Lasa
This short film, Lasa—taken from the Tagalog translation of “Taste”— is an exploration of the universal feeling of grief through the celebration of traditional food from the Philippine Islands, as well as an homage to the bonds between children and grandparents within the multigenerational home.
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Kimberly Pace-NievaWriter
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Project Type:Short Script
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Number of Pages:9
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Country of Origin:United States
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Language:English, Tagalog
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First-time Screenwriter:Yes
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Student Project:No
Kimberly Pace-Nieva is a Los Angeles-based, multi gold-record receiving major-label executive—turned actor, stand-up comic and model. During her tenure in music, she served as a Capitol Music Group imprint Vice President and specialized in international-pop A&R working with Grammy-winning, chart topping producers, songwriters and artists. Some previous film, TV and gaming credits include the Guitar Hero franchise, MTV’s Rockband, The Passion: New Orleans on Fox, ABC’s Dirty Dancing television musical reboot and Dreamwork’s Captain Underpants.
As an actor, you can see Kimberly as “Maya” on Uprooted, featured on HULU’s Bite Sized Shorts. She is a lead in the short-form episodic series Open to It, currently in the festival circuit. In between set-life, you can see Kimberly as a regular comic at the Comedy Chateau.
I am also a proud Filipina-American, queer, woman. Like as is my own life, my goal is to create relatable, American stories, through the lens of Filipino lead characters. I want to build narratives that transcend individual heritage by tapping into universal emotion, while celebrating my own culture by exposing it to new audiences.
My short film, Lasa—taken from the Tagalog translation of “Taste”— is an exploration of the of grief through the celebration of traditional food from the Philippine Islands, as well as an homage to the bonds between children and grandparents within the multigenerational home.