A coming-of-age rebellion story fueled by Riot Grrrl music, a dysfunctional family, and LSD. Set in 1992 against the backdrop of the Presidential Election and based on true events!
Against the backdrop of the presidential election between Bush, Clinton, and Perot, a girl of mixed-descent – her mother is Mexican and her father is white American – enters her senior year with life-long plans to attend Harvard, just like Dad. When Jenny discovers Riot Grrrl, an aggressive feminist punk music, her perspective on her dad and his controlling nature shifts, and she drifts from “the plan.” Flirt with a cute boy? Learn Spanish? Drop LSD? She impulsively dives into new experiences, exploring her Mexican heritage, rebelling against her father’s control, and defining herself on her own terms.
A producer, writer, and director, Jenny Waldo’s feature film directorial debut Acid Test, adapted from her award-winning short, premiered at the Austin Film Festival and was nominated for the Texas Independent Film Award by the Houston Film Critics Society. Experienced in both documentary and scripted storytelling, past credits include associate-producing the indie feature The Preacher’s Daughter which sold to Lifetime and the Starz feature documentary The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing among various shorts, documentary series, and music videos. Her second feature, Martha’s Mustang, was a Nicholl Fellowship Quarterfinalist and participant of several development labs including the Stowe Story Narrative Lab and is in development. A graduate of USC's School of Cinematic Arts with a MFA in Film Production, Jenny educates and advocates for upcoming filmmakers through her consulting, volunteer work, and as a faculty member of Houston Community College’s Filmmaking Program.
Premiere - Austin Film Festival, 2021
Dances With Films, 2022
Texas Independent Film Award, nominated
DP - Kerianne Parker
Actor - Juliana DeStefano (Jenny)
Actor - Brian Thornton (Dad/Jack)
