Documentary Filmmaking, Policy Advocacy – Jordan Thierry

Episode 23
Guest: Jordan Thierry
Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW

Jordan Thierry, owner of Dream Chase Media and policy consultant, shares his work at the intersection of storytelling and social justice. He discusses his film The Black Fatherhood Project, which examines the structural forces shaping Black families, and his new YouTube series Grandma's Roses — a tribute to his grandmother and a platform for the stories of grandmothers of color. Jordan reflects on what this storytelling work has meant to him personally and how it connects to his broader goal of educating and inspiring people to action.

In this episode:

• The Black Fatherhood Project — historical and present-day context for the structural forces impacting Black families
• Grandma's Roses — a YouTube series honoring the stories of grandmothers of color, inspired by Jordan's own grandmother
• What grassroots storytelling looks like and how it connects to social justice organizing
• Jordan's policy work with The Alliance for Boys and Men of Color

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"District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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