Jordan Anstatt is an American film director and screenwriter. His experiences growing up in an intensely religious environment shaped his interest in stories about secrets, broken trust, and existential dread. He started his career with his first short film, the psychological drama Somna (2016), while studying film at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He went on to pursue an MFA in film at Columbia University, where he made several short films, including the crime drama Blue Bags Float in Saltwater (2019), the micro-short drama portrait Salut Maman (2020), and the true-crime psychological thriller Max is Bleeding (2021), which premiered at Palm Springs International ShortFest 2021. His MFA thesis film, Baby Skin (2024), premiered at HollyShorts Film Festival and won Best Short Film in the Roadmap Writers Shorts Competition in 2026. Recently, he completed the psychological horror short There Is No Camera, which is awaiting release, and is working on his debut feature film, Preacher Man. He currently resides in Los Angeles.