Laura Whang is a screenwriter based out of Los Angeles.
She can be contacted at: HOELL711@gmail.com or 310.936.5336.
Loglines:
A Little Woman - (feature)After winning the TED prize an LA based entrepreneur’s personal life becomes public when he can’t keep his obsession under control.
8 Counts - (feature) crime thriller about a female probation officer hunting down a serial killer murdering her probationers during haboob season in Arizona.
M.I.L.K. (Mom I'd Like to Kill) - (30 min Dramedy Pilot) When an unconventional mommy blogger is thrown the postpartum depression curve ball after giving birth to her second “oopsie” child she must learn how to navigate through the fog of postpartum depression.
Dry Heat: (Drama Pilot) It’s 1981 when a new-to-town single mother and a Mexican American entrepreneur team up to overthrow a rancher millionaire’s lockjaw hold of Phoenix, AZ after an associate of his dies at their hands. Outnumbered and outmatched, they must rely on a community ready to fight with them — and their U-Haul full of stolen military weapons.
Dragon State: (Drama Pilot, *Showcase Honorable Mention 2017) Forty years after land leasing New Mexico to China the contract is up and the U.S. wants its state back. China appoints the American-born daughter of the ambassador to renegotiate the terms, but when she uncovers a conspiracy in the New Mexico desert her allegiance wavers and she is thrust into a deadly game of political tug of war.
Rent-A-Griever: (One Hour Dramedy Pilot) Insomniac single mother Beth Reins is the owner of Rent-A-Griever, a business that provides dead people mourners for their funerals. But making people popular in death gives Beth access to the most disturbing part of their lives, causing unforeseen ramifications for Beth and her two daughters.
Nyan: (Action/Adventure, Superhero Feature) A misfit suburban teen named Nyan unlocks the mystical powers of her Korean shaman ancestry, but a sinister pharmaceutical company attempts to exploit her gifts for profit. When the ruthless CEO takes Nyan's mother hostage, Nyan must embrace her heritage and master her superhero abilities to rescue her mom.
Fusion Center: (Drama Pilot) Lucy spends her days in a tiny, basement office designing the most intricate computer science technology known only to her but all of that will change when Key-un Choi hops the 38th parallel with a brain full of secrets about North Korea only Lucy can decipher.
The Rabbit In The Moon: (Drama Feature) Separated from his family, a 10-year-old, North Korean boy fights for survival during the Korean War.
Accolades:
She can be contacted at: HOELL711@gmail.com or 310.936.5336.
Loglines:
A Little Woman - (feature)After winning the TED prize an LA based entrepreneur’s personal life becomes public when he can’t keep his obsession under control.
8 Counts - (feature) crime thriller about a female probation officer hunting down a serial killer murdering her probationers during haboob season in Arizona.
M.I.L.K. (Mom I'd Like to Kill) - (30 min Dramedy Pilot) When an unconventional mommy blogger is thrown the postpartum depression curve ball after giving birth to her second “oopsie” child she must learn how to navigate through the fog of postpartum depression.
Dry Heat: (Drama Pilot) It’s 1981 when a new-to-town single mother and a Mexican American entrepreneur team up to overthrow a rancher millionaire’s lockjaw hold of Phoenix, AZ after an associate of his dies at their hands. Outnumbered and outmatched, they must rely on a community ready to fight with them — and their U-Haul full of stolen military weapons.
Dragon State: (Drama Pilot, *Showcase Honorable Mention 2017) Forty years after land leasing New Mexico to China the contract is up and the U.S. wants its state back. China appoints the American-born daughter of the ambassador to renegotiate the terms, but when she uncovers a conspiracy in the New Mexico desert her allegiance wavers and she is thrust into a deadly game of political tug of war.
Rent-A-Griever: (One Hour Dramedy Pilot) Insomniac single mother Beth Reins is the owner of Rent-A-Griever, a business that provides dead people mourners for their funerals. But making people popular in death gives Beth access to the most disturbing part of their lives, causing unforeseen ramifications for Beth and her two daughters.
Nyan: (Action/Adventure, Superhero Feature) A misfit suburban teen named Nyan unlocks the mystical powers of her Korean shaman ancestry, but a sinister pharmaceutical company attempts to exploit her gifts for profit. When the ruthless CEO takes Nyan's mother hostage, Nyan must embrace her heritage and master her superhero abilities to rescue her mom.
Fusion Center: (Drama Pilot) Lucy spends her days in a tiny, basement office designing the most intricate computer science technology known only to her but all of that will change when Key-un Choi hops the 38th parallel with a brain full of secrets about North Korea only Lucy can decipher.
The Rabbit In The Moon: (Drama Feature) Separated from his family, a 10-year-old, North Korean boy fights for survival during the Korean War.
Accolades:
- 2018 WeForShe WriteHer list - Dragon State [article here!]
- 2018 UCLA/Sony Crackle partnership TV pilot winner - Dry Heat
- 2018 David Koepp Scholarship
- 2017 Script Pipeline Quarterfinalist - Dragon State
- 2017 Honorable Mention UCLA Screenwriters’ Showcase - Dragon State
- 2015 Finalist for the Page Screenwriting Competition - The Rabbit In The Moon
- 2015 2nd round finalist for Sundance Screenwriting lab - The Rabbit In The Moon
- 2013 Finalist for American Gem Screenwriting Competition - Kids With Konditions