“DREAM YOUR LIFE . LIVE YOUR DREAM.”
JASMINE EDWARDS
writer /director
ABOUT ME
At NYU, Jasmine’s work critically engaged with themes of racial injustice, mental health, and generational trauma. Her studies extended beyond traditional filmmaking coursework to encompass interdisciplinary classes in Queer Media Studies, Global Linguistics, and Mindfulness Sciences. Through the integration of these fields, she deepened her understanding of identity, community histories, and social consciousness, cultivating a narrative voice rooted in both cultural critique and emotional insight. Her short film Confined, a minimalist commentary on police brutality, was nominated for the 2020 Sight & Sound Winter Showcase. In Stay, she crafted a cinematic love letter to her cousin and others quietly living with depression/mental health disorders. Her original pilot script Strings, which explores ambition and familial pressure, was selected as one of NYU’s Top 10 Pitch Night projects.
Outside of the classroom, Jasmine gained early professional experience in TV development through internships at RadicalMedia and Untitled Entertainment where interned under Stacy Reiss, Evan Haney, Kate Moran, and Brett Etre. There, she gained hands-on experience in literary management, casting processes, and pitch development strategies. When she wasn’t plotting her next career move, Jasmine could be found struggling through yoga poses, hosting mindfulness kickbacks with friends, hiking up hills, or generously donating all her money to astrology readings that promised the love of her life was just around the corner. (. . . She was!)
After graduating into the 2023 Writers Strike and experiencing a 14 month stretch of unemployment, she returned home to Houston, where she launched Narrative Network, a grassroots space for emerging post-grad creatives navigating the entertainment industry’s instability. She later joined E! News in Los Angeles as an Editorial Assistant and advanced into Associate Producing skills in less than a year. Following the show’s cancellation in September 2025, Jasmine wrote The Hollywood Desk, a one hour drama pilot examining the emotional toll and quiet stuggles of entry level workers behind the scenes of a collapsing cable entertainment news show.
Currently, Jasmine is developing a slate of work for submission to labs, fellowships, and residencies, with plans to seek future literary representation from firms such as ColorCreative, Redefine Entertainment, and 3 Arts Entertainment. She is also preparing future applications for fully-funded MFA screenwriting programs, including Northwestern University and the Michener Center for Writers, with the long term goal of mentoring underrepresented storytellers. As a queer multiracial woman from the South, Jasmine is committed to creating space, visibility, and opportunity through storytelling that reflects the world honestly while imagining new possibilities for the future of film and television!
PILOT SCRIPT LOGLINES
THE HOLLYWOOD DESK
One-hour, Drama | LGBTQ+
After a corporate merger motions to restructure The Hollywood Desk, scrappy production assistant Yasmina must navigate fierce rivalries and prove she’s worthy of a career in the industry.
LEGACY
One-hour, Drama | LGBTQ+
When egocentric basketball prodigy Jada learns her father is seriously ill and can no longer run the family store, she must choose between chasing her dream of going pro or stepping up to save the business.
STRINGS
One-hour, Drama | LGBTQ+
After transferring to a prestigious musical conservatory, Rani, a tormented violinist from humble beginnings, must navigate ruthless peers and an overbearing mother desperate to break into high society.
MY FILMS
THE FERRIS WHEEL
Short film, Dramedy
Joanne and Vic have been together since their high school freshman year. On their 15th anniversary, they celebrate at the Ferris wheel where it all began. But when Joanne expects a marriage proposal, Vic shocks her by ending their relationship instead, forcing them both to confront the future they never imagined.
DISSOCIATION
Short film, Drama
Haunted by a dissociative fugue state following a tragic car crash that took his teenage daughter’s life, Chris enters therapy where he encounters Aiden, a boy trapped in selective mutism silenced by the trauma of losing his father and sister. As their fragile connection deepens, they navigate grief and memory.
Short film, Drama
Haunted by a dissociative fugue state following a tragic car crash that took his teenage daughter’s life, Chris enters therapy where he encounters Aiden, a boy trapped in selective mutism silenced by the trauma of losing his father and sister. As their fragile connection deepens, they navigate grief and memory.
ONEIRATAXIA
Short film, Coming of Age
After her childhood best friend and collegeroommate transfers schools, Jade, a first generation student caught in the chaos of constant change, begins to reflect on whether the life she is building is truly her own or simply the one expected of her.
Short film, Coming of Age
After her childhood best friend and collegeroommate transfers schools, Jade, a first generation student caught in the chaos of constant change, begins to reflect on whether the life she is building is truly her own or simply the one expected of her.
