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Hey, I'm Adventuress!
Portland, Oregon
Hi we are Adventuress Films!
Co founded by Robin Vada and Megan Carver, we are here to bring a little bit of light in the world by creating work that celebrates and supports underrepresented or misrepresented demographics.
My Projects
Projects I'm Supporting
Fogtown
Portland, Oregon• Series
Comedy, Mystery
A handcrafted mystery TV series full of laughs, adventure, and heartfelt Sherlock Holmes riffs – all made with finger puppets!
This project got the green light!
Ladylike
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Comedy, History
Two society besties disguise themselves as men to sneak into The Players in NYC to meet their hero, Sarah Bernhardt, on her 1911 visit.
This project got the green light!
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Survival Job
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Thriller
A method actress who is mistaken for a spy confronts her greatest fear and has to act as if her life depends on it.
This project got the green light!
The Hunted: NYCSS
New York City, New York• Series
Action, Comedy
When a new team of misfit slayers discover an un-killable vampire, they seek out magical help to defeat them and save New York City..
This project got the green light!
Guy Meets Girl
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Horror, Romantic Comedy
Guy meets Girl and they totally bang. But a post-coital confession spirals them both through the horrifically chaotic world we call dating
This project got the green light!
Jus Soli
Oakland, California• Film Short
Sci-Fi, Thriller
Lisa is called into a seemingly routine government interview but things spiral out of control when an old family secret comes to light.
This project got the green light!
This Is B.S.
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy
In this comedic ode to theater, writers Ella and Lindsey share their obsession with the stage (and all that happens in the wings).
This project got the green light!
Adventure Date!
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Horror
After being expelled from quilting graduate school for using witchcraft, Susan meets a stranger for a tinder date that goes terribly wrong
This project got the green light!
Plus One
Syracuse, New York• Film Short
Drama, Shorts Program
A weekend trip with Sam and little Katie forces Emily to confront her responsibilities as a mother and desires as a woman.
This project got the green light!
Ex-Sisters-In-Law
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy
When a sheltered, eccentric woman reconnects with her brother's pragmatic and hermit-like ex-wife, a hilarious, unlikely friendship resumes.
This project got the green light!
Operation: Clean Slate
Calgary, Canada• Film Short
Adventure, Teen
When their summer of freedom is threatened by the loss of their driver's licenses, four teens hatch a plan to break into city hall and destr
This project got the green light!
You Promise?
Malmö, Sweden• Film Short
Drama, Family
A short film about family love, divorce, and fear of change - from a five-year-old's perspective.
This project got the green light!
Our Colleagues
New York City, New York• Film Short
Adventure, Comedy
A seemingly-ordinary woman sets off on a mission to encounter aliens in this dark comedy about truly getting away from it all.
This project got the green light!
Ashes
Los Angeles, California• Series
Crime, Western
Drifting ashes can spark a wildfire. In 1877, a fiery outlaw on the run is hunted down by a moody bounty hunter.
This project got the green light!
ROGUE
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Music
A rebellious teenager must defy her traditional Iranian father in order to be taken seriously as a drummer in the 1980s East Bay punk scene.
This project got the green light!
Where you from?
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy
What do you do as a brown guy with a birthday on 9/11?
This project got the green light!
Let Me Do Right By You
Austin, Texas• Film Short
Drama
A single mother raising her child by herself, must choose to accept help before she loses her mind.
This project got the green light!
SUPERESTAR
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A Salvadoran-American indie pop star hides out in the nightclub bathroom and encounters the attendant, who is from the same town as her fthe
This project got the green light!
Enough Room
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Other
A first date turns complicated when a provocative remark forces two strangers to navigate the issues of passive racism and tolerance.
This project got the green light!
Make America Bake Again
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy
With a little help from her cousins, Wisconsinite Mary Margaret Anderson tries her to darndest to make it on America’s favorite baking show.
This project got the green light!
GRANNY PANTIES
Boston, Massachusetts• Film Short
Comedy
Lawbreakin' grannies Patty Rodwell and Jo Smith must rescue their friend, Bitsy Pike, from a nursing home before she retired for good!
This project got the green light!
Vulveeta: The Music Continues
San Francisco, California• Film Feature
Comedy, Music
Grrrilda Beausoleil’s turning 50, and all she wants is a reunion with her 1990s riot grrrl band—the one she abandoned 20 years ago.
This project got the green light!
