Jordan Pettiford
Writer + Journalist + Filmmaker
About Me
Hello! I'm a video journalist and filmmaker based in New York and Atlanta. Whether I'm working in the journalistic or cinematic mode, my goal is always to tell stories that help the audience reckon with the realities of our present and expand their visions of our future. The pursuit of this goal has taken the shape of social-first vertical videos and short documentaries, and it's taken me to outlets like CNN and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. I'd love to help your story come to life, whether as part of a team or as a one-man-band.
Most Recently...
How Georgia helped create Japan's denim industry | Full Episode
Selected Projects
Social Video.
Selected Projects
Video Journalism.
Alpha Phi Alpha may ban transgender members
A St. Louis court found him innocent. He's still in prison.
Tiny Dorm: High Piss Velocity
Tiny Dorm: Christina Li
UFAD activists work alongside Manhattanville tenants facing poor living conditions
Campus Speculations: Bacchanal
Student Homophile League: The Nation's First Gay Student Organization
On the street with the vendors of West Harlem
Nic Stone: Writing for Change
Selected Projects
Audio.
Outside of my more documentary-style video work, I also have worked in other mediums for projects such as Untextbooked, a youth led history podcast where I'm an episode producer! At Untextbooked, I've had the opportunity to coordinate and conduct interviews subjects from an Emmy-winning documentarian to a career journalist and professor. Recently, Untextbooked has been nominated for an Ambie Award (Podcasting Academy)!
The 'Stunt Work' That Launched Women Into Investigative Journalism (feat. Brooke Kroeger)
What is religious racism? (feat. Dr. Danielle Boaz)
How ACT UP helped tame the AIDS crisis (feat. David France)