Real Stories: Jordan Howe is a short documentary for Movember about Vancouver barber Jordan Howe. We first filmed Jordan’s story a year earlier. Movember acquired footage from that original documentary, and we returned for one additional production day in Yaletown, reshooting the interview in Jordan’s new space and filming him at work behind the chair.
Most of the work was in the edit. The film needed to feel like an update, give Movember’s campaign a place in it, and still let Jordan tell his story in his own way. He speaks openly about mental health and suicide, so we paced the film to hold attention while leaving room for pauses, giving those moments time to carry their weight.
