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Hey, I'm Jenny!
Houston, Texas
Jenny Waldo got her start in the documentary/educational industry of her hometown, Washington, DC. A graduate of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts where she won a directing scholarship, Jenny continued to work on documentaries while also pursuing her passion for scripted filmmaking. Over the years, Jenny produced various scripted and documentary short films as well as writing/directing her own award-winning scripted projects. Credits include associate producing on the indie feature The Preacher’s Daughter which sold to Lifetime and the feature documentary The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing. An advocate for upcoming filmmakers, Jenny was Program Coordinator at the non-profit Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) and now teaches filmmaking at Houston Community College. Jenny is thrilled to premiere her directorial debut feature film, Acid Test, to the world this fall - based on her own tumble through self-discovery as a 1990’s Riot Grrrl.
My Projects
ACID TEST (short film)
Houston, Texas• Film Short
Drama, Family
A short film about dropping acid and going home to your parents! Trip alongside Jenny as her concert night turns into family absurdity.
This project got the green light!
ACID TEST (feature development)
Houston, Texas• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
The absurdly dramatic coming-of-age story of a teenage girl who launches a rebellion when she drops acid and goes home to her parents.
This project got the green light!
Acid Test (feature) Finishing Funds!
Houston, Texas• Film Feature
Drama, Teen
A rebellion of a coming-of-age tale fueled by Riot Grrrl music, dysfunctional family, and LSD.
This project got the green light!
Projects I'm Supporting
Ana and Mia
Houston, Texas• Film Feature
Drama, Horror
Two lonely girls form a strong bond and begin pushing each other into eating disorders, causing them to sink deeper into a delusional world.
This project got the green light!
The Perfect Boy
Austin, Texas• Film Short
Comedy, Horror
An optimistic young woman creates her “perfect boy,” causing chaos to ensue when other women find out.
This project got the green light!
In This Neighborhood
Portland, Oregon• Film Short
Drama, Other
After confronting multiple bureaucratic hurdles, an unhoused woman spirals deep into psychosis while desperately seeking shelter.
This project got the green light!
Uncontrol
Houston, Texas• Film Short
Horror, Thriller
Deep in the throes of psychosis brought on by neglected OCD, a woman comes to face her inner demon.
This project got the green light!
Acid Test (feature) Finishing Funds!
Houston, Texas• Film Feature
Drama, Teen
A rebellion of a coming-of-age tale fueled by Riot Grrrl music, dysfunctional family, and LSD.
This project got the green light!
A Grievance With Gravity
Austin, Texas• Film Short
Sci-Fi, Romance
Gravity doesn't affect Zoe. She manages a semi-normal life but still feels like an outcast... until she starts to celebrate her uniqueness.
This project got the green light!
Kansas, 1989
Kansas City, Missouri• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
The story of a Midwestern teenager on the verge of coming out, and the night of danger that changes the course of his life.
This project got the green light!
Drought
Wilmington, North Carolina• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
The summer after high school, Sam searches for a better life for herself and younger brother with Autism.
This project got the green light!
Have Wine, Will Travel
Nashville, Tennessee• Film Short
Comedy, Sci-Fi
A woman wrestling a hangover manages to keep up with three time-traveling scientists looking for help.
This project got the green light!
Miles Underwater
San Antonio, Texas• Film Feature
Drama, Family
13-year-old Miles is struggling to find where he belongs when an unusual event forces him to face his biggest fear and take a leap of faith.
This project got the green light!
On Story Project
Austin, Texas• Series
Film-related Business, Filmmaker Resource
On Story shares passionate discussions about the creative process of storytelling to audiences worldwide for free.
This project got the green light!
Scab Vendor - The Life and Times of Jonathan Shaw
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Biography, Documentary
A deep scrutiny into the life of one of America's last outlaws, Scab Vendor is the story of tattooist, writer, and pirate, Jonathan Shaw.
This project got the green light!
Bite Me
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Comedy, Romance
A subversive romantic comedy about a real-life vampire and the IRS agent who audits her
This project got the green light!
The Mile Ground
Morgantown, West Virginia• Film Feature
Drama, Mystery
The contents of a strange safety deposit box send an opioid addict down a risky road that will lead to her redemption or final destruction
This project got the green light!
The Cold Days of Summer
Utica, New York• Film Feature
Crime, Drama
A boxer battles injury, criminals, and an authoritarian school board to save his scholarship and learn the true cost of the American dream
This project got the green light!
Emma Was Here
Medford, Oregon• Film Feature
Drama
A terminally-ill woman goes on a trip with friends before deciding whether she will go through with her choice of physician-assisted dying.
This project got the green light!
Gleahan and the Knaves of Industry
Duluth, Minnesota• Film Feature
Adventure, Comedy
An opportunistic asshole joins the quest of a delusional man who thinks he’s in a fantasy world.
This project got the green light!
AUGGIE
Fairfield, Connecticut• Film Feature
Drama, Sci-Fi
Forced into early retirement, a man falls in love with his new augmented reality companion, driving away his wife and daughter.
This project got the green light!
