Equinox

Feature · Drama · 116 pages
Status: Financing
A young single mother struggling to make ends meet embarks on a dangerous road trip to deliver a large illegal shipment with her three-year-old daughter. Tensions boil and treacherous conflicts arise, with her fortitude as a mother tested to the breaking point.
Written by Mira Atwah
7 Accolades

1 Writer

New York, NY
Mira is an Asian & Arab American writer-director from Cleveland, Ohio with a BFA in Film & TV from NYU Tisch. Most recently, her script “Equinox” earned the Grand Prize in ScreenCraft’s 2024 Feature Competition, allowing her to become an endorsed writer on Coverfly. Additionally, when “Equinox” was featured on Deadline Hollywood as a script develo...
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With a unique cultural perspective as a young Asian-Arab American from the Midwest, Mira has the ability to creatively challenge conventional paths and explore deep emotional truths. Her work spans from intense, emotionally gritty dramas to comedies with sharp, dark wit, always centering on rich characters and the complex, interpersonal relationships between them. A recent Grand Prize winner of the ScreenCraft Feature Competition, Mira is a powerhouse writer/director in the making. She is now looking to produce her first feature and secure representation.
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Finalist of the Stage 32 + Catalyst Studios Empowering Women Script Competition Winner of Best Feature Script and Best Student Screenwriter at the Oniros Film Awards