Jordan K. Paul
Directing
Biography
Jordan K. Paul is a West Indian Writer/Director from the island of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. With no on-island film programs, Jordan taught himself the fundamentals of filmmaking. He traveled to the mainland US and received his BA in TV/Film production from DeSales University. Immediately after graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his directing career. Over the 9 years of living in LA Jordan has made it his journey to work in every department of the film industry to develop his technical and artistic skills. Jordan has produced online content featured in Entertainment Weekly and a cover feature in LA Dancer Magazine. In 2023 Jordan made his directorial debut with his semi-biographical short film ANIMALS. Jordan's love of films helped him think beyond the coasts of his home island and he hopes to inspire more Caribbean filmmakers to do the same.
Known For
In LA, a young man from the US Virgin Islands navigates a racist LAPD encounter after his white roommate sparks a volatile altercation, leading to a transformative journey exposing the flaws in the American policing system.
ANIMALS
Jeremy’s quiet day in the park is interrupted when he's approached Martin, a strange and enigmatic man claiming to be an actor from the future preparing to play Jeremy in a film. Martin hints at future events, leaving Jeremy to interpret how much is true. Clues are dropped, questions are raised, and Jeremy begins to realize that his own story may be more complicated than he ever expected. Shot in a single unbroken take, through the perspective of an autonomous drone, Peace by Piece follows one conversation that slowly reveals the consequences Jeremy will one day face. Like Jeremy, the audience discovers the truth, piece by piece, until the final revelation.