Jared Raab

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Jared Raab is a Canadian writer and filmmaker, best known for his work on the television series Nirvanna the Band the Show. Originally from Millbrook, Ontario, Raab studied film at York University. He 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.

Most Popular Jared Raab Trailers

Total trailers found: 17

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Trailer (2026)

02 February 2026

When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008.

July Talk: Love Lives Here Trailer (2023)

03 May 2023

What is essential in a time of upheaval? Director Brittany Farhat documented the months of panic and epiphany in the leadup to July Talk’s lauded Drive-In Shows of 2020, and with the help of unreleased archival footage spanning a decade, follows the thoughtful group of artists to a crossroads of identity and circumstance.

A Pretty Funny Story Trailer (2012)

24 October 2012

A disturbed man threatens his neighbour to stop an amusing story getting out.

Three Walls Trailer (2011)

10 July 2011

Capturing the melancholic absurdity and shifting nature of the modern day office, Three Walls traces the development of the office cubicle from its inception in the late 1960s to its current status as the dominant form of office furniture in North America.

BlackBerry Trailer (2023)

13 February 2023

Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade.

V/H/S/94 Trailer (2021)

26 September 2021

After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.

Operation Avalanche Trailer (2016)

16 September 2016

In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.

The Dirties Trailer (2013)

04 October 2013

The line between reality and fiction starts to blur when two best friends start making a movie about getting revenge on bullies.

Mouthpiece Trailer (2019)

04 April 2019

Based on a stage play of the same name by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava, the story follows Cassandra, who is portrayed by the two women, expressing the opposing voices that exist inside the modern woman's head, during a 48-hour period as she tries to organize the affairs for her mother's funeral.

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story Trailer (2024)

16 August 2024

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story reveals the extraordinary rise, sudden disappearance, and resurgence of trailblazing Black trans soul singer Jackie Shane.

Nirvana the Band the Show the Adventures Trailer (2010)

12 April 2010

Musicians Matt and Jay step away from their quest for the Rivoli to conquer various Toronto landmarks and seasonal traditions through a series of misguided, high-energy excursions and chaotic improvisations.

Middle Life Trailer (2025)

20 September 2025

Andie saves Ryan from a car wreck, sparking a tumultuous year that might just prove life could be great.

Beauty's Pride Trailer (2025)

28 May 2025

Beauty’s Pride is an evocative short film to accompany Born Ruffians’ new album by the same name.

Fig Trees Trailer (2009)

09 February 2009

FIG TREES is a documentary opera about AIDS activists Tim McCaskell of Toronto and Zackie Achmat of Capetown as they fight for access to treatment drugs.

Nirvana the Band the Show: Live @ the Rivoli Trailer (2009)

31 July 2009

Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol play live at the Rivoli to wrap up their web series in 2009.

Shubadak Trailer (2009)

11 December 2009

Two American soldiers hunting for buried treasure in Iraq meet a stranger in the dunes.

Photo Booth Trailer (2022)

23 September 2022

Outraged by the latest bombing of Gaza, Palestinian queer activists Hamza and Walid recruit queer novelist Jean Genet to help them sabotage the Eurovision song contest in Jericho.