Screenwriting
FEATURE FILM
VIS-A-VISA
Genre: Rom-com; Melodrama; Drama; Comedy
Logline: Following their moves to the United States, a group of ambitious immigrant women find strength and friendship through shared struggles in relationships, careers, and familial expectation, all while navigating their place in their new home.
Brief Synopsis: Four women in their twenties and thirties (Pia, Tanvi, Zohra, and Mary) form a book club after arriving in the U.S. on four different visas. Bonding over literature, they grapple with challenges in romance, work, and adapting to life in America while balancing family expectations.
TELEVISION
ADULTING, MeWATCH, MEDIACORP SINGAPORE (LINK)
Genre: Dramedy; Interactive (multi-arc) television
Ep. Clarissa Tries to Stand Up to Toxic Relatives
Ep. Clarissa Tries to Be Friends with Her Best Friend’s Friends
Ep. Clarissa Tries to Work with a Harasser
Ep. Clarissa Tries to Be Friends with Her Best Friend’s Friends
Ep. Clarissa Tries to Work with a Harasser
Ep. Clarissa Tries to Stand Up to Toxic Relatives
NYC 311 (TV pilot)
Format: Half-hour comedy
Genre: Sit-com; Political Comedy
Logline: Embattled civil servants of City Hall try to help their constituents navigate the bureaucracy that is local government, all while dealing with each other's quirky personalities. Kelsey Kwan, the youngest city council member of New York, is trying to make the city a safer, cleaner place – starting with the War on Rats.
UN-CANCELLED (TV pilot)
Format: Half-hour comedy
Genre/Style: Satirical comedy, bubble gum pop, light-hearted and upbeat
Logline: When an alcoholic narcissistic Youtube singer gets publicly cancelled, she seeks the help of her ex-best friend/ PR manager to get back in the public’s good graces in order to join her favorite singer on tour.
SHORT FILMS
SUGAR, Independently Produced (LINK)
Genre: Rom-Com
Logline: When a gym rat finds himself torn between his fitness plan and his girlfriend’s sugary dessert, he’s forced to choose between abs and ardor.
DEFECTIVE, Independently Produced
Genre: Sci-Fi; Drama; Surrealist
Logline: In a world where designer babies are the norm, a deaf nurse must escape a labyrinthian hospital undetected to rescue a “defective” child from destruction.
Synopsis: When a wealthy young couple seeks to “return” their genetically enhanced child, Nurse Maria faces a conflict between her sense of compassion and her professional obligations. Is saving an unwanted child worth the risk to her family and her career?