Jenna Ricker

The Profile

Jenna Ricker is credited as the director and co-writer of the film The American Side.

Directed and co-wrote The American Side; the film is a mystery thriller set partly at Niagara Falls and features Greg Stuhr (co-writer and lead), Matthew Broderick, Robert Forster, Alicja Bachleda and Camilla Belle. The film engages themes around Nikola Tesla and ethical questions about scientific discovery.

Single DeBaser review (4/5) treats Jenna Ricker's The American Side as a noir-tinged mystery thriller. The reviewer praises the cast and the film's engagement with ethical questions about science, using Nikola Tesla as a focal point. The piece frames the film in a hard-boiled tradition while noting modest ambitions.