Darna
Darna
Television (Half-hour)
· Comedy · 29 pages
When two chaotically fun cousins, stubborn Nadine and people-pleasing Lana, announce their decision to leave Virginia to embark on a new adventure in Los Angeles, they never expect their eccentric and clingy Arab-American family, Nadine's hippy, lesbian mother and Lana’s religious and traditional parents along with her two siblings, to uproot their ...
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Written by
Manelle Dridi
4 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Finalist,
Imagine This Women's International Film Festival - Imagine This Women's Film Festival 2024
The Short List,
Barnstorm Fest 2024
Quarterfinalist,
Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition 2025
1 Writer
Los Angeles, CA
Manelle Dridi, is a Tunisian-Palestinian American who is an engineer-turned-filmmaker. She speaks Arabic, English, French, and Spanish and is currently a documentary producer that is part of the Brown Girls Documentary Mafia community. Manelle identifies as part of the LGBTQIA+ community and wants to bring the spectrum of tradition & religion, sexua...
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Additional Project Info
Darna gives the audience a chance to connect with relatable young women in their twenties, while giving a voice for Arab-Americans in a way that has never been done on screen. The Arab culture and traditions are subtly seen in some episodes throughout the show just as they do in real life, as opposed to the overtly religious stereotypes we see in Arab narratives. We get to see a spectrum of tradition & religion, sexuality, and mental health within a racially ambiguous, Muslim, North African family, and most importantly how fun and funny they can be.