Give And Take
Asheville, North Carolina• Film Feature
Comedy, Documentary
In this sincere comedy about parenting, a father who's lost custody of his rebellious daughter kidnaps her in a plan to save her future.
This project got the green light!
LION KILLER
Houston, Texas• Film Feature
Drama
Fighting Solves Everything
This project got the green light!
Parallel Chords
St. Louis, Missouri• Film Feature
Drama, Music
A young violinist struggles to break free from her pianist father to find her own voice.
This project got the green light!
The Way It Goes
Shawnee, Johnson County• Film Feature
Comedy, Romantic Comedy
Sometimes life just doesn't go as planned.
This project got the green light!
The Inner Edge
Old Bridge Township, New Jersey• Film Feature
Drama, Fantasy
A NJ cop struggling with changes in her life, has to save a suicidal stranger to unlock what powers lie within her.
This project got the green light!
Between Heaven and Hell
Riverside, California• Film Feature
Drama, Fantasy
On 11/22/63, John F. Kennedy, CS Lewis and Aldous Huxley all died within moments of each other and meet in a place “somewhere beyond death”
This project got the green light!
Project Gaslight
Rochester, Minnesota• Film Feature
Horror, Thriller
New tenants harbor a secret that jeopardizes a young family as the pregnant wife descends into paranoia and delusion.
This project got the green light!
The MisEducation of Bindu
Indianapolis, Indiana• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
Thrust into American public school by her mother’s new marriage, a wide-eyed Indian teen teams up with a band geek to survive.
This project got the green light!
Lost Bayou
Lafayette, Louisiana• Film Feature
Drama, Family
A struggling addict ventures out into the Louisiana swamp to discover that her estranged faith healer father is hiding a troubling secret.
This project got the green light!
Little Evil Bookshop
Seattle, Washington• Film Feature
Comedy, Satire
When the world's most powerful occult leader visits a modest mystic bookshop, its owner must impress him at all costs.
This project got the green light!
Stormie
Santa Maria, California• Film Feature
Biography, Drama
An adopted Hispanic teenager looks for his birth family in an attempt to find his place of belonging.
This project got the green light!
Bring Me an Avocado
San Francisco, California• Film Feature
Drama
When a violent encounter leaves Robin in a coma, her family ventures to maintain normalcy for her children while managing their own grief.
This project got the green light!
A Room Full of Nothing
Austin, Texas• Film Feature
Adventure, Romance
In this Swiss Army Man meets Eternal Sunshine adventure an artistic couple's life takes a bizarre turn when they wake up alone in the world.
This project got the green light!
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nēar
Stockton, California• Film Feature
Crime, Drama
"nēar" follows 17-year-old Julian upon his escape from the hospital on Christmas Eve, the day which is literally the last day of his life.
This project got the green light!
The Place in Between
Austin, Texas• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
What could possibly go wrong when a mom and her teenage daughter meet for the first time on a road trip across TX? . . . Everything.
This project got the green light!
I'll Be Around
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Drama, Comedy
Against the backdrop of a post-punk music festival, a handful of 30-somethings deal with a wide variety of social and philosophical issues
This project got the green light!
ACID TEST (feature development)
Houston, Texas• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
The absurdly dramatic coming-of-age story of a teenage girl who launches a rebellion when she drops acid and goes home to her parents.
This project got the green light!
This Is Our Home
Media, Pennsylvania• Film Feature
Drama, Thriller
A struggling couple's weekend getaway goes awry when a child arrives in the middle of the night claiming he's their son.
This project got the green light!
High Note
Friday Harbor, Washington• Film Feature
Crime, Musical
Just your everyday druggie, dramedy, indie musical filled to the brim with Germans, Jesus, banjos, bongos, and backstabbings.
This project got the green light!
Test: A Classic American Story....On Steroids
New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County• Film Feature
Sport, LGBTQ
A young bodybuilder living in Ohio defies his religious mother when he follows the county's best coach into a world of steroid abuse
This project got the green light!
The Atavist
Pittsfield, Berkshire County• Film Feature
Adventure, Sci-Fi
A young woman travels to the past, but when the things she leaves alter history, she must get them back to save the future.
This project got the green light!
D.I.Y.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania• Film Feature
Comedy, LGBTQ
A queer couple is determined to tie the knot their own way.
This project got the green light!
Big Dog City
San Francisco, California• Film Feature
Drama, Other
Set within Bay Area art/slacker culture, we follow two characters as they weave across a place and identity which doesn't fit them anymore.
This project got the green light!
What Lies West
Santa Rosa, California• Film Feature
Adventure, Drama
Two girls desperate to create their own adventure set out into the wilderness of California on a daring hike to the coast.
This project got the green light!
"SURE-FIRE" - Development Funding Phase II
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Comedy, Crime
SURE-FIRE is a comedy about a NYC con man having a mid-life crisis who stumbles into becoming a movie producer to pay off gangsters.
This project got the green light!
Palace
Bloomington, Indiana• Film Feature
Drama
The family-fractured lives of a stubborn mechanic, a retired widower, and a repressed college student intertwine at a bar in rural Indiana.
