Param Gill Discusses His Filmmaking Journey, Award

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FEBRUARY
2016
VOLUME 16
ISSUE 1
W h e r e e v e r y o n e g o e s fo r s c r i p t s a n d w r i te r s ™
Param Gill
Discusses His
Filmmaking
Journey,
Award-Winning
Comedy, and
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Table of Contents
Recent Successes 3, 7, 9
Contest/Festival Winners  4
Feature Scripts – Grouped by Genre 5
Param Gill’s Filmmaking Journey and
Award-Winning Comedy Going to America22
Scripts Represented by Agents/Managers 24
Teleplays 25
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Recent Successes
Elizabeth Snoderly Produces with Jake Helgren
Elizabeth Snoderly with G It’s Entertainment discovered
Jake Helgren on InkTip and brought him on board to
rewrite as well as produce their supernatural family film
All Hallow’s Eve, which will star Lexi Giovagnoli, Ashley
Argota, Martin Klebba, John DeLuca, and Diane Salinger. A
prolific screenwriter, Jake has been with InkTip for over five
years and has added directing and producing credits to his
résumé along the way.
David Levy Options Noah’s Ark
David Levy with FilmStrategic found Noah’s Ark: The Real
Story on InkTip and optioned it from JJ Flowers. Noah’s
Ark will be an animated retelling of the Noah story, told
from the perspective of the animals. JJ has been a writer
on InkTip for more than a decade and has had numerous
successes in that time.
Sherry Robb Options Rick’s Parking
Sherry Robb with The Robb Company found Rick’s Parking
on InkTip and optioned it from Michael Sisto. Rick’s
Parking tells the story of three fun-loving friends working
as valets for upscale parties in Los Angeles. Michael’s been
a writer on InkTip for three years, and this is his third success through InkTip.
John Kearns Options Horror Script
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– Juan Frausto, Vendetta Pictures
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John Kearns with Glade found an untitled home invasion
horror script on InkTip and optioned it from Jamie Grefe.
Jamie’s script tells the story of a secondary school teacher
who fights for her life when a sadistic “skinning” cult
invades her home and kidnaps her young lover. Jamie joined
InkTip as a writer just last year, and this is his first success
through InkTip.
Lauren de Normandie Options Second Shot
Lauren de Normandie with Status Media & Entertainment
found Second Shot on InkTip and optioned it from Sean
Wathen. Lauren’s credits include WEAPONiZED, starring
Mickey Rourke, Johnny Messner, and Jon Foo, among others. Sean has had a number of successes through InkTip,
including three screenplays sales, an option for his screenplay Riverside, and multiple hires.
Howard Nash Options The Ghost Dog
Howard Nash with Starrunner found The Ghost Dog on
InkTip and optioned it from Dawn Sutton. Howard’s credits
include Occupants, which was also shot from a script discovered on InkTip. Dawn joined InkTip as a writer six years
ago, and this is her first success through InkTip.
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Contest/Festival Winners
11th Annual Action on Film
International Film Festival
& Writers Event
Nate of America (Drama) Robert Wooldridge
An eight-year-old boy runs away from his abusive foster home in
search of his biological family in Las Vegas, where he befriends
a drag queen and learns that home is where the heart is.
Neptune’s Prison (Action/Adventure) Jax Kearney
A disgraced Navy SEAL and his pregnant wife are trapped in the
world’s first underwater prison when it is attacked by mercenaries trying to retrieve a prisoner who embezzled almost a billion
dollars. Together with a small group of guards, prisoners, reporters, and visitors, they must find a way to repel the mercenaries
and escape the damaged prison alive.
Screenplay Fest
Seriah’s Legacy (Drama) Julie Kaufmann
It was during that first nuzzle, which began the relationship between
a young girl and her horse. It was through Emily’s determination,
the unconditional love she has for Seriah and her promise to be
their voice, even if it meant sacrificing her own life to save theirs.
But in the end it was Seriah who actually saved hers.
Cynosure Screenwriting Awards
From the Stump of Jesse (Drama) Roma Simons
Set during World War II in Russia, an idealistic, young woman
enlists in the Soviet Air Force and embarks on an unrelenting
journey to find her six-year-old sister, lost during the first night
of German’s assault on Russia.
Flickers: Rhode Island
International Film Festival
Screenplay Competition
Rogue Island (Horror) Duncan Putney
A pirate ship returns to the bustling summer resort of Newport,
Rhode Island every one hundred years to replace its crew.
PAGE International
Screenwriting Awards
Next of Kin (Crime) Niall Queenan
A fugitive photographer seeks vengeance when framed by a
ruthless loan shark for the murder of a retired cop and uncovers
a human trafficking – operation which may finally reveal to him
the elusive identities of his biological parents. (Represented by
Peter Katz, Story Driven)
Reel Writers
The Boat (Drama) Robert Wooldridge
Set in 1965, where a closeted gay teen, struggling with his sexuality, helps his mother build a boat after she has a vision of the town
flooding, but this “Mrs. Noah” story has an unforeseen twist.
A Hitch in the Plan (Thriller) Robert Wooldridge
A detective enlists the help of an attractive young film buff to
help catch a serial killer who is replicating scenes from Hitchcock
movies to stage his killings.
The Bigger Story (Drama) John Sparano
An arrogant but awkward, 13-year-old, middle school pitching
prodigy finds his voice after helping a high school quarterback deal with his guilt over the tragic death of a teammate.
(Represented by Ralph Brescia, Bloom)
Screamfest Horror Film Festival &
Screenplay Competition
Blackvoid (Sci-Fi) Joseph J. Greenberg
A deep-space salvage crew discovers an enemy ghost ship carrying a prototype weapon. While investigating, the machine is
accidentally activated and one of the crew begins bouncing back
and forth through time. If they can’t unravel the anomaly, they
risk the same fate as the doomed enemy crew. (Winner – 2015
Screamfest LA “Best Screenplay”)
Let It Bleed (Horror) Scott Selden
Callous attorney Johanna Palmer embarks to an isolated town where
a grisly encounter with a client threatens both her life and sanity. As
a sinister menace and monsters emerge, how will she meet her end?
Shore Scripts
Screenwriting Competition
Jimmy the Freak (Drama) Mark Steensland
An ex-con and his mentally handicapped (but supernaturally-blessed) friend are on the run from a ruthless mega church
pastor out to exploit Jimmy’s abilities. (This screenplay won
Second Place in the Shore Scripts Competition, 2015, and also
won First Place at the Asbury Park Film Festival, 2015)
StoryPros Awards
Screenplay Contest
Shadowman (Drama) Mike Miller
A ferociously determined, restless, young artist, hungry for the
truth and driven by revenge risks all to hunt down the father who
kidnapped and then abandoned her years earlier, unaware that the
“truth” will destroy them both.
WorldFest Houston
The Mary Jane Girls (Drama) Heidi Kozak
All of the girls want to belong to The Mary Janes, an elite high
school sorority, but when a new girl from the wrong side of town
becomes obsessed with being initiated into the club, she must
choose between everything she stands for and conforming to the
group, a decision that could have deadly consequences.
