Black and white photo of a Jennine Heymer writer and director for film and TV. She has short wavy hair and glasses, resting her chin on her hand and looking at the camera in a relaxed setting.

THE AWKWARD
‘ABOUT ME’ PAGE

Look, I could have written this ‘About Me’ section in the third person. I could have said something like this: ‘After a career of many different jobs, including school teaching, food photography and production management, Jennine never felt like she had found her calling’ but it kind of felt weird. Writing about myself like I am in the next room doesn’t really sit comfortably.

Which leads me to answer the big question of ‘So, who am I?’ All existential crises aside, I’m exactly what the top of the website says, a writer and a director. I am a lover of the rough edges of everyday life, I am curious as to why interesting things, and indeed sometimes awful things, happen in silence. I am obsessed with what makes people tick, what makes them happy, sad, angry. What flips the switch?

Visually, I am obsessed with small details, the way light fills a space and how people inhabit and move through their world. The collaborative process of bringing all of this to life is my happy place. I am in awe of the expertise, love of storytelling and care that the people that I work with have for their craft. Being in the thick of the creative problem solving with them is so very addictive.

It took me a while but I think it is safe to say that I have definitely found my calling.

Photo Credit: Steve MinOn

A little while back I became a tad obsessed with the rich and layered visuals of the average train commute. For months I had my trusty and now, sadly defunct, iPhone 12 poised at the ready in an attempt to capture something that I would have otherwise missed. I’m no Vivian Maier but here are a few of my favourite images.

This is a photo taken by Jennine Heymer on a train. Reflection of a woman with glasses taking a picture at a train station, with people waiting and vending machines visible behind the glass.
This is a photo taken by Jennine Heymer on a train. A woman with short black hair sitting on a bus, looking at her phone, with a brown purse on her lap, against the backdrop of a window showing the side of another vehicle.
A photo taken by Jennine Heymer. Reflected image of a train station platform with three people: a man with a backpack, a seated man looking at his phone, and a woman walking with a bag. There are brick walls, a window, and bathroom signage.
This is a photo taken by Jennine Heymer on a train. Crowded train station platform with travelers, some with luggage, waiting for or disembarking a train under fluorescent lighting.
This is a photo taken by Jennine Heymer on a train. People sitting inside a train, viewed through the window, with a worker standing and talking to a passenger
This is a photo taken by Jennine Heymer on a train. Street scene reflected on a window with scratches, showing streetlights and a person walking at dusk.
This is a photo taken by Jennine Heymer on a train. A woman stands in an indoor space, possibly a subway or metro station, reading a notice board. Reflection of her and the ceiling lights can be seen on the mirrored ceiling above.
This is a photo taken by Jennine Heymer. View of a train interior with passengers seated and standing, a window reflects the scene outside. The train is at Park Road station, indicated by the station sign, and features advertisements on the walls.
This is a photo taken by Jennine Heymer on a train. People sitting and standing inside a bus at night, seen through a window with reflections.