Common Themes:
Truth to power
Underdogs
Marginalized people
Mental Health/Illness
Subcultures
Dysfunctional Families
Style:
Genre-bending
Truly Edgy (not fake corporate edgy)
Clever
Satirical
Whimsical
Inclusive
Well-structured
Hard Jokes (not Hard Lemonade)
Small Worlds – Big Stakes
Big Worlds – Bigger Stakes
CURRENT PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT:
- One-hour new adult vigilante series based on UK comic book IP with a showrunner attached.
- Animated four-quad feature film with a director attached.
- One-hour blue sky spy/music series for an A-list TV actor.
- One-hour soapy Indian family drama series with comedic elements based on true events.
- Eco-comedy short – writing, directing, and starring
WRITING CREDITS:
- THE GOLDBERGS – “It’s A Wonderful Life” (Ep. # 150) (TV)
- MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE – “Mira’s Musical Mystery Tour” (TV)
- SHARKDOG – “Sick as a Sharkdog” and “How To Train Your Sharkpups” (TV)
- DEW DROP DIARIES – “The Secret Ingredient” (TV)
- BRO, CHRISTMAS TREE! (short)
- WHO FED THE SNAKE (short)
- PAINTED LOVE (short) (Audience Award Winner @ 48 Hour Film Project Seattle)
- LEUKO – VELOCITY (music video)
- THE CONVERSATION WITH AMANDA DE CADENET – Multiple Parenting Essays
- SCRIPT MAGAZINE – Multiple Screenwriting Essays
HONORS:
- BAFTA BREAKTHROUGH USA (2020)
- DISNEY TV WRITING PROGRAM, Comedy, Drama, and Genre (2019)
- RELUCTANT AFI DROPOUT (2019)
- UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE (LA) – DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP (5X)
SELECT WRITING SAMPLES:
HALF-HOUR TV:
THE DROP-OFF
FAN FAVORITE
WHITEKNUCKLING
SHITMAGNET
ONE-HOUR TV:
JESUS VS. KRISHNA
KINGDOM OF SHAME
THE CASITA
DORK BUS
ANIMATED TV:
CAPO AND WINDER
FEATURES:
TORN
MAID OF DISHONOR
RACCOON / SONSABITCHES
HAPPY ACCIDENT
SHORTS:
ON MY OWN
KISS AT THE ZOO
GAMBLING
WHITE BILL
…more
SKETCHES:
So many!
SPECS OF EXISTING SHOWS:
LAW AND ORDER
THE BIG BANG THEORY
MODERN FAMILY
THE MIDDLE
2 BROKE GIRLS
BROOKLYN 99
*I’ve written on many other projects but can’t list them here because they were with Producers/Production Companies.
SCREENPLAY COMPETITIONS:
(Quarterfinalist or Higher)
Short, Comedy Pilot, Horror Feature, Comedy Feature @ PAGE
Short, Comedy Feature @ ScreenCraft Comedy
Comedy Pilot, TV Series Proposal @ NexTV
Short @ Coverfly’s The Red List
Comedy Spec @ Final Draft’s Big Break
Short Script @ Nashville
Horror Screenplay @ Shriekfest
Comedy TV Spec @ Scriptapalooza TV
Comedy Feature @ BlueCat
Comedy Feature @ Austin
Short @ American Gem Short
Short @ Slamdance Short
TV Drama Spec @ Acclaim Scripts
TV Drama Spec @ American Accolades TV Competition
Repped by VARUN MONGA AT PARADIGM TALENT AGENCY