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6 Ghost Days Ted McKenna
A British intelligence director dispatches an agent to infect an
NSA analyst with Bio-17 for exposing their spy programs. NSA’s
Caliber unit chief sends the analyst’s brother to save him.
The 13 of Glory Georges Salo
The quest for El Dorado takes the conquistadors, known as The
13 of Glory, to a land rife with gold. Their altruistic start spirals
into the subjugation of the Inca nation and the genocide of its
people.
Across the Divide Dennis O’Flyng
A patch of black ice delivers tragedy to a family of four and alters
the trajectory of a horrific act of terrorism aimed at an entire state.
Angel’s Tattoos Naresh Jhunjhnuwala
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for dead, is rescued by a mysterious monk, who then trains and
empowers her with supernatural tattoo powers to be part of
his group of immortal assassins to prevent Armageddon from
being unleashed by demons posing as world leaders – but gets
sidetracked when she gets romantically involved with a young,
idealistic cop.
The Aviatrix Stephen Kelly
A bored, Roaring Twenties socialite takes up the dangerous sport
of flying, flies movie stunts for Howard Hughes, becomes a test
pilot, races Amelia Earhart, sets a speed record, and helps Chuck
Yeager break the sound barrier. (Consider from: ScriptXpert,
ScriptShark and Scriptpalooza. Plus six contests.)
Cindy’s Adonis Louis Kahn
Cindy is mistaken for a Mafia princess by a hijacker of her plane,
which leads to a lethal confrontation that turns Cindy into an
Annie Oakley heroine and the hijacker into history, and begins a
series of dangerous adventures in the wilds of South Africa.
Cleopatra, Queen of Exile Robert D. Simpson
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, faced by certain death from her
brother-husband, is forced to flee Egypt, collect an army, then
returns to Egypt to reclaim her throne with some help from the
Roman, Caesar.
Con Doc James Manion
A young, poker-playing prison doctor with a criminal past stumbles on a plot to exterminate the inmates, and goes butt-kicking
all-in to save them, his family, and himself.
Forward Leaning Addison LeMay
A rogue Special Forces officer joins forces with an undocumented
Mexican doctor to save the kidnapped daughter of a congressman
from a ruthless warlord in Afghanistan.
The Great Unknown Mark David Keegan
True story of an obsessed one-armed man leading nine neophytes
into a wilderness marked “unexplored” – in fragile wooden
boats, on the world’s most dangerous river. A story of friendship,
action, and a happy ending for the survivors.
In the Arms of the Dragon Stephen Kelly
M.A.S.H. in Vietnam. A young Army officer flies north to replace
a dead man. His job: Help the locals. But what if the locals are all
VC? He soon has to “wheel and deal” to get things done, while
he falls in love with a woman, and her country. Come see the real
Vietnam. (Consider from ScriptShark)
Inca Rising Sandy Steers
A rebellious teen must team with her geeky guy friend, decipher
ancient prophecies, and battle a vicious Inca medicine man to
rescue her kidnapped archaeologist father.
Iron Island Carrie Gibson and Anthony P. Curry
At the chilling height of the Cold War, a fearless captain, stationed on a radar defense system in the North Atlantic, will stop
at nothing to defend his country from the imminent Soviet threat
– while the real enemy may be much closer to home.
Joachim’s Magic M. L. Stainer
In 1585, Joachim Gans, the queen’s metallurgist, is subject to
danger and extreme prejudice from his fellow explorers, who are
searching for copper for the Queen’s Navy. When captured by the
hostile Indian chief, Pemisapan, it is only Joachim who can save
them all. But will he do so? And will he betray his Jewish faith?
(Book for adaptation)
Joe-Yo Dan U. Feldman
The fight of a classic toy superhero vs. a modern technology
villain gets immersed in things every human is intrigued about,
like love, danger, adventure, and mystery. (Book for adaptation)
Judge Rage Emmett Saunders
A young, big city, female judge accidentally gains superpowers
to thwart crime.
Land of Bones Brian Reece
A disgraced helicopter pilot dodges enemies from both sides after
he discovers a deadly secret in Afghanistan.
Last Flag on Oak Island J.R. Jordan Baines
This summer they find it? One wartime journal, three rival treasure hunters, and 200 years of searching on Oak Island face-off
over 40 feet; at the bottom awaits riches or a hoax – wealth of the
century or the island’s deft insult? (From the novel Last Assault
on Oak Island by Jenn Rekka. Spec script available. Novel available for adaptation.)
Launched Victor Rappoport
U.S. President Farley had two giant computers made. He loaned
one to the Russian president, who had saved the life of Farley’s
brother. The computers could instantly stop any nuclear device in
the world from working. Someone blew up the Russian computer,
and this caused the U.S. computer to become disabled – and the
story goes on.
Lucifer’s Nemesis Edwin Berne
A former martial arts instructor tries to come to grips with living
in an apocalyptic world, while dealing with being a vampire who
feeds off of other vampires.
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Action/Adventure
The Marble King
Evdoxia Vicky Vassiliou and Constantine Vafiadis
As empires clash in the 1400s, a brash military commander leads
a defense of Constantinople in a final doomed stand before the
might of the Ottoman Empire.
Marlowe Mark Mc Quown
A field mouse moves in with a Virginia farm family, from a long
line of mouse haters; after Marlowe learns to talk and wear a suit
he saves that family and a small conclave of animals and people
from the voracious appetite of a viral epidemic killing all animals
globally. Marlowe is an action/adventure with animation.
Marooned Jennifer Miller
Lost in a country that has shown Justin violence, hate, and
destruction, he finds a new life that torments his very existence. A
beautiful, sensitive love story that struggles with truth, pain, then
acceptance. A saga filled with passions and revolts, betrayals,
greed, and murder. (Written for a feature or a miniseries)
The Missing Pilots Stephen Kelly
A young yuppie Lebanese-American lawyer is slowly but
surely drawn into a major terrorist attack on America’s power
grid and is forced to join forces with rogue FBI agents to save
his adopted country and the Iranian-born doctor he loves.
(Consider from ScriptShark)
Murder Mountain
Philip T. Brewster and Shona M. Brewster
In the American wilderness, four Wall Street suits hunt pilots for
kicks – but when a widow will not stop asking questions, she has
to be silenced. Another hunt is organized, a double kill is on the
cards, only Amanda and their Vietnam veteran pilot are not so
easily caught.
Musashi & the Geisha Stephen Kelly
Japan, 1600. The shogun has died. Japan teeters on civil
war. Fifteen-year-old Miyamoto Musashi (Japan’s greatest
swordsman) falls in love with a young geisha and runs off with
her. Now the Yakuza want her back. Will love conquer all?
(Consider from ScriptShark. Potential franchise/cable series.)
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Night Watch Georges Salo
Integrity, honor, and discipline are the hallmark tenets of any
soldier protecting his family and nation. Juggling them, though,
is tumultuous. Can one put the needs of the many ahead of the
needs of the one or the few? How long could a man last doing
what he knew to be wrong, if his family needed him to continue?
Ol’ Red Jack Conrad and Don Goodman
An innocent Tennessee boy framed for murder escapes a hellhole
Georgia prison farm, pursued by a legendary bloodhound and a
psychopathic killer.
