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Screenwriter Jacs
​​Exciting things are happening!
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Fourteen awards won, three finalists, eight semi-finalists, a quarter-finalist and a nominee for seven scripts... so far.

Jaclyn Whitt, also known as Princess of Yah to her music fans, has always been a fan of the performing arts. Music played a huge role in her childhood, teaching her both music and discipline. Acting was a close second. Though she had fewer opportunities to pursue acting, friends and family had no choice but to endure her many characters she developed, complete with accents and backstories. She began writing sketches for stage in her early teens and wrote her first feature length film script in her early 20's. Jaclyn produced her first album of instrumental music at the age of 19. A little more than a decade later, she released her second album under the artist name "Princess of Yah". Life got busy, as life does with children and a new marriage, and music and writing had to take a back seat for a time. She joined with her husband to run their family business; an online Christian radio station, where she wrote and produced several commercials and was one of the main voices on air.  In 2019, she discovered a love for audio book narration when her husband presented the idea. It was a great fit as it required both acting and audio production. But, when a friend introduced her to a screenwriting professor who was willing to take her under his wing and mentor her, she dove in whole-heartedly and hasn't looked back!
Since 2021, Jaclyn has been winning screenwriting awards, pitching to producers, writing scripts for actors' DEMO REELS, and consulting on writing projects.
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 Solitary Refinement  -  written by Jaclyn Whitt 

A chronically unemployed single mom with no employment credentials must navigate her new job teaching life skills to hardened criminals at a maximum security prison or risk losing custody of her kids. 
  • 1st - Best Feature Screenplay (Mumbai International Film Awards 2022 - India)
  • 1st - Best Feature Screenplay (Scriptify 2022 - Mexico)
  • 1st - Best Faith-based Family Drama Feature Screenplay (Beyond Entertainment Family Film, Screenwriting & Music Festival 2021 - USA)
  • 1st - Award of Distinction (Faith Fest 2021 - USA)
  • 1st - Best Faith-based Feature Screenplay (Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival 2022 - USA)
  • Platinum Remi Award (WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2022 - USA)
  • 2nd - Faith Feature Screenplay (The Red List 2022 - North America)
  • Silver - Best Feature Script (Global Independent Film Awards 2022 - Online)
  • 3rd - Best Feature Screenplay (Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival 2022 - Canada)
  • Finalist (Near Nazareth Film Festival 2022 - Israel)
  • Semi-Finalist (Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition 2022 - USA)
  • Dragon's List (International Film Festival of Wales 2022 - Wales)            ​CLICK HERE FOR MORE....

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The Honest Judge - Story by Mina Kirolos, Screenplay by Jaclyn Whitt

​The son of a court judge is found guilty of a crime, but his father is unwilling to let him be sent to prison.


1st Best Short Script (Content: Film Festival and Media Summit 2021 - USA)
Finalist (Toronto Independent Film Festival of CIFT 2021 - Canada)
​Finalist (Melech Tel-aviv International Film Festival 2022 - Israel)
Semi-Finalist (Near Nazareth Festival 2021 - Israel)


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Who is Zarrah?  -  written by Jaclyn Whitt

Bouncing between two realities, Zarrah must uncover whether she’s the famous pianist she believes she is, or the clinically insane patient she’s told she is.


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