Jenny Waldo

Acid Test Productions
Director, Filmmaker, Producer, Screenwriter and Script Consultant

Houston, Texas

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June 2015

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About Jenny

A producer, writer, and director, Jenny Waldo’s feature film directorial debut, Acid Test, adapted from her award-winning short, premiered at the Austin Film Festival and was nominated for the Texas Independent Film Award by the Houston Film Critics Society. Experienced in both documentary and scripted storytelling, past credits include associate-producing the indie feature The Preacher’s Daughter which sold to Lifetime and the Starz feature documentary The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing among various shorts, documentary series, and music videos. Her second feature, Martha’s Mustang, is in development and was a Nicholl Fellowship Quarterfinalist and participant of several development labs including the Stowe Story Narrative Lab. A graduate of USC's School of Cinematic Arts with a MFA in Film Production, Jenny educates and advocates for upcoming filmmakers through her consulting, volunteer work, and as a faculty member of Houston Community College’s Filmmaking Program. Specializing in based-on-true stories with personal and intimate films, her latest short, Twofer, premiered at the Houston Latino Film Festival and expands her directing work into the thriller genre!

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Mustang Martha Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama ⋄ Biography A woman in the man's world of auto body repair fights her city over a hot pink Mustang she's turned into a flower planter to attract customers only to receive complaints and a citation for violating the city's Junk Car Ordinance. Inspired by true events that divided the town of Baytown, Texas in 1994.

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Twofer (2025)
Film (short) (Thriller) Director A dark and twisty tale of a woman stranded on a desolate road and the handsome stranger who stops to help. Premiered at Houston Latino Film Festival to a sold out crowd!
Acid Test (2021)
Film by Acid Test Productions (Drama) Producer/Writer/Director A coming-of-age rebellion story fueled by Riot Grrrl music, a dysfunctional family, and LSD. Set in 1992 and based on true events, this is my debut feature film as a writer/director. Premiered at Austin Film Festival and distributed by Giant Pictures and Cardinal XD.
Next Exit (2017)
Film Producer
Acid Test (2017)
Film (Short) Producer/Writer/Director A teenage girl drops LSD at a concert and goes home to her parents, sparking a hallucinogenic family meltdown. Adapted into a feature film.
Giant Kitty: This Stupid Stuff (2016)
Video Producer
Meggan's Journey (2016)
Film Producer
Sisters (2013)
Film Producer
The Preacher's Daughter (2013)
TV Movie Producer
Everything Begins at B.I.R.T.H. (2007)
Film Producer
Searching for Angels (2006)
Film Producer
Pebbles (2005)
Film Producer
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
Film Producer
Fist of Iron Chef (2004)
Film Producer
Unsyncables at Any Age (2003)
Film Producer