Jeanne Jordan
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Jeanne Jordan is an American independent director, producer and editor. She was nominated for an Academy Award and has received the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival
among many other awards.
.
Troublesome Creek: a Midwestern is about the Jordan family and their effort to save their Iowa farm. It was released theatrically and broadcast on PBS The American Experience, the BBC premier documentary strand Storyville, ZDF Germany and many other networks around the world.
So Much So Fast tells the story of the Heywood family when son Stephen Heywood was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and his brother Jamie started a research group to try to find a cure. So Much So Fast was released theatrically and broadcast on PBS Frontline, BBC Storyville, ZDF Germany, Arte in France and others.
Raising Renee, part III of the trilogy, is about artist Beverly McIver and her promise to take care of her mentally disabled sister Renee when their mother died. Raising Renee will be broadcast on HBO and Knowledge Network in Canada.
Jordan was Series Producer of the PBS children's series Postcards from Buster for two seasons, producing a new, international version of the show, nominated for the Outstanding Children's Series Emmy both years.
Jordan edited two films of the groundbreaking civil rights series Eyes on the Prize
which won an Emmy Award and the DuPont Columbia Award
, and films for American Experience, including season opener, Amelia Earhart and The Wright Stuff. Her dramatic feature work includes films for American Playhouse
, including Noon Wine, Lemon Sky and the Emmy-winning series Concealed Enemies on the trials of Alger Hiss. She edited the bilingual feature, Blue Diner which won the prestigious ALMA award.
Jordan and Orlando Bagwell produced Running With Jesse, a chronicle of Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential run for Frontline, which Jordan also edited. She has produced and edited several pieces for The PBS Newshour and films for the PBS series Art Close Up, which won and were nominated for Emmys.
, a Peabody award
, an Emmy Award and an International Documentary Association Distinguished Achievement Award
. She was nominated for an Oscar , two Daytime Emmy Awards, a Directors Guild of America Award and an Independent Spirit Award
. Her festival awards include Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance , audience awards at the Sydney Film Festival and the San Francisco Film Festival and others. She received the Michael DeBakey Journalism Award and an Insight Award from the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists.
and began her career at Iowa Public Television. She has twice been a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
at Harvard. She has taught filmmaking at Harvard and lectured and held master classes in several countries
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
among many other awards.
Films
Her feature documentaries include the Families in Trouble trilogy, co-directed with her husband, Steven AscherSteven Ascher
Steven Ascher is an American independent director, producer and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award and has received the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival among many other awards.-Films:...
.
Troublesome Creek: a Midwestern is about the Jordan family and their effort to save their Iowa farm. It was released theatrically and broadcast on PBS The American Experience, the BBC premier documentary strand Storyville, ZDF Germany and many other networks around the world.
So Much So Fast tells the story of the Heywood family when son Stephen Heywood was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and his brother Jamie started a research group to try to find a cure. So Much So Fast was released theatrically and broadcast on PBS Frontline, BBC Storyville, ZDF Germany, Arte in France and others.
Raising Renee, part III of the trilogy, is about artist Beverly McIver and her promise to take care of her mentally disabled sister Renee when their mother died. Raising Renee will be broadcast on HBO and Knowledge Network in Canada.
Jordan was Series Producer of the PBS children's series Postcards from Buster for two seasons, producing a new, international version of the show, nominated for the Outstanding Children's Series Emmy both years.
Jordan edited two films of the groundbreaking civil rights series Eyes on the Prize
Eyes on the Prize
Eyes on the Prize is a 14-hour documentary series about the African-American Civil Rights Movement. The series was produced in two-stages: Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954–1964 consists of the first six episodes covering the time period between the Brown v. Board decision and...
which won an Emmy Award and the DuPont Columbia Award
DuPont-Columbia Award
The Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award is an American award that honors excellence in broadcast journalism. The awards, administered since 1968 by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, are considered a broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, another...
, and films for American Experience, including season opener, Amelia Earhart and The Wright Stuff. Her dramatic feature work includes films for American Playhouse
American Playhouse
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.It premiered on January 12, 1982 with The Shady Hill Kidnapping, written and narrated by John Cheever and directed by Paul Bogart...
, including Noon Wine, Lemon Sky and the Emmy-winning series Concealed Enemies on the trials of Alger Hiss. She edited the bilingual feature, Blue Diner which won the prestigious ALMA award.
Jordan and Orlando Bagwell produced Running With Jesse, a chronicle of Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential run for Frontline, which Jordan also edited. She has produced and edited several pieces for The PBS Newshour and films for the PBS series Art Close Up, which won and were nominated for Emmys.
Awards
Among her awards are the Prix ItaliaPrix Italia
The Prix Italia is an international Italian television, radio-broadcasting and Website award. It was established in 1948 by RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana in Capri...
, a Peabody award
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
, an Emmy Award and an International Documentary Association Distinguished Achievement Award
International Documentary Association
International Documentary Association , founded in 1982, is a non-profit organization promoting documentary film, video and new media, to support the efforts of documentary filmmaking and video production makers around the world and to increase public appreciation and demand for the art of the...
. She was nominated for an Oscar , two Daytime Emmy Awards, a Directors Guild of America Award and an Independent Spirit Award
Independent Spirit Awards
The Independent Spirit Awards , founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films. In 1986, the event was renamed the Independent Spirit...
. Her festival awards include Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance , audience awards at the Sydney Film Festival and the San Francisco Film Festival and others. She received the Michael DeBakey Journalism Award and an Insight Award from the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists.
Academics and Teaching
Jordan graduated from the University of IowaUniversity of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
and began her career at Iowa Public Television. She has twice been a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard is an educational institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and one of the semiautonomous components of Harvard University. It is heir to the name and buildings of Radcliffe College, but unlike that historical institution, its focus is directed...
at Harvard. She has taught filmmaking at Harvard and lectured and held master classes in several countries
Selected Filmography
- Raising Renee
- Postcards from Buster
- So Much So Fast
- Troublesome Creek
- Eyes on the PrizeEyes on the PrizeEyes on the Prize is a 14-hour documentary series about the African-American Civil Rights Movement. The series was produced in two-stages: Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954–1964 consists of the first six episodes covering the time period between the Brown v. Board decision and...