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 Matt Glass is an American composer and Emmy-winning filmmaker known for his work on ''12 Hour Shift'', '' The Party's Just Beginning'' and 2022's ''Ghosts of the Ozarks''. He received his Masters of Fine Art degree from the Cranbrook Academy Of A ...

. 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 The Glasgow Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Glasgow, Scotland. The festival began in 2005. By 2015, the festival had seen audience figures top 40,000 for two consecutive years. 2008 2008's festival took place between 14–24 Feb ...

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 ''12 Hour Shift'' is a 2020 American black comedy horror film written and directed by Brea Grant and starring Angela Bettis, Kit Williamson, and David Arquette. Bettis plays Mandy, a drug-addicted nurse involved in a black market organ-trading ...

'' which was set to debut at the Tribeca Film Festival 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. Long and Matt Glass began production on their second film as directors ''

Ghosts of the Ozarks ''Ghosts of the Ozarks'' is a 2021 independent mystery/science fiction thriller film. It was directed by Matt Glass and Jordan Wayne Long. The film stars Thomas Hobson, Tara Perry, Phil Morris, Angela Bettis, Erick Rowan (credited as Joseph R ...

'', which Long also wrote with Perry. The film features Tim Blake Nelson,

Angela Bettis Angela Marie Bettis (born January 9, 1973) is an American actress, film producer, and director. Following her breakthrough role as Janet Webber in the drama film ''Girl, Interrupted'' (1999), she earned acclaim for her portrayals of Carrietta Wh ...

, 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.

Documentaries

Half Cut Tea Half Cut Tea is a web-series dedicated to the understanding and exploration of artists through short documentary videos. The series is produced by a two-person team (Jordan Wayne Long and Matt Glass) that travels the country looking for artists a ...

'', 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 and

KCET KCET (channel 28) is a secondary PBS member television station in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is owned by the Public Media Group of Southern California alongside the market's primary PBS member, Huntington Beach–licensed KOCE-TV ...

. In 2017, Long won an Emmy Award for producing the documentary ''Fallujah: Art, Healing and PTSD'' for

Performance Art

Jordan Wayne Long began his performance work in 2010 with Drag Piece while receiving his master's degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Since then, he's traveled worldwide performing to London, England, New York City, The Netherlands and Arkansas. 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. 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.

Long's Journey began in Bald Knob, Arkansas and ended in Portland, Oregon where he earned a Guinness World Record for shipping himself across the country.

References

External links

HCT.media
{{DEFAULTSORT:Long, Jordan Wayne 1982 births Living people Film directors from Arkansas Cranbrook Academy of Art alumni American film producers