Mahayla Laurence

The Basics is a webseries about a group of twenty-somethings who shake up the world of NYC indie comedy and challenge the notion that they don't belong there. Don't underestimate the basic girl you know, she just might surprise you.

Through forty interconnected vignettes, Human Theories is a comedic kaleidoscope exploring how people try, and often fail, to connect with one another in this weird world. Filmed over a year on location in New York City with a diverse ensemble cast of over 50 actors and non-actors, the film is an experimental love letter to the awkward struggle of modern city living.

Two college freshmen who decided to stick with their high school sweethearts have to pull a 'Turkey Dump' and break up with them over 'Drunksgiving' the one chaotic night before Thanksgiving in their hometown that puts their codependent friendship to the test.

A bisexual woman's anxiety about not being "gay enough" literally comes to life in the form of a hyper-femme alter ego who tortures her with accusations of faking her queerness to seem more interesting, and claims to have evidence to prove she's actually straight.

A city-weary biology teacher sets out to reconnect with nature... and gets exactly what he wants.

The Basics is a webseries about a group of twenty-somethings who shake up the world of NYC indie comedy and challenge the notion that they don't belong there. Don't underestimate the basic girl you know, she just might surprise you.