WRITING
PROJECTS
SULFUR BOTTOM
Full Length Stage Play, 3f 3m
Buoyed by the promise of jobs and economic development, a series of factories plague a small town. But with reports of dangerous chemicals leaking from the industrial plants, a young woman must make impossible choices to protect her loved ones. Set over 40 years, Rishi Varma’s new drama SULFUR BOTTOM sees an embattled family forced to confront generations of environmental injustice—and maybe just a few talking animals along the way.
BODY ON THE GREEN
Series — Pilot — Half Hour Comedy
After a painful breakup, Samir decides to write a novel about a man wrongly convicted on death row, hoping the ambitious project will win back his ex —— but as he dives deeper into the story, he begins to question his motives.
THE BARRED ZONE
Miniseries — Pilot — Hour Drama
In the early 20th century, a young man’s dangerous relationship with a shop worker, the search for a missing man, and a woman’s growing debt threaten to tear apart a Punjabi-Mexican community in Southern California, all while they face increasing pressure from law enforcement and disgruntled members of the county.
PENS AND SWORDS
Film — Drama
In 1917 San Francisco, Indian revolutionaries on trial for plotting to overthrow British rule are torn apart by internal divisions as their defiance tests their unity and resolve.
Coming Soon…