World of Jenks is a documentary

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 series starring Andrew Jenks

Andrew Jenks

-Early life:When he was nine, his family moved to Belgium for two years.Jenks attended Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, New York. When Jenks was 16 he founded the Hendrick Hudson Film Festival, featuring James Earl Jones as its keynote speaker. The festival is now in its 8th year.His father...

. The series premiered on September 13, 2010 on MTV

MTV

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 following 2010 MTV Video Music Awards

2010 MTV Video Music Awards

The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards took place on September 12, 2010 at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, honoring the best music videos from the previous year...

. The show showcases the lives of inspirational young people from various locations of the United States. Andrew Jenks moves in with a different stranger for a week to experience their life from their perspective.

Jenks said of the show, "Every young person I meet has a unique way of speaking to our generation. Their story is personal but their message is universal: to make a difference and leave their own unique stamp on society. World of Jenks represents the voice of a generation..."

Episodes

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