About Me
Creative Producer & Writer based in Los Angeles. Saro has a wide range of experience in overseeing creative production, project management, and copywriting. He's produced videos for major brands, written ads and award winning scripts, and led large creative projects from pre to post.
From a young age, the fundamentals of storytelling were instilled in him by his favorite childhood cartoons (specifically Avatar the Last Airbender and Teen Titans).
Saro is passionate about telling narratives from underrepresented communities, specifically stories that portray the Asian American experience.
Selected SCRIPTS & ACCOLADES:
THE SWEATSHIRT - Short Film (Comedy/Drama) - 2026
Logline: After a date leaves his t-shirt at her apartment, Julia is caught in a battle for her soul as the shirt grows into a monstrous reminder of the man who ghosted her.
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Premiering at festivals. Dir. by Christina Xing, starring Shirley Chen (Dìdi) and Taj Cross (Pen15)
WE WERE - Short Film (Drama) - 2025
Logline: As his latest relationship falls apart despite his best efforts, David turns to his memories for both solace and hope.
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Official Selection - Oscar-Qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival 2025
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1.4 Awards Shortlist 2025
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Official Selection - Vancouver Short Film Festival 2025
HONEY BOBA - 1/2 Hour TV Pilot Script (Comedy/Drama) - 2024
Logline: A student struggles to navigate both high school and the criminal underworld when the boba shop he works for turns out to be a front for the most ruthless gang in the Bay Area.
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Finalist at NFFTY Screenplay Competition 2023
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Quarterfinalist at WeScreenplay Diverse Voices 2023
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Quarterfinalist, WeScreenplay TV Pilot Lab 2024
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Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition 2024
OLD COAST - 1 Hour TV Pilot Script (Horror/Drama) - 2021
Logline: After moving to an idyllic, bayside town in the wake of World War II, a Japanese family is forced to confront ghosts of the past as rising tensions with their new fellow townsfolk and an unseen terror threaten to tear their family apart.
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Semifinalist at Big Break Screenwriting Contest 2020
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Semifinalist at San Francisco Int'l Screenwriting Competition 2021
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Semifinalist at Big Apple Film Festival 2020
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Quarterfinalist at WeScreenPlay TV Pilot Contest 2020
