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The Snarky ElePHANT SLATE 

The SEP Project Slate allows members to view projects and discover collaboration opportunities. Our goal is to ensure executives and creatives have access to content that provides perspectives our industry often struggles to get right. ​

Reach out to a member of the team, and/or to info@snarkyelephant.com to prompt further discussion. Browse according to type, genre, stage, and opportunities available for the project. Click on each project's title or its button to view more project details. 

 

Note: We advise you to not search our collection on a mobile device as photos and videos can be cut off. 

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Genre
Focus
Format
Opportunity

Lillian, Next Door

Created by: Tim Atkin

An ex-CIA spy with an acerbic wit infiltrates the lives of two gay men who move in next door. As secrets unfold, the layers of truth lead to an unexpected friendship and life-altering choices.

Culture/Family Values, LGBTQIA+, Woman Focus, Social Issues/Rights/Advocacy, Elder Care

Highlights include: 4x Academy Award nominee (Talent, attached)

Ancient China of Mars

Created by: Andrew Leung

An earthling Chinese family decides to immigrate to Mars after climate change destroys Earth. When they get stuck on an orbiting "Ellis Island", they decide to open a Chinese restaurant.

BIPOC Focus, Social Issues/Rights/Advocacy, Culture/Family Values, Climate-Change, Immigration, LGBTQIA+

Highlights include: Selected for MIA (Mercado Audivisual Internacional) Film Festival + Exclusive Variety Feature

Rangoli

Created by: Vishaal Reddy

After his father’s death, Adi, a down-on-his-luck motel worker, runs the family business while battling his mother, himself, and an imaginary drag queen who won’t leave his mind.

Mental Health Focus, Culture/Family Values, BIPOC Focus, LGBTQIA+

Highlights include: Sushant Divgikar (attached), Winner of the SFFilm Rainin Grant & Filmhouse Residency (2021)

Tribeca Film Festival AT&T Untold Stories Top 10 Finalist (2023)

LES Film Festival ""Stay Indie Project"" Competition Winner (2024)"

Neighbor

Created by: Neal Ludevig

Shot entirely in a bathroom, NEIGHBOR is a surreal short about a queer teacher hiding after losing his lover, until an unexpected encounter forces him to confront grief, guilt, and a broken system.

Mental Health Focus, LGBTQIA+, Immigration, Social Issues/Rights/Advocacy, Grief, Masculinity

Highlights include: Ray Angry (Grammy nominated musician, composer, and member of the Roots) (attached)

Bad Brown Kids

Created by: Vishaal Reddy

A half-hour dark comedy flipping the “model minority” myth, following South Asian siblings Zara, a successful author with a dark secret, and Rishi, a pianist whose addiction threatens his career.

BIPOC Focus, Mental Health Focus, LGBTQIA+, Culture/Family Values

Highlights include: Pulkit Datta (Award Winning Producer) (attached), Semi-finalist for Cinestory TV Contest

Dear Harmonica

Created by: Shravya Kag

While documenting iconic NYC drag queen Harmonica Sunbeam, a filmmaker discovers her own queer identity in an intimate portrait of self-expression, identity, and queer legacy.

LGBTQIA+, Social Issues/Rights/Advocacy, BIPOC Focus, Culture/Family Values

       

Stable

Created by: Neal Ludevig

Based on a true story, a renowned jazz and hip hop producer opens a wellness center in Costa Rica after a year of sobriety, but a global disaster forces her into isolation—and needing help herself.

Mental Health Focus, Woman Focus, Social Issues/Rights/Advocacy, BIPOC Focus, Disability Focus

        

Mama Stevie

Created by: Mark Von Sternberg

Just days before a career changing performance, fireball comedian Stevie Danielle is forced to reexamine her life when her troubled son unexpectedly enters the picture.

BIPOC Focus, Culture/Family Values, Disability Focus, Mental Health Focus, Woman Focus, Grief

Highlights include: Nicholas Fellowship Quarterfinalist (2022), Page International Screenwriting Awards Quarterfinalist (2022)

Student Government

Created by: Shakil Jessa

A dark mockumentary comedy about an insecure, gay narcissist who hires a documentary crew to follow his run for college Student Council President.

BIPOC Focus, Culture/Family Values, LGBTQIA+, Mental Health Focus, Social Issues/Rights/Advocacy, Grief

         

Zari

Created by: Shruti Parekh

Amidst preparations for her sister’s wedding in India, young American Neelu forges an unexpected connection with Zeyb, a quiet sari store clerk who moonlights as an internet drag queen.

LGBTQIA+, Culture/Family Values, Social Issues/Rights/Advocacy, BIPOC Focus

Highlights include: Winner of the CAPE USA Grant w/Janet Yang Productions, Grand Jury Prize Winner (Newfest), Best Narrative Short Nomination (Austin Film Festival), A full list of accolades and press can be found online here 

INSOMNIA

Created by: Vishaal Reddy

INSOMNIA  follows  Nikhil, a bisexual South Asian writer living in New York City who becomes an escort to pay the bills for his sick aunt. 

Mental Health Focus, BIPOC Focus, Social Issues/Rights/Advocacy, LGBTQIA+, Culture/Family Values

Highlights include: Winner fo the Tribeca Film Festival's "Creator Now Program" (2018), Best Digital Series (Queerties, Nominated), Best Digital Performance (Queerties, Nominated)

Just Potential

Created by: Piyali Syam

Just Potential is a romantic comedy short film about a young South Asian woman from a high-pressure family who decides to have an abortion.

Culture/Family Values, Social Issues/Rights/Advocacy, BIPOC Focus, Woman Focus

Highlights include: Winner of the Asian Women's Giving Circle Arts Grant (2023), Top 2% of scripts of Coverfly

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