Jacob G Blodgett was born and raised in Nevada and still resides in the beautiful Southern Nevada deserts. He is an "inspired" writer, usually writing when something sparks that flame inside to write, or to create art through photography and/or film.
Jacob has written multiple feature length screenplays, won several awards for them, has two that have been optioned and one that has been produced, LIFE IN THE HOLE. He has also written and produced a few short films that fared quite well on the international film festival circuits.
Jacob has many aspirations when it comes to writing, but mainly he hopes to someday write something that will inspire and impact the lives of many.
To Stay or Not To Stay (working) Family ⋄ Independent With one last blowout performance, a passionate young theatre actress hopes—against all odds—to keep her youth theatre camp alive and breathing.
South Paws Family ⋄ Sports After a minor league baseball player is denied his dream position in the big leagues—simply because he’s a lefty—he forms a little league club team, comprised totally of left-handed players, as a means to show the world that a lefty can do anything a right-handed player can do.
Mountain Falls Horror ⋄ Mystery A man awakens in a hospital to a comatose wife, a new baby girl, and a faceless evil which threatens to strip him of his sanity and everything he holds dear.
Nevada Low Ball Crime ⋄ Drama In the aftermath of an ill-planned heist, an army veteran trying to start a family must draw on his killer instincts to survive an onslaught of attacks by a local crime boss.
The Hole
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Film
by Tony Mendoza (Thriller)
Writer 2 rival prostitutes held for a few days in what is known as 'The Hole' join forces to help their 11 year-old fellow captive escape her inevitable future as a child sex-slave.
Silence Please (PSA for silencing cell phones for High Desert Shorts Int Film Fest)
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Film (short)
by Downright Digital Productions
Screenwiter
Test of Love
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Film
by Isaac Neri (Short and Thriller)
Writer
The Next Shot Original Series
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Television
(Crime)
Writer
A Test of Love
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Film (short)
by If Only One Productions
Screenwriter/Producer
Las Vegas Film Festival: Silver Ace Award for "The Gate Key"
(2011)
Nevada Film Festival: Offical Finalist (in recognition of excellence in screenwriting) for "The Gate Key"
(2011)
80% Rating with Nevada Film Office Screenwriting Competition for "Nevada Low Ball"
(2005)
College of Southern Nevada
(2010)