Writing
Drama High – TV Pilot
2021
*Quarter-Finalist: 2023 Moonshot Initiative Pilot Accelerator
A working class girl capitalizes on her knowledge of popular Asian drama tropes to climb the social ladder at her new elite school – essentially a love letter to Asian dramas re-imagined with Asian American diaspora.
The Legend of the Chow Chow Heroes – TV Pilot
2021
*Finalist: 2023 Stowe Story Labs / STUDIO SKYFIRE Fellowship
When four teenagers discover they are reincarnations of Chinese legendary figures, they must learn to master their newfound powers and work together as a team in a desperate ploy to save the world from a plot to unleash the dead upon the earth.
Across Time – TV Pilot
2022
When an intriguing new hire at a tech startup stirs up unexpected feelings in the company’s jaded marketing exec, she must navigate a love triangle with her CEO as she investigates mysterious links to the past that begin appearing in her life.
Please Help – Web Series
2022
*Written with Adam Mock, Carly Polistina, and Melanie Weir
When a small team at an entertainment news company is tasked with gaining 5,000 subscribers to the company’s YouTube channel in a month or risk losing their jobs, they must compete against the clock and inscrutable will of the internet to create a The Office-like mockumentary.
Exes at a Wedding – Short
2022
*Filmshop Breakthrough Marketplace
Two exes find themselves killing time alone in a hotel room with all their friends preoccupied as members of the wedding party. As the hours pass, they discover aspects about each other that bring them closer in unexpected ways.
Auntie Unnamed – Play
2024
*Developed under The PlayGround Experiment’s Voices of America Writers Workshop
Alice shows up to her daughter’s wedding haunted by a specter, her disruption stopping the rehearsal in its tracks. Is it her anxiety or family trauma? Will Alice be able to confront her demons in time for the ceremony? Auntie Unnamed is an exploration of a family legend and the insidious effects of generational trauma on the women in a family.
Come Home With Me – Short
2025
When fantasy and reality collide, former lovers Jane and Eddie reunite years after leaving behind their expat lives in Taipei. Their tense encounter peels back layers of longing, privilege, and truth — revealing what’s left when the dream fades and real life sets in.
*2025 Filmshop Presents
The Day We Met – Feature
2025
When Cara Chang takes a TA job while studying abroad at a Japanese university, she’s forced to manage her increasingly complicated personal life as she juggles the affections of her previously long-distance boyfriend, the young professor she works for, and a beguiling student with whom she has an undeniable chemistry.
If dogs disappeared from this earth (wt) – Feature
2026
*Currently writing
A woman whose greatest fear is abandonment learns to love through her bond with her dog. But her ability to love is challenged when she has to navigate the complications of a human relationship.
The dog in question.
Re-Cast: The Podcast (2021)
Hosted by the Re-Casting the Movies team, Re-Cast: The Podcast discusses media representation, film, and the quirks of the industry as a whole.
Hosts: Jessica W. Chen, Pete Tran, Lisa Lam, and Dante Brown
Produced by: Pete Tran
Edited by: Andre Infante and Eileen Scandiffio