Oh Myh Dating Hell
Los Angeles, California | Series
Romantic Comedy, Comedy
Oh Myh Dating Hell follows Myh, a 40+ Filipina determined to break the marriage curse Sukob. Between the apps, family chaos, and life’s unexpected twists, she learns that breaking a curse isn’t just about love; it’s about rewriting your story, over and over again, your way.
Oh Myh Dating Hell
Los Angeles, California | Series
Romantic Comedy, Comedy
2 Campaigns | California, United States
11 supporters | followers
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$1,034
Goal: $8,000 for development
Oh Myh Dating Hell follows Myh, a 40+ Filipina determined to break the marriage curse Sukob. Between the apps, family chaos, and life’s unexpected twists, she learns that breaking a curse isn’t just about love; it’s about rewriting your story, over and over again, your way.
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Mission Statement
The Story
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We open focusing Myh’s face, smiling beautifully, dressed in a Filipino terno gown, as if it’s her own wedding, walking down the aisle, with a quick look to the groom. We then realize it’s not Myh’s wedding, but the ceremony of another woman, whom we soon find out is her sister, Mari.
At Mari’s reception, complete with Lechon (roasted pig) as Myh prepares her David Letterman like top 10 list of why it’s better for your younger sister to get married, her father interrupts to give Myh the news that she now has Sukob (bad luck in marriage), so she must not only collect a token payment from her sister Mari for getting married before her, BUT also find someone soon to marry before Myh’s 50th birthday.
As a fiercely independent woman, she is not easily swayed by the “knight in shining armor fantasy” leaving her dating experience short lived or quick flings. With her parents having an arranged marriage, Myh is not quite sure what love is, except from the romantic comedies that she secretly loves. With the knowledge of Sukob, Myh goes into def con one - using everything and anything - from dating apps, crashing bachlorette parties, etc., to break this curse that she has come to believe she is under, only to discover love comes from unexpected places.
Oh Myh Dating Hell is a a re-imagined pilot of this rom com series that takes the best moments of previous episodes and past storylines and mashing it with the race to fight off a Filipino curse called Sukob.
In terms of comps, it's a mash up of The Mindy Project x Sex & the City x Friends
Why am I re-imagining this series?
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If you happened to see our original pilot episode, What's the Status, to our 4th episode, Let Love Flow - we've come a long way with many lessons learned while celebrating our successes along the way. One of the biggest takeaways in pitching a series is that it takes a team of creatives who have the same passion of bringing a series to screen, to go from film festival success to streaming online or onto network television. Building this series is much like dating: we are looking for the right partners who will see the love, want to grow with us, and take us to the finish line: DISTRIBUTION. All the best elements over our series episodes will be repackaged with an additional writer we will be bringing on, will strengthen the pilot with more laughter, vulnerability, interconnectedness, and suspense to the series.
Why Myhraliza?
Guess what? I am still single! So I am the perfect person 
to continue telling this story.
Dating in my 20s was hard. But dating past my "prime age" of my 20s for marriage is SUPER HARD. This is a familiar sentiment that MANY single women in their 40s and beyond can relate to. This story honors the many single, bad ass women out there who are living independently, loving life, and perhaps looking for love - where love can look different than the kind of relational/marriage material love that we've learn to be the goal in life. OMDH explores what love really means and does marriage really define ever lasting love?
We are also at a time where representation continues to MATTER and while we have made progress, for various Asian populations, we have yet to see a Filipino family at the center. Most romantic comedy series center their leads in their 20s or even 30s, but there has not been one that centers around a professional woman in her 40+ years, let alone centering on a Filipina lead. Now is the time to give Oh Myh Dating Hell the platform it deserves where women who will relate to Myh’s story and cheer Myh on in her quest for love, as they will ultimately be cheering for themselves.
Why are you raising money for development?
And what does that mean?
We're raising money for development to support our rebrand efforts in terms of rewrites (building the team of writers) as well as bringing on a skeletal crew whom we want to pay what they are worth. These development funds will help build seed capital to steward larger investors to complete fundraising.
