Jennie Jarvis
@jarviswrites.bsky.social
Telly-Award Winning Filmmaker. Writer. Professor. Coffee Addict. Whovian. Weirdo.
Crafting the Character Arc: A Practical Guide to Character Creation and Development - Buy it now! https://tinyurl.com/CTCABuyNow
She/They
Crafting the Character Arc: A Practical Guide to Character Creation and Development - Buy it now! https://tinyurl.com/CTCABuyNow
She/They
So honored that the Big Apple Film Festival has recognized my Half Hour Pilot screenplay, The Mannings! #grateful #writer #filmmaker
November 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So honored that the Big Apple Film Festival has recognized my Half Hour Pilot screenplay, The Mannings! #grateful #writer #filmmaker
So excited to see my 1/2 hour television script, The Mannings, on the list as a finalist! Woo hoo!
www.bigapplefilmfestival.com/fall-2025-fi...
www.bigapplefilmfestival.com/fall-2025-fi...
Fall 2025 Finalists | Big Apple Film Festi
www.bigapplefilmfestival.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
So excited to see my 1/2 hour television script, The Mannings, on the list as a finalist! Woo hoo!
www.bigapplefilmfestival.com/fall-2025-fi...
www.bigapplefilmfestival.com/fall-2025-fi...
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Today we head to Sacramento to advocate for the expansion of our California Film and Television Jobs Program and to support the bills AB 1138 and SB 630 and to #KeepCaliforniaRolling! If you have yet to send a letter, please click on the link in our bio. deadline.com/2025/04/ca-f...
Hollywood’s Show Of Force: Over 100,000 Letters Of Support Sent To CA Lawmakers Ahead Of Key Hearings On Expanded Film & TV Tax Credit Proposal
Hollywood workers have sent letters of support to CA lawmakers ahead of key hearings about the state's proposed Film & TV Tax Credit Program changes
deadline.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today we head to Sacramento to advocate for the expansion of our California Film and Television Jobs Program and to support the bills AB 1138 and SB 630 and to #KeepCaliforniaRolling! If you have yet to send a letter, please click on the link in our bio. deadline.com/2025/04/ca-f...
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A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least 144 people near the epicenter in Myanmar and injured hundreds more. In neighboring Thailand, several were killed when a high-rise tower collapsed.
A major earthquake kills at least 144 people in Myanmar. Here's what we know
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least 144 people near the epicenter in Myanmar and injured hundreds more. In neighboring Thailand, several were killed when a high-rise tower collapsed.
www.npr.org
March 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least 144 people near the epicenter in Myanmar and injured hundreds more. In neighboring Thailand, several were killed when a high-rise tower collapsed.
The wonderful filmmakers at Digital Griffix recently interviewed me about my short film, Connection! The film was nominated in both their Best Film of the Year and Best COVID Film categories. Be sure to check it out! youtu.be/X40CcVzVDbo?...
Exclusive interview with Jennie Jarvis, nominee for Best Fiction Film of 2025
YouTube video by Digital Griffix
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March 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The wonderful filmmakers at Digital Griffix recently interviewed me about my short film, Connection! The film was nominated in both their Best Film of the Year and Best COVID Film categories. Be sure to check it out! youtu.be/X40CcVzVDbo?...
So my doctor has officially told me that my stress has me a step away from being hospitalized. So… any tips on how to chill the f out? I’ve been trying for years but clearly my ways aren’t working.
a woman sitting at a desk with her hands on her head and the words state of my mind
ALT: a woman sitting at a desk with her hands on her head and the words state of my mind
media.tenor.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
So my doctor has officially told me that my stress has me a step away from being hospitalized. So… any tips on how to chill the f out? I’ve been trying for years but clearly my ways aren’t working.
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Mental health professionals with the Veterans Health Administration say the stress caused by Elon Musk's "What did you do last week?" emails is hurting veterans' care.
'A blitz attack': VA mental health experts liken Elon Musk's emails to warfare
Mental health professionals with the Veterans Health Administration say the stress caused by Elon Musk's "What did you do last week?" emails is hurting veterans' care.
www.npr.org
March 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Mental health professionals with the Veterans Health Administration say the stress caused by Elon Musk's "What did you do last week?" emails is hurting veterans' care.
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It was the “omg what now” of times, it was the “I swear we’re not all like this” of times
March 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It was the “omg what now” of times, it was the “I swear we’re not all like this” of times
Dragons!
Best aerial photo I have so far of small dragons recently added near the portal of The Isle of Berk.
March 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Dragons!
