Central Pennsylvania may not be the first place someone thinks of when it comes to preparing for a career in the film industry. But 2015 Northumberland Christian School graduate Jordan Hunt said growing up in the Valley is just what has given him a unique edge in his burgeoning film career. Compared to his colleagues, Hunt said, “It’s a very different experience to grow up going to a Christian school in a small town where you graduate with a class of 20.
It’s a different experience to have such strong ties to my faith and to my church family. To know what it’s like to wake up before dawn on a freezing cold Saturday morning in November, put on some camo, and hunker down in the woods waiting for deer to wander by. “Those are experiences that most of the people I work with from LA will never quite understand!” he said.
“It’s become very common to hear that Hollywood is out of touch with the rest of the country, and in some ways that’s true. It’s that down home, country road sensibility that I keep coming back to, that keeps me grounded, gives me perspective and makes my story worth telling.” The 26-year-old Selinsgrove native earned a degree in cinematic arts from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he directed a short film, "Cries from the Ground," set around the experience of soldiers on the front lines in the Civil War.
The film won awards for Best Picture, Best Sound Design, and Best Production Design at the Zaki Gordon Cinematic Arts Showc.