Crowdfunding now provides us the opportunity to opt into Gold House's AAPI rally on Seed & Spark - the Renaissance Rally. If our project is selected, we'll receive $10,000 and be invited to the Gold Pitch Event at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)! Our hope is that by participating in the Renaissance Rally, we will showcase our story that not only builds upon the audience we have already built, but that demonstrates that championing a story like Oh Myh Dating Hell aligns with the mission of Gold House and the Renaissance Rally.
These development funds are only a small stepping stone to the large picture of going into production for a 6-8 episode series, where each episode is estimated to cost $1-$2 million/episode. Our goal with the development funds is create a strong base so that aftewards, we will be able to approach private investors to raise the cost of the entire series.
Our Plans & Stretch Goals...
Our campaign goal of $8,000 is the bare minimum for development and we welcome raising beyond this amount so that we can go into production:
If we raise $10,000 we’ll be able to bring on another writer to create a team of writers to finesse and sharpen our script.
If we raise $15,000 we’ll be able to bring on a cinematographer to work with our director to storyboard and create a shot list.
If we raise $20,000 we'll hire a casting director to begin securing talent!
If we raise $25,000 we’ll be able to hire an amazing cast of talented artist who will have you laughing and crying through each episode
If we raise $30,000 we'll be able to location scout and bring on a production designer for all the amazing dates Myh will be having!
If we raise $35,000 we’ll be able to hire a hair and make up artist + wardrobe stylist to help Myh, her entoruge, and dates pop on screen!
If we raise $40,000 we'll be able to have contingency funds should we encounter unforeseen hiccups!
- Bet on LOVE and back our campaign! Your dollars directly help build our development team and our stretch goals allows us to make this re-imagined pilot a reality. BONUS: Your contribution is fiscally sponsored & tax deductible!
- Follow our campaign on Seed&Spark. We need to get a minimum of 350 followers for this campaign to be a succes, so if you can't contribute, a follow is the next best thing where you'll receive updates from our team and help us unlock rewards on the Seed&Spark platform.
- Help spread the love IRL and online! It helps more than you know - especially with getting folks to follow and rom com lovers to contribute!
Every dollar counts! Give some love and bet on Myh today with a pledge today to
help Myh break the Sukob curse with this reimagined pilot,
so that we can bring this series to a wider audience!
We appreciate you showing some love with your contribution! Thank you and maraming salamat for your support - be sure to follow us on the Gram for updates, recaps, and new love sightings: Oh Myh Dating Hell
We can't reimagine Oh Myh Dating Hell without your love! Donate Today!
Not only will you be betting on love, but you'll be betting on Myh...
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Creative Production Team
Costs $3,000
This covers our development costs for our producer to build our creative team.
Writers Room
Costs $3,000
Myhraliza's flew solo in previous episodes and now she wants a couple of writers to punch up the storyline.
Casting Director
Costs $2,000
A casting director will help us search high and low for the best ensemble cast who will match the love and the vibe of this story.
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Myhraliza Aala, Writer | Director | Actor
Myhraliza is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer who has recently ventured into Assistant Directing, most recently on the indie feature film, "The Mural". Throughout all the projects she has written and produced since 2018, she has not had the itch to direct. But as someone with a growth mind set, the natural next step in her filmmaking journey is to direct and what better way to make her directorial debut than with a story that she has personally lived, Oh Myh Dating Hell. She is the creator, writer, producer and lead of this award-winning romantic comedy series, “Oh Myh Dating Hell”, which has had a successful film festival run, with its 4th episode, Let Love Flow, premiering at the VC Film Festival in May 2024. She is taking the highlights of this success and repackaging into this new pilot with the ulitmate goal of DISTRIBUTION.
As an actor, she is known for her work on Greg Jardin’s feature film, “It’s What’s Inside," which premiered at Sundance 2024 and is currently streaming on Netflix; reprising the role of Sue in "50 First Kisses," - the Japanese version of "50 First Dates"; and the television series, Hawaii Five-O. Myhraliza is driven to create stories that reflects Filipino voices and amplifying more females of diverse backgrounds represented on and off the screen. She is a proud SAG-AFTRA member and serves on the SAG-AFTRA National Committee, Asian Pacific American Media; as well as the LA Local Committees: Conservatory and Women's Committee.
