A memory, tinged with aching rawness, emerges in “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,” the feature debut by writer/director Raven Jackson. This memory briefly foretells the knotting stream of remembrances that roots our protagonist, Mack (played in these early childhood scenes by a sage Kaylee Nicole Johnson). It begins in 1970, with young Mack’s hands caressing a fish’s scales before throwing the suffocated creature back into the glinting water.

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After the one-two punch of “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk,” it’s safe to predict that Berry Jenkins will be able to do any project he wants for the rest of his career. Both films are two of the most critically revered films in recent memory. While “Beale Street” didn’t collect as many awards as “Moonlight” (a tall order there), they cement Jenkins’ legacy as one of the great African-American film directors.  

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It’s a bit unexpected, then, that Jenkins has chosen a limited series for Amazon Prime as his next project.

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