Writing

Joystick
raunchy comedy

After being rejected from major porn studios, an Asian adult entertainer accidentally posts on his people-pleasing roommate's cooking class platform, unwittingly uncovering a way for sex workers to monetize their own content.

  • Grand Prize Winner, Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Screenplay Competition

  • Writing Fellowship Award, Second City Film School

  • Honorable Mention, ISA Diversity Initiative

  • Semifinalist, ISA Fast Track Fellowship

  • Semifinalist, Almanack Screenwriters Episodic Lab

  • Semifinalist, Shore Scripts TV Pilot Mentorship Program

  • Semifinalist, Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards

  • Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Comedy Screenplay Competition

  • Quarterfinalist, Stage 32 TV Comedy Screenwriting Contest

The Irresolute Desk
political satire

When an impeached President resigns, a jaded politician is unexpectedly thrust into becoming the first Asian POTUS and must conceal his affair with the golden boy Representative everyone insists he choose as his VP.

  • Writing Fellowship Award, Second City Film School

  • Finalist, Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition

  • Finalist, SeriesFest Pitch-a-Thon

  • Finalist, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab

  • Semifinalist, Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Screenplay Competition

  • Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship

  • Quarterfinalist, Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition

The People Team
workplace comedy

An HR manager with a history of covering up violations is forced to lead diversity initiatives at a scandal-ridden startup after employees speak out against workplace microaggressions—one of which she committed.

  • Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival

  • Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Comedy Screenplay Competition

The Athenaeum
satirical thriller

An Asian playwright earns a prestigious fellowship at an exclusive island retreat, where he stages a controversial play with a director whose past is shrouded in scandal—and soon discovers that nothing is as it seems.

  • Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival

  • Quarterfinalist, HollyShorts Film Festival

  • Quarterfinalist, Outstanding Screenplays Shorts Competition