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matthew jennings

  • Showcase 2022
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      • Badewitz, Malcolm
      • Billingsley, Jake
      • Birch, Kayleigh
      • Bradley, Geo
      • Cox, Zachary
      • Ford, Patrick
      • Franicevic, Sunce
      • Lindsey, Molly
      • Lux, Marcus
      • Monteagudo, Jennifer
      • Pierce, Cecily
      • Sewell, Samantha
      • Steves, Seis
      • Weerts, MJ
      • Whitty, Frankie
      • Wilsey, Hannah
      • Wyeth, Matt
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    • Our Writers >
      • Showcase 2021 >
        • Badewitz, Malcolm
        • Birch, Kayleigh
        • Bradley, Geo
        • Cox, Zachary
        • Jarvis, Rachel
        • Jorquera, Manuela
        • Lindsey, Molly R
        • Lunde, Julia
        • Lux, Marcus
        • Monteagudo, Jennifer
        • Nelson, Anthony
        • O'Donahue, Connie
        • Pierce, Cecily
        • Russell, Caroline
        • Sewell, Sam
        • Steves, Seis
        • Weerts, MJ
        • Whitty, Frankie
        • Wilsey, Hannah
        • Wyeth, Matt
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        • Abreu, Lucas
        • Arellano, Jerónimo
        • Arthur, Zachary
        • Angonese, Kristen
        • Bernhardt, Payton
        • Cardamone, Giulia
        • Celani, Bia
        • Deibert, Adam
        • Flanagan, Vanita
        • Gallion, Candice
        • Garcia, Isabella
        • Gaudet, Kelly
        • Graham, Evan
        • Grush, Rosalind
        • Hamilton, Kody
        • Hirsch, Jacob
        • Huchton, Connor
        • Jennings, Matthew
        • Lena, Amber
        • Lyu, Philip
        • Natarajan, Divija
        • Schiff, Augustus
        • Sharp, Aaron
        • Silverman, Erica Lane
        • Wen, Amy
        • Whitaker, Marian
        • Wolf, Caitlin
        • Wootton, Samuel
        • Zhao, Jen
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        • Adams, Katie
        • Allender, Miranda
        • Azul, DJ
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        • Chatham, Tyler
        • Dalton, Aaron
        • Danna, Tyler
        • Dawson, Sophie
        • Doyle, Megan Patricia
        • Jakim, Elyssa
        • Johnson, Julian
        • Joyce, Natasha
        • Kim, Regina
        • Krishnan, Sanj
        • McCain, Amber
        • Overy, Alexandra
        • Parker, Jaclyn
        • Sarin, Mrittika 'Mou'
        • Sprangers, Paul
        • Strickland, John
        • Wang, Gene
        • West, Aidan
        • Wilkins, Catherine
        • Wilson, Jordan
        • Wilson, Mark Skeele
        • Wynn, Trevor
      • Class of 2019 >
        • Ainsfeld, Jeff Austin
        • Bean, Abigail
        • Berger, Stephanie
        • Berger, Taylor
        • Borg, Christina
        • Dil, Tanha
        • DiTullio, Alex
        • Fuller, JorDan
        • Gurzi, Jeremiah
        • Hines, Ryan Michael
        • Johnson, Griffin
        • Kozak, Jessica
        • Losch, Ariana
        • Malhotra, Yashna
        • Monaghan, Amy
        • Pascal, Lea
        • Priest, Sonny
        • Rasso, Erika
        • Reilly, Shannon
        • Shaffer, Tyrrell
        • Shore, Kianna
        • Sim, Harrison
        • Soares, Barbara
        • Strathmore, Kelly
        • Wignall, Catherine
        • Yin, Yiyi
      • Class of 2018 >
        • Abedin, Cooper
        • Ademulegun, Bisi
        • Altunin, Yaroslav
        • Batavia, Julia
        • Beall, Charles
        • Buda, Liz
        • Chambers, Mark
        • Cieslar, Katrine
        • Emerson, Skye
        • Gilman, Dan
        • Hamill, Ian
        • Harter, Julia
        • Masters, Leon
        • Mizrahi, Jake
        • Moriarty, Julia
        • Pinzon, Nico
        • Potter, Jordan
        • Schmid, Belinda
        • Segal, Guido
        • Stratton, Danielle
        • Tino, Dan
        • Tucker, Trina
        • Vivell, Steven
        • Wankier, Andrew
        • Whang, Laura
        • Wolter, Kimberly-Rose
        • Yim, Paul
      • Class of 2017 >
        • Adams, Nick
        • Atrach, Dana
        • Calbert, David
        • Carnie, Karolyn
        • Elbogen, Eli
        • Giles Dunn, Raeann
        • Gordon, Jeff S.
        • Jahagirdar, Mitali
        • Kazer, Vincent
        • Larsen, Mads
        • Maloney, Maggie
        • Mejia, Natalia
        • Shields, Anthony
        • Siara, Joey
        • White, Lynelle
        • Zhu, Yijun
      • Class of 2016 >
        • Adeeb, Mouhamed
        • Christensen, Jeremy
        • Donovan, Christian
        • Karch, Kevin
        • Sachi, Shoshana
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Name: Matt Jennings
​Email: mattjennings566@gmail.com
Graduation Year: 2021
Track: Feature Track