Once a Guerrilla Marsha Mildon
When her guerrilla lover ambushes Rosa and their son near her
Andean home, she must choose between love of family or zeal
for a revolution that will change their world. Haunted by her
violent past and passionate love, Rosa risks her life and the lives
of all around her with each action she takes.
Pains of War and Love Ted McKenna
George Washington was never alone on his singular journey
to save unborn millions. With him was Billy Lee, a constant
reminder of another battle for freedom.
The Pirate Queen Carole Whang Schutter
Fierce passion and strong wills meet when the headstrong,
tomboy daughter of an Irish lord disguises herself as a boy and
runs away from an unwanted marriage – only to end up fighting
alongside her would-be bridegroom against their common
enemy: the British.
The Pointman Robert L. Owens
Ordered on a mission against incredible odds, a peace-minded
sergeant fights against the slaughter of his men while facing a
relentless enemy, heroin abuse, and a poison syringe.
Predator – First Contact James Crouson and Alex Nunez
In the Pacific Theater of WWII, a Marine Raider platoon is sent
in to find out why the Imperial Japanese Army ceased building an
airfield. The Marines are well-trained and prepared for anything
in this world; the horror they find on the island is anything but.
The Queen of Sparta Tariq Chaudhry
Alexander the Great discovers a manuscript that tells the story
of a young Spartan queen who – a century and a half earlier –
defeated a Persian invasion, but who, in turn, faced threats closer
to home linked to dark secrets of treason, murder, and vengeance.
And the only person she could turn to is a former enemy.
A Quest for Tranquility Mark D. Clark
After a witch curses him with immortality, an ex-soldier teams up
with the witch’s sister to find a way to end the spell.
A Quiet Life Clifford Ackman
A man who rejected the life of a superhero finds superheroes
have come to his town. While plots weave around him, he tries to
find love with his superheroine crush and maintain his quiet life.
Revenge on the High Seas Robert G. Greeley
Charleston, South Carolina; 1860. Gabrielle Ducett, raped at 17,
now 20, seeks revenge as she enters the world of pirates, seabattles, brothels, murder, treachery, betrayal, and constant danger;
complicated by a great love triangle, pursued by two handsome,
fiercely romantic privateers, finally facing her moment of
revenge. Carolinas to Havana; Galveston to Vera Cruz.
Action/Adventure
The Salvation Gene Jared Rinaldi and Zack Klika
In the near future, when oil has peaked and society is nearcollapse, a coal miner must get a young girl across a war-torn
America, as she has within her the only hope for humanity: a
gene that can create perpetual energy.
The Sand Sea Carrie Gibson and Anthony P. Curry
When her estranged twin gets taken hostage by Algerian rebels
while filming a French Legionnaire Fort for the epic 1926 movie,
Beau Geste, a guarded, introverted woman, must survive the
brutality of the Sahara, rebel attacks, and conquer her own ghosts
to find her sister, love, and to rediscover her authentic self.
Savage Mountain Steve Barfield and John Smelcer
Adapted from an award-winning novel, this incredible true story
of two teenage brothers who risk their lives to climb one of
Alaska’s tallest mountains in order to prove themselves worthy
to their abusive father.
Silent Partners: Absinthe of Desire Georges Salo
Two wealthy men are deceived into service by a clandestine
government agency, the vanguard of international counterterrorism. Will the agency’s gamble on these men’s skills, charm
and ingenuity prove to be the lethal combination that stops a
crime lord hell-bent on revenge?
Silent Partners: Fragrant Water Georges Salo
Two wealthy men recruited by a clandestine international
government agency must prevent ultra-modern submarines
from falling into the hands of Yemeni and Omani pirates. If left
unchecked, the pirates would have the whole world to ransom, as
a large portion of global trade passes through the Gulfs of Oman,
Aden, and the Arabian Sea.
Silent Partners: Razed Capital Georges Salo
government agency must prevent an activated North Korean
sleeper agent from bringing the global financial system to its
knees. Economic sanctions imposed on North Korea force its
regime to execute this plot – destroy U.S. facilities that print and
store money.
Silent Partners: Scorched Earth Georges Salo
government agency must stop a criminal from using Earth
Penetrator Warheads to set ablaze U.S. Air Force bases housing
nuclear silos.
Skye Diamonds Emmett Saunders
A top female Hollywood stunt driver dies in an accident and
returns from the dead to save her fiancé from a scheming,
murderous vixen.
Snow White and the Seven Thugs
Chris M. Finkelstein
A ruthless and jealous voodoo drug queen tries to kill an innocent
young girl. The girl is discovered, protected, and saved by
guerrilla marijuana farmers, “The Seven.” Shocking, tear-jerking
twist at the end.
Switch Jerry Edwards
A drug lord with a strong head for money, power, and respect,
declares war on his supplier after they disrespect him.
Recent Successes
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Joe Nasser Hires Evan Jacobs
Joseph Nasser with Nasser Entertainment Group discovered
Evan Jacobs on InkTip and hired him to write the feature
script Madame X from an established concept. We’re pleased
to announce that the film recently wrapped production, starring Richard Riehle (Transformers: Age of Extinction) and
Willa Ford (Friday the 13th)! Evan has been networking
and promoting his work on InkTip for nearly ten years and
has had numerous successes in that time.
Erick Boychuk Options Back Home
Erick Boychuk with Original Fire Entertainment found Back
Home on InkTip and optioned it from Trent Meunier. Back
Home tells the story of a real estate mogul who loses everything and has no choice but to move back to the home he grew
up in with his rigid parents. Trent joined InkTip as a writer
earlier this year, and this is his second success through InkTip.
Lauren de Normandie Options Falling Awake
found Falling Awake on InkTip and optioned it from
Patrick Vuong. Lauren’s credits include the upcoming
WEAPONiZED, starring Mickey Rourke, Johnny Messner,
and Jon Foo. Patrick was a quarterfinalist at this year’s
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, and this is his
first success through InkTip.
Lauren de Normandie Options Traded
found Traded on InkTip and purchased it from Mark
Esslinger. Lauren’s credits include Checkmate, starring
Danny Glover and Sean Astin, which was made from a
script she found on InkTip and featured on the October 2015
InkTip magazine cover. Mark’s been a WGA member for
over thirty years and an InkTip writer for six, selling and
optioning a number of scripts over the course of his career.
Gabriel Alfonzo Hires Sean Paul Murphy
Gabriel Alfonzo with New City Films discovered Sean Paul
Murphy on InkTip and hired him to write the feature-length
script To Be a Hero. Gabriel’s recent credits include Open My
Eyes, which he also hired Sean to write, and Carpe Diem, among
others. Sean is a Kairos Prize-winning writer who joined InkTip
five years ago, and this is his second success through InkTip.
Scott McCullough Hires Nancy Froeschle
Scott McCullough with The Outfit discovered Nancy
Froeschle on InkTip and hired her to adapt the Vietnam
War memoir Captain for Dark Mornings.” We’re pleased
to announce that Martin Sheen and Dan Lauria are on the
project! This is Nancy’s first success through InkTip.
