
Film + Screen
Dance of the White Tiger
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.
