Daneeta Loretta Jackson is a native of Southeast Louisiana, a filmmaker, writer, activist and visual artist. She is one half of the creative partnership known as the ElekTrik Zoo with her longtime creative partner and transpland from Sweden, Patrick Jackson. The Jacksons are best known for their award-winning “Down the Road” films and writings that hone in on the experience of working class Louisianans, specifically children and the elderly. Their documentaries “Locked” and “Homeland/Wetland” center on water issues in the region where they tell local water stories that have a larger national and international context. They have received funding from the likes of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Louisiana Division of the Arts, the Magnifying Glass and the New Orleans Film Society.