DEATHLY SILENT
Washington, District of Columbia• Film Short
Documentary
In an attempt to tell the story of women’s familial struggle in one of the most culturally conservative countries in the world, Misk shares
This project got the green light!
The Dream Eater
New York City, New York• Film Short
Horror, Fantasy
In a popular tale, a monster devours nightmares to survive, somehow a frightened Grand-father is about to discover the scary reality.
This project got the green light!
Vanilla Milkshake
Atlanta, Georgia• Film Short
LGBTQ, Romantic Comedy
With the help of a “true love" token a hopeless romantic will meet a skeptical waitress who will make her question her faith in the device.
This project got the green light!
Thick As Thieves
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Action, Comedy
A new couples’ first dinner party together goes awry when Gary realizes Rose just might be a professional thief.
This project got the green light!
ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy
The absurd tales of four striving actresses and their attempts at surviving the fickle world of show business.
This project got the green light!
Marble Man
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Teen
A story about, Ivy, a delusional teenage girl who falls in love with a statue and is determined to turn him back into a human.
This project got the green light!
Everything is Wonderful
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Family
A young woman must become a caretaker while helping her grandmother accept the reality of life alongside a man with late-stage dementia.
This project got the green light!
Comic Relief
Savannah, Georgia• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
Determined to succeed as a stand up comedian a kid's party clown chases her dreams while struggling with increasing alcoholism & depression.
This project got the green light!
Where The Roots Lie - A Story of Women Empowerment Through Art
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Documentary, Drama
Medha, an all female drum troupe strive to pave a new path for women and artists in Cambodia.
This project got the green light!
Entitled
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy, Drama
Three unhinged children are left an inheritance far beyond their expectations, only to uncover their late father's most scandalous secrets.
This project got the green light!
Corri and Sara Are Famous
Chicago, Illinois• Series
Comedy
Corri and Sara tell stories. Now they're in the story. Now here's a cartoon about it with a celebrity voiceover. And a song. Boom: Famous.
This project got the green light!
Dancers
Austin, Texas• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A female comedian becomes so obsessed with the idea of being a dancer that she overlooks her own unique talents and abilities.
This project got the green light!
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Expanding Sanctuary
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania• Film Short
Documentary
The documentary follows the historic campaign to end the sharing of police database information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
This project got the green light!
The Blonde Experiment
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Comedy
When two mousy gal pals pose as platinum blondes they're catapulted into the life of their dreams, until their dirty dark roots pop up.
This project got the green light!
Black Gold
Austin, Texas• Series
Comedy, Drama
A recent Howard law graduate unexpectedly inherits her family's pawn shop set in a community she hoped to outgrow.
This project got the green light!
Flock
Bar Harbor, Maine• Film Short
Thriller, LGBTQ
Flock is a trans-created dramatic thriller about a man traveling to Maine to rescue his lover from a lethal cult.
This project got the green light!
The Spring
Los Angeles, California• Series
Fantasy, Action
In the world of The Spring, movement is power, and power corrupts, people are faced with the question: "What would you do to survive?"
This project got the green light!
Feeling Sexual
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
An eccentric high school senior embarks on a mission to seduce her narcissistic family friend while visiting him at college.
This project got the green light!
Wings
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
What if the one person who changed your life was the person who was only there for a moment?
This project got the green light!
Long Haulers
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary, Experimental
Driving thousands of miles, Long Haulers weaves together stories of courage, tenacity, and humor from three women in the trucking industry.
This project got the green light!
Incurable
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Romantic Comedy
Incurable: a journey of love, rejection, and an overactive imagination.
This project got the green light!
Seven Fishes
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
When Dom brings his estranged sister, Gia, to the Bonfiglio’s Feast of Seven Fishes, Christmas Eve becomes a matter of life or death.
This project got the green light!
ADULTIN'
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy, Satire
ADULTIN’ explores the success or complete failures of mundane, but necessary, tasks adults face as we grow, learn & figure out our 20s.
This project got the green light!
Annunciation
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
At the baptism of her second child, a woman must come to terms with the identity of her first child.
This project got the green light!
Flunkyball
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Foreign Film
When unexpected guests arrive at Mia's party her vision for inclusivity crumbles, caught in the crossfire of ignorance under the influence.
This project got the green light!
Eclipse
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
Lily is reaching for success in a world of men. That world can raise her up and crush her — all in one glittering night.
This project got the green light!
Half-Quaked
Portland, Oregon• Film Feature
Comedy
An earthquake looms as an anxious journalist improvises through the misadventures of making her first documentary.
This project got the green light!