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Action/Adventure – Comedy
A Templar Squire’s Tale Pelham Mead
The story of Jacques de Molay from the view of his personal
squire, Geoffrey Villiars, and how the Templar Knights lost the
battle of the city of Acre, fooled the French King Phillip IV in
hiding their treasure, and escaped to Scotland to defend Robert
the Bruce in his war against the English King Edward II.
Terminal Squad Eric P. Granger
Oscar (64) receives a diagnosis of terminal cancer and joins a
support group. Support transforms into a mission as the group,
now calling themselves the “Terminal Squad,” decides to hatch a
scheme to stop a ruthless African warlord who enslaves women
and children. But illnesses come early, and loved ones and the
U.S. government try to stop them.
Tornado Intercept Richard McKendrick
Tornado Intercept is a fast, action-type film from start to finish.
The United States Air Force trains six top-notch pilots to strategically disable tornados before they can destroy. Their mission is
to drop a chemical-type bomb into the vortex from the lead plane,
while the other two aircraft destroy debris being thrown at them
at high speeds.
Virtual Command Sandy Steers
A hotshot game designer must defeat government conspirators
before they exploit his virtual version of the U.S. President to
instigate global war.
Warcoholikings Pablo Hernandez
Another war without any troops breaks out as soon as Saddam
Hussein is overthrown. Two mercenaries draw up a hit list and
join the contra-insurgency. (The Expendables cross the line in the
Green Zone)
Animation
Jake: The Power of the Ruby Rosalyn Rosen
Six-year-old Jake lives in a rundown trailer with his neglectful
mother and cruel older siblings, until Charlie the Ladybug lands
on his windowsill and takes him to Boys Town in Space. There,
Jake meets boys just like him, a superhero “dad,” discovers he
has magical abilities, and then is challenged by the life lessons of
daring, fantastical adventures.
Super (Market) Heroes Laura Nelson
An eight-year-old boy thinks he is losing his mind when the
characters on food labels and packages come to life – until they
must work together to defend his father’s supermarket against a
pair of burglars.
Biographical
Lies Mary Anstey
She believed her government always told the truth, until she discovered that her brother’s death was not an accident.
Mother Jones Mark David Keegan
The true story of a fearless, foul-mouthed agitator leading miners in a brutal struggle for their rights against young, steel-calm
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the richest man in the world. The conflict escalates out of control, changing them both and changing
American history.
Naked Henry Mark David Keegan
Young Henry David Thoreau seeks to live wild and free and pure
as nature – but his famous mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson tells
him to conform. It’s an uplifting story of the fraught friendship
between two brilliant men, unable to voice their feelings.
Post Hole Digger James Pope
Follows the life of Iowa farm boy James Pope from first memory
to adult. At the age of 15, upon the death of his father, he is called
upon to support his mother and little sister. (Book for adaptation. Self-published through XLIBRIS Publishing Co. Available:
eBook, Barnes & Nobile, Amazon.com, Baker & Taylor.)
Comedy
99 Glasses of Chardonnay Tracy Charlton
Four moms lose all the PTA’s money and have to get it back by
the end of one drunken weekend.
Armadillo William Phipps
A Walter Matthau-type reluctantly teams up with his ten-year-old
grandson to play matchmaker for his ex-daughter-in-law to get
her out of his house.
The Audit Vince Grittani
A dentist races against time, the onset of Multiple Sclerosis,
and a prying IRS agent while attempting a second career as
a standup comic.
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Bandology Steven Duff
Music teacher Ken Jackson finds himself in an often comical
struggle with a chaotic personal and professional life in this tale
of the underbelly of music education. In the end, he manages to
resolve his issues and life continues as he would like it, in a story
that lies between American Pie: Band Camp and DrumLine.
A Bodyguard of Lies Stefano Bozzo
Argentina, 1966: a man obsessed with conspiracy theories
believes his fiancée’s family members are Nazi criminals.
Brick Steele and the Planet of the Beautiful Hostile Women
Paul E. Clinco
Brick, 1950s mom Dale, super-scientist Dr. Pisov, and teenage
space cadet Zowie face monsters, evil scientists, and a mighty
champion to confront the Evil Queen and save the universe.
Comedy
Changing Waves Robert Syphard
When a local politician’s unscrupulous development plans
threaten to ruin a small East Coast resort town, a new generation
follows a counterculture path to keep the family legacy from
going under.
Recent Successes
Charlie and Frank D.H. Malcolm
The son of a racially mixed family comes to terms with his
siblings and his own personal conflict when their father passes.
Hidden secrets are revealed as family members come together
to grant his last wish: the spreading of his ashes at jazz great
Charlie Parker’s gravesite. Based on a true story. A really, really
true story.
Giacomo Ambrosini Options The Narrow
Coffee and Corinthians Jared Rinaldi
After signing up for a platonic dating service, a lonely, terminally
ill Catholic priest finds that the woman of his dreams is actually
the woman of his nightmares.
Cult Coed Daniel Galiardi
Two brothers form a fraternity-like cult to pay off their mountain
of student debt, but things go crazy when one of them takes being
a “god” too far and the FBI wants to shut them down.
Daddy’s Little Girl Yvonne Delet
Daddy’s Little Girl is a story about a high school senior girl who
discovers accidentally that killing her stepmothers (one by one)
is the best way to temporarily get her father’s attention. In other
words, this is Stepmom meets Heathers.
Edna and Blanche Larry Arann
Two elderly women have become two awakened seniors who
no longer wish to live ”bunched” in an adult community so
pleasantly arranged as “condo haven.” They test their feistiness
and newfound philosophy pragmatically, by flying off to San
Francisco. The planning and trip frame the comedy and drama
that are these two women.
False Flag Kevin Gustafson
With the CIA facing crippling budget cuts, a hotshot field agent
teams up with a bumbling data analyst to save their jobs – by
staging a terrorist attack on American soil.
Finding Normal Denise Kohnke
A nerdy virgin, self-conscious with her femininity, falls for a
handsome young carpenter. Her neurotic, domineering brother
thinks he’s unworthy of her mind in a farce about choosing
between her family, her career at an ad agency, and the love that
helped her find her true self.
Frankie and Fabulous Kimberly Shumate
An emotionally disturbed ten-year-old is sent to live with her
estranged, closet cross-dressing uncle while her parents divorce,
finding the mother she always wanted, and ends up blackmailing
him into keeping her.
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Giacomo Ambrosini with Sanguine + Smart found The
Narrow on InkTip and optioned it from Shane O’Neill. Shane
is an Australian writer based in Melbourne who uses InkTip
to connect with producers from around the world. He noted:
“Giacomo was instantly hooked on the script and I was hooked
on his passion and vision for the project. It only took a couple of
Skype sessions to start talking about making the film together.”
Ahmad Zahra Options Adventure Script
Ahmad Zahra with Zahra Pictures found an adventure script
on InkTip and optioned it from Jenna Horn. Jenna described
the project as “an epic, historical action piece with authentic
battles and extraordinary visual concepts. I am very proud of
it and excited for its future!” Jenna joined InkTip as a writer
just last year, and this is her first success through InkTip.
