# Jared Raab

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Canadian writer and filmmaker

Jared Raab Born Millbrook, Ontario Education York University Occupation Cinematographer Years active 2007–present Known for Nirvanna the Band the Show BlackBerry Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

**Jared Raab** is a Canadian writer and cinematographer,[1] best known for his collaborations with [Matt Johnson](/source/Matt_Johnson_(director)) on the television series *[Nirvanna the Band the Show](/source/Nirvanna_the_Band_the_Show)* and the films *[BlackBerry](/source/BlackBerry_(film)), [Operation Avalanche](/source/Operation_Avalanche_(film)),[The Dirties](/source/The_Dirties),* and *[Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie](/source/Nirvanna_the_Band_the_Show_the_Movie).*[2]

## Early life and education

Originally from [Millbrook](/source/Millbrook%2C_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Raab studied film at [York University](/source/York_University).[3]

## Career

Raab made a number of short films before breaking through to wider attention with his 2011 short *The Revenge Plot*, which won the Fan Favorite award at the 2011 RBC Emerging Filmmakers Competition.[4] For a number of years thereafter he was a director of music videos[5] for artists such as [Born Ruffians](/source/Born_Ruffians), [Arkells](/source/Arkells), [Ohbijou](/source/Ohbijou), [Diamond Rings](/source/Diamond_Rings_(musician)), [PS I Love You](/source/PS_I_Love_You_(band)), [Snailhouse](/source/Snailhouse), [Young Rival](/source/Young_Rival) and [Fast Romantics](/source/Fast_Romantics). He received two [Prism Prize](/source/Prism_Prize) nominations as a director of music videos, in 2017 for [July Talk](/source/July_Talk)'s "Picturing Love"[6] and in 2021 for [Andy Shauf](/source/Andy_Shauf)'s "Clove Cigarette".[7]

He was cinematographer on [Matt Johnson](/source/Matt_Johnson_(director))'s films *[The Dirties](/source/The_Dirties)*[8] and *[Operation Avalanche](/source/Operation_Avalanche_(film))*[9] prior to Johnson and [Jay McCarrol](/source/Jay_McCarrol) creating *Nirvanna the Band the Show*, for which Raab was both a cinematographer and one of the writers.

He is a two-time [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) nominee for Best Writing in a Comedy Series for *Nirvanna the Band the Show*, receiving nods at the [6th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/6th_Canadian_Screen_Awards) in 2018 for "The Bean" and at the [7th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/7th_Canadian_Screen_Awards) in 2019 for "The Book",[10] and a nominee for Best Direction in a Documentary Series at the [10th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/10th_Canadian_Screen_Awards) in 2022 for *[This Is Pop](/source/This_Is_Pop_(TV_series))*.[11]

He won the award for [Best Cinematography](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Cinematography) at the [12th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/12th_Canadian_Screen_Awards) in 2024, for *[BlackBerry](/source/BlackBerry_(film))*.[12]

In 2025, Raab was credited as cinematographer for *[Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie](/source/Nirvanna_the_Band_the_Show_the_Movie)*. The film began principal photography in 2023 and premiered in 2025 at [SXSW](/source/SXSW).[13]

## Filmography

### Cinematography

Year Title 2013 The Dirties 2016 Operation Avalanche 2023 BlackBerry 2025 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Middle Life

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Ian Sandwell, ["The Dirties: Evan Morgan, Jared Raab"](https://www.screendaily.com/the-dirties-evan-morgan-jared-raab/5058723.article). *[Screen Daily](/source/Screen_Daily)*, July 29, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Nick Douglas, ["How to Make a TV Show Backwards with ‘Nirvanna the Band’"](https://www.vulture.com/2017/02/how-to-make-a-tv-show-backwards-with-nirvanna-the-band.html). *[Vulture](/source/Vulture_(website))*, February 8, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "University film project shown at Cinema 379". *[Peterborough Examiner](/source/Peterborough_Examiner)*, June 22, 2005.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Melissa Leong, "'I thought our cinema was insular.Boy was I wrong'; RBC prize announces top emerging talent". *[National Post](/source/National_Post)*, September 8, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Ben Rayner](/source/Ben_Rayner), "Colin Medley, Jared Raab - Music Video Directors". *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, January 2, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Prism Prize Reveals 2017's Top 10 Finalists"](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/prism_prize_2017_reveals_top_10_finalists). *[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)*, April 4, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Alex Nino Gheciu, ["These Are the Top 20 Canadian Music Videos Nominated for the 2021 Prism Prize"](https://www.complex.com/music/prism-prize-2021). *[Complex](/source/Complex_(magazine))*, April 29, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** James Adams, "A bravura debut for an up-and-coming Canadian". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, October 4, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Calum Marsh, "Matt Johnson's space odyssey: How the Toronto director tricked NASA into helping him film his Sundance-bound epic". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, January 1, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Brent Furdyk, ["2019 Canadian Screen Awards: Complete List Of Winners From Televised Gala"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190401215433/https://etcanada.com/news/436472/2019-canadian-screen-awards-complete-list-of-winners-from-televised-gala/). *[ET Canada](/source/ET_Canada)*, March 31, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Brent Furdyk, ["2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220215130202/https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/). *[ET Canada](/source/ET_Canada)*, February 15, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Connie Thiessen, ["Canadian Screen Awards winners: Cinematic Arts"](https://broadcastdialogue.com/canadian-screen-awards-winners-cinematic-arts-2/). *Broadcast Dialogue*, May 30, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie"](https://schedule.sxsw.com/2025/films/2206297). *Sxsw*.

## External links

- [Jared Raab](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2910091/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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