6 Quotes & Sayings By Jina Bacarr

Jina Bacarr is a screenwriter and filmmaker. She has a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Southern California and a M.F.A. in Film Directing from USC School of Cinematic Arts Read more

Her short films have been screened at film festivals around the world, including the Los Angeles Film Festival, the Aspen Shortsfest, and the San Francisco International Film Festival. She is a recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship in Science and Technology Journalism and a Fulbright grant to work on her documentary about the homeless in Los Angeles, The Bigger Picture: A Homeless Life in America.

Her screenplay, "Through The Screen Door," was nominated for Best Original Screenplay by the Independent Spirit Awards in 2006 and won Best Short Film at the TriBeCa Short Film Festival in 2008.

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Katie shook her head in dismay. “I thought being poor was the worst thing that could happen to a girl.”“ No, Katie, ” the countess said in a clear voice. “The worst thing is to be in love with one man and have to marry another.” Katie O'Reilly to the Countess of Marbury in "Titanic Rhapsody Jina Bacarr
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Skip your fancy talk, Captain Lord Blackthorn. If I do your bidding, and I’m still discussing that with the Almighty, it will only be to save my arse.” Katie O'Reilly to Captain Lord Jack Blackthorn in "Titanic Rhapsody Jina Bacarr
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I was born Katie O’Reilly, ” she began. “Poor Irish, but proud of it. I boarded the Titanic at Queenstown as a third class passenger with nothing more than the clothes on my back. And the law at my heels.” Titanic Rhapsody Jina Bacarr
If there was one thing that made Captain Lord Jack...
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If there was one thing that made Captain Lord Jack Blackthorn smile more than holding a pretty woman in his arms, it was a winning hand at cards. To his dismay at the moment he had neither. Jina Bacarr
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If it’s only a kiss you want, I can kiss you with my clothes on.” Katie O'Reilly to Captain Lord Blackthorn in "Titanic Rhasody. Jina Bacarr