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Synopsis
True-crime obsessed teen loner Mel has serious investigative talent that she hones with her increasingly popular secret underground zine. When her crush, Angie is shockingly murdered, Mel suddenly has a massive true crime mystery in her own small town. She embarks on a deep investigation of the crime scene, sleuthing around under the guise of her paper-girl route. Soon enough, Mel finds herself in hot water sneaking around the crime scene: the cops start to think she may be a potential suspect. As if that’s not enough, Mel gets caught up in a slow-burn bisexual awakening with the local up- to-no-good gang led by eccentric and charismatic Trisha... who is also the main murder suspect. During the course of the film, Mel solves the case and on the way confronts her greatest fears and desires - to shed her wallflower status, to get close to Trisha by any means necessary, and ultimately to be seen for who she really is.
Bio
Jasia Ka is an Emmy Award–winning film/commercial director and TV series creator known for her bold “feminist Rocky” point of view. Her work spotlights queer and female perspectives, blending realism with fantasy to create atmospheric, irreverent worlds where outsiders take centerstage. Her portfolio spans high-profile campaigns—like BMW’s global commercial campaign starring Brooke Shields—to the Emmy Award–winning documentary Ghost and the BRIC-TV drama-comedy TV series Girls Aren’t Funny. Her filmography includes supernatural comedy series Bushwitches (premiered at NewFest: The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival) and Mark Duplass-supported queer romantic comedy Stalling (premiered at the Oscar-qualifying Provincetown International Film Festival).
Jasia has led creative teams in-house as Creative Director and Video Director at numerous publications at Condé Nast Entertainment, including Architecture Digest, Conde Nast Traveler and Bon Appetit, directing A-list talent like Margot Robbie and Riz Ahmed. She is a current fellow in the 2025 AWD Directing the Actor Lab, and previously participated in the 2025 Gotham Accountability Sprint, and 2023 New York Foundation of the Arts Women in Media Grant. Jasia has been featured in the press on Deadline, IndieWire, NY Times, Pitchfork, Paper Magazine and The Hollywood Reporter, cementing her reputation as a visionary new storyteller. She is represented by Eric Williams at Zero Gravity Management.
Awards History
Cannes 2025- Wscripted Screenplay List
Stowe Story Narrative Labs 2021
Arteles Creative Center 2022- Artist in Residence Program
