Writer/Director Jocko Sims won the ‘SXSW 2023 for TV Pilot Competition’ winner with his new short film Groown which he released. Stay Ahead Media. Watch an interview with the writer/director here:
Grown is a true story…
Trying to imitate his recently deceased father, a teenager sneaks into a New York strip club with his friends, but soon discovers more about “adulting” than he bargained for when the night takes an unexpected turn.
Jocko Sims also stars as Dr. Floyd Reynolds in the NBC drama New Amsterdam. He has also been featured in several film and television projects, among others Dream girls, Jarhead and the summer blockbuster Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Born and raised in Houston Texas, Sims