Shaina jokes that she is a triple threat -
she’s female, South Asian, and a wheelchair-user. A 2020 graduate of USC’s MFA Program in Film and TV Production, her style is bold, quirky, and unapologetic, with her films having screened at Slamdance, ReelAbilities, and Hollyshorts. It was at USC that she also made it her mission to embrace diversity and explore intersectionality within her work, putting actors with disabilities at the forefront of her pieces.
Most recently, Shaina graduated from Academy Gold, and wrote on the upcoming Netflix animated series BOONS AND CURSES. She also had the privilege of being a 2021 fellow of the Sundance Institute’s Accessible Futures Initiative for her feature film script AGG. Currently, she is an Inevitable Foundation Fellow. Originally from Elk Grove, near Sacramento in Northern California, Shaina has been featured in Forbes and KVIE Arts Showcase.