SAG-AFTRA
IN DEVELOPMENT
MISSUS
Feature Film. A character-soaked dramedy with some bite.
Written by Marissa Carpio.
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LOGLINE: Indiana, 2016. When a picture perfect housewife discovers her nemesis competing in a beauty pageant for married women, she vies to make the crown her own.
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**Winner of the Asian American International Screenplay Competition 2024**
++Scored an Overall 7 on The Black List++
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"...a delightful, riveting and meaningful screenplay that captivated our jurors with its relatable and nuanced protagonist. The prose, voice and tone are exceptional, with brilliant pacing that skillfully reveals [the protagonist]'s character through active decisions, punchy dialogue and subtle moments."
- AAISC Jurors
"Hands down, the writer is talented. There is no question this is a quality story."
- The Black List
BECKY FROM HR
Feature Film. A buddy comedy... for the sick and twisted among us.
Written by Marissa Carpio.
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LOGLINE: None yet, but inspired by the writer's time as a Human Resources Manager at a New York firm. It follows a week in the life: starting in the office, ending with an axe fight.
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WHERE THERE IS NO EXIT (2018)
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Five seemingly different people find themselves trapped in a nondescript room with no discernible exit.
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AWARDS: Best Actress (Marissa Carpio), Grove Film Festival 2018
A FIGURE LONE
(2017)
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While putting the pieces of her life back together, Ella ignores the foreboding circumstances facing her - until she can't.
