Directing | wendypennington

FILM & COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR

I've been directing since I can remember. Really!

As a little kid, friends came to my house and asked,

"What are we doing today, Wendy?"

I started directing scenes on film, on location, in Hollywood in 2005, for actors demo reels. In 2014 I made my first short film, followed by a short web series TV pilot.

As of 2021 I have directed commercials, award winning short films and Improv Dallas live events.

Entertaining an audience has always been a priority. I love gathering creative people and guiding a project to a finished product.

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F NEWS a comedy short nominated for Best Comedy, Best Actor, Best Editing and Best Short 2021

KAREN, the neighborhood queen bee, is confronted by her teen neighbor, LUKE, who has made a device that can change the world and cure en epidemic of misinformation. Starring Ethan Simpson as LUKE (https://www.thecluttsagency.com/teens-talent-boys/1749495/ethan-simpson) Wendy Pennington as KAREN https://www.wendypennington.net Written, produced, directed by Wendy Pennington

"Service Animal" award winning short film - PG - comedy

We hope you enjoy this sweet, simple short film meant to entertain that went on to win the First Glance Film festival, a London Comedy Film award and the audience award at the Topaz Film Festival. Produced, Directed, edited and starring, Wendy Pennington: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1320155/?ref_=nv_sr_1%3Fref_%3Dnv_sr_1&fbclid=IwAR10ilbyOi1E07mybhGdTLePs-BuUKyLc4PLhEXP63Wcjvu220b0JDpbhjc, https://www.facebook.com/wendyghssmith https://www.thecampbellagency.com/portfolio/talent-women/women/1258704/wendy-pennington Written by Stuart Glass: https://www.kimdawsonagency.com/kimdawson_talent/stuart-glass/?type=talent&cat=on_camera&sub=men Starring, Sharon Garrison: http://www.lmtalent.com/texas_talent?talentid=312&name=Sharon%20Garrison& Starring: Steve Corder: https://www.improvdallas.com/videos

"Red Dots," a short film. satire.

Winner of BEST SATIRE at the Jan. 2020 Pensacola Comedy Film Festival. Hi! Thank you for watching. I star in this short and helped co-write, produce and edit. Review here: https://filmcarnage.wordpress.com/2020/04/10/review-red-dots/?fbclid=IwAR2Q-cJuhoqjeMP1A2iWssWfWMT3blrD-D7sx3O6RSHBRIZY6xeg8tKOIe0

05:33

"Big Little Boss" - The TakeOver - Pilot Episode HD, G Rated

In this Pilot episode we meet our cast of characters that work at the Huntington Agency, "HA," one of the top Advertising agencies in the U.S. A takeover is about to take place and everyone is going to have to learn to adjust. Learn more about the cast here: http://improvdallas.com/troupe and here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4704520/?ref_=ttep_ep1

It's so much fun to create moving images that affect an audience while collaborating with cast, crew and creatives. Having performed and taught Improv for so long, I like to keep things fun with great communication and ease. Currently I am studying in a Sundance program for film producing and directing. You can see my Time Capsule challenge, a day in June 2020, a documentary, here: "My Life in America: Living with Covid and Racism"

From 2005 to 2012 I directed scenes for actors demo reels in both Los Angeles and Dallas. Then, in 2015 I directed a TV Pilot called, "Big Little Boss." In late 2018 I directed, "Service Animal." This short film won Best Film in the First Glance Film Festival Los Angeles in 2019. It also won a London Comedy Film Festival award.

Contact me here (click me).