Angela RuhindaWRITER

NYFA MFA Screenwriting graduate Angela Ruhinda sold her thesis script as a pilot to ABC with Whoopi Goldberg attached. The sitcom is about an interracial couple who are forced to team up on a relationship advice vlog, with their whole office and millions of viewers following their relationship.

Ruhinda wrote and produced feature film, Binti to be released on Netflix and worldwide distribution on Jan 7, 2022.

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Program Studied at NYFA: Screenwriting
Program Type: MFA
Year Attended/Graduated: 2011
Location: Los Angeles


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