Jordan Wu is a Chinese American writer and videographer, born in China and raised in Seattle. He grew up in a Chinese household where expectations were always present, sometimes spoken, sometimes implied. Much of his early life was shaped by being told what to do and what not to do, and that pressure quietly followed him into adulthood. His work comes from living inside that tension and trying to understand where his own voice fits within it.
Jordan is drawn to small moments, routines, and the thoughts people carry when no one is watching. He’s interested in the emotional weight of uncertainty, failure, and the slow search for purpose. Rather than presenting clear resolutions, his films sit with discomfort and observation, allowing meaning to emerge naturally.
Themes of identity, mental health, exhaustion, and cultural belonging often appear in his projects. He explores how upbringing, memory, and silence shape who we become, and how much of ourselves goes unspoken. His goal is to create work that feels honest and intimate, leaving room for viewers to recognize parts of their own lives within it.
Jordan is currently studying at the University of Washington, continuing to shape his voice as a writer and filmmaker.
Direct:
jordanwu181@gmail.com