Sherry Robb Options Depraved
Sherry Robb with The Robb Company found Depraved on
InkTip and optioned it from Lawrence Riggins. Sherry has
signed a few writers and bolstered her roster this year after
discovering them through InkTip. Lawrence has been on
InkTip for more than a decade, and this is his fifth success
through InkTip.
Hal The Spud King of Japan John Thibault
A hard-driving MBA boy wonder learns a lesson in humility
when he leaves the U.S. heartland for Japan in order to save the
family’s farm – and finds himself building an underwater farm.
Herro Sensei Drew Martin and David Goldberg
A heartbroken man leaves his predictable, American life to teach
English in Tokyo, Japan and only after being fully removed and
totally outside his comfort zone can he discover what he’s been
searching for – faith in himself.
High Steaks Jesse Christensen
When a bona fide wuss is framed for murder in the late 1940s,
he must fight to prevent himself from perishing at the hands of
the prison’s warden, who happens to be a maniacal meat peddler.
Hood Ira Laufer
An unforgettable 14th century con man turns an inept starving
bumbler into Robin Hood. It’s wild!
Girl Power Revisited Anne Kruse
A beautiful and jaded volleyball superstar is forced back to 1972
and into the body of a geeky high school reject, where fighting
for a fledgling girls’ team rekindles her love for the game.
Last Road Trip Georgia Well
A man diagnosed with terminal cancer convinces his life-long
buddies to honor a deal made years ago, by taking a funny but
final road trip to a right-to-die state.
The Great Pretenders Craig Richards
When a washed-up ’80s pop star gives into pressure from his
wife to give music one more try, he sets about forming the ultimate tribute act of the legendary rock band – the Rolling Stones.
Missing Linc L.S. Goldberg
A Lincoln clone, created by a modern day Dr. Frankenstein,
escapes from a scientific lab, eluding government agents, and
wreaks havoc on Washington, D.C.’s “politics as usual.”
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Comedy – Crime/Murder/Mystery
Monty Gurbir Johal
Two college friends fly back to visit their parents and recall the
crazy antics of their college years together.
Mrs. J Donna Douglas Walchle
A chance meeting between a reclusive, vintage film star and
an introverted 16-year-old actor/singer/songwriter results in
an inseparable bond and an unforgettable summer of memorymaking at an arts center, teaching both that living in the moment
is much more than just an acting technique.
Nature Boy Vic Grosvenor
Suffering from the complexities of the modern world, a compulsive young accountant breaks up with his girlfriend and escapes
the big city, seeking refuge in the country.
Paternity Test Larry Anderson
First-time grandparents kidnap their newborn grandchild to
prove it is theirs and must elude both their son and the cops while
awaiting the test results.
Power Cord Claire Bell
Best in Show meets Office Space. All networking hell breaks
loose when the members of a small business referral group stop
drinking the proverbial Kool-Aid and plot to dethrone their
Dilbert-minded, narcissistic leader.
The President’s Dog Is Missing
Patricia Ecklund-Ruch
Dozens of inept U.S. government snafus occur when the
president’s prize pet is dognapped, leading to a possible
international incident.
The Psychic Linebacker George Kral
An in-the-closet gay psychic joins a college football team of
misfits coached by a homophobic, philandering Bible thumper.
Purgatory Candy O’Connor
A racially diverse, bittersweet comedy explores the intertwining
lives of coworkers seeking love and happiness. Their private lives
and public humiliations collide and explode the night of the company party.
Reality Cheque Georges Salo
A brilliant non-conformist and computer hacker works at deadend jobs in a way that forces his contemporaries to face their
failure. Until one day he meets a woman that can match his
intellect and his whole world changes – or does it?
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Shady Place David Byrne
When a retired Philly detective moves to an active adult community in Florida, he finds out his new neighbor is the former Mob
boss he spent his career trying to put behind bars. Stuck sharing a
neighborhood, the duo is tasked with solving a series of murders
that only they believe are happening.
Snatching Harold Ira Laufer
Young would-be stand-up comic, his two bumbling kidnapper
partners, and their notable yet very surprising snatched victim
suddenly must join together, avoiding serious consequences from
the parole board, the FBI, Interpol – or the Russian Mafia.
Soldier of Missed Fortune Georges Salo
The U.S. government creates a modern-day bionic man on a
shoestring budget.
Spaghetti Western
James Kanady and Kenneth Collins
In the late ’60s, a small-town Kansas boy battles for his Super 8
dream of making a Sergio Leone-style epic.
The Taxidermist Larry Anderson
A daydreaming mortician-in-training compromises his job to
impress the girl of his dreams, and loses both.
Time Tourists Josh Miller
It’s 3016. The ozone layer’s gone, the Earth’s a global landfill,
and worker Valtero Forgisto craves adventure. A vacation with
his acerbic wife and rebellious daughter goes awry when they’re
accidentally teleported back to our time, i.e. the incubator of their
future. Pursued by the military, they have a week to get home or
risk triggering a “much bigger bang.”
Twelve – My Age of Reason Tom Stohlgren
In the span of eight days in 1964, a young Catholic schoolboy
rebels against authority, abandons his religion, and comes of age,
thanks to his four wildly ill-behaved brothers. It’s based on actual
events, where the comedy takes center stage!
Uh Oh! Another Kids Movie! Matthew Barch
An ingenious young boy and his misfit friends must band together
to save a wacky professor and the world from the boy’s wicked
stepmother, who steals a mind reading helmet in an attempt for
global domination.
Where the...Is My Brother? Georges Salo
A well-known enforcer works for the mob to snuff out their
enemies. His brother, although developmentally challenged, is
a natural locksmith, and considers his special gift as just another
magic act or parlor game. The enforcer uses his brother’s ability to gain access to places where enemies reside, and he’ll go
through anyone and everyone to get his kidnapped brother back.
Where Was I (When I Was Where I Was)
Charles Jose Noriega
It’s hard to stay in your own world, when all these other worlds
keep getting in the way or the simple innocent meets the fantastic!
Crime/Murder/Mystery
Badman Mark Millicent
An advertising executive takes his family on a road trip and goes
back to a time when he was hanged as a serial killer.
Crime/Murder/Mystery
The Bastard Squad John McLaughlin and Jack Snyder
A group of Narcs pejoratively labeled “The Bastard Squad” runs
afoul of the CIA’s hand-picked Caribbean presidential candidate,
and end up fighting for their professional and personal lives
deflecting vicious libelous attacks, which evolve into bloody
carnage, fire-bombings, and black-bag break-ins. (Based on the
award-winning true story Damned from Memory.)
Pacific Anti-Terrorist Unit: Nectar of Passion
Georges Salo
The Pacific Anti-Terrorist Unit is created under the auspices of
the department of Homeland Security. A tsunami washes bodies
on shore, and PATU is asked to assist in solving these bizarre
set of murders which unveil a nefarious and sinister plot in the
making. Can PATU decipher and terminate the plot in time?
City of Sirens Gregg Hanour
The savage, ritualistic murder of yet another starlet brings an
FBI profiler out of retirement to join a rogue detective’s hunt for
the killer. Their number one suspect becomes their third partner
after he reveals the results of his own investigation: a madman
is loose in L.A. and mimicking the work of serial slayers who
were never caught.
