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, best known for his collaborations with Matt Johnson on the television series Nirvanna the Band the Show and the films BlackBerry, Operation Avalanche, The Dirties, and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.
Originally from Millbrook, Ontario, Raab studied film at York University.
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. For a number of years thereafter he was a director of music videos for artists such as Born Ruffians, Arkells, Ohbijou, Diamond Rings, PS I Love You, Snailhouse, Young Rival and Fast Romantics. He received two Prism Prize nominations as a director of music videos, in 2017 for July Talk's "Picturing Love" and in 2021 for Andy Shauf's "Clove Cigarette".
He was cinematographer on Matt Johnson's films The Dirties and Operation Avalanche prior to Johnson and 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 nominee for Best Writing in a Comedy Series for Nirvanna the Band the Show, receiving nods at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for "The Bean" and at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for "The Book", and a nominee for Best Direction in a Documentary Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for This Is Pop.
He won the award for Best Cinematography at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024, for BlackBerry.
In 2025, Raab was credited as cinematographer for Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. The film began principal photography in 2023 and premiered in 2025 at SXSW.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Spyware | Boy #2 | |
| 2016 | Operation Avalanche | Jared | Fictionalised version of himself |
| 2017–2018 | Nirvanna the Band the Show | ||
| 2025 | Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie |
| Year | Title | Cinematographer | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2010 | Nirvana the Band the Show | No | No | No | Yes | 11 episodes; also camera operator (1 episode) |
| 2013 | The Dirties | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| 2016 | Operation Avalanche | Yes | No | No | Co-producer | |
| 2017–2018 | Nirvanna the Band the Show | Yes | No | Yes | Co-executive producer | |
| 2020–2022 | Cursed Films | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2021 | For Heaven's Sake | Yes | No | No | No | |
| This Is Pop | No | Yes | No | No | 2 episodes; also visual effects artist | |
| V/H/S/94 | Yes | No | No | No | Segment: "Storm Drain" | |
| 2022 | We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) | Yes | No | No | No | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | BlackBerry | Yes | No | No | Associate | Also camera operator |
| 2024 | Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story | No | Animation co-director | No | No | |
| 2025 | Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie | Yes | No | Story | Executive | |
| Middle Life | Yes | No | No | Yes | Also visual effects | |
| 2026 | The Betrayers | Yes | No | No | No |
| Year | Title | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "What To Say" | Born Ruffians | Director |
| "Nova-Leigh" | |||
| 2011 | "Whistleblower" | Arkells | |
| "Niagara" | Ohbijou | ||
| "Sudden Dark Truths" | Marine Dreams | Director and producer | |
| 2012 | "I'm Just Me" | Diamond Rings | Director |
| "Saskatoon" | PS I Love You | Director and cinematographer | |
| 2013 | "I Never Woke Up" | Snailhouse | |
| "For from Me" | Decades | Director | |
| 2014 | "Hot Tonight" | Tokyo Police Club | Director and cinematographer |
| "Come to Light" | Arkells | Director | |
| 2015 | "Death of Gold" | Spencer Burton | Cinematographer |
| "Things You Want" | Find the Others | Director and cinematographer | |
| "Don't Live Up" | Born Ruffians | Director | |
| 2016 | "Beck + Call" | July Talk | |
| "Picturing Love" | |||
| 2017 | "Dreams Tonite" | Alvvays | Cinematographer |
| 2021 | "C-Thru" | Suuns | Director |
| 2022 | "I Am Water" | July Talk | Director and cinematographer |