BOYLE HEIGHTS

a webseries

THE STORY

When their parents cut them off, 

and their Silverlake spot falls through,

Jillian and Sam find themselves scrounging to get by, 

on the sunbaked streets of

Boyle Heights

THE SETTING

Boyle Heights

Where Sunset fades into

Ceasar Chavez

THE CHARACTERS

                  JILLIAN                                                                                              SAM

       Jillian, an uptight, wanna-be actress is ill prepared for their new neighborhood.  Sam, a pot head in search of a revolution is determined to make herself right at home.

THE EPISODES

The 1st

When Jillian and Sam try to make rent by selling off their designer goods they find themselves in fierce mark down battle with an established neighboring yard sale.

The Subleters

Sam rents out the living room to some neighborhood youth.  And to Jillian's horror accepts corn as payment.  But when a dryer fire breaks out, the renters rescue them from their domestic idiocy.

The Revolution

Sam enlists Jillian to rally troops for a covert urban betterment overhaul.  But her mission to add parking to Boyle Heights only ends up calling in the cops and getting everyone that isn't white, sent packing.

Miss Puppy 

When an angelic stray shows up on their front stoop, Jillian decides to adopt it.  However, at Sams urging returns it to it's rightful owner, only to discover she's given Miss Puppy back to a thief in their midst.   

Gang Bang

Sam is in a whirlwind love affair with a poetic gang banger. Suspicious of his stories Jillian hits the streets to investigate his true identity.  

The Garden

Tired of just protesting the local chemical plant, Sam decides to improve the neighborhoods health with a community garden. But when people fall ill, the culprit turns out to be right under her fingernails.

The Mariachi

Jillian and Sam fall for a dashing Mariachi.  But when he invites them both to the same party, they confront their potential lover, only to find they’ve been invited to his daughters Quinceañera along with everyone else in the neighborhood.

The Lunch

Jill’s and Sam's mothers travel from Beverly Hills and Topanga to give their girls a “tipico mexicano" afternoon lunch.  But when they end up competing to see who can handle the most heat.  Everyone ends up burnt.