Pacific Anti-Terrorist Unit (PATU): Drug Habit
Georges Salo
Cancer, “the scourge of modern man,” is yet incurable, although
French and American scientists have discovered that in part
viruses and retroviruses cause it. No cure is available as it may
be that drug companies stand to make more profit from abating
the symptom rather than curing the disease thereby perpetuating
a drug habit.
Double Blind Test Herb Schultz
After a professional mediator is conned by identical twin businessmen who sought her help to resolve a dispute, she meets
another woman in a suspiciously similar circumstance, and the
two team up to take down the con artists.
Far from L.A. Robert Kahre
A young Hispanic woman struggles to free herself from a life
of drugs and crime. Will her ability to resist temptation and evil
lead to a better life, or will an unavoidable mistake lead to her
undoing at the hands of a familiar figure?
Heels on the Hill Ronald Hayes
A criminal law school dropout tries to prove to a town that her
drug-dealer cousin did not murder a prominent banker, doctor,
and her mother. After the banker’s daughter gets involved, they
soon point the finger at the dropout, who’s also suicidal.
I Wonder What the Vintners Buy Lillian M. Savage
A couple of homeless winos, overhearing plans to commit two
murders, argue heatedly over whether or not they are obligated to
become involved. Then the first murder occurs.
Jamaica Biltmore: Partners Thomas Greco
Jamaica Biltmore – single father, saloon owner, and NYC private
eye – tries to convince his son to join the family business instead
of going to college. Jamaica and Joe agree the next case to walk
into the saloon is the bet – if Joe enjoys the case, he stays home;
if he does not, he goes to college. (Book for adaptation)
Lone Gun Philip T. Brewster and Shona M. Brewster
With his marriage on the rocks, burnt-out former Marine Reef
Weaver hides out as a hitman for the Mob while working for the
district attorney in this present-day noir thriller.
The Mark Bill Hanan
A wealthy Chicago lawyer, intent on becoming the city’s next
mayor, reconnects with his old high school girlfriend and meets a
son he never knew he had – only to learn it’s all part of the long
con and now must choose between power and love. (The Mark
was rated “8” by The Black List.)
The Miami Masquerade Jane Rajaratnam
Two reporters go to Miami to write a story on a famous man,
Mr. Perez, only to find that he is a dangerous drug dealer and his
family is paying for the sins of their father. Then justice takes its
course in a most unusual way: Mr. Perez is found murdered in
suspicious circumstances.
Pacific Anti-Terrorist Unit: Reap the Harvest Georges Salo
A criminal, needing an entry point for his weapons and drugs,
finances a Honolulu mayor’s re-election campaign. Upon winning
it, the mayor reneges on his deal. He is dispatched, replaced with
his compliant deputy mayor. PATU must solve two seemingly
unrelated events in order to stop the proliferation of weapons and
drugs. Are they too late; does he reap his harvest?
Password Barry Lane
After being taken hostage and tortured by a brutal band of
home-invading burglars, a Christian couple refuses to give the
criminals the password to their digital home safe containing
$800,000 in bonds, and they eventually fight back with killing
rage against the thugs.
Pay the Piper Steve Hauser
A black gang leader faces the death penalty for another gang’s
drive-by. After a rough start, he and his troubled lawyer come to
bond. Finding key evidence gives hope. But the trial, with a shady
detective, ambitious DA, and a biased judge, is lost. Despite the
loss, the lawyer and client each find a form of redemption.
Redemption Georges Salo
After a powerful drug lord wipes out his competition, he
goes after the only people that stand in his way of taking over
Manhattan: a decorated New York City detective and his equally
competent female partner.
Slang Tommy McNamara
A braniac college professor steps up to solve a recent slew of
skid-row murders. Detective Roy Vice finds a friendly universe
while he learns to love once more.
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The Stooper Herb Schultz
Left for dead after bungling a petty scam on a sadistic gambler, a
lowly racetrack stooper fights back with the help of the gambler’s
ex-girlfriend to regain his dignity and recover a valuable ticket
that rightfully belongs to him.
Suicide Ronald Hayes
A town’s top detective – next in line for chief of police – tries to
solve a horrific crime that he committed and stumbles onto the
perfect suspects.
Widowville David Odessey
A Caribbean resort seems like paradise – masking the fact that
violent crime lurks just beneath the surface.
Drama
The $3,000 Dog Larry Anderson
A spitz – who survives being abandoned at birth, and later
being hit by a car, and eventually being dumped in an animal
shelter – inspires three different families to overcome
dysfunctional relationships.
A-Chord Cherie’ Brackett
Using humor, faith, and friendship as their weapons, four maverick women battle racist attacks and personal tragedy when they
try to compete in a “Whites Only” quartet contest. (Semifinalist,
top 25, in both the 8th Annual StoryPros Awards and the 2015
Kairos Prize.)
Adjusting the Mirror Jeffrey W. Liggens
Two unlikely lovers from opposite ends of the social spectrum
cultivate their relationship by being forced to come to grips with
who they really are. The result is a very unique growth process.
America the Beautiful–Let’s Pull Together Scott Zimmer
A suspended Harvard quarterback kicks ass in Harlem and the
nation responds.
Bader Field; How My Family Survived Suicide Carl David
A young man’s world implodes when the brother he idolizes
shocks everyone by committing suicide, leaving him to answer
why he wanted to die, and in turn he discovers how to live. (Book
for adaptation)
Battle Thy Seeds Eugene Patterson III
Authority is challenged, and war rages from the spirit realm to
the flesh, making both Heaven and Earth the stage for a saga
where demons battle angels, Satan wars Jesus, and man fights
man. From the look in his eyes, God is in no mood for games.
The Beneficiary Eric Friedberg and Carmine Famiglietti
A recent college graduate, known for small-time scams, gets
himself in trouble when he tries to outsmart the Mob, the feds,
and local cops out of a two million dollar life insurance policy.
Blake’s Story, Revenge and Forgiveness
Joel Moore and Bryson Brodzinski
Blake Bradford joins the Confederate Army in order to find
and kill the Union soldier who killed his father at Shiloh, but
falls to the enemy when wounded at Perryville. The horrific,
gut-wrenching destruction of battle and unforeseen friendships
change his perspective on the war; he and his closest Union
friend discover they are connected by his father’s death.
Breedlove G.W. Freund and Daniel Bonjour
A troubled teen girl who suffers with delusions from her past moves
in across the street from a boy who claims to have super powers.
Built by Kings Oliver White
A hot-headed single mother anxiously awaits the imminent
release of her daughter’s father from prison while trying to minimize the fallout from a failed relationship with a lawyer and the
son that resulted from it.
Bully! James B. Saunders
President Teddy Roosevelt wants to build the Panama Canal
his way. And he doesn’t let Congress, Banana Republics, or the
Constitution stop him – a triumph of political chutzpah, gunboat diplomacy, and revolution. Based on the actual incidents.
(Professional coverage: “Recommend” – Dave Trottier; author
of The Screenwriters Bible)
Butterfly James Rosin
In a small 1990s town, David Fuller, a young and sensitive writer
with a mental disability, becomes the target of the hostile son of
a popular townsperson he accidentally injures.
