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Hey, I'm Jennifer!
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
My Projects
Charlie & Poppy, A Short Film by Jennifer Potts
Manchester, New Hampshire• Short
Drama
A young boy cherishes his grandfather who, from a train station platform, creates magical moments.
This project got the green light!
The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop
Boston, Massachusetts• Short
Drama, Family
After the death of her baby sister, a 7-year-old girl, with the help of an imaginary friend, creates an extraordinary world to save her fami
This project got the green light!
Projects I'm Supporting
Anatomy of Wings
Baltimore, Maryland• Feature
Documentary, Global Celebration
A young mentor from East Baltimore seeks to understand how ten teenage girls are feeling courage toward their circumstances.
This project got the green light!
Mandated
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy, Drama
No one thinks they need therapy... until they're in it.
This project got the green light!
Wed-Locked
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy
Robert and Denise, a recently married couple, do their best to put differences aside and navigate the beautiful minefield called marriage.
This project got the green light!
Ghost Girl
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy, Musical
Ghost Girl, Jess, navigates the afterlife and helps BFFL, Emma Leigh, through the 5 Stages of Grief with songs, snacks, sleepovers & more.
This project got the green light!
ONE TRUE LOVES: A Web Series
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Romance
Between her tweenhood and early twenties, Lydia meets eight different loves of her life.
This project got the green light!
Heed the Call
Los Angeles, California• Short
Drama, History
In 1942, Marguerite must decide if she is willing to defy social expectations, her family, and her fiancé in order to join the war effort.
This project got the green light!
Self Portrait
New York City, New York• Short
Drama, Experimental
A young woman reflects on the authenticity of her parents marriage in a staged dinner scene revealing three individual perspectives.
This project got the green light!
Nonprofit Web Series
Portland, Oregon• Series
Comedy, Drama
A girl on a mission in America's whitest city.
This project got the green light!
Like Glass
New York City, New York• Short
Drama, LGBTQ
Gender-fluid beauty, Zion, discovers their freedom through the Avant Garde world of New York City Nightlife.
This project got the green light!
Welcome to Deathfest
Baltimore, Maryland• Feature
Documentary, Music
Welcome to Deathfest takes a behind-the-scenes look at "America's biggest metal party of the year."
This project got the green light!
Lily 'N' Rose
Denver, Colorado• Short
Drama
Lily and Rose are best friends. When Rose abandons her, Lily flees into the wilderness, confronting something even more profound.
This project got the green light!
Last Night of Normal
Seattle, Washington• Short
Drama, Family
A young woman struggles to discover what truly matters to her after receiving a terminal diagnosis.
This project got the green light!
Letting go
New York City, New York• Short
Drama, Nature
In the face of loss, Eloisa remembers that love will give her the strength she needs to let go.
This project got the green light!
More Than Only
Portland, Oregon• Feature
LGBTQ, Romantic Comedy
Because EVEYRONE deserves their happy after everything. LGBT romantic comedy that celebrates finding love and learning to love yourself
This project got the green light!
Nia On Vacation
Patras, Greece• Feature
Drama, Comedy
Escape is relative.
This project got the green light!
Mama Drama
Fairfield, New Jersey• Short
Comedy, Drama
A suburban mom has a falling out with her friends via text messages. It takes her 10-year-old daughter to remind of what really matters.
This project got the green light!
What Color is Blue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania• Feature
LGBTQ, Experimental
Two young queers question the difference between political action/inaction and life/death in a world that does not want them to exist.
This project got the green light!
Caliche
Fredericksburg, Texas• Feature
Drama
A microbudget, truly independent feature about life in small-town Texas.
This project got the green light!
Tomorrow Never Knows Film
Boulder, Colorado• Feature
Documentary, LGBTQ
A documentary film about love and choice, accompanying a couple on their journey toward a conscious death.
This project got the green light!
Lady Parts Justice in The New World Order
Chicago, Illinois• Feature
Comedy, Documentary
Lizz Winstead's band of Merry Pranksters defends reproductive rights in this documentary by award-winning filmmaker Ruth Leitman.
This project got the green light!
Me, My Mom & Sharmila - From Stage to Screenplay
Chicago, Illinois• Feature
Comedy, Drama
An intergenerational story of three South Asian women, a daughter, her mother & a Bollywood icon, whose destinies collide.
