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Jordan Manley

Home Base / Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Overview

Film

Director Producer Cinematographer (DP) Editor

Photography

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Patagonia Films Arc'Teryx

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Adventure Still Life

Biography

As any student of Jordan’s work can tell you, his filmmaking is only a hard earned extension of the storytelling and shot framing he honed as a still shooter. If nurture can be credited over nature. Jordan has the gift of eye; he seems to see the word as if through a frame. In still photography or film, Jordan’s subjects—people or settings—are presented like stand alone works of art, each composition thought through like brush strokes on canvas. In his films, such as the short documentary “Treeline” he created for Patagonia, these brooding, gallery worthy images flow through your sternum and land with weight. The experience can almost feel overwhelming. But because his cinematic timing and ability to score music, audio, and dialogue is also flawless, you can’t let go of the thread.

Jordan was drawn to film, and now feature length film, because of the opportunity to tell longer stories. “I suppose that when I was doing photography it was more piecemeal,” he says. “With film I can see ideas through from the beginning. Filmmaking is more linear. You have to collect more of those moments for a film to work. But that’s the essence of filmmaking. This struggle between how much you leave in how much you leave out. I find film more painful because of what it takes from you. It can be quite tortuous.”

Portfolio

Jordan: TREELINE | PATAGONIA FILMS

Jordan: A SKIER'S JOURNEY | CHINA | ARC'TERYX

Jordan: OUT ON A LIMB | Arc'Teryx

Jordan: A SKIER'S JOURNEY | IRAN | ARC'TERYX

Jordan: Still Images

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“Some of my friends think I’m being pretentious when I say this, but with the amount of material that is out there in the world, and with the limited amount of time we have to engage with it, if we have the power, then do we have the responsibility to try to create meaningful work? I think so.” —Jordan Manley

If I could use one word to describe Jordan, it would be “attuned.” His attention to detail is astounding, and he can hear and see things most people remain unaware of. He can then translate that attunement in ways the rest of us can better understand or feel, through cinematography, a storyline, a photograph, or sound design. Jordan is wildly creative and one of the most dynamically skilled people I have ever known.

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Laura Yale

Producer

The same ability that made Jordan an acclaimed still photographer translates to film. He has an eye.

Work Experience

PAST

UPCOMING

PAST

08/2016

"A Skier’s Journey" film series, 12 films. Arc'Teryx

Cinematographer (DP) Director Producer Editor

05/2015

"Jumbo Wild" Patagonia Films

Editor

03/2017

"The Curve of Time" Patagonia Films

Director Cinematographer (DP) Editor

09/2018

"Treeline" Patagonia Films

Director Cinematographer (DP) Editor

01/2019

"Out On A Limb" Arc'Teryx

Director Cinematographer (DP) Editor

UPCOMING

04/2025

Work In Progress: Feature Documentary

Director Cinematographer (DP) Editor

Awards and Recognition

20160621

“A Skier’s Journey” Best of the Year Award, Vimeo.

20160817

“A Skier’s Journey” Best Snowsports Film, Banff Mountain Film Festival

20180717

“The Curve of Time” Winner, Special Jury Prize, New Zealand Mountain Film Festival.

20170713

“The Curve of Time” Winner, Best Environmental Film, Kendal Mountain Film Festival.

20190619

“Treeline” Winner, Grand Prize Award, Bilbao Mendi Film Festival.

20190619

“Treeline” Winner, Best Canadian Film, Vancouver International Film Festival

20210115

“Out On A Limb” Winner, Best of the Year in “Videos for Good” Category, Vimeo Festival and Awards.

20081119

Photo of the Year, Bike magazine.

20090415

Winner, Pro Photographer Showdown, Whistler, Canada.

20110216

Winner, Whistler Backcomb Deep Winter Photo Challenge, Whistler, Canada. 3X

20160621

“A Skier’s Journey” Best of the Year Award, Vimeo.

20160817

“A Skier’s Journey” Best Snowsports Film, Banff Mountain Film Festival

20180717

“The Curve of Time” Winner, Special Jury Prize, New Zealand Mountain Film Festival.

20170713

“The Curve of Time” Winner, Best Environmental Film, Kendal Mountain Film Festival.

20190619

“Treeline” Winner, Grand Prize Award, Bilbao Mendi Film Festival.

20190619

“Treeline” Winner, Best Canadian Film, Vancouver International Film Festival

20210115

“Out On A Limb” Winner, Best of the Year in “Videos for Good” Category, Vimeo Festival and Awards.

20081119

Photo of the Year, Bike magazine.

20090415

Winner, Pro Photographer Showdown, Whistler, Canada.

20110216

Winner, Whistler Backcomb Deep Winter Photo Challenge, Whistler, Canada. 3X

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