Hi, I'm Jordan Phelps, a Barcelona-Los Angeles hybrid based filmmaker, director, producer, and editor. I'm the proud co-founder of VAM Studio, an independent LGBTQ+ BIPOC owned and operated production company founded in 2016, dedicated to amplifying the voices of under-represented queer, trans, BIPOC, and female-identifying creatives around the world. Over the past decade, I've led and contributed to a wide range of projects—from films and music videos to branded campaigns for Nike, Airbnb, Dr. Martens, and more—always with a focus on storytelling, collaboration, and social impact.…

Jordan Phelps

Hi, I'm Jordan Phelps, a Barcelona-Los Angeles hybrid based filmmaker, director, producer, and editor. I'm the proud co-founder of VAM Studio, an independent LGBTQ+ BIPOC owned and operated production company founded in 2016, dedicated to amplifying the voices of under-represented queer, trans, BIPOC, and female-identifying creatives around the world. Over the past decade, I've led and contributed to a wide range of projects—from films and music videos to branded campaigns for Nike, Airbnb, Dr. Martens, and more—always with a focus on storytelling, collaboration, and social impact.…

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Hi, I’m Jordan Phelps, a Barcelona-Los Angeles hybrid based filmmaker, director, producer, and editor. I’m the proud co-founder of VAM Studio, an independent LGBTQ+ BIPOC owned and operated production company founded in 2016, dedicated to amplifying the voices of under-represented queer, trans, BIPOC, and female-identifying creatives around the world.

Over the past decade, I’ve led and contributed to a wide range of projects—from films and music videos to branded campaigns for Nike, Airbnb, Dr. Martens, and more—always with a focus on storytelling, collaboration, and social impact.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Advanced

Work Experience

Co-Founder / Producer / Editor at VAM STUDIO
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Co-founded VAM Studio in 2016 and led film and video production across multiple projects, overseeing production management, editing, and delivery. Notable campaigns and narratives include Apple - The Chicago Project; Red Bull - Atlanta Is Burning; Spotify - Wiz Khalifa Cookout; PrEP4Love (GILEAD); NAMI - Light the Darkness of Stigma; Chance The Rapper - Elderly Aldermen; Esperanza Spalding - Blood, Joints, Hair; Jidenna - Sufi Woman; Shea Couléé - Créme Brulée, Coulee-d; and more. Directed and edited projects with a focus on amplifying under-represented voices.
Producer / Editor / Creative Director at VAM STUDIO
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Lead producer, editor, and creative direction for 2020-2025 campaigns and productions, including Nike froSkate SB photo+video campaign; Dr. Martens - Tough As You docu-series; Airbnb Host Stories (3-city campaigns); NODOZ photo+video campaigns; The Lactation Network campaigns; Lyric Opera of Chicago - Safronia promotional film; Jamila Woods - Tiny Garden, Boomerang; Shea Couléé - Let Go/Your Name, Collide; Finesse digital series (Programmer’s Choice Award, Bushwick Film Festival 2022); Retrieval (Islamic Scholars Fund 2021); Damaged Goods (nominee for Best Digital Series).
Producer at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Produced The Chicago Project documentary for Apple.
Director/Editor at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Directed/edited Red Bull's 'Atlanta Is Burning' documentary.
Producer at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Produced Spotify Wiz Khalifa Cookout promotional video + photos.
Producer/Editor at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Produced PrEP4Love promotional video for PrEP + Gilead Pharmaceuticals.
Producer at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Produced NAMI 'Light the Darkness of Stigma' promotional video.
Producer/Editor at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Produced Chance The Rapper 'Elderly Aldermen' documentary.
Director/Editor at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Directed/edited Esperanza Spalding 'Blood, Joints, Hair' music videos.
Producer at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Produced JIDENNA 'Sufi Woman' music video.
Producer/Editor at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Produced Shea Coulee 'Créme Brulée, Coulee-d' music videos.
Producer/Editor at VAM Studio
January 1, 2020 - November 16, 2025
Produced 'FINESSE' digital series narrative; Programmer’s Choice Award - Bushwick Film Festival 2022.
Producer/Editor at VAM Studio
January 1, 2020 - November 16, 2025
Produced 'RETRIEVAL' short film narrative; Recipient of the Islamic Scholars Fund 2021.
Producer/Editor at VAM Studio
January 1, 2019 - November 1, 2020
Produced 'DAMAGED GOODS' digital series; Best Digital Series nominee - Webby, Streamys, Queerties 2020.
Producer at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Apple - 'The Chicago Project' documentary.
Director/Editor at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Red Bull - 'Atlanta Is Burning' documentary.
Producer at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Spotify - Wiz Khalifa Cookout promotional video + photos.
Producer/Editor at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
PrEP4Love promotional video for PrEP + Gilead Pharmaceuticals.
Producer at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
NAMI 'Light the Darkness of Stigma' promotional video.
Producer/Editor at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Chance The Rapper - 'Elderly Aldermen' documentary.
Director/Editor at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Esperanza Spalding - 'Blood, Joints, Hair' music videos.
Producer at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Jidenna - 'Sufi Woman' music video.
Producer/Editor at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Shea Coulee - 'Créme Brulée, Coulee-d' music videos; Named Best Drag Music Video - Billboard Magazine.
Producer/Editor at VAM Studio
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
SHEA COULEÉ - 'Créme Brulée, Coulee-d' Music Videos.

Education

Theater Production at Roosevelt University - Chicago College of Performing Arts
January 11, 2030 - November 16, 2025
Diploma with Honors at Bellingham High School
September 1, 2004 - August 30, 2008

Qualifications

Islamic Scholars Fund
January 1, 2021 - November 16, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services