Narrative Directing Work
Short Films
I’m Sorry, I Tried, I Love You – short film/short script
genre: horror, magical realism
A struggling mother finds herself caught in an endless battle against a mysterious infestation in her home.
World Premiere at Dances with Films 2022
Winner – Women in Film/Seattle 2021 Professional Grant
Finalist – 2021 Hollyshorts Screenplay Competition
Quarterfinalist – 2021 Slamdance Screenplay Competition
2022 LA Independent Women Film Awards
2022 Palm Springs Shortfest Film Market
2023 NFMLA – Female Cinema
2023 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival
2023 Female Voices Rock
2024 NFMLA – Best Short Film Drama – Nominee
2024 NFMLA – Best Film Editing – Nominee
Honorable Mention – 2022 Seattle Film Summit
#7 on Coverfly Red List for Horror Shorts
Top 1% on Coverfly for Horror Shorts
Top 3% on Coverfly
Written/Directed/Edited by Goldie Jones
Starring Finnerty Steeves
Based on the short story by G. G. Silverman
RAGE – short film/short script
genre: drama
Maya’s entire life is turned upside down when a brain tumor turns her father into a complete stranger. Inspired by a true story.
Semi-finalist – WeScreenplay Shorts Competition
Official Selection – Seattle Film Summit
Official Selection – Japan International Film Festival
Honorable Mention – Best Editing – JIFF
Finalist – Independent Shorts Awards
Semi-Finalist – Montreal Independent Film Festival
Semi-Finalist – 2021 WIF Shorts Night
Semi-Finalist – jellyFest Season 5
Written/Directed/Edited by
Goldie Jones
Starring
Ben Leiataua & Malia Priem
Screenplays
LENORE – feature film screenplay
genre: crime drama, thriller
Logline: Lenore’s job was simple; get rid of the bodies. Until the day she’s asked to clean up the body of a teenage girl who isn’t quite dead and isn’t at all who she appears to be.
Slamdance – 2nd Place, Feature Script
Cinequest – 2nd place, Feature Script
Women in Film Production Grant Finalist
Filmarket Hub US Pitchbox Competition 2022 Official Selection
Table Read My Screenplay – Hollywood – 4th place
ISA Shoot Your Sizzle production grant – 5th place
Second Round – Slated Film Accelerator (Top 23 scripts)
Second Round – Screencraft Film Fund Fall 2022
Semi-Finalist – Screencraft Screenwriting Fellowship
Semi-Finalist – WeScreenplay Diverse Voices
Semi-Finalist – Table Read My Screenplay Sundance
Quarterfinalist – Blue Cat Screenplay Competition
Russian Dolls – feature film screenplay
genre: action/crime thriller
Logline: Fresh out of prison, Charlotte “Charlie” Smith is forced to pay off an old debt by intercepting a package only to learn the package is a person – an organ donor caught at the center of a war between a dying mobster and his estranged son.
Finalist – Stowe Diverse Voices Fellowship 2023
Official Selection – Sidewalk Narrative Lab
Top 10% – The Writers Lab 2022
Top 10 – Roadmap Top Tier 2023
Semi-Finalist – Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2023
Semi-Finalist – Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition 2022
Quarterfinalist – Page Awards 2023
Quarterfinalist – LA International Screenplay Awards 2022
Quarterfinalist – Outstanding Screenplay Awards 2022
Quarterfinalist – Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition 2022
Top 1% on Coverfly
#4 on Coverfly Red List for Action Features
#4 on Coverfly Red List for Action Scripts
Devil Makes Three – feature film screenplay
genre: horror
Logline: When struggling author Valerie becomes convinced her musician boyfriend has made a deal with a devil, sacrificing her to his own ambitions, she makes a deal of her own for everything she’d ever wanted…at a price.
Second Round – Sundance 2023 Development Track
The Writers Lab 2022 – Quarterfinalist – Top 5%
Second Round – Lynn Shelton “Of A Certain Age” Grant
2023 Stowe Launch Finalist
2022 Stowe Story Labs Official Selection
Finalist – Nyx Horror Collective Fellowship
Finalist – Bigfoot Script Challenge – SIFF
Semi-finalist – LAIS Diversity Initiative
Semi-finalist – Emerging Screenwriters – Suspense
Second Rounder – Screencraft Film Fund
Quarterfinalist – ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship
Quarterfinalist – LAIS Awards Spring 2022
Quarterfinalist – TRMS Genre Competition
Honorable Mention, Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Top 2% on Coverfly
#7 on Coverfly Red List for Horror Features
#17 on Coverfly Red List for Horror Scripts
An Invincible Summer – feature film screenplay
genre: coming of age drama/magical realism
Logline: In the summer of 1998, on the verge of turning 18, Nora faces two unspeakable tragedies – the sudden death of her mother and an infamous hate crime that throws her small Wyoming town into the national spotlight. Inspired by true events.
Finalist – LA International Screenplay Awards
Semi-Finalist – Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition
Semi-Finalist – Unique Voices Screenwriting Competition
Semi-Finalist – Table Read My Screenplay Austin
Quarterfinalist – Bluecat Screenplay Competition
Quarterfinalist – ISA Fast Track Fellowship
Screenplays Continued
All American Girl – feature screenplay & TV pilot
genre: sci-fi, political thriller
Logline: A brutal hate crime connected to a much larger conspiracy leaves Nawja mute until an experimental surgery restores her voice and gives her unexpected sonic powers, unexpected allies, and unexpected enemies.
Finalist – Inroads Fellowship
2nd Round – Austin Film Festival
2nd Place – Seattle Film Summit Pitch Competition
Top 10 – Table Read My Screenplay Horror/Sci-fi
Semi-finalist – LA International Screenplay Awards
Quarterfinalist – Screencraft Sci-fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition
#11 on Coverfly Red List for Sci-fi features
Devil Good – TV Pilot
genre: crime thriller, dramedy
Logline:
Recovering addict Jude starts to chase the brand new high of helping other people whether they want their help or not, only to find the road to hell is paved with good intentions when they accidentally uncover a decades long crime connected to their own family.
Winner – Seattle Film Summit Pitch Competition 2022
Official Selection – Filmarket Hub US Pitchbox Competition
Semi-finalist, Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition
Quarterfinalist – Wescreenplay TV Lab 2023
Quarterfinalist – Wescreenplay Diverse Voices Lab
Quarterfinalist – Filmmatic – Pitch Now
Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship
Honorable Mention, Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Mud & Stars – feature film screenplay
genre: coming of age drama, crime thriller
Logline: When Billie witnesses a murder committed by a police officer while filming a protest that suddenly turns violent, she and her best friend Brett find themselves in a race through a city at war with itself to expose the truth before the police track them down.
2021 Stowe Story Labs Official Selection
Finalist – 2021 Bigfoot Script Challenge
Semi-Finalist – Tangerine Entertainment Fellowship
Semi-Finalist – 2022 Cinequest Screenplay Competition
Semi-Finalist – Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition
Semi-Finalist – Table Read My Screenplay Austin
Quarterfinalist – LA International Screenplay Awards
Quarterfinalist – WeScreenplay Feature Contest
Quarterfinalist – Unique Voices Screenplay Competition
Quarterfinalist – Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards