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Joseph Carranza, Producer
Joseph is a New York–based producer, cultural strategist, and founder of Likha Labs, a nonprofit dedicated to developing emerging filipino filmmakers while providing mentorship with acclaimed film industry professionals. With a background as a Film Festival Director and in narrative development, Joseph has built a career at the intersection of creativity and cultural preservation, curating platforms that celebrate identity and collective memory. As a producer, he focuses on films that highlight the joy of the AANHPI experience and champion themes of found family and rich community. Through his work, Joseph bridges artistry and advocacy, crafting stories that illuminate belonging, resilience, and the beauty of shared heritage.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
We open focusing Myh’s face, smiling beautifully, dressed in a Filipino terno gown, as if it’s her own wedding, walking down the aisle, with a quick look to the groom. We then realize it’s not Myh’s wedding, but the ceremony of another woman, whom we soon find out is her sister, Mari.
At Mari’s reception, complete with Lechon (roasted pig) as Myh prepares her David Letterman like top 10 list of why it’s better for your younger sister to get married, her father interrupts to give Myh the news that she now has Sukob (bad luck in marriage), so she must not only collect a token payment from her sister Mari for getting married before her, BUT also find someone soon to marry before Myh’s 50th birthday.
As a fiercely independent woman, she is not easily swayed by the “knight in shining armor fantasy” leaving her dating experience short lived or quick flings. With her parents having an arranged marriage, Myh is not quite sure what love is, except from the romantic comedies that she secretly loves. With the knowledge of Sukob, Myh goes into def con one - using everything and anything - from dating apps, crashing bachlorette parties, etc., to break this curse that she has come to believe she is under, only to discover love comes from unexpected places.
Oh Myh Dating Hell is a a re-imagined pilot of this rom com series that takes the best moments of previous episodes and past storylines and mashing it with the race to fight off a Filipino curse called Sukob.
In terms of comps, it's a mash up of The Mindy Project x Sex & the City x Friends
Why am I re-imagining this series?
If you happened to see our original pilot episode, What's the Status, to our 4th episode, Let Love Flow - we've come a long way with many lessons learned while celebrating our successes along the way. One of the biggest takeaways in pitching a series is that it takes a team of creatives who have the same passion of bringing a series to screen, to go from film festival success to streaming online or onto network television. Building this series is much like dating: we are looking for the right partners who will see the love, want to grow with us, and take us to the finish line: DISTRIBUTION. All the best elements over our series episodes will be repackaged with an additional writer we will be bringing on, will strengthen the pilot with more laughter, vulnerability, interconnectedness, and suspense to the series.
Why Myhraliza?
Guess what? I am still single! So I am the perfect person to continue telling this story.
Dating in my 20s was hard. But dating past my "prime age" of my 20s for marriage is SUPER HARD. This is a familiar sentiment that MANY single women in their 40s and beyond can relate to. This story honors the many single, bad ass women out there who are living independently, loving life, and perhaps looking for love - where love can look different than the kind of relational/marriage material love that we've learn to be the goal in life. OMDH explores what love really means and does marriage really define ever lasting love?
We are also at a time where representation continues to MATTER and while we have made progress, for various Asian populations, we have yet to see a Filipino family at the center. Most romantic comedy series center their leads in their 20s or even 30s, but there has not been one that centers around a professional woman in her 40+ years, let alone centering on a Filipina lead. Now is the time to give Oh Myh Dating Hell the platform it deserves where women who will relate to Myh’s story and cheer Myh on in her quest for love, as they will ultimately be cheering for themselves.
Why are you raising money for development?
And what does that mean?
We're raising money for development to support our rebrand efforts in terms of rewrites (building the team of writers) as well as bringing on a skeletal crew whom we want to pay what they are worth. These development funds will help build seed capital to steward larger investors to complete fundraising.
Crowdfunding now provides us the opportunity to opt into Gold House's AAPI rally on Seed & Spark - the Renaissance Rally. If our project is selected, we'll receive $10,000 and be invited to the Gold Pitch Event at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)! Our hope is that by participating in the Renaissance Rally, we will showcase our story that not only builds upon the audience we have already built, but that demonstrates that championing a story like Oh Myh Dating Hell aligns with the mission of Gold House and the Renaissance Rally.
These development funds are only a small stepping stone to the large picture of going into production for a 6-8 episode series, where each episode is estimated to cost $1-$2 million/episode. Our goal with the development funds is create a strong base so that aftewards, we will be able to approach private investors to raise the cost of the entire series.
