Bender

A writer pitches her script to a producer.

Untitled Sam Bennett Project

A lovely day in the park for Magda and Anita spirals into nightmare after their conversation is intruded upon.

Separation

“SHSAT AND SEGREGATION” by Micah Hervey takes a look at how the SHSAT testing builds a segregated school system, creating an unfair disadvantage for students who don’t have the opportunity or equal resources to study for the exam.

SHSAT and Segregation

In the midst of the Covid Crisis, displaced New York Therapist: Dolly Rey, finds a silver lining of sorts as she is forced to hold all of her therapy sessions outside or risk losing her livelihood. All kinds of hilarity and absurdities ensue, as she and her patients try and navigate this Brave New Pandemic World in the jungle that is New York City.

Diner Therapy

After her umpteenth move in NYC, a woman and her best friend embark on a journey through imagination to a place of child-like wonder.

Cloud Gazing

On the first day of her life in New York City, Grace finds out that not only is her new apartment not yet livable but her temporary, supposedly charming digs are, well, not exactly what she expected.

Such A Deal

The quiet, pontificating, and borderline-shut-in Beverly goes out into the world in search of belonging. I Am Joining Today follows her Mr. Bean-like adventure, suitable for a 90s PBS after-school special, in seeking enjoyment through joining social media for the first time.

I Am Joining Today

When a 14-year-old Asian girl who was adopted by a Caucasian family moves into a gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood, she discovers a secret letter from her birth mother that she can't decode.

The Red Envelope

A resourceful young producer and jaded club manager guide an eclectic group of rock star wannabes on the problematic road to stardom on the Lower East Side of NYC. It's Shameless meets Smash. The road to rock &amp; roll glory is not always pretty, but it’s never boring! Especially to an all original pulsating soundtrack!

Lower East Asides

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