter College where they were awarded the Lincoln Center Scholar Fellowship, a BFA from DePaul University in Acting, and an HS diploma from The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) where they studied Creative Writing. Jackson's professional acting and comedic work spans over a decade and over the last 4 years they have been developing their voice as a visual artist and photographer. Jackson is generally passionate about everything, but feels most called to explore themes of race, class, gender, sex, sexuality and spirituality in their...

New York based artist Jaxin Jackson is a black, queer, trans, non-binary, artist and educator that uses both they/them and he/him pronouns. Jackson's academic artistic training consists of: an MA in Theatre Education from Hunter College where they were awarded the Lincoln Center Scholar Fellowship, a BFA from DePaul University in Acting, and an HS diploma from The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) where they studied Creative Writing. Jackson's professional acting and comedic work spans over a decade and over the last 4 years they have been developing their voice as a visual artist and photographer. Jackson is generally passionate about everything, but feels most called to explore themes of race, class, gender, sex, sexuality and spirituality in their artwork. Most recently Jackson was seen in the Netflix series ‘Sex Explained and A Luv Tale the series, by creator Sidra Smith and their photography was published in Tayo Literary Magazines special issue ‘Soft’. Jackson is also a yoga teacher, an herbalist and has been practicing Buddhism for 13 years.

Scripts

Top

by Jaxin Jackson

Synopsis

When their fiance is off dealing with a family emergency, Lenox, a black, trans, grad student turns to a hook up app for comfort and meets Juan, an older, black, gay, out-of-work journalist. A quickie quickly devolves into a fiery romance where boundaries get pushed, lines get crossed, and the cost of exposing oneself runs high. Top is an examination of queerness and the ways in which it collides with...

When their fiance is off dealing with a family emergency, Lenox, a black, trans, grad student turns to a hook up app for comfort and meets Juan, an older, black, gay, out-of-work journalist. A quickie quickly devolves into a fiery romance where boundaries get pushed, lines get crossed, and the cost of exposing oneself runs high. Top is an examination of queerness and the ways in which it collides with homonormalness and the age-old notions of masculinity.