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HOW YOU CAN HELP:
✅ Spend your money at small businesses, especially those owned by underrepresented entrepreneurs
✅ Share this message with your networks—word of mouth is powerful
✅ Stand together in financial solidarity to create real economic change
✅ Spend your money at small businesses, especially those owned by underrepresented entrepreneurs
✅ Share this message with your networks—word of mouth is powerful
✅ Stand together in financial solidarity to create real economic change
February 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
✅ Spend your money at small businesses, especially those owned by underrepresented entrepreneurs
✅ Share this message with your networks—word of mouth is powerful
✅ Stand together in financial solidarity to create real economic change
✅ Spend your money at small businesses, especially those owned by underrepresented entrepreneurs
✅ Share this message with your networks—word of mouth is powerful
✅ Stand together in financial solidarity to create real economic change
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Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
February 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
Song of the summer!
Hostile Government Take Over (EDM Remix) @AGiftFromTodd
YouTube video by Vinny Marchi
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February 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Song of the summer!
One of these days, my short film Connection will stop being nominated for awards. Today, however, is not that day! My little COVID film is still going strong! Woo hoo! #filmmaker
February 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
One of these days, my short film Connection will stop being nominated for awards. Today, however, is not that day! My little COVID film is still going strong! Woo hoo! #filmmaker
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The CURRENT ERA is a whole lot, and maybe you like books as a place to escape -- if'n you were looking to escape into my books (and oof, I've written a lot of 'em), here's maybe where I'd start:
Where To Start With The Books Of Chuck Wendig, 2025 Edition
Everything is perfectly normal and fine, and in that world of normal fine normalcy, one might want to read books. And once in a while, I get someone asking me, “Hey, what book of yours should…
terribleminds.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The CURRENT ERA is a whole lot, and maybe you like books as a place to escape -- if'n you were looking to escape into my books (and oof, I've written a lot of 'em), here's maybe where I'd start:
Such a fantastic - and much needed - episode! Well worth a listen even if you aren’t a screenwriter.
On today’s Scriptnotes, we welcome back psychotherapist Dennis Palumbo to discuss writing while (gestures around in all directions). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
676 - Writing while the World is on Fire
Podcast Episode · Scriptnotes Podcast · 02/18/2025 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Such a fantastic - and much needed - episode! Well worth a listen even if you aren’t a screenwriter.
The best house near the mini’s school.
February 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The best house near the mini’s school.
My feed on here is half updates on the Epic Universe construction and half updates on the end of the US societal structure as we know it so… you know, Happy Valentine’s Day.
February 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
My feed on here is half updates on the Epic Universe construction and half updates on the end of the US societal structure as we know it so… you know, Happy Valentine’s Day.
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Well I’m officially “hey can you help me get the other strap of this backpack on” years old so that feels pretty bad
February 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Well I’m officially “hey can you help me get the other strap of this backpack on” years old so that feels pretty bad
Just finished a revise and resubmit for my new novel. While revising, I got a request for full from another agent. I’m in a good phase of the Jennie-writing life. Much better than the phase whenever I was unable to do anything worthy because I was dealing with my mom’s death so yay…?
February 15, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Just finished a revise and resubmit for my new novel. While revising, I got a request for full from another agent. I’m in a good phase of the Jennie-writing life. Much better than the phase whenever I was unable to do anything worthy because I was dealing with my mom’s death so yay…?
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“I’m angry at the absolute arrogance of these companies. These companies have gotten hundreds of billions of dollars of value that would not exist if not for our work," - John Rogers, WGAW Board Member. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Hollywood writers say AI is ripping off their work. They want studios to sue
Several film and TV writers say they are horrified their scripts are being used by tech companies to train AI models without writers' permission. They are pressuring studios to take legal action.
www.latimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“I’m angry at the absolute arrogance of these companies. These companies have gotten hundreds of billions of dollars of value that would not exist if not for our work," - John Rogers, WGAW Board Member. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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"the company’s elevated stock price becomes increasingly dependent on the belief that Musk the magician can deliver wildly creative new products. That image is fading." @davidzipper.bsky.social why boycotting Telsa could make Elon hurt
Don’t Buy a Tesla. Sell Your Tesla. Refuse a Tesla at the Rental Counter. Yes—It Will Help.
Elon Musk’s car company is in a precarious spot.
slate.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"the company’s elevated stock price becomes increasingly dependent on the belief that Musk the magician can deliver wildly creative new products. That image is fading." @davidzipper.bsky.social why boycotting Telsa could make Elon hurt
Check out the book list I was invited to create for Shepard!
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The best books to get that screenplay out of your head
Jennie Jarvis shares the 5 best books on get that screenplay out of your head. Have you read The Screenwriter's Workbook?
shepherd.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Check out the book list I was invited to create for Shepard!
shepherd.com/best-books/g...
shepherd.com/best-books/g...
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time to pause the apocalyptic stock ticker
cease the doomscrolling for a moment
freeze-frame on the end times
look, a bird!
(photo by me)
cease the doomscrolling for a moment
freeze-frame on the end times
look, a bird!
(photo by me)
February 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
time to pause the apocalyptic stock ticker
cease the doomscrolling for a moment
freeze-frame on the end times
look, a bird!
(photo by me)
cease the doomscrolling for a moment
freeze-frame on the end times
look, a bird!
(photo by me)