UPCOMING
AMBITIOUS
Ambitious is a 6 episode drama-comedy that follows a Vietnamese-Cambodian-American girl who navigates her new life as a college dropout despite her immigrant mother's wishes and plans for her. Partnered with 3 Left Handed Women and El Ride Productions to rewrite, reshoot and distribute the show, Samantha also received a $25,000 grant from Independent Public Media Foundation for the series.
Executive Producer & Co-Creator: Samantha K. Tan
Executive Producer, Co-Creator & Lead Actress: Jenna Lam
To learn more or to support our project, please visit thisisambitious.com
Featured on DEADLINE. 2022 Sundance and The Asian American Foundation Fellowship & Scholarship
Also featured on Hollywood Reporter, IndieWire, Variety and B&H Photo Video.
Teaser to Ambitious' Official Soundtrack, JET (feat. Lukey and Chuck Acid). Now on Spotify, iTunes, Tidal, Google Play, Amazon, Tik Tok and more!
This teaser got us partnered with 3 Left Handed Women and El Ride Productions for the rewrite, reshoot and distribution.
Instagram: @ambitious.series
Facebook: Ambitious
UNCOLORED STILLS FROM FIRST PRODUCTION / PRE-REBOOT
EN POINTE
When a young ballet dancer has the opportunity to compete in a hip-hop dance audition, her ambitions are met by her imposing mother who has other plans in store.
Director: Megan Lee
Producer & Writer: Samantha K. Tan
Official Selection for LA Shorts International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection for Burbank International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection for DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon 2023
Official Selection for DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival 2023
Official Selection for UCLAx Film Fest 2023
MY MONSTER AND I
Starring Delphine Huang (Mulan 2020), "My Monster and I" is a story told from the perspective of a 10-year-old Asian-American girl named Sydney Li. With her wits, new found courage, and her daddy's taser gun, Syd confronts the unearthly monster only to find out that the creature is as lonely and lost as she is. With a box of Oreos, she ends up befriending the creature from space and ultimately gets a helping hand as she faces her biggest fear... her father.
Won Best Sci-Fi short at the 2023 San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival and 2023 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival, as well as Best Short at MyMoviesPlus’ 2023 Film Festival.
Director: AJ Starzak
Producer: Samantha K. Tan
Best Short at San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival 2023
Best Short at Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 2023
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE AMERICA
A dark-comedy series formed by four angry shorts, each attributes to the delicately chosen experience of female Chinese international students in the city of Philadelphia.
Creator & Director: Qiyue Sun
Producer: Samantha K. Tan
Official Selection for Boston Asian American Film Festival 2022
Official Selection for Austin Asian American Film Festival 2022
Official Selection Oxaca FilmFest 2022
Instagram: @narrativeisland
COMING TO DINNER: ECHO
Chilling secrets surface when a “meet the parents” is cut short by a strange knocking from within the house.
Director: Cameron Clay
Producer: Samantha K. Tan
FOREIGN WATERS
An immigrant woman has to figure out whether she wants to continue to stay and work in a country that doesn’t want her.
Director: Sophia You
Producer: Samantha K. Tan
EXPANDING SANCTUARY
The documentary, Expanding Sanctuary, follows the historic campaign to end the sharing of police database information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) led by the Latinx immigrant community and Juntos, a Latinx immigrant rights nonprofit, in South Philadelphia.
2021-2022 Added Velocity Grant Recipient.
Instagram: @expandingsanctuary
Facebook: Expanding Sanctuary
Director: Kristal Sotomayor
Assistant Producer: Samantha K. Tan
We are featured on 6abc News. Click on the photo to the right for the link.
MY BODY KEEPS SCORE
My Body Keeps Score is a drama-comedy about a standup comedian who has her career derailed by her boss.
Director: Fiona Tagliente
Line Producer: Samantha K. Tan