This project got the green light!
The Empty
New York City, New York• Short
Drama
Maura, a 10 year old girl, feels her mother, Patricia, drifting away. Maura takes the advice of a mysterious man to make Patricia happy.
This project got the green light!
An Act of Terror
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County• Short
Drama, History
The true story of Virginia Christian, a 16-year-old African American girl accused of murder in the Jim Crow South.
This project got the green light!
The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop
Boston, Massachusetts• Short
Drama, Family
After the death of her baby sister, a 7-year-old girl, with the help of an imaginary friend, creates an extraordinary world to save her fami
This project got the green light!
Finding Croatoan: Solving America's Oldest Mystery
Hatteras, Dare County• Short
Documentary, Science
What if America's oldest mystery, "The Lost Colony," was a myth and they were never really lost?
This project got the green light!
Brutal Affairs
Corona, California• Short
Drama
An actor is hired by a woman to pretend to be her boyfriend at her boss' retirement party, but his actual girlfriend is catering the event.
This project got the green light!
Tough Love
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, LGBTQ
When Nikki breaks up with her cheating fiancé, she must learn to navigate the world of dating as a bisexual women.
This project got the green light!
If Only
New York City, New York• Short
Drama
On the day before she moves into hospice, Vera's three children show her the time of her life.
This project got the green light!
Pay to Stay
New York City, New York• Short
Horror, LGBTQ
A couple take a mini-vacation to repair their relationship, unaware the AirBNB they rented may lead to their untimely end.
This project got the green light!
Presley Dent
Los Angeles, California• Short
Animation, Comedy
When Betty lands a job campaigning for populist Presley Dent, she discovers her favorite candidate isn't as honest as she hoped.
This project got the green light!
Quare Life
Chicago, Illinois• Series
Comedy, LGBTQ
After a failed marriage proposal, a 30-something, Black lesbian finds herself unengaged, unemployed and relies on friends for support.
This project got the green light!
Sylphvania Grove
New York City, New York• Short
Adventure, Fantasy
A troubled girl follows a magical being into the woods where her fears take on fantastical forms.
This project got the green light!
Streetlights
Los Angeles, California• Short
Drama, Fantasy
A runaway 10-year-old kid meets a troubled teenager and street performer who teaches him some truths about life and survival in the streets.
This project got the green light!
I'm Having an Affair With My Wife!
Cleveland, Ohio• Feature
Romantic Comedy
Married couple get fed up, seek out affairs online--and accidentally end up starting an affair WITH each other!
This project got the green light!
Butterflies
New York City, New York• Short
Drama
Butterflies is a dark look at the psychological affects of bullying on Melanie as she navigates her way through high school.
This project got the green light!
Commercial for the Queen of Meatloaf
Baltimore, Maryland• Short
Experimental
In a surrealist take on a 1950s commercial, a housewife attempts to spice up her marriage by preparing a delicious meatloaf for dinner.
This project got the green light!
The Decades of Mason Carroll
New York City, New York• Short
Drama, Sci-Fi
A man who cannot age, wishing to hide, learns to slip into then out of intimate relationships until he is forced to confront his fears.
This project got the green light!
Welcome Home
Albany, New York• Series
Comedy
When life handed them lemons, they moved back home with their parents.
This project got the green light!
Exposure
Pepin, Wisconsin• Feature
Romance, LGBTQ
Two women set off on separate journeys of self-reflection and contemplation. What happened between them? How did the relationship die?
This project got the green light!
Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose
Los Angeles, California• Short
Comedy, Drama
Technophobe Davy Ludd is dragged online by a hipster co-worker in the meandering quest to find his long lost sweetheart Rose.
This project got the green light!
Illustrator's Block
Downers Grove, Illinois• Short
Drama
An illustrator named Matthew tries to keep his job with the help of a magical pen.
This project got the green light!
Solstice Ranch
Los Angeles, California• Short
Comedy, Romance
Set in the late 90s at a whimsical retreat, this lighthearted short film tests the boundaries of friendships, relationships and family.
This project got the green light!
Architect Blues
Atlanta, Georgia• Short
Drama, Other
A short film that explores the side hustle every black woman has that keeps her pockets empty.
This project got the green light!
The Boy Who Lived in a Tree
Glen Ellyn, DuPage County• Short
Drama, Fantasy
A young boy must choose between the fantastical tree that has cared for him his whole life or his independence.
