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First Jen
In this half-hour bilingual comedy, alternative teenager Zhenya "Jen" Sorkin struggles with the definition of "American" identity when she gets sent to live with her Soviet grandmother in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.
Marah Eakin: "I love that it shows...a diversity of urban teens and who they are."
Aireka Muse: "I really, really enjoyed this concept. I'm tuned in."
Olivia Cuartero-Briggs: "It is so rich...your humor and candor makes talking about these issues very accessible."
2026 Second Round Pick, ISA Diversity Initiative
2026 Cinematography for Actors' Indiewood Screenwriting Fund
Winner, Pickford West Pitching Competition
Finalist, The Orchard Project Episodic Lab
Marah Eakin: "I love that it shows...a diversity of urban teens and who they are."
Aireka Muse: "I really, really enjoyed this concept. I'm tuned in."
Olivia Cuartero-Briggs: "It is so rich...your humor and candor makes talking about these issues very accessible."
2026 Second Round Pick, ISA Diversity Initiative
2026 Cinematography for Actors' Indiewood Screenwriting Fund
Winner, Pickford West Pitching Competition
Finalist, The Orchard Project Episodic Lab