CONFINED
Short film, Narrative
Through the use of mise-en-scène, this story conveys the emotional weight carried by Shoney Castillo, a queer undocumented Honduran in America, as he navigates the turbulent backdrop of the George Floyd protests.
Short film, Narrative
Through the use of mise-en-scène, this story conveys the emotional weight carried by Shoney Castillo, a queer undocumented Honduran in America, as he navigates the turbulent backdrop of the George Floyd protests.
STAY
Short film, Narrative
This film narrated by me, serves as a visual love letter to my cousin Nola Edwards, who faces the ongoing challenges of Depression & Borderline Personality Disorder with quiet strength and resilience.
Short film, Narrative
This film narrated by me, serves as a visual love letter to my cousin Nola Edwards, who faces the ongoing challenges of Depression & Borderline Personality Disorder with quiet strength and resilience.
ARCHIVED APPAREL
Short Documentary, Biography
This documentary delves into the personal history of my mom, Fong Ming Fong, an immigrant from Hong Kong as she reflects on her journey from a hopeful young fashion stylist who arrived in the United States at 23, to the unexpected life shifts that led her to let go of her dream and build a new life as a Chinese restaurant Manager in a predominantly Black/Hispanic neighborhood in Houston, Texas.
Short Documentary, Biography
This documentary delves into the personal history of my mom, Fong Ming Fong, an immigrant from Hong Kong as she reflects on her journey from a hopeful young fashion stylist who arrived in the United States at 23, to the unexpected life shifts that led her to let go of her dream and build a new life as a Chinese restaurant Manager in a predominantly Black/Hispanic neighborhood in Houston, Texas.
WEBSITE
NARRATIVE NETWORK
NEWSLETTER
“We are thrilled to introduce ourselves as the Coordinators of the Narrative Network, a dynamic collective dedicated to fostering creativity, storytelling, and collaboration among writers, musicians, filmmakers, and storytellers of all kinds.”
- our team members
CREATOR’S STATEMENT
Hi! My name is Jasmine and I’m the creative behind Narrative Network! I love storytelling. . . Whether it’s short stories, newsletters, scripts, or poems. . . I read and write them all! Oh, and I love to produce! I build my own graphic designs, film my own videos, and edit together my own clips. But since graduating, it hasn’t been
the easiest staying consistent. Sometimes I struggle with starting new projects, and with finishing old ones. But that’s only because I let the overwhelming fear and overthinking get the best of me. I wish someone would’ve prepared me the for post-grad burnout. Especially as an emerging artist.
Well screw that! I’m tired of letting time go by, while nothing changes, just sitting in the shadows and on the sidelines waiting for the right moment. Anyone else know that feeling?
Well I guess that’s why I’m here! Looking for other Creatives that seek connection and collaboration too! Narrative Network is for everyone, artists of all kinds- hoping to find peers with similar goals! Whether you’re a musician, writer, photographer, designer, stylist, editor, actor, make-up artist, producer, cinematographer, animator, AND MORE! We’re here to support each other and build a strong community. Our goal is to sharpen our craft, expand our portfolios, build our credits- and have fun while doing it. So if this sounds like you, maybe you’d like to connect? If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to reach out!!
Hi! My name is Jasmine and I’m the creative behind Narrative Network! I love storytelling. . . Whether it’s short stories, newsletters, scripts, or poems. . . I read and write them all! Oh, and I love to produce! I build my own graphic designs, film my own videos, and edit together my own clips. But since graduating, it hasn’t been
the easiest staying consistent. Sometimes I struggle with starting new projects, and with finishing old ones. But that’s only because I let the overwhelming fear and overthinking get the best of me. I wish someone would’ve prepared me the for post-grad burnout. Especially as an emerging artist.
Well screw that! I’m tired of letting time go by, while nothing changes, just sitting in the shadows and on the sidelines waiting for the right moment. Anyone else know that feeling?
Well I guess that’s why I’m here! Looking for other Creatives that seek connection and collaboration too! Narrative Network is for everyone, artists of all kinds- hoping to find peers with similar goals! Whether you’re a musician, writer, photographer, designer, stylist, editor, actor, make-up artist, producer, cinematographer, animator, AND MORE! We’re here to support each other and build a strong community. Our goal is to sharpen our craft, expand our portfolios, build our credits- and have fun while doing it. So if this sounds like you, maybe you’d like to connect? If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to reach out!!
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This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity. . . We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.”
- Toni Morrison
- Toni Morrison