Let’s be honest: the current indie film landscape can feel like a bit of a graveyard. Between the shrinking middle-budget market and the soul-crushing void of the "content" treadmill, it’s easy for filmmakers to feel like they need a permission slip from a streamer just to pick up a camera.Then you meet someone like Josh David Jordan. His film has this special screening at the Kennedy Center in February, but I got to see it early.Jordan isn't waiting for a green light; he’s building his own traffic patterns. His latest feature, El Tonto Por Cristo, is a gorgeous, meditative, black-and-white journey that manages to bridge the gap between deep Texas roots and the high-art sensibilities of Andrei Tarkovsky. It’s a film that trusts its audience to sit in the stillness, proving that "patience" isn't a dirty word in cinema—it's a superpower.As the film prepares to take the stage at the Kennedy Center for the 2026 Films Across Faith Traditions series, we caught up with Josh to talk about his unconventional path from Walker, Texas Ranger to the director’s chair, the technical reasons behind his monochrome palette, and why the best production office is often just your own living room.Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.comNFS: Hi Josh! Can you begin by telling us about your filmmaking career and what led you to direct your latest movie, El Tonto Por Cristo?Josh David Jordan: I didn’t come up through a traditional filmmaking path. I’m the son of a traveling evangelist, so I spent the...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 23 January