Film + Screen

Dance of the White Tiger

Screenwriter

An original feature screenplay.

Case study

Case study

Project type
Screenwriter · Producer
Dates
2012–2014
Location
Phuket, Thailand
01

The challenge

Create a female-led action drama that avoided victim narratives and action clichés while exploring identity, grief, family, sexuality, cultural displacement, and self-worth.

02

The character

Nicola is physically fearless but emotionally guarded; fiercely independent but desperate for belonging; capable of violence yet starving for connection. Thailand functions as more than a backdrop—it forces her to confront family, heritage, and the parts of herself she has spent years outrunning.