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Metamorphosis
The only thing that's certain in life is change
This blog has been going for over 10 years and was my gateway to developing as an artist. I originally called it "Finding the Artist that Is..." as a play off my last name.
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MUSTANG MARTHA launches
Back in November, we had a wonderful "soft launch" in Baytown to raise awareness for our upcoming production and on June 28th we had our...
Jenny Waldo
20 hours ago2 min read
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New Short Film Taking Off!
As my second feature film Martha's Mustang kicks off, I'm also wrapping up/launching into the festival world my latest short film,...
Jenny Waldo
Jan 141 min read
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Martha's Mustang Kicks Off!
My second feature film, Martha's Mustang kicked off active development with a community-awareness event in the Baytown area, where this...
Jenny Waldo
Dec 30, 20243 min read
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Let's Make a (Short) Movie!
Great news! As I continue to pursue the longer-term goal of funding and producing my second feature film Martha's Mustang, I've also been...
Jenny Waldo
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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FUNDRAISING!
I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since our amazing Table Read at the Houston Cinema Arts Festival, funded in part by the City of...
Jenny Waldo
Oct 9, 20235 min read
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2nd Rounder at Austin Film Festival!
My romantic comedy Honeymoon Adventurers advanced to the Second Round in the Comedy Feature category and Enderby Entertainment Award,...
Jenny Waldo
Sep 20, 20232 min read
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Continuing Ed. Fundraising Course
Super excited to be offering a Fundraising for Indie Film course through the Continuing Education department of Houston Community College...
Jenny Waldo
Sep 15, 20231 min read
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Why
--- Author Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club) interviewed on NPR's 1A I feel the need to amplify this quote as well as store it somewhere where...
Jenny Waldo
Sep 14, 20234 min read
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New Project! Table Read Event
Had a phenomenal time listening to the latest draft of my feature-in-development, Martha's Mustang, come to life at the Houston Cinema...
Jenny Waldo
Nov 16, 20224 min read
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Filmmaking as a Parent / Parenting as a Filmmaker
I recently wrote an article for Talkhouse which, like writing my debut feature film Acid Test, was both a personal and professional...
Jenny Waldo
Oct 21, 20227 min read
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Grant $$ - here we go again!
Ecstatic to report that my Acid Test producer, Anna Tran, and I just received the Houston Arts Alliance Support for Artists and Creative...
Jenny Waldo
Jul 15, 20221 min read
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LA, again
To be honest, I have a lot of mixed feelings about returning to LA for the first time in 11 years. I loved living here, and never wanted...
Jenny Waldo
Jun 14, 20223 min read
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#ActivistFilmmaking
In the early 1990s, as a teenager in the DC area, a punk and an activist going to marches and protests and sit-ins and walk-outs, I was...
Jenny Waldo
May 6, 20222 min read
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Just Another Day
My debut feature film, Acid Test, premiered this past week in festivals. It went as perfectly as it could have gone, I think. We had a...
Jenny Waldo
Oct 30, 20215 min read
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Time Travel
I've been developing a new project based on my time living in the Czech Republic and my experiences growing up with my immigrant Czech...
Jenny Waldo
Oct 7, 20212 min read
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Debut Feature Film Premiering!
Thrilled to announce that my debut feature film Acid Test will be premiering in not one but TWO film festivals this October! Go big or go...
Jenny Waldo
Oct 7, 20211 min read
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Debut Novel Arrival!
My debut novel, Affinity, is now available on Kindle HERE and I couldn't be more nervous and excited to share this story with everyone....
Jenny Waldo
Jun 5, 20219 min read
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Developing
When I started this website, it was on the heels of my divorce and everything felt like it was changing. Ten years later, the whirlwind...
Jenny Waldo
May 16, 20212 min read
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Rising Tide
Manon de Reaper, creator of the wonderful review site Film Inquiry and a friend of mine, is shooting her directorial debut, a short film...
Jenny Waldo
Oct 3, 20201 min read
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When Stereotypes Grow Up
I’ve been thinking a lot about high school recently. With the last 4 years of my life mining experiences I had during high school to turn...
Jenny Waldo
May 16, 20206 min read
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