About

A native of Washington, DC, Jenny graduated from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts with a MFA in Film Production where she won a directing scholarship and focused on writing, directing, and producing scripted and documentary films. Jenny’s latest short film that she wrote and directed, Acid Test, enjoyed a two year festival run including BendFilm Festival in Oregon, Austin Film Festival, Snowdance in Germany, Houston Latino Film Festival, and was selected for the 2018 Women in Film and Television International (WIFTI) Shortcase and the Austin Film Society Shortcase at SXSW. Other shorts include writing/directing Sisters (2016 WIFTI Shortcase) and producing on Meggan's Journey (2017 Boomtown Festival) and Next Exit (2017 Maryland Film Festival, 2015 Cannes Short Film Corner). Past credits include producing on the feature The Preacher's Daughter (2013) and the feature documentary The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004). A former Program Coordinator for Houston’s Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP), a non-profit organization dedicated to emerging filmmakers, Jenny now teaches scripted and documentary production at Houston Community College’s Filmmaking Program in addition to making films. She’s currently in post-production on the feature adaptation of Acid Test as well as developing a feature based on a woman’s fight against City Hall in Baytown in the 1990’s. Learn more at jennywaldo.com and acidtestfilm.com

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