Written, directed, composed, and edited by Jordan Rowe (as his NYU thesis), The Reservoir is a coming of age comedy-drama starring Jared Gilman, the lead from Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom. It follows two high school grads a and bandmates who must decide whether or not to go on the road with a washed up rock manager, days before one of them is set to start college. It played the 2019 film festival circuit at the following:
2019 Catalina Film Festival, Official Selection
2019 Montclair Film Festival, Official Selection
2019 Newport Beach Film Festival, Official Selection
2019, Dumbo Film Festival, Official Selection
2019, New Jersey International Film Festival
Written, directed, and edited by Jordan Rowe, Waiting for Laughter is a comedy-drama set in the Brooklyn open mic scene. It follows a struggling stand-up comic who must confront whether or not he is cut out for his dream career after his friend drops some major news:
2023 Hollywood Shorts Fest, Official Selection
2023 New York Metropolitan Film Awards, Best Short Nominee