Joe Jennings Jr.
CEO at Blinded By Ambiton
Director and Screenwriter
Atlanta, Georgia
November 2020
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About Joe
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.
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Credits
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Sweet Conversation (
2019 )
Film Sound department -
Change (
2018 )
Film Director -
A Leg Up (
2017 )
Film Director -
Trapped (
2011 )
Video Director -
Blood Done Sign My Name (
2010 )
Film Additional Crew -
Pay It Off (
2009 )
TV Series Additional Crew -
Solicit Behavior (
2007 )
TV Short Camera and Electrical Department -
Californication (
2007 )
TV Series Additional Crew -
Jericho (
2006 )
TV Series Additional Crew -
Land of the Free (
2004 )
TV Short Actor
Awards
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A Leg Up - WInner Best Director - Mile High Film Festival
(2020) -
A Leg Up - Winner Best Script - Mile High Film Festival
(2020) -
A Leg Up - Winner Best Director - Toronto Short Film Channel Festival
(2020) -
A Leg Up - Winner Best Narrative Short - Sicily Independent Film Awards
(2020) -
A Leg Up - Winner Best Script - Toronto Short Film Channel Festival
(2020) -
Change - Winner - Best Actress (Jamila Gray) - Mile High Film Festival
(2020) -
Change - Winner - blackfilm.com/shorts
(2020) -
A Leg Up - Winner Best Cinematography (Derek Bauer) - Southern States Indie Film Fan Fest
(2019) -
A Leg Up - Winner Best Actor (Phoenix Washington) - Southern States Indie Film Fan Fest
(2019) -
A Leg Up - Winner 2nd Best Film of August 2018 - CKF International Film Festival
(2018) -
A Leg Up - Winner Honorable Mention - Virgin Spring Cinefest
(2018) -
Change - Winner Audience Spotlight Award - Hollywood South Urban Film Festival
(2018) -
Change - Winner Honorable Mention - IMDB Independent Shorts Awards
(2018) -
Change - Winner Best Short Narrative - Mount Vernon International Film Festival
(2018) -
Change - Winner Best Ensemble Cast - The Galveston Island Film Festival & Conference
(2018)
Education
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Morehouse College
(1997-2001)
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