Cahoots Elan Carlson
Disguised as men, a Chinese grandmother and her beautiful daughter with her little girl flee an attack on their fishing village, run into
Celtic rail hands, and plead for secret support back to China. The
two quirky men then choose the most bizarre act in the early west
and they all find their lives changed forever. Not a western.
Casino Intrigue Georges Salo
Inspired by a true story of a casino security guard who is passionate about his work, but disrespected by his wife. He eventually
finds his true calling as a result of his wife’s extramarital deceit.
Their struggle is set against the backdrop of a casino, showcasing
the true nature of that business.
Central Valley: Josue’s World Eric N. Haley
When an undocumented domestic worker’s sons get involved in
a shooting and with a small time drug dealer, she solicits help
from her employer: an influential and well-connected attorney.
Her jealous husband suspects there’s more to his pro bono work
than meets the eye.
Central Valley: Josue’s World: Episode 2 Eric N. Haley
When a small-time drug dealer coerces a fifth grader into being
a runner for his operation, the father must figure out a way to
appease the drug dealer and keep his son from going down the
wrong path.
The Chef of the Last Ones
Paolo Picciolo and Michael Ray Brown
Walter Scheib, former executive chef at the White House under
Clinton and Bush, starts a cooking school at a local mission,
where he meets a young woman whose deeply troubled life
belies an undiscovered culinary talent, and who rekindles his
passion for cooking.
Cold Current Terrance Mitchell Thibodeaux
The lives of strangers intersect and collide when a troubled young
woman kills her children.
Compromise Carolyn Rose
The year is 1861. Carolyn and Billy want to get away from the
coming conflagration. Her family is forward looking Yankee
Drama
abolitionists, his people conservative fading Southern plantation
owners. The old ideas are used up, the times are about to change.
The political situation is about to burst just when Carolyn and
Billy decide to get married.
Crash Site John Thibault
A female FAA official faces off with a troubling lover from her
past – the head of the airline – in her investigation in the aftermath of a devastating air crash.
The Final Dance James Crouson
An aging exotic dancer learns that the she is losing her employment. She has a plan to enter into management of a gentlemen’s
club, but her prospective employer has more on his mind than her
ideas as a manager. She must make exceedingly difficult choices
on not just her future, but the survival of her soul.
Crease Defense Robert Syphard
As cancer rips his family apart, a college lacrosse player risks
everything, both on and off the field, to defend his legacy and
recover the bond once shared with his dying father.
Finding Grace Victoria Hagerty
Grace’s newborn daughter and husband are killed in an accident on their way home from the hospital where she gave birth.
After that catastrophic experience, she is confused and sad, but
she finds grace in the most unexpected places in the world as
a humanitarian doctor from 1990–2013 in Somalia, Rwanda,
Bosnia, Haiti, Syria, and other places.
Cry Uncle, Sumbody Thomas Crowel
Doctor David Longacher enlists in the Union Army as a private.
His moonshining cousin, Charles Allen, joins the Confederacy.
Ma Longacher and her girls are left behind. The cousins engage
in major battles. Killing and dying is the order of the day. The
women find love, but not without sorrow. A heartfelt story based
on David’s 1864 diary.
The Flid Show Richard Willett
An English nightclub singer, born with flipper-like arms from the
drug thalidomide, believes he will never find love – until he falls
for a young American doctor with intimacy issues of her own,
and must confront his dark past in order to win her. (Nicholl Top
50; multiple Austin second-rounder; Sundance Lab finalist; IFP
Market featured script.)
Dear Child Emmett Saunders
The story of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, the first female master
composer, who faced religious oppression and gender repression
in her time, to finally be recognized as a true musical genius in
current times.
Freedom John Richo
In 1790s Philadelphia, a wily, renowned slave cook is ordered by
his owner, the President, to pretend to be free. While plotting real
freedom for his family, he joins forces with a refugee fleeing the
French Revolution and confronts paying the high cost of freedom.
Dismas and Gestas Peter Hoffmann
Two heinous criminals are brought to justice and are crucified
next to Jesus. (Winner – Best Historical Drama Screenplay at the
2015 Monaco International Film Festival)
The Grass Widow Vince Grittani
The truth behind a family secret is revealed when a man serendipitously summons his father’s lover, the bon vivant spirit of
an American heiress. (Based on the award-winning stage play
Quiet! I’m Talking)
Edie and Fred L.S. Reynolds
Edie and Fred had been skating on thin ice so long they didn’t
see that it was melting. Until a steaming summer day in 2003
the power that feeds the swamp of Manhattan went off, the town
went dark, and the two veterans of very different wars discovered
what they never could see was real.
Emergency Contact Marvin Curtis Reid
The estranged wife of a millionaire and his girlfriend face their
truths and each other when he is accidentally shot by police in a
case of mistaken identity.
EP Dennis Dupuis
Erin Popolopski (EP) is a kindhearted young man with limited
mental ability who transforms himself into a superhero to save a
terrorized co-worker.
Escape from Baghdad: One Woman’s True Story
Eve Heidi Bine-Stock
When a woman of Bahá’i faith is trapped with her children in
Islamic Baghdad with her husband’s Muslim family – who murder one son and her husband, and beat her to the brink of death
– she tries to save her children by audaciously seeking help from
Saddam Hussein. (Based on a true story)
Explosion at Black Tom! James B. Saunders
Federal agents pursue German saboteurs intent on destroying the
Black Tom Island munitions depot in New York Harbor. Based on
the actual 1916 incidents. (Professional coverage: “Recommend”
– Dave Trottier; author of The Screenwriter’s Bible)
Hockey Camp Hero (Noble Hockey Legend) John Blair
Former NHL bully Bobby Banks struggles to keep his family and
summer hockey camp for teens onside despite interference from
greedy ex-teammate Gerry Gerrard, now a popular player agent.
Teenage campers Matt and Sherry both want to make it to the
Noble Hockey League, but they learn more than they expected
about hockey and life from Bobby.
Houses on the Rock
Kenneth Masler and Daniel Mahoney
As an assassination plot unfolds against a rising AfricanAmerican presidential candidate, he must make a decision to
carry on his family legacy of breaking down barriers, or submit
to the pressures engulfing his life.
Joy Frances Gertler
Middle-aged Joy and Johnny’s loving and stable marriage is disrupted
and challenged when their 12-year-old son, Charles, sees his mother
passionately kissing an actress vacationing in their small town.
Justice Seed Michael Willis
Quirky transforms to dark when a teenaged boy, embarrassed by
his dysfunctional family life, plants thoughts of revenge in his
abused friend’s mind, who takes redemption too far.
The Koi Keeper Felice Bassuk and Richard F. Russell
A kidnapped American girl falls in love with her mysterious
rescuer and marries him, only to discover he is the drug lord
responsible for her kidnapping.
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Last Ride to Missouri Patricia Ecklund-Ruch
The infamous James-Younger gangs put their families in danger.
Assassination of Jesse James is questionable. (Note: Writer is
member of the James family.)