Short Bio: Who goes to UCSD to study Literature/Writing? Apparently, Matt Jennings does. At UCSD, he fell out of love with literature and in love with screenwriting. Now he attends the MFA in Screenwriting at UCLA. Don't worry, though. He still loves to read. 

Title #1: Walls
Project Type #1: Feature
Project Genre #1: Drama
Logline #1: A family of recent arrivals must come together to navigate the fallout of their father's sudden deportation. 


Title #2: The Worst Years of Our Lives
Project Type #2: TV - Hour Long
Project Genre #2: Drama
Logline #2: After their friend's unexpected suicide, a group of high-school friends unravel his dark past while moving forward with their own lives. 

Title #3: The Yellow Wallpaper
Project Type #3: Feature
Project Genre #3: Drama
Logline #3: 
A shocking twist on the classic short story in which a 19th-century woman suffering post-partum depression clashes with her deranged sister-in-law over guardianship of her son. 
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  • Showcase 2022
    • The Writers >
      • Badewitz, Malcolm
      • Billingsley, Jake
      • Birch, Kayleigh
      • Bradley, Geo
      • Cox, Zachary
      • Ford, Patrick
      • Franicevic, Sunce
      • Lindsey, Molly
      • Lux, Marcus
      • Monteagudo, Jennifer
      • Pierce, Cecily
      • Sewell, Samantha
      • Steves, Seis
      • Weerts, MJ
      • Whitty, Frankie
      • Wilsey, Hannah
      • Wyeth, Matt
  • Showcase Info
    • Our Writers >
      • Showcase 2021 >
        • Badewitz, Malcolm
        • Birch, Kayleigh
        • Bradley, Geo
        • Cox, Zachary
        • Jarvis, Rachel
        • Jorquera, Manuela
        • Lindsey, Molly R
        • Lunde, Julia
        • Lux, Marcus
        • Monteagudo, Jennifer
        • Nelson, Anthony
        • O'Donahue, Connie
        • Pierce, Cecily
        • Russell, Caroline
        • Sewell, Sam
        • Steves, Seis
        • Weerts, MJ
        • Whitty, Frankie
        • Wilsey, Hannah
        • Wyeth, Matt
      • Class of 2021 >
        • Abreu, Lucas
        • Arellano, Jerónimo
        • Arthur, Zachary
        • Angonese, Kristen
        • Bernhardt, Payton
        • Cardamone, Giulia
        • Celani, Bia
        • Deibert, Adam
        • Flanagan, Vanita
        • Gallion, Candice
        • Garcia, Isabella
        • Gaudet, Kelly
        • Graham, Evan
        • Grush, Rosalind
        • Hamilton, Kody
        • Hirsch, Jacob
        • Huchton, Connor
        • Jennings, Matthew
        • Lena, Amber
        • Lyu, Philip
        • Natarajan, Divija
        • Schiff, Augustus
        • Sharp, Aaron
        • Silverman, Erica Lane
        • Wen, Amy
        • Whitaker, Marian
        • Wolf, Caitlin
        • Wootton, Samuel
        • Zhao, Jen
      • Class of 2020 >
        • Adams, Katie
        • Allender, Miranda
