The Cycle – UCLA Future Storytelling Summer Institute, 2014
Written by: Rita Rani Ahuja
Directed by: Eric Vennemeyer, Eliza Laytner, and Marguerite French
Rita is a graduate of UCLA’s prestigious MFA Program in Screenwriting. Along with quite a few feature length scripts and TV Pilots, Rita had the opportunity to write The Cycle for UCLA’s Inaugural Future Storytelling Summer Institute.
“It was one of the best moments during my time at UCLA. Having the opportunity to collaborate with other fiercely talented colleagues, as I wrote, rewrote, and rewrote; then witnessed the words come to life through the lips of every actor and the eyes of each director was such an exhilarating experience.” - Rita (on The Cycle)
Training, Awards, and Fellowships
MFA in Screenwriting, UCLA 2015
UCLA Future Storytelling Summer Institute Participant, 2014
UCLA TFT/Telluride FilmLAB Fellow, 2014
Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship Finalist, 2014 and 2015
The Stephen N. Gershenson Memorial Scholarship Recipient, 2014
Mumbai Mantra | Sundance Institute Screenwriter’s Lab Finalist, 2013
UCLA Professional Program Screenplay Competition, Honorable Mention, 2012
Indo-German Script Development Workshop, Berlin, Germany, 2012