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Jordan Firstman is the lead actor and executive producer of Sebastián Silva’s new dark comedy Rotting in the Sun, out in theaters September 8 from Mubi. He’s an actor-writer-director best known for his popular “Instagram Impressions” and was recently seen in the Marvel limited series Ms. Marvel and Kenya Barris’ You People, opposite Jonah Hill, Eddie Murphy, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. He has written, directed, and starred in several acclaimed short films, including Sold, The Disgustings, Men Don’t Whisper (which was included in both Sundance and SXSW), and Call Your Father, which was recently included in the Criterion Collection. His television credits include HBO Max’s Search Party, for which he served as a producer in Season 4 and also recurred as an actor, and Big Mouth, where he was a consulting producer. He also directed multiple episodes of the Peabody nominated Sundance TV series, This Close, and previously served as a story editor on the Comedy Central series The Other Two.

Jordan Firstman

Film

Three Great Things: Jordan Firstman

Jordan Firstman and Charles Rogers are the filmmakers behind the short film Men Don&#8217;t Whisper, which screened at Sundance and SXSW and is currently being expanded into a feature film. Jordan is best known for his celebrated darkly comedic works The Disgustings, Sold and most recently Call Your Father, which he is adapting into a television series. He is a writer on the TBS series Search Party, which Charles co-created and executive produces. Charles also co-wrote and co-directed the independent feature Fort Tilden, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival. You can watch Men Don&#8217;t Whisper on Vimeo <a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/shortoftheweek/259883913" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

Jordan Firstman and Charles Rogers

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