♥️ rom-com writer specializing in
asian-american female leads ♥️
All ideas and scripts Copyrighted with the Library of Congress. WGA-Registered.
FEATURES
12 steps to financial aid
After getting accepted into her dream college, a high school senior raised by her single immigrant mother has to fill out a Non-Custodial Parent Form to qualify for the financial aid she needs and goes on a journey to find the father she’s never known.
Based on a true story. Asian “Gilmore Girls.” In pre-production.
Awards: 2020 Sundance Labs Second Round, Zoetrope Quarter-Finalist, 2020 Harvardwood Writers' Competition Top Ten, Nicholl Top 15%, Rom Com Fest Top Ten
Based on a true story. Asian “Gilmore Girls.” In pre-production.
Awards: 2020 Sundance Labs Second Round, Zoetrope Quarter-Finalist, 2020 Harvardwood Writers' Competition Top Ten, Nicholl Top 15%, Rom Com Fest Top Ten
WHY DON'T WE...
A hoarder must learn to let go of the past in order for her future relationships to succeed – and dives into the uncharted world of online dating to get a taste of how to live in the present.
Inspired by 2020 quaran-cleaning and real-life hoarding.
“How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days” meets “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.”
Awards: 2021 Sundance Labs Second Round, U.S.-China Film & TV Industry Expo Grand Prize for Screenwriting, Rom Com Fest Top Ten
Inspired by 2020 quaran-cleaning and real-life hoarding.
“How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days” meets “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.”
Awards: 2021 Sundance Labs Second Round, U.S.-China Film & TV Industry Expo Grand Prize for Screenwriting, Rom Com Fest Top Ten
THE TAKEBACK
Two perennial pushovers decide to spend Valentine’s Day taking back all of the possessions they ever left at an ex-partner’s place – and commit to finally standing up for themselves.
Inspired by anyone who’s ever been too embarrassed to ask for their items back after a break-up.
And the ex who held onto my clothes for three years.
Inspired by anyone who’s ever been too embarrassed to ask for their items back after a break-up.
And the ex who held onto my clothes for three years.
I don't Until I do
When her father is diagnosed with a terminal illness, a prominent businesswoman promises to fulfill his dying wish: to walk her down the aisle, and embarks down the one realm where she’s never been successful – love.
Dedicated to anyone who’s ever felt the pressure to get married.
Dedicated to anyone who’s ever felt the pressure to get married.
The have-nots
Eager to unionize the tenants in her building, a millennial activist goes undercover to work as their aging property owner’s assistant – only to strike up an unlikely friendship with the woman she considered a slumlord.
TV PILOTS
comedy
miss narcissist
When an influencer causes an accident while live-streaming and gets her license revoked, she begins to influence real people in real time, one rideshare at a time.
Inspired by living in LA without a car for 8+ years.
Inspired by living in LA without a car for 8+ years.
quality assurance
An employee at Google who’s charged with monitoring spam spends his time reading other people’s emails and because he can’t help himself, becomes the cyberhero of the world wide web...and the whole wide world.
Inspired by all of my friends in tech.
Inspired by all of my friends in tech.
Shortstop
A comedy that mixes baseball along with life's actual curveballs.
A rookie MLB shortstop gets his dream job on his hometown team the same year he begins newlywed life, but soon finds himself navigating sticky situations both on and off the field, when his two sisters-in-law move in.
Inspired by my love of baseball and my home team, the 8x World Series Champions, San Francisco Giants.
A rookie MLB shortstop gets his dream job on his hometown team the same year he begins newlywed life, but soon finds himself navigating sticky situations both on and off the field, when his two sisters-in-law move in.
Inspired by my love of baseball and my home team, the 8x World Series Champions, San Francisco Giants.
COMPS
A group of story analysts dive into the scripts that they read. Quite literally.
Inspired by: life as a reader in Hollywood for The Black List, Amazon Studios, Welle Ent, Rideback, and more.
Inspired by: life as a reader in Hollywood for The Black List, Amazon Studios, Welle Ent, Rideback, and more.
#SELFCARE
Tired of suppressing her emotions, an Asian-American millennial experiences a breakdown – and is forced to attend anger management, where she unexpectedly meets her new best friends.
Dedicated to anyone who’s ever felt oppressed, suppressed, and repressed.
Dedicated to anyone who’s ever felt oppressed, suppressed, and repressed.
rent-a-friend
In order to save up for their wedding, a couple starts a Rent-a-Friend Business, posing as strangers’ plus ones, vacation buddies, spouses, significant others, and even long-lost relatives. The problem is, they don’t know when – or how – to stop.
Based on an actual (thriving) industry.
Based on an actual (thriving) industry.
EVERYBODY has a story
Two estranged sisters reunite to produce a human-interest news show, using a dart, map, and Facebook to meet different households around the world and redefine the meaning of family.
Based on my experiences in the world of hard news.
Based on my experiences in the world of hard news.
novels
sunny on the outside
After a popular talk show host interviews the former flame she hasn’t seen in ten years as a guest on her show, their chemistry sizzles on-screen – and when he’s invited to join as a weekly correspondent, they are forced to confront where they can fit in each other’s professional, and personal, lives.
the fragility of memory
The only ones who can remember the truth in a dystopian society where memories are as flimsy as dream fragments, two teenagers must choose the path of resistance and resilience over resentment.
gambler's genes: an autoethnography of love
A compendium of stories examining the question:
"How did growing up in a single-parent family affect my ability to develop relationships and friendships with those in my community?"
"How did growing up in a single-parent family affect my ability to develop relationships and friendships with those in my community?"
car-less in la
My memoir.
SHORTS
the pandemic pick-up artist
sponsored by the city of la / dept of cultural affairs
Tired of shopping for one during COVID-19, a hapless bachelor attempts a slew of pick-up lines at the grocery store – only to find that the most attractive quality is caring for others.
Inspired by true events. PSA with Pizzazz.
Storyboards designed by Breanna Kinde.
Inspired by true events. PSA with Pizzazz.
Storyboards designed by Breanna Kinde.
