Semifinalist, 2025 Roadmap Writers' Shorts Competition
BIO
Los Angeles actor and writer JENNA MACARI works in theatre, TV, film, commercials, and VO. She is a graduate of the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts and holds a BFA in Acting from the College of Santa Fe. Jenna is a long-time student of Judith Weston's Actor/Director Lab, studied at Improv Olympic Chicago and UCB LA, and with acting coach Saxon Trainor. She served as a writer and co-producer on the wine/travel/comedy episodic Wine Uncorked on Spirits Network, with host Patrick Ney and Cedric the Entertainer. Selected acting credits include award winning comedy feature Babysplitters with Danny Pudi, Birthmother's Betrayal on Lifetime, and TV Land’s Lopez with George Lopez.
Based in Los Angeles, LOGAN RUSSELL is a seasoned professional fiction writer, copywriter, and marketing strategist. With a passion for spinning tales and lifting up a diverse range of voices, she has worked extensively as a ghostwriter. Logan has studied at The Groundlings, with Robert Colt, and with Saxon Trainor, among others. She has appeared in several theatrical productions, commercials, and short films. Drawing upon her lifelong love of theater, film, and television, she is focused on creating stories that elevate women’s needs, desires, and the truth about interacting with the world as a female-presenting person.
The pair won the Page Awards Gold Prize for Comedy with their feature Dating for Married People (f.k.a Catch & Release), described as a 'high concept rom com with a totally fresh premise.' Switch Track, a dramatic feature and official selection of The Women's List, won Best Feature Screenplay at the 16th Annual Lady Filmmakers Festival. The project's proof-of-concept, The List, (which they wrote, produced, and starred in) premiered at LA Shorts International Film Festival. Workaround, an hour-long dramedy set in the high stakes world of Los Angeles real estate, won Best TV Pilot at the Imagine This Women’s International Film Festival NYC.
Also in development are several short films, two TV pilots, and a family ensemble dramatic feature - all female-driven stories with a commitment to inclusion and diversity.