HOMESCHOOLED (Comedy)

A delinquent teenager begins homeschooling only to find that his new life trapped in his house starts mimicking real high school. Filmmaker Matthew Morgenthaler (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV) shows us how even the best arrangement has its drawbacks.

To promote collaboration among New York University alumni and showcase their talent to the industry at large, the Tisch West Alumni Council and Writers Lab West created the Web Series Showcase.
The 2011 NYU Tisch West Web Series Showcase winners are...
CANVASSING! (Comedy)

CANVASSING! (Comedy)

Welcome to the world of Canvassing, where politics are key and getting donations is a must! Stephanie Moise (BFA, Drama) draws from real-life experiences in this kooky workplace comedy.

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FOODIES (Comedy)

FOODIES (Comedy)

An overly-critical food blogger’s world gets flipped upside down when his exclusive dinner club is infiltrated by his ex-girlfriend’s fiancé. Journalist, commercial and music video director, Japhy Grant (BFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW), serves a full-course meal in this deliciously funny romantic comedy.

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HOMESCHOOLED (Comedy)

HOMESCHOOLED (Comedy)

A delinquent teenager begins homeschooling only to find that his new life trapped in his house starts mimicking real high school. Filmmaker Matthew Morgenthaler (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV) shows us how even the best arrangement has its drawbacks.

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HOW TO KILL YOUR BRAIN (Comedy)

HOW TO KILL YOUR BRAIN (Comedy)

Dr. Stephan Stevenson guarantees to rid YOU of all your mental anguish by demonstrating his clinically-proven, mind-numbing method on the world’s most over-analytical, underachieving, incorrigibly unstable mental mess. This hilarious parody of late-night infomercials by writer/director, Alex Berger (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), will leave you in stitches.

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MUGG’S MOVERS (Dramedy)

MUGG’S MOVERS (Dramedy)

When a good-hearted, undocumented worker shows up for his first job in America, his colleagues at a shady moving company teach him how to make easy money by scamming the customer. Award-winning filmmaker, Alison Marek (MFA, Kanbar, Film), takes a humorous and heartfelt look at one man’s search for fortune.

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SIDE KICK GIRLS (Comedy)

SIDE KICK GIRLS (Comedy)

Three plain Janes, sick of living in their prettier best friends’ shadows, decide to take them down and expose them for the ordinary girls they really are. Multi-talented Dawn M. Green (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV) stars in her own comedic tale of revenge and regret.

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SPACESHIPS IN YOUR DESSERT (Sci-Fi Drama)

SPACESHIPS IN YOUR DESSERT (Sci-Fi Drama)

Abandoned at a remote motel in the Mojave Desert, a showgirl on the run battles aliens, mobsters and her own heart as she learns the meaning of love, courage and sacrifice. Critically-acclaimed producer, director and actress, Jennifer Toffel (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), jets you away in this fantastical journey of self-discovery.

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ABOUT THE SHOWCASE


As a contest, members of the NYU Tisch alumni community in Los Angeles were asked to submit ideas for the first three, five-minute episodes of a potential Web series. An initial group of ten proposals was chosen by panel of NYU alumni industry professionals and these scripts were workshopped over the course of two months.

The writers then enlisted the help of other NYU alumni to put the workshopped scripts into production. From the completed projects, the same panel of industry judges has selected these seven series to be showcased.

Event co-sponsors: Theo Travers and Kimberly Simpson

Web programmer: Gregg Silverman


Click here to view the 2010 showcase site