Joe Jennings Jr.
Screenwriter/Director
Joe Jennings Jr.
Screenwriter/Director
We make the films that other filmmakers are afraid to.
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Joe Jennings, Jr. is an American Screenwriter/Producer born and raised in Atlanta, GA. He has more than ten years of industry experience in Hollywood, working as a Production Assistant for multiple television and film projects. In 2009, he formed Blinded By Ambition Entertainment, a company devoted to writing feature length scripts, and independent films. In 2011, he and his frequent collaborator, Sean Freelon, wrote, directed and produced a feature titled, “TRAPPED,” which was selected and screened at the 2011 San Francisco Black Film Festival. In 2018, his films, "A Leg Up" & "Change" have won fifteen awards combined, and been officially selected over forty times as of December 2020.
Filmography
  • Director (3 Credits)
    #ISFJ2021
    Short
    Change2018
    Short
    A Leg Up2017
    Short
  • Writer (3 Credits)
    #ISFJ2021
    Short
    Change2018
    Short
    A Leg Up2017
    Short
  • Producer (1 Credit)
    #ISFJ2021
    Short
Education
College
Morehouse College
English
1997 – 2001
Personal Details
Birth Date
February 7, 1979
Birth City
Atlanta
Current City
Atlanta
Hometown
Atlanta
Height
6 "1"
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
African-American
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Children
0
Trivia
Worked as a PA in Hollywood for nine years.
Quotes
Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
-Henry Van Dyke
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
-Thomas A. Edison
 
When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.
-Bernard Bailey
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self confidence.
-Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
We make the films that other filmmakers are afraid to.
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