Jordan Wayne Long Explained

Jordan Wayne Long
Birth Date:31 August 1982
Field:Film

Jordan Wayne Long is a filmmaker, performance artist, and co-creator of the production company HCT.Media.

Film

In 2018, Long produced and co-directed a feature film titled Squirrel with Matt Glass. That same year, Long also second-unit directed Karen Gillan's feature directorial debut The Party's Just Beginning, which debuted at the Glasgow Film Festival and was eventually released by The Orchard in Late 2018.

In 2020, Long along with his business partner Matt Glass, wife Tara Perry, David Arquette, and Christina Arquette produced Brea Grant's second feature film 12 Hour Shift which was set to debut at the Tribeca Film Festival[1] before it was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. The film was picked up by Magnolia Pictures to be released under their Magnet Releasing arm on October 2, 2020.[2]

Long and Matt Glass began production on their second film as directors Ghosts of the Ozarks, which Long also wrote with Perry.[3] The film features Tim Blake Nelson, Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Thomas Hobson and Tara Perry.

The film was able to complete production even as many other productions were shut down during COVID-19.[4]

Documentaries

Half Cut Tea, a documentary web series he co-created with Matt Glass premiered online in early 2013. Its three seasons consists of 20 episodes highlighting artists from across the country.

In 2015, Long and Matt Glass started the production company HCT.media. Their clients have included The Jim Henson Company[5] and KCET.[6] [7]

In 2017, Long won an Emmy Award for producing the documentary Fallujah: Art, Healing and PTSD for KCET.[8] [9] [10]

Performance Art

Jordan Wayne Long began his performance work in 2010 with Drag Piece[11] while receiving his master's degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art.[12]

Since then, he's traveled worldwide performing to London, England, New York City, The Netherlands[13] and Arkansas.[14]

In 2011, he received media attention for "Box Shipment #2" in which Long shipped himself across the country in a box. His only contact with the outside world was through the online multiplayer game Lord of the Rings Online.[15] His reasoning for this project, as explained by Yahoo News was:

... to better understand post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Many individuals who experience traumatic events fall victim to PTSD, a debilitating anxiety disorder that leads some to retreat to virtual worlds for comfort.[16]
Long's Journey began in Bald Knob, Arkansas and ended in Portland, Oregon[17] where he earned a Guinness World Record for shipping himself across the country.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12 Hour Shift | 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. Tribeca. 2020-08-26. 2020-08-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200819223246/https://tribecafilm.com/films/12-hour-shift-2020. dead.
  2. Web site: Magnolia International to launch Cannes market sales on '12 Hour Shift' (exclusive). Jeremy. Kay. 2020-06-19. Screen.
  3. Web site: Tim Blake Nelson To Star In & Produce Indie Feature 'Ghosts Of The Ozarks'. Peter. White. April 29, 2020.
  4. Web site: Shooting Starts On Tim Blake Nelson Indie Feature 'Ghosts Of The Ozarks' In Arkansas. Peter. White. June 18, 2020.
  5. Web site: Oscars Hotel for Fantastical Creatures - Eps 2 . 2020-08-26 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081258/http://video.ew.com/v/109484985/oscars-hotel-for-fantastical-creatures-eps-2.htm . dead .
  6. Web site: Half Cut Tea. December 6, 2013. KCET.
  7. Web site: Long. Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne. 2014-03-13. David Lewandowski and the Art of Absurdity. 2020-10-02. KCET. en.
  8. Web site: S8 E3: Fallujah: Art, Healing, and PTSD | Artbound. May 20, 2016. www.kcet.org.
  9. Web site: 69th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards Nominations Announced. Television Academy.
  10. Web site: About Graceland University: News and Events | Graceland University.
  11. Web site: Performance. 2020-10-02. Jordan wayne long.com. en-US.
  12. Web site: Alumni Directory | Alumni | Cranbrook Academy of Art - Part 53. 12 September 2018.
  13. Web site: Jungle. Mr. Jordan Wayne Long Dodge #1 (Positive Disintegration Series), Jungle Fender Flares - Best 4x4 Flares. 2020-10-02. Jungle Fender Flares - Best 4x4 Flares. en-US.
  14. Web site: Bottle Rocket Gallery hosting performance artist Jordan Wayne Long. 2020-10-02. Fayetteville Flyer. en-US.
  15. Web site: Man Ships Himself Across the Country in a Box While Gaming Online. 21 June 2011 .
  16. Web site: Man ships himself over 2,000 miles in wooden crate while playing online game.
  17. Web site: Jordan wayne long.
  18. Book: Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records (January 3, 2012). 2012. 155.