Innovative, visionary and vividly imaginative describe the work of critically acclaimed director and photographer Jeremy Rall.

Born in Bay City and raised in Lansing, Michigan, Jeremy has gone on to direct a multitude of notable and award winning music videos working with such artists as Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Jay-Z, Chingy, Beenie Man, Talib Kweli, Kelly Rowland, Sean Paul and Floetry. Jeremy’s innovative video Roll Out for Ludacris won Best Hip-Hop Video for the 2002 MVPA awards and was nominated for Best International Video at the 2002 Much Music Awards. In 2004, Jeremy’s video for Chingy’s Holidae Inn was nominated for an MTV award for Best Hip-Hop Video. Jeremy’s mesmerizing video for the first single off of Chingy’s sophomore album Balla Baby was ranked #7 on RollingStone.com ‘s Best 20 videos of 2004.

Jeremy's photography has been shown internationally in various galleries, books and publications. Rall was a contributor to the 2001 M.I.L.K. Foundation international photography project. The M.I.L.K. collection was selected by Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt. The images were published in three books entitled Family, Friendship and Love and were presented in an international touring exhibition launched at New York's Grand Central Terminal in 2001 and exhibited in London, Tokyo and Australia. Photographs by Jeremy were featured in the LAX 100x100 show and most recently at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles - Fresh Auction.

Jeremy’s short film Keys of Life has garnered critical acclaim winning several awards including Best Short and Best Cinematography in over 25 domestic and international film festivals. Keys of Life was selected for the BMW Films / Urbanworld Black Film Restoration Project and more recently to air on BET ’s The Best Shorts Showcase 2008. Jeremy also produced a short documentary Stories of Work & Survival: A Public + Artist Project in conjunction with the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles on the creative process of activist / artist Suzanne Lacy. Upon completion of the documentary, Jeremy was invited to create a 10-minute video installation Stories of Work & Survival: A Portrait for the exhibition Manifestations of Contemporary Art at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran.

Currently Jeremy is developing several feature length projects. Along with feature narrative projects, Jeremy has recently started production on a unique documentary that explores the work, art and life of world-renowned contemporary artists through a series of poetic visual meditations.

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