I'm Jordan Anstatt, an editor based in Los Angeles. My Academy Award-qualifying work has played in over 20 film festivals, including Sundance Film Festival, Palm Springs ShortFest, and HollyShorts. When I'm not editing music videos or social media content, I love editing tight comedies and gripping thrillers. Previous clients include Lionsgate, Amazon Studios Live, AJR, Moby, and more.…

Jordan Anstatt

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I'm Jordan Anstatt, an editor based in Los Angeles. My Academy Award-qualifying work has played in over 20 film festivals, including Sundance Film Festival, Palm Springs ShortFest, and HollyShorts. When I'm not editing music videos or social media content, I love editing tight comedies and gripping thrillers. Previous clients include Lionsgate, Amazon Studios Live, AJR, Moby, and more.…

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I’m Jordan Anstatt, an editor based in Los Angeles. My Academy Award-qualifying work has played in over 20 film festivals, including Sundance Film Festival, Palm Springs ShortFest, and HollyShorts. When I’m not editing music videos or social media content, I love editing tight comedies and gripping thrillers. Previous clients include Lionsgate, Amazon Studios Live, AJR, Moby, and more.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Short Film Editor - "Doublespeak" at Sundance Film Festival
March 2, 2021 - May 25, 2021
Doublespeak - Sundance Film Festival Official Selection; Oscar-Qualifying Premiere; Vimeo Staff Pick Short Film - Editor
Editor at Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Lionsgate)
January 1, 2023 - Present
Project editor for feature title; post-production sequences
Editor at Saltburn (Amazon MGM Studios)
December 31, 2022 - Present
Film project editor; Academy-related work
Contract Video Editor at Amazon Studios - Thursday Night Football (Music Spotlight)
January 1, 2023 - Present
Edited music spotlight segments during 2023 contract work.
Video Editor at Watson Design Group
December 2, 2023 - January 27, 2024
Contract video editor; teaser trailers and EPKs.
Writer at Pocket FM
November 28, 2023 - September 2, 2025
Fiction writer for audio series including Fated to Rebel, The Mech Touch, and more.

Education

MFA in Film at Savannah College of Art and Design
September 10, 2018 - May 15, 2023
Directing, video editing, and screenwriting training.
BFA in Film at Savannah College of Art and Design
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016

Qualifications

Oscar-Qualifying Premieres (3) - Editor
June 14, 2021 - August 20, 2024
Max is Bleeding, Doublespeak, Baby Skin
Sundance Film Festival Official Selection - Editor
January 28, 2021 - February 3, 2021
Dir. Hazel McKibbin

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    paper Doublespeak

    A harrowing tale of workplace abuse. Sundance Film Festival 2021 Official Selection.

    paper Fashion Film - Team H.A.R.D. vs The Athleisurist

    https://vimeo.com/janstatt/teamhard?share=copy

    A stealthy team of secret agents embarks on a mission to rehabilitate a victim of a modern epidemic: athleisure.

    Official Selection: Seattle Fashion Film Festival 2018 Semi-Finalist (Best Fashion Concept, Best Acting Ensemble)

    SONA Collection Designed by Janet Olmedo

    Agent Ocean: Jachai DeJesus
    Agent Palm: Basie Minus
    George/The Athleisurist: Kendall Jackson
    The Messenger: Niko Feldman
    Mission Control: Paula Kinard
    Runners: Jake Tasker, Amy Anstatt, Dyer Bowers

    Written and Directed by: Jordan Anstatt

    Executive Produced by Janet Olmedo
    Produced by Sophia Lewis and Kelsey Cadenas

    Director of Photography: Claudia Burgi
    1st ACs: Katie Lau, Demi Waldron
    Gaffer: Niko Feldman
    Art Direction: Sophia Lewis
    Production Designer: Sophia Lewis
    Stylist: Kelsey Cadenas
    Make-up artist: Samson Smithsonian
    Edited by Josh Gellerstedt
    Sound Supervisor/Foley: David Frey
    Original Score by Three Virgins
    Motion Media Designers: Jordan Anstatt and Josh Gellerstedt
    Colorist: Jordan Anstatt
    Color Assistant: Jacob McKee

    Special Thanks:
    Nate at The Starland Dairy
    Savannah Film Co.

    paper "Midding" Music Video

    Midding - v. intr. feeling the tranquil pleasure of being near a gathering but not quite in it—hovering on the perimeter of a campfire, chatting outside a party while others dance inside, resting your head in the backseat of a car listening to your friends chatting up front—feeling blissfully invisible yet still fully included, safe in the knowledge that everyone is together and everyone is okay, with all the thrill of being there without the burden of having to be. - Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

    Directed and Edited by Jordan Anstatt

    Jenna Ho - Hestia
    Caleb Marshall - Apollo
    Eliza Ohman - Athena

    Produced by Grace Merriman
    Choreography by Eliza Ohman and Caleb Marshall
    Director of Photography - Niko Feldman
    1st AD - Stefaun Tallent
    1st AC - Ivan Durovic
    COVID Compliance Officer - Amy Anstatt
    Location Manager - Daniel Baltzer
    Colorist - Calvin Bellas
    BTS Photography - Amy Anstatt