KaplaniKid Productions

KaplaniKid Productions was founded by Dr. Jenna Maria Constantine, and inspired by her beloved Grandfather, Konstantinos Demetrios Gliarmis, who dedicated his life to social justice and giving back to his community. He instilled in her that one person, through their words and actions, can truly make a difference. 

Dr. Constantine honors her Grandfather’s legacy through the Award-winning stories told at KaplaniKid Productions, all of which educate, inspire, and activate people around urgent social justice issues through powerful and poignant storytelling. 

In addition to the Award-winning works created by Dr. Constantine, in her Grandfather’s honor, in 2022, she established the “Mr Gus” D. Gliarmis Social Justice Memorial Scholarship. The Scholarship, conferred in 2023, was bestowed upon Christopher J. Bailey, a high school senior from Wilson, North Carolina, who went on to study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

In 2024, Dr. Constantine created a national, expanded iteration of the Scholarship, which was renamed The Konstantinos Demetrios Gliarmis Social Justice & The Arts Memorial Scholarship.After a national call for Applications, from rising seniors across the country, the Scholarship was bestowed upon two seniors, both from St. Demetrios High School in Astoria, New York. They are: Stamatoula Figetakis, who went on to study at Baruch College in New York, New York, and Stefania Dalageorgos, who went on to study at Sacred Heart University, in Fairfield, Connecticut. 

Of the many, many lessons Dr. Constantine’s Grandfather taught her when she was a little girl, she remembers his words,

«…χρυσό μου παιδί…όταν μεγαλώσεις…μην γυρνάς την πλάτη σου στην αδικία…και μην ξεχνάς ποτέ…η ψυχή δεν έχει χρώμα…» 

(“…my golden child, when you grow up…don’t turn your back on injustice…and never forget…the soul has no color…”) 

Through the work of KaplaniKid Productions, and The Konstantinos Demetrios Gliarmis Social Justice & The Arts Memorial Scholarship, it is the hope that a new generation will be inspired and empowered to lead and advance efforts that can have a positive impact in their communities.