Jordan Walker-Pearlman
Jordan Walker-Pearlman (born 24 June 1967, New York City) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his movie The Visit, for which he was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards. His movie Constellation was released in February 2007 and is now screened around the USA at conferences promoting racial healing in America. He has worked with actors Hill Harper, Billy Dee Williams, Phylicia Rashad, Lynn Redgrave, Rae Dawn Chong, Zoe Saldana, Gabrielle Union, Lesley Ann Warren, William Hurt, Harry Connick Jr, Obba Babatunde, Talia Shire, Glynn Turman, and David Clennon, among others.
He is a political independent who once worked on US Foreign Policy issues for Congressional Candidates. He spent much of 2007 raising funds for and speaking at events on behalf of Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, whom he met through mutual friends.
He is currently preparing to film his new movie, entitled Dawana.
He is the nephew of Gene Wilder.
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