several of jordan's plays were staged during the late 1990s and early 2000s earning critical praise. in 2000, her short film "the hat", which she co-directed with terry stacey, debuted at the sundance film festival and subsequently ran on ifc in 2001-2002. her second short, which she wrote and famed photographer glen luchford directed, won best short film at the jackson hole film festival in 2008.