This project got the green light!
THOSE PEOPLE: A Love Story
Los Angeles, California• Feature
Drama, Romance
Taylor and Mehran meet, and fall in love despite their cultural differences, but their bliss is threatened when family tensions escalate.
This project got the green light!
Friday Afternoon
Green Valley Lake, California• Short
Film-Noir, Thriller
In a fit of rage on a mountain road, a CEO causes an accident that leads to a bizarre encounter that takes him where he is (really) going.
This project got the green light!
Grayscale
Los Angeles, California• Short
Drama
A housekeeper teetering on the edge of self-destruction butts heads with her closest friend in a motel room in the middle of the desert.
This project got the green light!
Odette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County• Short
Comedy, Horror
A curse. A small town. Two adventures trying to save the world and get some pancakes.. #Not Another Zombie Cowboy Love Story
This project got the green light!
Forbidden Steps
Los Angeles, California• Feature
Global Celebration, Family
A Muslim police officer stuck between his dancer daughter & orthodox father must grapple with ties to tradition & his own American dream.
This project got the green light!
Soiled Doves
Los Angeles, California• Series
Drama, Western
1887: A female saloon owner, a troubled prostitute and a newcomer with a secret must unite to save their frontier town from an ancient evil.
This project got the green light!
The Last Partera
Durham, North Carolina• Feature
Documentary
A 95-year-old midwife passes on her wisdom to a new generation of Costa Rican women fighting for their right to choose how they give birth.
This project got the green light!
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Suburbia
Dallas, Texas• Short
Comedy, Teen
Because why hire a limo for prom when you can risk your life for a free ride?
This project got the green light!
UnCorked - A Web Series
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Satire
Six women changing their lives one glass at a time...
This project got the green light!
The Secret Nobody Knows
New York City, New York• Short
Romance, War
A woman’s parting gift to a solider reveals the secret to their uncertain future.
This project got the green light!
LULU
Los Angeles, California• Short
Drama, LGBTQ
"I'm often silent when I'm screaming inside."
This project got the green light!
After Downfall
New York City, New York• Short
Action, Sci-Fi
Nick and Isaac do their best to survive in New York City...seven years after a nuclear war.
This project got the green light!
Her-POW! New Adventures of Vintage Comic Book Heroines!
Los Angeles, California• Series
Action, Other
All new live-action adventures from 3 heroines from the Golden Age of comic books: The Woman in Red, The Veiled Avenger, and Ghost Woman!
This project got the green light!
Don't Talk About the Baby
Washington, District of Columbia• Feature
Documentary
There shouldn't be a stigma surrounding miscarriage, stillbirth or infertility. This has happened to someone you know--Let's talk about it.
This project got the green light!
The Construct: Female Laborers and the Fight for Equality
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)• Feature
Documentary
The Construct gives a voice to the women physically constructing development in what has been one of the most isolated nations in the world.
This project got the green light!
Ordinary Women
San Francisco, California• Series
Animation, History
Feminist Frequency's new video series about defying stereotypes, challenging the status quo, and being extraordinary.
This project got the green light!
Ten Minutes to the New You
Birmingham, Alabama• Short
Drama, Sci-Fi
A 60-year-old woman gets ten-minute opportunity to revert back to her younger self to seek change.
This project got the green light!
Brazilian Wood
Phoenix, Arizona• Feature
Drama, Thriller
One man's relentless pursuit of justice collides with another man's bizarre course of revenge.
This project got the green light!
Across The Tracks
Atlanta, Georgia• Short
Drama, Family
In 1960s GA, a young mixed girl decides to pass for white, a choice that follows her for many years.
This project got the green light!
The Canary
California, United States• Short
History, Thriller
One gold miner. One mine. One nightmare.
This project got the green light!
A New York Pair
New York City, New York• Short
Romantic Comedy
What happens when Molly and Charles must decide between ambition and love in New York City?
This project got the green light!
Little Cabbage
Atlanta, Georgia• Short
Thriller
An eccentric composer in the 1950's is given a magical instrument that distorts her relationships.
This project got the green light!
Stories of the Unconscious
Brooklyn, New York
Experimental
A short film of nine surreal landscapes where animals speak, statues bleed and people seek purpose.
This project got the green light!
