Talent Guide

Emma He

  • Discipline:Writer
  • Program Year:Screenwriting Lab 2026

Bio

Emma He is a writer-director from Arizona who makes comedies about unhinged desire. Together with her collaborator Maddie McCann, she has written and directed short films that have screened at festivals including the Chelsea Film Festival and the Philadelphia Film Society’s monthly showcase. Their first feature script, Superbloom, was a Top 10 Finalist at the Shore Scripts Feature Contest and is currently in development with support of the Film Independent Screenwriting Lab. She currently lives in Brooklyn with 1 human, 1 cat and 32 plants.

Current Project

Superbloom

Logline

In Scottsdale, Arizona’s not-so-wild West, wallflower Callie must transform from outcast to outlaw to afford the nose job of her dreams.