In ANXIOUS, a woman named Ruby has an anxiety attack and trips down the rabbit hole of her mind, where she meets versions of herself who take over her life.
Nida Chowdhry directs, writes, and stars in her debut feature film ANXIOUS., a surreal dark comedy about a woman named Ruby who has an anxiety attack and trips down the rabbit hole of her mind, where she meets versions of herself who take over her life. Inspired by the surrealism of Eternal Sunshine, quirky characters of Amelie, and the whirlwind journey of Alice in Wonderland, this fast-paced fashion film is set against the colorful backdrops of Little Saigon and Little India in Orange County, California.
Nida Chowdhry is a Pakistani-American writer, director, and actor from Orange County, California. Nida wrote, directed and starred in her debut feature film, ‘ANXIOUS.’, a surreal dark comedy inspired by ‘Eternal Sunshine’ and ‘Amelie’, currently on it's festival run. She created, wrote and directed the ‘Arrested Development’-inspired web series ‘Unfair & Ugly’, a dramedy about a South Asian Muslim-American family in 'The OC' trying to keep it together (Refinery29, NBC, Aljazeera). As a TV Writer, Nida has written over 30 episodes of studio television including for ‘Young Justice’ (HBO Max), ‘Mira, Royal Detective’ (Disney), ‘Work It Out Wombats’ (PBS), and ‘Kitti Katz’ (Netflix). She staffed on the #1 Netflix show 'CoComelon Lane' and is currently staffed on an upcoming Disney show.
World Premiere - Dances With Films 2024
Tasveer Film Festival 2024
Big Apple Film Festival 2024
International Premiere - Festival Fotogenia 2024 (Mexico City)
Micheaux Film Festival 2024
Micheaux 2024 - Best Actor Winner
AMIFF 2024 - Best Feature Winner
Micheaux 2024 - Best Director Nominee, Best Screenplay Nominee
Big Apple 2024 - Best Feature Nominee
Associate Producer - Amira Mertaban
1st AD - Marissa Vonn
Colorist - Roslyn Di Sisto
HMUA - Emma Croft
Editor - Tangier Clarke
