Jennifer Smith lives in San Antonio, Texas. She went to law school at night as a single mother. She served in the Air Force for twenty years as a judge advocate, deploying to the Combined Air Operations Center in Saudi Arabia in 2003 for the shock and awe of Iraqi FREEDOM. She continued as a federal contracts attorney for the Air Force and the VA. Like many of her characters, she juggled family with demanding work and travel on some stage. She made a short documentary, FINDING MY EDGE, nominated at the Cannes World Film Festival, where a young woman takes on the TAHOE200 ultramarathon, now on Amazon Prime. She’s halfway through an MFA at the University of Houston-Victoria. Her feature drama script is about a singer-songwriter with a country music dream who finds a way to make a better life for her and her son, PHOEBE LARK, placed in the Vail, Table Read My Screenplay and Dallas film festivals. Her stories dwell in possibility.
Filmography
Writer (2 Credits)
PHOEBE LARK
Screenplay
Soft Hands
Short Script
Producer (1 Credit)
Finding My Edge2023
Documentary
Director (1 Credit)
Finding My Edge2023
Documentary
15 Awards & Selections
Texas Quarterfinalist PHOEBE LARK
Dallas International Film Festival Dallas TX
2024
Quarterfinalist PHOEBE LARK
Table Read My Screenplay Park City, UT
2024
Semi-finalist PHOEBE LARK
Vail Film Festival Screenwriting Competition, 2023 Vail Colorado
2023
Nominations for: Film Femme Fantastic , Best First Time Filmmaker, Best Documentary Finding My Edge
ScreenATX Film Festival Austin
2023
Best Short Documentary, Jury Selection Award, Best Producer Documentary, Best Director Documentary Short Finding My Edge
Lens Fame International Film Festival Gawalior
2023
Best Short Documentary Finding My Edge
Indobali Film Festival Bali
2023
Best Documentary Short Finding My Edge
Venice Art & Film Festival/ VIFF March Venice
2023
Best Documentary Short Finding My Edge
4th Dimension Film Festival Jan-Feb Paradiso UBUD, Bali
2023
Silver Award Best First Time Female Director Finding My Edge
Independent Shorts Awards March Los Angles, California
2023
Official Selection, Nominee for: Best Doc (Short), Best Sports Film, Best Voiceover Finding My Edge
Cannes World Film Festival February Cannes
2023
Best Doc (Short), Best First Time Director (Short) Finding My Edge
LA Film Awards February Los Angeles, California
2023
Nomination for Best Documentary Finding My Edge
Prison City Film Festival Huntsville, Texas
2023
Best Producer, Honorable Mention and Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design Finding My Edge
Indie Shorts Fest January Los Angeles, California
2023
Quarterfinalist Soft Hands
Vail Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
2022
Quarterfinalist Soft Hands
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Competition