WHERE DOES DAISY GO WHEN SHE'S NOT WITH US?

LOGLINE

Wanda Mitchell moves to New York to live with her two best friends from college, Tiffany and Daisy - only to learn Daisy has moved out suddenly. Wide-eyed and innocent, Wanda begins to suspect Daisy is secretly homeless - and only she is paying attention.

Synopsis

27-year-old Wanda Mitchell thought moving to the East Village to live with her two best friends from college, Tiffany Stanton and Daisy Han, would get her back to the good old days. She’d be brimming with potential, they’d be together, Wanda would - But then Tiffany doesn’t pick her up from the airport like she said she would. She didn’t forget - she was busy with a new boyfriend she’s never even mentioned to Wanda. And Daisy? She’s moved out suddenly, with no warning. Already struggling with life in New York - and with finding a job that can pay for that life - Wanda begins to suspect something is up. Daisy has been showing up to every event in the same clothes, carrying the same overstuffed hiker’s pack. Could she be secretly homeless? Is Wanda the only person who cares enough to find out? As Wanda investigates, she’ll struggle to pay her bills, meet an older man with unclear intentions and begin to face the big questions.

Is Daisy homeless or is she just fed up with Wanda and Tiffany?

Is this - this growing distance from the people you love most - what friendship is like in your 20s?

How can you feel so alone in the busiest city on earth? And most of all: Is she adult enough for all this?

TEAM BIOs

ALEX BAILEY was an Assistant Producer and Showrunner’s Assistant on FX’s Emmy-nominated FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE and has worked as a director's assistant on two seasons of Netflix's THE DIPLOMAT, including one episode nominated for a 2026 DGA Award. He’s evaluated over 1,500 screenplays as a reader for The Black List, worked as an assistant to a partner at The Gersh Agency, and publishes a weekly Substack, DIY Golems, about film, TV, storytelling and writing. WHERE DOES DAISY GO WHEN SHE’S NOT WITH US? is his first feature film.

NIA DAWSON got her start working on TV shows including FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE and GODFATHER OF HARLEM. She later spent a few years at one of the leading camera rental houses in Los Angeles as a Senior Prep Tech, where she developed a strong interest in camera systems and visual storytelling. Nia has moved through the ranks, working as a loader, camera assistant, camera operator and, ultimately, a cinematographer on a wide range of projects. Today, she co-leads a filmmaking duo and runs her own production company, Verse Productions, where she continues to shape dynamic stories through her lens.

RHYS LEWIS got her start in development at Left/Right (THE NEW YORK TIMES PRESENTS; THE ZOO; Showtime's THE CIRCUS) before making the jump to producing full time. She has produced true-crime and sports-driven series for ESPN+, A&E and Peacock, and her credits include an untitled true crime pilot for Hulu, RUNNING WITH THE WOLVES (ESPN+), LADY OF THE DUNES (Oxygen), TRYOUTS (ESPN+) and the upcoming SCOTT PETERSON: THE NEW EVIDENCE (A&E).

MARYANA NIKOLIN is an emerging film producer whose career began on acclaimed series such as MADAM SECRETARY (CBS), POWER (Starz) and MR. ROBOT (USA). She went on to join the production of HOMELAND (Showtime), an experience that took her across the globe - from Richmond and Los Angeles to Budapest, Casablanca, and beyond. Throughout her career, Maryana has honed her craft alongside accomplished executive producers and most recently served as Associate Producer on two HBO series, TASK and LANTERNS. WHERE DOES DAISY GO WHEN SHE’S NOT WITH US? marks her feature film debut.

LAUREN SCHONEMAN is a filmmaker who’s spent the past decade moving between development and production, beginning her career as an executive assistant to Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas (President, Nuyorican Productions) and John Davis (CEO, Davis Entertainment). During this time, she worked in development across projects ranging from network television, like NBC's THE BLACKLIST, to feature films like GAME NIGHT and THE PREDATOR. Wanting to be more directly involved in the filmmaking process, she transitioned into production, working as a coordinator at Rotten Science on HBO specials for Dan Soder and Lil Rel Howery, and later assisting directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris on the sets of FX’s FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE and Apple TV’s STICK. She now co-leads Verse Productions, where she works as a creative director and producer.