LIVING
Anika has officially entered pre-production on her debut short film, LIVING. Based on a true story, LIVING follows two sisters from Taiwan who becomes estranged after one of them immigrates to America in the summer of 1993. After seventeen years, they reunite in Upstate New York and are forced to confront the differing worlds that now exist between them. The story follows themes of immigration, sisterhood, and motherhood.
The script for LIVING placed as a Semi-Finalist in the Manhattan Short Screenwriting Competition and was given an Honorable Mention in Big Apple Film Festivals Screenwriting Competition
The film is set to be directed by award winning director, Carley Lovito, and will be produced by Matthew Nolan, Broken Flames Productions, and CITYISLAND Productions.
For more updates and information on the project, follow the film’s Instagram account: @livingshortfilm
In order to make the film as authentic as possible, the team for LIVING is collecting any and all donations and contributions from now until September! The project has gained a fiscal sponsorship with Fractured Atlas, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit platform, which allows all contributions to the film to be tax deductible. To learn more about hte project and to donate, please visit the fundraising page HERE
If you are interested in becoming involved in the project or would like to read the full script, feel free to reach out to LIVING at: livingshortfilm.info@gmail.com
Strasberg Practicum Showcase
Anika performed a portion of Edward Allen Baker’s one-act play Dolores where she played the title character, “Dolores".
This performance was apart of a showcase that she and her fellow classmates in Strasberg’s Practicum Program decided to organize.
The showcase took place in Strasberg’s Marilyn Monroe Theater on May 7th, 2024.
check out the scene 
Stage Combat Certification
After months of training in stage combat, Anika recently passed her Unarmed Skills Proficiency Test With Recommendation.
The test was administered by Fight Master J. David Brimmer.
Anika was trained by intimacy coordination originator and stage combat legend Alicia Rodis.
Fragments
In December 2023, Anika made her off-broadway debut in Fragments with RJ Theater Company as ‘Layla'
Written and Directed by Emma Tadmor
2023 Clifford Odets Ensemble
Anika was cast in the 2023 Cifford Odets Ensemble at The Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute.
Through this program, she starred as the role ‘Windy’ in the world premiere of Aniello Fontano’s new play
i’m sorry for your trouble