This project got the green light!
Bedsheet Man
Bradenton, Florida• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
A middle aged man looses his son to suicide only to find a strange way to cope with his grief. He becomes the superhero that his son always
This project got the green light!
White Death
Needham, Norfolk County• Film Feature
Drama
A construction worker tries to leave the family business to pursue his life long dream of making a documentary about great white sharks.
This project got the green light!
Epiphany
Tarpon Springs, Florida• Film Feature
Drama, Family
A young girl struggles to create a relationship with her father after the death of her aunt who raised her.
This project got the green light!
Mini Lights
Saint Petersburg, Florida• Film Feature
Horror
A group of skaters roams the haunted nooks of St. Petersburg Fl. where an unquenchable tragedy watches from the darkness waiting for a host.
This project got the green light!
Xerxes
Jersey City, New Jersey• Film Feature
Sci-Fi, Thriller
While recovering at his estranged childhood home from cochlear implant surgery, Xerxes spirals down the rabbit hole and may never climb out.
This project got the green light!
High
Tabernash, Colorado• Film Short
Drama, Experimental
An unnerved young mother and a footloose ski bum unearth suppressed desires in a hazardous twist of encounters.
This project got the green light!
worst.christmas.ever.
Youngstown, Ohio• Film Feature
Comedy, Teen
A dark comedy about a 15-year-old girl whose entire world falls apart after she discovers that she's pregnant on Christmas Eve.
This project got the green light!
A Stray Ember
Lancaster, Pennsylvania• Film Feature
Drama, Thriller
The agoraphobic victim of a home invasion takes to the road in a motor home, but a figure from her past threatens her new found freedom.
This project got the green light!
Just Like The Men
Bellingham, Washington• Film Feature
Comedy, History
Two girls find a lost screenplay and decide to give history the middle finger.
This project got the green light!
Minneapolis (the movie)
Minneapolis, Minnesota• Film Feature
Comedy, Family
A cocky news anchor team gets stuck "mentoring" an at-risk teen. Shenanigans and dastardly weather conditions ensue…
This project got the green light!
WILLIE, JAMALEY & THE CACACOON
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania• Film Feature
Adventure, Comedy
Two misfits adventure out to prove the existence of a local mythological creature.
This project got the green light!
The Blue Whale
Catoosa, Oklahoma• Film Feature
Teen, Drama
In 1980's rural Oklahoma a teenage boy meets a girl from California who helps him break out of his shell and learn the truth of his heritage
This project got the green light!
Fantastic Santa Monaco
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Drama, Satire
A film about a group of performance artists who are looking for love, connection and significance in Los Angeles.
This project got the green light!
Rich Kids
Houston, Texas• Film Feature
Drama
A group of Latino teens in a poor community break into Los Ricos, a local mansion, to forget their difficult lives and live a different one.
This project got the green light!
Interference
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
A violent altercation between a police officer and a black man left one person dead. A couple passing by must decide what they believe.
This project got the green light!
CASHED
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
Suddenly unemployed on her 25th birthday, Jess struggles to find peace (and pot) amidst the unique obstacles of life as a Millennial in NYC.
This project got the green light!
Rich Kids
Houston, Texas• Film Feature
Drama, Teen
A group of Latino teens in a poor community break into Los Ricos, a local mansion, to forget their difficult lives and live a different one.
This project got the green light!
A punk Daydream
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary
Indonesia has one of the biggest punk scenes in the world, amidst poverty, pollution and oppression.
This project got the green light!
Garbage
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, LGBTQ
Jean and Jacob want to get their shit together, but Jean and Jacob need to get drunk first.
This project got the green light!
Rideout: One Last Summit
Chiang Mai, Roi Et• Film Feature
Documentary
The story of a man leaving home to go home.
This project got the green light!
Shelby's Vacation
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Romance, LGBTQ
Vacationer Shelby and mountain resort manager Carol go on a healing journey of learning why they cling to unrealistic romantic fantasies.
This project got the green light!
ACID TEST (short film)
Houston, Texas• Film Short
Drama, Family
A short film about dropping acid and going home to your parents! Trip alongside Jenny as her concert night turns into family absurdity.
This project got the green light!
SHE SINGS TO THE STARS
Bristol, Vermont• Film Feature
Drama, Mystery
The desert. A Native American grandmother. Her half-Mexican grandson. A white, aging magician. What's real? And who are the real magicians?
This project got the green light!
House of Dreams
Boston, Massachusetts• Film Short
Drama, Other
A man's mind can become a house of dreams...
This project got the green light!
Ordinary Women
San Francisco, California• Series
Animation, History
Feminist Frequency's new video series about defying stereotypes, challenging the status quo, and being extraordinary.
This project got the green light!
Kinesthesia
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Shorts Program
Frustrated at her inability to accurately remember a particular time of happiness in her life, Minny sets out to find it again.
This project got the green light!
Cross
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Film-Noir
A young Filipino backyard boxer enters a Mexican fight ring in the San Fernando Valley.
This project got the green light!
