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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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My latest short film streaming for FREE!
After a year-long run exclusively on Seed&Spark, and in light of the Coronavirus forcing us inside, we’ve decided to share our...
Jenny Waldo
Mar 20, 20201 min read
Filmmaking with a Capital F
There’s an inherent contradiction these days for marginalized filmmakers: if you want to promote diversity and equality as “normal,” as...
Jenny Waldo
Nov 26, 20199 min read
Voyage Houston
Had a blast doing an Art & Life profile with VoyageHouston recently! Enjoy! #VoyageHouston
Jenny Waldo
Apr 26, 20191 min read
Fundraising Call! Activist Filmmaking!
With the political, social, educational, and artistic goals for my debut feature film, instead of traditional investors, we are raising...
Jenny Waldo
Feb 22, 20193 min read
Casting Call for Feature Film!
I’m excited to start the casting process for the feature adaptation of my short film Acid Test! Read on below for info: Title of...
Jenny Waldo
Feb 2, 20194 min read
20 Year Anniversary
20 years ago, this month, I had my first internship in the film industry. Twenty. Years. Ago. For what it’s worth, I wanted to put that...
Jenny Waldo
Jan 8, 201922 min read
The problem with home
I recently went home to DC to visit my parents for Thanksgiving. It had only been a year since my last visit but overall my trips back to...
Jenny Waldo
Nov 29, 20185 min read
RIP William Goldman
Twenty years ago, I had the extraordinary privilege of meeting the screenwriter William Goldman, who passed away today. His death...
Jenny Waldo
Nov 16, 20183 min read
New Music Video!
The latest in my collaboration with Houston Riot Grrrl band Giant Kitty, the music video I directed for “Disorder Girl” has premiered! It...
Jenny Waldo
May 10, 20181 min read
Updates
It has been a busy busy busy busy spring semester. I’m teaching extra courses in Filmmaking at Houston Community College and guest...
Jenny Waldo
Apr 20, 20181 min read
Crowdfunding & Festivals in Review
It’s been a whirlwind couple of months working on the Seed&Spark crowdfunding campaign to develop ACID TEST into a feature film while...
Jenny Waldo
Dec 2, 20171 min read
Article in the Washington Post
Recently, I was under mandatory evacuation here in the Houston area because of Hurricane Harvey. The thing is, I came to Houston as a...
Jenny Waldo
Sep 14, 20172 min read
Follow. Share. Contribute.
Now that ACID TEST premiered in the film festival circuit (more news on upcoming screenings soon!), my thoughts are going to the “what’s...
Jenny Waldo
Sep 14, 20173 min read
ACID TEST to BendFilm!
My short film ACID TEST will be in competition at BendFilm Festival this October! So excited to attend, and it was great, welcome new in...
Jenny Waldo
Sep 11, 20171 min read
Write what you (don’t) know
I recently went to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to view the Ron Mueck exhibit. As I walked in, there was a piece by another artist...
Jenny Waldo
Jul 24, 20176 min read
Losing your (festival) virginity
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! As a filmmaker, it’s hard enough just to get your film off the ground and into production. Then it’s another...
Jenny Waldo
Jun 21, 20173 min read
Festival news!
The Literally Short Film Festival runs June 14 – 18 and the Local & Fresh screening will be at 4:00pm on Sunday, June 18th. So this...
Jenny Waldo
May 23, 20171 min read
ACID TEST New Website & Twitter
ACID TEST has its very own website now www.acidtestfilm.com and a dedicated Twitter handle @acidtestfilm in addition to our existing...
Jenny Waldo
Mar 29, 20171 min read
Visual Storytelling
Making movies is telling a story through pictures, performances, words, and sounds. I began this journey into movie-making through...
Jenny Waldo
Nov 26, 20163 min read
We did it! ACID TEST funded!
ACID TEST got the green light on Seed&Spark meaning we received the funds raised in April to get us through post-production. More to...
Jenny Waldo
May 17, 20161 min read
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