Jenna A. Bush
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
HELLO TO JULIA
Producer/Director/Writer/Editor: Jenna A. Bush
Executive Producer: Special Strides
Cinematographer/Sound: Jason Belkov
When Julia was born, doctors gave her only months to live. She beat the odds and survived, but after two years in a medical facility she was not eating, talking, or moving at all. Against medical advice, Marcelo and Milene took their daughter home. Then, in a leap of faith, they enrolled her in a unique therapy program at Special Strides that used horses in their practice. Despite their doubts, they hoped that this would be the key to bringing their precious Julia to life.
ASHES TO ASH
Season 2 Episode 21
Director/Producer/Cinematographer: Ash Patino
Editor/Writer: Jenna A. Bush
When Carolyn Blankenfeld's body washed up on a Florida shore, her husband Chris told the police that she had fallen from the pontoon into the water. He claimed he jumped in after her, but because of the current, he could not reach her or make it back to the pontoon. Instead, he swam the length of Perdido bay from Alabama to Florida where he ended up in the backyard of a private home. Carolyn was found dead shortly after on a different shoreline. While the police were inclined to believe Chris's story, Carolyn's family suspect foul play. In this episode, the Ashes to Ash team set out recreate the events of that day as told by Chris to the police. Through extensive experimentation, they start to determine that there is something very off about his story.
Equine Facilitated Learning
Producer/Director/Writer/Editor: Jenna A. Bush
Executive Producer: Special Strides
Cinematographer: Greg Lorenzo & Dierdra Walsh Lorenzo
Hippotherapy is not just about riding. Many clients gain significant therapeutic benefits from caring for horses, bonding with horses, doing groundwork with horses, and simply learning to communicate and understand equine language.
CHRISTINA SEIX ACADEMY
Director/Producer/Cinematographer: Jason Belkov
Additional Editor: Jenna A. Bush
These student profiles were part of a larger documentary about Christina Seix Academy.
MINOR DETAILS
Director/Producer/Editor: Jenna A. Bush
Original music: Jenna A. Bush
With one semester of college left before graduation, James Henderson enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was soon deployed to Afghanistan where he spent a grueling 15 months in the inhospitable war-torn landscape . James documented his deployment experience with a small camcorder he brought along. Little did he know, he was simultaneously documenting his own personal transformation. After returning home, James set out to finish his college degree. However, re-adjusting to civilian life proved to be more difficult than anticipated. Sitting in a classroom surrounded by students fresh out high school, James soon realizes how dramatically he has changed in just a few short years.