
We’re building a film studio in public. I’m Josh. Jess and I made two independent films. We’re still at it. Here’s what we made, what we learned, and the pivots. The Green Room: monthly Film Club, full archive, and a place to talk films with me.
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I was making Sunday dinner for a family in our parish when a familiar name came through the speakers. Some moments remind you why we make art.
Fort Lauderdale, a velvet-curtained cinema, and the strange privilege of watching an idea flicker to life.
The American friend has just landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and drove straight to the theater where Jess and I are showing the...
Wanted to join you for a cup of coffee this morning, or in my case iced tea since I recorded this yesterday, and just catch up.
No big announcement. Nothing to promote. Just a little about slowing down, watching old movies with Jess, cooki...
Notes from the road, a question about El Tonto Por Cristo, and what we are making next.
It takes me a while to write about something while I’m still living it. I’ve started this post about four times now and kept deleting the opening line,...
The Story of a Texas Saint
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We’re Josh and Jess Jordan. We make independent films in Texas. We made This World Won’t Break and El Tonto Por Cristo, and took them to audiences ourselves. Now we’re at work on the next one, sharing the people and choices behind the films.
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