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Mitali Jahagirdar
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Projects

2022 WGA Award Nominee

Accolades

World Premiere & Official Selection, Audio Fiction

THE STRANGE CASE

Nominee, Children's Episodic, Long Form and Specials

“Which Witch”, JUST BEYOND

Sloan Screenwriting Grant Recipient

CONTAINMENT

Inaugural Netflix Created By Initiative Fellow

Sony Diverse Writers Program Fellow

NBC Writers on the Verge Fellow (now NBCUni Launch)

CAPE List & CAPE New Writers Fellow

Film Independent Screenwriting Lab Fellow

Scripts

USED TO BE (Hourlong Pilot; Genre Mystery Procedural)

After her twin sister is found dead in a case that’s long since gone cold, a hot-headed investigative journalist with a preternatural gift to see into people’s past lives decides to use her ability towards cracking unsolved murders, including her sister’s.

Original series developed with Netflix. Netflix: Created By Initiative select.

QUEEN OF SIN (Hourlong Pilot; Period/Western)

A gambling queen turned Madame puts her life on the line to outwit and stop a corrupt Marshall from interfering with her girls and her growing empire in New Mexico Territory.

Pitch deck and script available on request.

TIGER'S CURSE (Hourlong Pilot; YA/Fantasy)

When a spirited young woman returns to her roots in India, she stumbles across an impossibly rare white tiger in the wild that draws her into a lover’s curse, a prince, and the truth about her past. Adapted from the novel by Colleen Houck.

Adapted series developed with Netflix and Ineffable Pictures.

SAMSARA (Hourlong Pilot; Supernatural/Fantasy)

In the wake of what seems to be a terrorist attack, a former FBI agent pursues the suspect, only to discover the trail collides with a demigoddess and a larger spiritual war between gods and demons over the fate of humanity.

CAPE New Writers and NBC Writers on the Verge select. Pitch deck and script available on request.

DEPROGRAM (Hourlong Pilot; Thriller)

In the aftermath of a school shooting, a single mother's grief turns to horror as she retraces her son's steps and discovers that he was enveloped in a more sinister web of radicalization.

Blcklst.com feature and 2020 CAPE List select. Pitch deck and script available on request.

CONTAINMENT (Feature; Thriller)

In an ultra-secure biotechnology research laboratory in Hong Kong, a secretly designed virulent strain of SARS contaminates the entire building, forcing a researcher to choose which of her colleagues she must intentionally expose in order to stop the virus from escaping and endangering the world.

2016 Alfred P. Sloan Screenwriting Grant Recipient and Film Independent Screenwriting Lab select.

Teaching, Consulting, and Speaking Engagements

“Working with Mitali was an absolute pleasure. She really took the time not just to read my script but to analyze it and give thoughtful, impactful feedback. In addition to her attention to detail, I was impressed by her knowledge of craft, genre, and the state of the industry. Her notes were highly helpful, constructive, and gave me a concrete sense of what I needed to do in future drafts to elevate the script to its full potential. I absolutely recommend her services without question.”

— Tyler, Script Consultation Client

Mitali believes that screenwriting should be an art form open to all who desire to learn. As a faculty member for Western Colorado University's MFA Screenwriting program, Mitali aims to help her students explore the deeper messages of their work and effectively communicate those themes to begin and sustain a larger screenwriting career. She is also available for script consultations and speaking engagements, having returned to the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television and CAPE New Writers program as an alumnus speaker and guest panelist to help guide the next generation of storytellers.

To request her script consultation services, please reach out via the contact form below!

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