Jaya’s First Hollywood Premiere!!!!

My first Hollywood premiere was a total dream! “Days of Daisy,” in which I play Dr. Bridget Upadhya, premiered at the famous TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in LA – yes, the one with all the famous handprints out front, including THE AVENGERS! Ell oh ell. It was SOOOOO FUN! One of those moments I’ve always dreamed of – …

Get PUMPED for the StorytellHERS Event!

Exciting news! Local #youngblackandcreative filmmaker Kristi Woodard has curated a one-night-only event in partnership with the Robinson Film Center to celebrate LOCAL FEMALE FILMMAKERS! Eight shorts from eight different female filmmakers will be shown with a Q&A to be hosted after! Our film, Nana Ki Dum, was selected as one of the eight! WAHOO! AAAAAND my fellow female badass Melissa …

I had the honor of being named Physician of the Year by On A Mission Events!!!

I had the honor of being named Physician of the Year by On A Mission Events, which hosted a gala for #InternationalWomensMonth celebrating local women in the community! It was a total and unexpected surprise that came when the validation was very welcome! I try to put awards in their place – that is, gratitude without neediness lol – but …

12 Days of McChristmas: Jaya’s Favorite Things 2021!

WE DONE DONE IT AGAIN Y’ALL! It’s our second annual #McChristmas celebration with a blog of all my favorite things! Last year we started this tradition to help out small bizzes affected during the pandemic…and it turned out to be the *MOST* popular blog post of the year! We know that if you’re reading this, you’re someone who wants to …

Film Prize

Recently we were selected to be a #LouisianaFilmPrize finalist for the third time! EEEK! This was our best showing yet, as “Nana Ki Dum” garnered two big prizes – top 5 finalist and Founders’ Circle Winner – which means we were a judges’ favorite! We are incredibly excited to take #NanaKiDum on the festival road, applying to such giants as …

Screensavers!

Treat your eyes and your desktop to these brilliantly designed screensavers – inspired by our limited edition lapel pins.

“Women of the World” Photo Shoot

Recently I had the opportunity to do a “Women of the World” photo shot with Britt Elizabeth Photography! Britt is a mother, photographer, entrepreneur, and cheerer-on of women who wanted to tell female stories. I ELL OH VEE EED this shoot! Not only did I get to take pictures with Ari (in just his diaper and perfect curly hair and …

The Monkees Saga Recap

If you’ve been following on the social media channels, then you know all about the Monkees fun facts fridays I’ve been doing. Here is a recap of each post, in case you missed it! Fun Facts Fridayyy Part 1 The MONKEES are all my all-time favorite band. Full stop. No one will ever love me better. I remember when my …