Andrew Jenks: Single and Looking

Andrew Jenks may be a smart and successful young filmmaker, but he still has trouble dating in New York City as a twenty-something. “How do you meet someone in NYC in some sort of normal environment outside of some random bar?” He asks. “It’s just surprising how hard it is in the city because there’s what – 7 million people or something? I don’t even know the people who live on my floor in my building.”

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His dating woes inspired his new project “It’s About A Girl,” a web series that follows the experience of looking for love in your twenties. “This is a passion project of mine,” he says. “The series follow the same guy going down two different paths.” One path being a confident guy who’s able to approach a woman, go on a great date, and build a relationship, and the other being the reality – “his struggles with a variety of women who he just can’t connect with.”

The documentarian is also involved with another passion: inspiring young filmmakers. He’s looking forward to the first annual All American High School Film Festival in October. “We have submissions from all over the world. The winners get to have their films distributed.”

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Jenks says learning from each other is the best way to improve at their art. “At the end of the day, you have all of these young filmmakers that re able to come to one place, watch their movies, encourage each other… that’s the goal.”

To hear one of Jenks’ awkward dating stories and find out why he owes Ali $10, watch this episode of Daily Shot.