Archana Shinde
Indian born and raised, Archana is a graduate of Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program ’23 and UCLA’s Professional Program in Screenwriting. Her feature and TV scripts have placed in Final Draft Big Break Competition, Austin Film Festival, and CineStory Feature and TV Contest. Her latest short, EARBUDS premiered at Tasveer - the world’s only Oscar-qualifying South Asian film festival. Her previous short, GREEN BANGLES represented India in the ‘Women in Film & TV (WIFT)’ International showcase in 44 cities of 15 countries. In 2018, Archana executive-produced and edited award-winning feature film WAKE.
Archana’s stories examine how South Asian and American societies, even though they seem worlds apart, heavily depend on conventions and propriety to rigidly define genders.
She lives in LA with her filmmaker husband and works in promo marketing for CBS and Paramount+.
Xennials
Single-cam, Half-hour | Dramedy
In the mid-90s’ India, when Kimya (17) – a kind-hearted pushover – decides to confront her newly discovered stalker instead of hiding from him, she’s unexpectedly set on the path to freedom from familial restraints.
Network Drama
Single-cam, Half-hour | Dramedy
When Diya lands her dream job at a national TV network – a political minefield rife with backstabbing – she must gain trust of an insecure Indian-American boss to further her career or return to India to marry a complete stranger.