JORDAN L. BORGMAN
Translation, Writing, and Research
México | United States
Translation
I would love to work with you on translating your film, literary work, or artistic project. Projects from independent and underrepresented filmmakers and creators are especially welcome.
As a translator, I focus on Japanese to English/Spanish and Spanish to English audiovisual subtitle translation and literary translation. While I generally work with Japanese, Spanish, and English, I also speak Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, and Tetun, and will consider projects in these languages on a case-by-case basis.
Art across Cultures
With my proficiency in seven languages and my time living in the United States, México, India, Timor-Leste, the United Kingdom, and St. Croix (U.S.V.I.) I excel at bringing a keen cultural awareness to my translations - ensuring that the soul of your story shines as brightly in another language as the words.
Beyond my professional training at the Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy (日本映像翻訳アカデミー), I also concentrated on translation as part of my undergraduate degree in comparative literature, and have translated a number of literary pieces from Marathi to English.
Film Festival? No Fear!
I also work with independent filmmakers to navigate the process of submitting their films to festivals - from identifying best-fit festivals to navigating the submissions process.
Writing and Research
As a human rights writer and researcher, I use both quantitative and qualitative data to create nuanced, compelling portraits of pressing human rights issues in Latin America and Asia. Beyond my full-time position at Fundasaun Mahein in Dili, Timor-Leste, I have also contributed reports to Nomad Consulting.
I am also passionate about long-form journalism, narrative nonfiction, and fiction.
I'd Love to Hear from You
Messages welcomed in English, Spanish, or Japanese | Sus mensajes en español, inglés o japonés son bienvenidos | 日本語、英語、またスペイン語は自由にご連絡下さい