Our Plans & Stretch Goals...
Our campaign goal of $8,000 is the bare minimum for development and we welcome raising beyond this amount so that we can go into production:
If we raise $10,000 we’ll be able to bring on another writer to create a team of writers to finesse and sharpen our script.
If we raise $15,000 we’ll be able to bring on a cinematographer to work with our director to storyboard and create a shot list.
If we raise $20,000 we'll hire a casting director to begin securing talent!
If we raise $25,000 we’ll be able to hire an amazing cast of talented artist who will have you laughing and crying through each episode
If we raise $30,000 we'll be able to location scout and bring on a production designer for all the amazing dates Myh will be having!
If we raise $35,000 we’ll be able to hire a hair and make up artist + wardrobe stylist to help Myh, her entoruge, and dates pop on screen!
If we raise $40,000 we'll be able to have contingency funds should we encounter unforeseen hiccups!
- Bet on LOVE and back our campaign! Your dollars directly help build our development team and our stretch goals allows us to make this re-imagined pilot a reality. BONUS: Your contribution is fiscally sponsored & tax deductible!
- Follow our campaign on Seed&Spark. We need to get a minimum of 350 followers for this campaign to be a succes, so if you can't contribute, a follow is the next best thing where you'll receive updates from our team and help us unlock rewards on the Seed&Spark platform.
- Help spread the love IRL and online! It helps more than you know - especially with getting folks to follow and rom com lovers to contribute!
Every dollar counts! Give some love and bet on Myh today with a pledge today to
help Myh break the Sukob curse with this reimagined pilot,
so that we can bring this series to a wider audience!
We appreciate you showing some love with your contribution! Thank you and maraming salamat for your support - be sure to follow us on the Gram for updates, recaps, and new love sightings: Oh Myh Dating Hell
We can't reimagine Oh Myh Dating Hell without your love! Donate Today!
Not only will you be betting on love, but you'll be betting on Myh...
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Creative Production Team
Costs $3,000
This covers our development costs for our producer to build our creative team.
Writers Room
Costs $3,000
Myhraliza's flew solo in previous episodes and now she wants a couple of writers to punch up the storyline.
Casting Director
Costs $2,000
A casting director will help us search high and low for the best ensemble cast who will match the love and the vibe of this story.
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Myhraliza Aala, Writer | Director | Actor
Myhraliza is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer who has recently ventured into Assistant Directing, most recently on the indie feature film, "The Mural". Throughout all the projects she has written and produced since 2018, she has not had the itch to direct. But as someone with a growth mind set, the natural next step in her filmmaking journey is to direct and what better way to make her directorial debut than with a story that she has personally lived, Oh Myh Dating Hell. She is the creator, writer, producer and lead of this award-winning romantic comedy series, “Oh Myh Dating Hell”, which has had a successful film festival run, with its 4th episode, Let Love Flow, premiering at the VC Film Festival in May 2024. She is taking the highlights of this success and repackaging into this new pilot with the ulitmate goal of DISTRIBUTION.
As an actor, she is known for her work on Greg Jardin’s feature film, “It’s What’s Inside," which premiered at Sundance 2024 and is currently streaming on Netflix; reprising the role of Sue in "50 First Kisses," - the Japanese version of "50 First Dates"; and the television series, Hawaii Five-O. Myhraliza is driven to create stories that reflects Filipino voices and amplifying more females of diverse backgrounds represented on and off the screen. She is a proud SAG-AFTRA member and serves on the SAG-AFTRA National Committee, Asian Pacific American Media; as well as the LA Local Committees: Conservatory and Women's Committee.
Joseph Carranza, Producer
Joseph is a New York–based producer, cultural strategist, and founder of Likha Labs, a nonprofit dedicated to developing emerging filipino filmmakers while providing mentorship with acclaimed film industry professionals. With a background as a Film Festival Director and in narrative development, Joseph has built a career at the intersection of creativity and cultural preservation, curating platforms that celebrate identity and collective memory. As a producer, he focuses on films that highlight the joy of the AANHPI experience and champion themes of found family and rich community. Through his work, Joseph bridges artistry and advocacy, crafting stories that illuminate belonging, resilience, and the beauty of shared heritage.