Nerris Nevarez-Nassiri
Director | Screenwriter | Playwright
DON'T FORGETRomantic Dramedy MusicalWhen a timid closeted Chicana takes her rambunctious dying grandmother back to their ancestral Mexican village, they both get more than they bargained for when they each start unusual romances that will reveal long-held secrets.
• 8/10 on The Black List
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MO'ALLEM (THE TEACHER)Coming-of-age | DramaWhen a brilliant Muslim teenager finds out she must give up her career ambitions for an arranged marriage, she secretly fabricates an identity as a school teacher to get an America visa and escape the morning of her wedding.
• 8/10 on The Black List
• Finalist: 2021 Austin Film Festival • Selection: 2022 Stowe Story Labs BROKENHEARTED MAGICPeriod DramedyAfter running away from her sheltered home life to join an all-female troupe of misfit magicians, a young Latina must help them devise an illusion to conquer their most challenging show yet: racially segregated Las Vegas.
• The Screenplay Mechanic's Top 10 Features of 2021
• Semi-Finalist: ScreenCraft Screenplay Competition |