Iris
Iris
Feature
· Drama · 93 pages
Status: Spec
In a near-future America, a pregnant woman grows addicted to the VR simulation of a baby she can never have, spiraling into a battle between prolonging this fantasy and saving her marriage.
Written by
Shunori Ramanathan and Cidney Hue
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Winner,
WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab Fall 2022
Grand Prize Winner,
Emerging Screenwriters Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition 2023
2 Writers
Brooklyn, NY
NYC-based actor from Bangalore, India. My love for performing started with Indian classical dance, continuing at Yale, where I double-majored in Political Science and Theater. Passionate about affecting change, I am drawn to the unique opportunity film offers to tell important stories and reach audiences far and wide.
Film/TV credits: IMDb.me/shuno...
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Oakland, CA
Cidney Hue is a writer-director with a focus on building inclusive futures through science fiction. Her films have screened at 65 festivals worldwide and counting. She is in development on her debut feature, IRIS, based on her award-winning short, OVUM. The script is a winner of WeScreenPlay’s Diverse Voices and Grand Prize Winner of Emerging Screen...
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Cidney is a talented writer/director who creates engaging, thoughtful, and urgent science fiction. Her script "Iris," cowritten with Shunori Ramanathan and based on Cidney's award winning short film "Ovum," is a haunting and scarily realistic look at a future where pregnant people must experience their child's life in VR before being allowed to receive an abortion. The story is grounded in its characters and the emotional journey at its center. Cidney also has work that takes a lighter approach to speculative futures, and she always infuses her work with clever commentary and relevancy. Cidney crafts believable and creative sci-fi worlds, has a sharp sense of humor, and is a joy to work with.
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Winner, Emerging Screenwriters Sci-Fi & Fantasy Competition 2023 Stowe Producers Lab 2023 Finalist, SFFilm Ranin Grant 2022 Semi-Finalist, The Black List x WIF Feature Lab 2022 Pitch deck and budget available upon request.