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OPERATION MOM

LOGLINE:
An Indian-American teen conspires to become her mother’s matchmaker instead of the other way around, but only to find love herself.

SYNOPSIS:
Meet Ila, a feisty South Asian American teenager from Hoboken who's at her wit's end with her obsessive single mom Veena's constant nagging about dating "a real guy" instead of letting her have her fun chasing after Bad Bunny who has recently declared monkhood. As if that weren't enough, Ila's parents are separated, but her Pops still manages to influence Veena to keep Ila on a tight leash and stop her from attending the after prom sleepover.

But Ila isn't one to back down from a challenge, and she hatches a plan with her pals Leslie and Dev called Operation Mom. Their mission: to set Veena up on a date on prom night, thereby distracting her from chaperoning and giving Ila the chance to ditch the after-party for monkfest, without any parental interference. Will they succeed? Only time will tell!
Shadow Realm

SHADOW REALM

LOGLINE:
A rebellious must battle the 10-headed demon king in the land of the Ramayana mythology, in order to learn how to tackle antagonists in his own ordinary world.

SYNOPSIS:
Shadow Realm is the magical, coming-of-age tale of Arya, a fifteen-year-old boy from San Francisco, ridiculed by bullies. Anything to do with his ethnicity, food, traditions or the fascinating mythological stories he has been raised with, has become the building block of unpleasant school experiences. In the wake of an accident that confines his once-vibrant mother to a hospital ward, kept alive by tubes and machines, Arya clings to the only remnant of their bond: an old, battered copy of the Ramayana, India’s ancient epic story of Rama’s battle against demons. One night, Arya falls through a fault in the earth into the Wild Woods, where Ravana, the demon king, strategizes to destroy his Ramayana—the last copy left—and threatens to rewrite history from his evil perspective. Will Arya be able to save the story of Rama, heal his mother and return home to tackle the demons in his ordinary world?