When an MIT dream scientist’s experiment spirals into scandal, she must confront the unresolved grief of her father’s death and the cosmic wisdom of her astrologer mother - who predicted it all.
Vega Joshi, a brilliant neurodivergent neuroscientist from India, arrives at MIT to decode dream patterns - driven by recurring nightmares of her father’s suicide. When a research scandal derails her work and the academic establishment dismisses her findings as pseudoscience, Vega finds herself echoing the same skepticism she’s long held toward her astrologer mother. As her mother rises to unexpected prominence and reveals she foresaw her husband’s death but chose silence, Vega is forced to confront whether science and prophecy are truly opposites. In returning to the dream she’s tried to control, Vega learns that acceptance—not certainty—is the breakthrough she’s been chasing.
Richa Rudola is an award-winning filmmaker from India whose thought-provoking work explores identity, consciousness, and the afterlife. Her acclaimed films Taaza Khoon (Fresh Blood) and The Seal have screened at more than 45 film festivals worldwide, won over 10 awards, and are featured on Amazon Prime, Alaska Airlines, ShortsTV, and The Future of Film Is Female. Her TV pilot One Rose won Best Hour Drama at the 2020 Nashville Film Festival, with additional recognitions from HollyShorts, Stowe Narrative Lab, ScreenCraft, and Shore Scripts.
Richa’s latest short, Cow Heavy and Floral—inspired by her own motherhood journey—continues a celebrated run across film festivals, advocacy groups, and conferences. In 2024, she co-founded Meals About Motherhood, a social-impact initiative using film and media to inspire honest dialogue about the many facets of motherhood. Drawing from a successful background in risk management, Richa blends analytical precision with emotional storytelling to create cinema that challenges and connects. Her work has been supported by The Future of Film Is Female, New York Stage & Film, and Tasveer. She is committed to authenticity, intellectual curiosity, and telling stories of courage—especially those seen through the transformative lens of motherhood.
Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2020 - Best Hour Pilot Script
New York Stage & Film Fellowship 2023
Producer - Simon TaufiQue
Writer / Creator - Richa Rudola
Co-Director - Robin Rose Singer
Co-Writer - Iram Parveen Bilal
