Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Sauda Aziza Jackson. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Sauda Aziza, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Can you talk to us about a project that’s meant a lot to you?

The most meaningful project was the first project I ever wrote and performed in myself, IDIGRESS: The Intimate Insights of a Childhood Weirdo. It’s a four episode transmedia performance memoir that explored the weight of inheritance and the recollection of memories and materials lost to time by fusing theatrical performance, music, projection design, archival materials, filmmaking and video art.

I started writing it in 2017 after years of acting. It was going to be mounted in fall and 2020, then covid stopped everyone. After redirecting we decided to film it. It was a great change up. It went on to participate in 5 film festivals and in one, it won best writing.

Ive never had kids, but this was my first and only baby.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

My name is Sauda Aziza jackson. My dad was a local actor in Chicago and my mom, was…….very supportive lol. Im very lucky to have parents who supported my path to arts, acting in particular.

I was always in oratory contests in school and I played cello in high school . In college, I took an oral interpretation course. It moved me to change my major from English to Theater. I finshed and moved on to acting in graduate school at Brooklyn college. By 1999 school was done for me, so i started making my way through the business.

What I need to have the public know about me is, I stuck to the path. None of this journey is easy, but focus and peserverence help more than you know and as the saying goes “If you stay ready, you never have to get ready”

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

Coming up with ideas out of the blue and how the idea sometimes morphs and you dig into how to grow the notion.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

Theres very little money for artist these days. A lot of us have multiple jobs to stay afloat. You need money for everything from headshots to materials to do self recordings. My friends might not always be able to financially support but they feed on days where money is tight. Theyre there and present at my shows,

Support is more than just money.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://IDigress.info

Image Credits

JD urban

Dominick Bedasse