        • Azul, DJ
        • Bentley, James
        • Chatham, Tyler
        • Dalton, Aaron
        • Danna, Tyler
        • Dawson, Sophie
        • Doyle, Megan Patricia
        • Jakim, Elyssa
        • Johnson, Julian
        • Joyce, Natasha
        • Kim, Regina
        • Krishnan, Sanj
        • McCain, Amber
        • Overy, Alexandra
        • Parker, Jaclyn
        • Sarin, Mrittika 'Mou'
        • Sprangers, Paul
        • Strickland, John
        • Wang, Gene
        • West, Aidan
        • Wilkins, Catherine
        • Wilson, Jordan
        • Wilson, Mark Skeele
        • Wynn, Trevor
      • Class of 2019 >
        • Ainsfeld, Jeff Austin
        • Bean, Abigail
        • Berger, Stephanie
        • Berger, Taylor
        • Borg, Christina
        • Dil, Tanha
        • DiTullio, Alex
        • Fuller, JorDan
        • Gurzi, Jeremiah
        • Hines, Ryan Michael
        • Johnson, Griffin
        • Kozak, Jessica
        • Losch, Ariana
        • Malhotra, Yashna
        • Monaghan, Amy
        • Pascal, Lea
        • Priest, Sonny
        • Rasso, Erika
        • Reilly, Shannon
        • Shaffer, Tyrrell
        • Shore, Kianna
        • Sim, Harrison
        • Soares, Barbara
        • Strathmore, Kelly
        • Wignall, Catherine
        • Yin, Yiyi
      • Class of 2018 >
        • Abedin, Cooper
        • Ademulegun, Bisi
        • Altunin, Yaroslav
        • Batavia, Julia
        • Beall, Charles
        • Buda, Liz
        • Chambers, Mark
        • Cieslar, Katrine
        • Emerson, Skye
        • Gilman, Dan
        • Hamill, Ian
        • Harter, Julia
        • Masters, Leon
        • Mizrahi, Jake
        • Moriarty, Julia
        • Pinzon, Nico
        • Potter, Jordan
        • Schmid, Belinda
        • Segal, Guido
        • Stratton, Danielle
        • Tino, Dan
        • Tucker, Trina
        • Vivell, Steven
        • Wankier, Andrew
        • Whang, Laura
        • Wolter, Kimberly-Rose
        • Yim, Paul
      • Class of 2017 >
        • Adams, Nick
        • Atrach, Dana
        • Calbert, David
        • Carnie, Karolyn
        • Elbogen, Eli
        • Giles Dunn, Raeann
        • Gordon, Jeff S.
        • Jahagirdar, Mitali
        • Kazer, Vincent
        • Larsen, Mads
        • Maloney, Maggie
        • Mejia, Natalia
        • Shields, Anthony
        • Siara, Joey
        • White, Lynelle
        • Zhu, Yijun
      • Class of 2016 >
        • Adeeb, Mouhamed
        • Christensen, Jeremy
        • Donovan, Christian
        • Karch, Kevin
        • Sachi, Shoshana
      • Additional Alumni >
        • Horton, Aubrey
      • Alumni in the News
    • 2021 Showcase Winners
    • 2020 Showcase Winners
    • 2019 Showcase Winners
    • 2018 Showcase Winners
    • 2017 Showcase Winners
    • Previous Winners
  • Showcase 2021 Website
  • Blog