Associate Producer
Queen of Heart
Breaking the silence
A Short Dark Comedy confronting domestic abuse in Asian American households
The time is now
SOAR's recent study of gender based violence among South Asians across 50 US states found that 48% of South Asians in the US experience physical violence, 38% experience emotional abuse, 35% experience economic abuse, and 26% experience immigration related abuse.
Queen of Heart challenges the hypocrisy and hidden abuse in elite Asian immigrant families, where status often masks suffering. It’s a fresh, bold take on resilience and rebellion, offering audiences a rare, unfiltered look at a woman reclaiming her power. With its darkly comedic tone, it turns pain into empowerment, making it both engaging and thought-provoking.
In a time where conversations about emotional abuse, gender dynamics, and cultural expectations are gaining momentum, Queen of Heart is more relevant than ever. As more women break their silence and demand autonomy, this film amplifies their voices, showing that change isn’t just possible. It’s necessary.
The Story
based on Real events
Queen of Heart is the story of TIA SANYAL, the daughter-in-law of an upscale Asian immigrant family living in the United States. Tia is stuck in a dead marriage, kicked out of her own bedroom nine years ago when she was unable to bear a child and carry forward the Sanyal lineage. When she asked for a bed, her unemployed husband, Rishi, gaslit her by saying “Let’s save the money to take a vacation to Switzerland instead.” After nine years, Tia is still sleeping in the basement, and there was never any vacation to Switzerland. The Sanyals are mercenary, unscrupulous and abusive in a ‘sophisticated’ way. The only law they follow is the ‘Sanyal law’. Beneath the layers of Tia’s thick makeup lie deep secrets that are tucked away inside the walls of the Sanyal house. Until one day, when Tia decides to get back on her own terms. She finds a bold, and quirky way to turn Sanyalism on its head—and make herself heard and seen.
Raised $9,467 for production
Our successful 60-day Seed & Spark campaign was greenlit in June 2025, funding the production stage of the film, which took place in November 2025 in Denver, Colorado.
The film was officially edited & finished in May 2026 and is now entering its festival run.
