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Jordan Strafer (she/her)

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Talk Show is the final film in Jordan Strafer’s Loophole trilogy. The narrative unfolds across two periods of time: the turn of the millennium, shot in color, and the afterlife, shot in black and white. Structured around a talk show, the work examines 1990s celebrity culture, violence against women, and justice as televised spectacle. Its screenplay draws on sources ranging from news footage to self-help media, blending historical fact with fiction.

Talk Show es la última película de la trilogía Loophole de Jordan Strafer. La narrativa se desarrolla a lo largo de dos periodos de tiempo: el cambio de milenio, filmado a color, y la vida después de la muerte, filmado en blanco y negro. Estructurada en torno a un talk show, la obra examina la cultura de las celebridades, la violencia contra las mujeres y el concepto de justicia como espectáculo televisado de la década de 1990. El guion se nutre de fuentes que van desde reportajes noticiosos hasta los medios de autoayuda, combinando hechos históricos con ficción.

TALK SHOW, 2026

A man with a mustache has a tear on his cheek while someone whispers into his neck.
A man with a mustache has a tear on his cheek while someone whispers into his neck.

Jordan Strafer, still from TALK SHOW, 2026. Film, sound, color, 27 min. Courtesy the artist

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