Short Films
RUPTURE
Genre: Drama, Based on a true story
Comps: Think THE GOOD NURSE meets THE ASSISTANT
Logline: When a judgmental workaholic is gaslit for her excruciating pain due to an ovarian cyst rupture, she’s confronted by her own false beliefs about women’s pain.
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FAMILIAR REFRAIN
Familiar Refrain is a short film directed by David Joshi, written by/starring Ariel Bond, and produced by Brooke Storry, Ariel Bond, David Joshi and Riley Walsh. It is currently in post-production and will be completed in late September 2023.
Logline: When a disillusioned former singer gets a call from an old friend, she must confront the divergence of her career and her dreams in order to rediscover her voice.
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Feature Screenplays
LOVE BYTES
Genre: Irreverent Romantic Comedy
Comps: SET IT UP meets DON’T LOOK UP.
As a former dating app user, I wanted to tell a modern YOU’VE GOT MAIL story about how apps have made things easy, but they’ll never replace the magic of meeting someone in real-life.
Logline: In a world where dating apps are the only acceptable matchmaker, a tech-obsessed coder meets a charming, masked stranger offline and must learn to trust her gut in order to find her mystery man–and true love.
World: Set in a near-future Los Angeles, where technology drives all our decision-making… including who we date.
Accolades: Quarterfinalist, Academy Nicholl Fellowship
Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Comedy Competition
Quarterfinalist ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship
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DEEPFAKE
Genre: True Crime Thriller
Comps: The mystery of GONE GIRL meets the feminist urgency of SHE SAID
Logline: When a passive podcast junkie learns she’s been deepfaked into pornography by a foe who can only be a close friend, she must become her own advocate in order to hunt down the perpetrator and reclaim her privacy.
Based on an unbelievable true story.
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BE THERE SOON
Genre: Character-Driven Drama
Comps: The grief of A GHOST STORY meets the female friendship of FRANCES HA
Logline: When an avoidant HR executive learns that her estranged high school friend died in a car accident just before their chance to reconcile the past, she must own her mistakes in order to process her grief and honor her friend.
Pilot Scripts
MIXED EMOTIONS
Genre/Format: Half-hour Romantic Dramedy Anthology Series w/ Music Elements
Comps: GIRLS meets LOVE LIFE
Logline: Confronted with yet another failed relationship, a serial dater creates her own love life mixed tape in order to revisit her history of heartbreaks and learn from her mistakes in love.
Projects in Development
RECIPE FOR DISASTER
Genre/Format: Road-Trip Comedy Feature with Action Elements
Comps: ERIN BROKOVICH meets ELF
Logline: When an extremely sheltered customer service representative learns her family’s legacy candy recipe has been nefariously altered, she must leave the safety of her parent’s home in order to uncover the truth and avert a public health crisis.
HOPELESS ROMANTICS
Genre/Format: Political Rom-Com Feature with Thriller Elements
Comps: LEGALLY BLONDE meets THE CAMPAIGN
Logline: When a hopeless romantic Millennial learns she’s been manipulated to help elect an uncouth presidential candidate, she must embrace her romantic identity and use it as her super power in order to rescue the country from certain disaster.
SHOWMANCE
Genre/Format: Irreverent, Period (80s) Rom-Com Feature
Comps: LA LA LAND meets PRETTY IN PINK
Logline: While working behind the scenes on a John Hughes rom-com, a risk-averse production assistant accidentally falls for her college friend turned co-worker and must confront her fear of failure in order to make room for love.
Short Film Scripts
MEET AWKWARD
Genre: Snarky Romantic Comedy
Comps: BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY meets FLEABAG
Inspired by true, unfortunately awkward events.
Logline: When an unlucky-in-love actress is unexpectedly matched and ghosted by her substitute dentist, she must embrace her inner critic to choose the love she deserves.
Podcasts
INNER MONODOGUE
Inner Monodogue is an original, comedy podcast from the point of view of a disgruntled “rescue” dog named Baxter. In each episode, Baxter sets the record straight on all the things humans get wrong about our four-legged friends.
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