ALKA KHUSHALANI
75 LIVINGSTON STREET, 2C
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
Alka.Khushalani@gmail.com
718.852.2361 HOME
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SCREENWRITING AND TELEVISION WRITING

THERE ARE NO STRANGERS HERE

An Indian woman embarks on a journey in search of her sister, who has vanished without a trace in a small, Midwestern American town. (mystery thriller- in development Gigantic Pictures)

THE SETHIS OF WALL STREET The Return

A pilot episode for an original hour-long series set in a society of Indian Americans, all connected by their ties to the US financial markets. (drama)

MUMBAI, MURDER CITY

A multi-character multi-plot narrative of a city in chaos, overrun by crows. (horror)


SHORT FICTION

This Side of the World. Cha: An Asian Literary Journal. February 2010.

This Side of the World. Kartika Review An Asian American Literary Journal. Issue 06. Fall Winter 2009.

Entry. EGO Magazine Curating and Creating Cool Stuff. July 2007.


SCREENWRITING COMPETITIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS

IFP NFDC (National Film Development Corporation of India) Film Bazaar Lab Fellow
IFP Project Forum Emerging Narrative project in development
Finalist Hamptons International Film Festival Screenwriters Lab
Semifinalist Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
Top 10 Percent Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
Second Round Quarterfinalist Austin Film Festival
Quarterfinalist Cynosure Screenwriting Awards
Quarterfinalist Creative World Awards


RELATED EXPERIENCE

Web Producer HBO Documentaries (NYC)
Project Manager On2.com (NYC)
Ad Operations Coordinator Walt Disney Internet Group (NYC)
Worldwide Branding Coordinator Grey Advertising Inc. (NYC)
Development Associate and Screener P.O.V. American Documentary Inc. (NYC)
Associate Editor Intern United Studios Ltd. (Mumbai, INDIA)


EDUCATION

B.A. Columbia University
MAJOR: Film Studies
GPA: 3.75
HONORS: Magna Cum Laude Deans List Hoover Scholarship