Ep. 20 Making my own stuff and being my own boss with Jenna Mahmoud Bosco

Every start starts somewhere and in this episode former waitresses Ashley and Jenna chat about creating your own work to get seen in showbiz. Jenna Mahmoud Bosco is currently a finalist for the 2020 Warner Brothers Writing Workshop. Her dramedy
pilot, "Lady Liberty," is in the second round for the 2020 Sundance Episodic Lab and the 2020 Black List x WIF Episodic Lab. Jenna is also the creator and star of the "New Heights" Web series.
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Jenna Mahmoud Bosco is a womanist writer, filmmaker and actress from New Jersey. She is currently a finalist for the 2020 Warner Brothers Writing Workshop. Her dramedy
pilot, "Lady Liberty," recently advanced to the second round of the 2020 Sundance Episodic Lab and the 2020 Black List x WIF Episodic Lab. She is the creator and star of "New Heights" Webseries, which was an official selection at NYC Webfest, Brooklyn Webfest, New Media Film
Festival and the Black Woman Film Festival. She recently wrote, produced and directed a short film, "Baladi (My Country)," which is a fish out of water immigration story about an unlikely
friendship.

Jenna is currently working on developing a coming of age feature film and a new TV pilot. Her recent acting credits include NBC’s "New Amsterdam," NBC’s "The Blacklist," CBS’ "Tommy" and
"Eh Dah: Questions for my Father" at NYTW Next Door. Jenna is an NYU Tisch Drama grad, a diversity scholarship recipient at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade, and a former member of The Flea
Theater’s acting company, “The Bats.” In her spare time, Jenna enjoys cooking plant-based meals, taking care of her garden, and making travel films.