Marissa Rutka

Five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn take on a chaotic world as they fight to succeed, survive, break free and seize the future.

It’s 1993 and Sita has recently immigrated to California. She is desperate to make an encyclopedia sale as a first step to learning how to sell and starting her own business. Her lack of commissions have cost her family comfort and weigh heavily on her. As pressure mounts, she goes out to her 3 leads for the day and attempts to make a sale. Met with frustration, fear and humiliation, she fights every urge to give up.

Five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn take on a chaotic world as they fight to succeed, survive, break free and seize the future.