In 1984, while a film student, he went hiking with some friends and slipped on a rock, falling twenty feet into a shallow pool below. He was initially paralyzed from the neck down but subsequent surgeries restored movement to his upper body, making him paraplegic.[2] The film The Waterdance, which he wrote and co-directed, was partly based on his experience in rehabilitation.[5][6] It stars Eric Stoltz as a successful young writer who must deal with his new life confined to a wheelchair.[4] It won Best First Feature and Best Screenplay at the 1993 Independent Spirit Awards.[7][8]
It Only Rains at Night - A project that Johnny Depp was to star in.[13][1]
Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos - An adaptation of the Dennis Overbye book of the same name that would’ve been produced by Tom Hanks and directed by Jonathan Demme.[14]
Lost Undercover - A project that Jimenez would’ve directed about an FBI agent who investigates the underground pornography world that would’ve been produced by Martin Scorsese.[15]
