Andrew Jorgensen

Andrew Jorgensen is the Technical Manager for the Film and Video Studies Department. His career as a technical supervisor started at 1st Stage Theatre in Tysons VA, where he served as the company’s technical director, and master electrician for three seasons between 2010 and 2013. During which he saw major facilities and inventory upgrades as well as the company being nominated for two Helen Hayes awards in technical achievement (sound and lighting design) and receiving praise from publications such The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. 

From there he went on to serve as a projection manager for the world-renowned art-house cinema brand Angelika Film Center. At the Angelika Film Center at Mosaic, and the Angelika Pop Up at Union Market in Washington D.C. he maintained projection systems for 11 screens and help coordinated technical requirements for numerous events including corporate meetings, weddings, and film festivals (such as DC Shorts and Northern Virginia International Film Festival). He worked as the regional projection manager from 2012-2015.

Amid his tenures at 1^st Stage, the Angelika Film Center, and at Mason. Andrew has also managed to maintain a professional freelance practice and has been making and producing short films and live theatre for over 15 years, with over 80 different production credits to his name. Through his work on personal projects, plays, musicals, tv shows, feature films, industrial content, he has seen and continues to see all different corners of the entertainment industry from both behind the camera and curtain on projects both big and small.

Andrew began his studies in Cinematography at Columbia College Chicago from 2007-2010. After having worked across the entertainment industry for several years Andrew transferred to Mason to complete his studies in 2015, where in the spring of 2017 he graduated with a BA in Film and Video Studies.

Andrew is currently pursuing his Master of Fine Arts in Photography, part time, with the School of Art and expects to graduate in 2024. His research and artistic practice have primarily focused on exploring human connections and the dynamics that exist across different forms of interpersonal relationships. He is particularly drawn to exploring the complexities of family narratives, friendships, and the nature of intimacy. The narratives he leans into introduce elements of magical realism that expose how other-worldly and unexplained interventions can change the path we thought we were on.

In 2019 he received one of three Inaugural Young Alumni Commissioning Project Awards, to produce his short film, The Sun and The Medicine Man. The film has been shown in film festivals and showcases around the world and was also a recipient of a few awards including a Telly. 

He is currently working to publish his first photo book entitled Upstate Downsouth and is producing his MFA thesis project, a short film, titled Secret Lives of our Parents.

Degrees

• BA, Film and Video Studies , George Mason University