Leap of Faith Julian Biba
A Syrian Jew loses her entire family and her CIA handler/boyfriend during attacks from jihadists, who 20 years later brainwash
her son to bomb a nuclear plant in the U.S.
Let’s Play Ball Linda Gould
When a Cuban-born ballplayer is abducted, his sportswriter
fiancée and her fraternal twin sister, a Department of Homeland
Security bureaucrat, decide to investigate. They uncover evidence about the crime that powerful people will stop at nothing
to keep hidden. Let’s Play Ball dramatizes the struggles of the
sisters against the backdrops of immigration, global conflict, and
the nation’s pastime.
Life’s Curve Carl D. Lord
A terminally ill Irish banker must race against time to convince
her ex-boyfriend and major league baseball star to fulfill a monumental request before she dies.
Lilly Lake Patrick M. McCormick
A tragedy happens when the innocent are forced to pay for the
sins of the guilty. Jerry Johnson’s graduation party at Lilly Lake
was the beginning of such an event. Soon, all mankind would
have to pay the same price.
Love Site Emmett Saunders
Two aging film star legends reunite for one last project threatened
to fail by an unknown assassin.
Ludlow Bruce Leaf
A young coal miner battles a wealthy mine owner and National
Guard troops in one of America’s bloodiest labor strikes.
Mac Cahill’s Angels Thomas Geraty
Twenty-six years ago, a teenage girl was sent away and forced
to give up her newborn son for adoption to protect the family
honor. The adoptive single mother never told her son that he was
adopted. When he finds out from a stranger, the father quest that
ensues rocks their world and paves the way to redemption for all.
Man on the Go Janet Pickover
Based on a true story, a young man, paralyzed by polio as boy,
struggles for acceptance and learns the true meaning of friendship.
Man on the Moon Michael Esser
When young rocket scientist Frank Miller’s dream comes true
and he signs up with the team which will make history by sending the first men to the moon; a dark secret behind the genius
Wernher von Braun is revealed. Frank has to make a difficult
choice: become world-famous at the cost of selling his soul?
Mirdad: A Lighthouse and a Haven Roberto Junqueira
The amazing story of a Christ-like master inside a 19th century
Middle Eastern monastery, where he manages to make disciples
of the monks, but also causing the furious reaction of the
materialistic local abbot.
Money Reeks! Norma J, Bastien
After they try to kill him, an aging billionaire gives his avaricious
young wife and his adult kids a diabolical run for his money.
One Man’s Family Arnold Zimmerman and Morgan Land
A retelling of the Biblical Abrahamic legend, in which a modern
day California stepfamily goes through similar events as the
patriarchal family: a move to a Promised Land, a Sodom-andGomorrah type incident, the need for a progeny, and the near loss
of the progeny.
Pink Roses for Kathleen Joan Beilstein
An explosive chance encounter forges an unlikely friendship
between two lesbian women: a rock star with breast cancer and an
Episcopal priest with burnout. When what begins as a supportive
relationship ignites into an unexpected passion, their careers and
“marriages” are in jeopardy, as they struggle with their feelings for
each other, the powerful catalyst which has transformed their lives.
The Prosecutor David Bortman
Back in the early ’70s, before Roe v. Wade, when abortion was
illegal, a prominent prosecuting attorney gets a girl pregnant and
has to arrange for a back-alley abortion.
Quiet Rolling Emmett Saunders
A film production crew fights ghosts from the past to launch a
new TV series.
Ragtime Warrior James B. Saunders
James Reese Europe takes command of the famed “Harlem
Hellfighters” band in 1917 and revolutionizes military band
music forever. He introduces jazz to the Doughboys and fights
racism, Army indifference, and the Germans. A WWI biopic of
a forgotten musical genius and ragtime era legend. (All music
public domain. Professional coverage: “Recommend” – Dave
Trottier; author of The Screenwriter’s Bible.)
Remembering Liz Joan Beilstein
A middle-aged woman relives the death of her best childhood
friend from a drug overdose, in an attempt to let go of unresolved
grief and guilt, which has haunted her for over 40 years, and
while doing so, uncovers a shocking secret, which sheds light on
her friend’s tragic short life.
Scattered Harvest Thomas Crowel
In 1914, a stubborn dairy farmer gets unlawfully carted off to a
mental institution and is forced into making the land prosper. He
must scheme to bring down his psychotic captor. (Based on a true
story. Gold Remi, 2015.)
The Second Coming Michael Baley
When a young man appears to be a clone of Jesus Christ, a young
woman enlists his aid in helping her rescue her sister from a ring
of human traffickers.
Shadow across the Land Edward Munson
Calling Congress’ greed and incompetence a shadow across
the land, this extremely wealthy patriot runs for POTUS as an
Independent. An old nemesis hits him with violent family loss,
assassination attempts, subterfuge. Struggling with depression,
PTSD, and extreme wound pain, he manages to stay a step ahead
of his nemesis – until the day he doesn’t.
A Shot at Faith Carl D. Lord
When a dark secret from his mother’s villainous past threatens
their family’s future and his championship dreams, a devout college athlete asks God to intervene, with surprising results. (2015
Kairos Prize screenplay competition top 50 semifinalist)
Drama – Family
Skippin’ Sisters Ted McKenna
Two sisters, two dreams. Grand sisters create a rift in the family
that plays out across their lifetimes.
Stone Pony
Stephen Paul Campos and Kenneth White
A true story about a U.S. Army soldier sent to fight in the Vietnam
in 1968. Within the first two weeks of duty, he and his platoon
experience a horrific friendly fire tragedy that shakes him to his
core. After the event, he and his two closest combat buddies
make a vow to die for each other and reunite after the war.
Storm of Mercy Stephen Trout
When called on a divine mission to the world’s most dangerous
city, Nineveh, Israel’s prophet Jonah flees, only to find surprising
mercy in a great storm, and in a climactic encounter with the
ruthless Assyrians he struggles to forgive.
Ten Dollars an Hour Edwin Berne
A single mother takes a job in a group home for ten dollars an
hour. She gets more than she bargained for when an individual
she cares for has a history of violent mental illness.
Ten Oaks Emmett Saunders
An aging nursing home’s management and its residents fight to
prevent the historical facility from being relocated by an unscrupulous governmental scheme.
Theatre of Death James B. Saunders
Corrupt politicians, newspaper editors, and theatre producers try
to stop an investigative reporter from exposing the truth about
Chicago’s “absolutely fireproof” Iroquois Theatre. They’re almost
successful. Based on the true 1903 incident. (Professional coverage:
“Recommend” – Dave Trottier; author: The Screenwriters Bible.)
A Thousand Sunsets Diane Tovar and Michael Miceli
A pastor confronts homophobia and intolerance from his own
family and church members when he saves a gay childhood friend
from a suicide attempt and tries to show him the beauty in life.
Trifecta James Pope
A wife deceives her husband while exploring her true sexuality.
The wife’s mother enters into a relationship with her son-in-law.
The wife’s college-age daughter, with tender guidance from
her step-father, archives fulfillment as a woman. Dysfunctional
family? Or modern society? (Book for adaptation. Self-published
through XLIBRIS Publishing Co. Available: eBook, Barnes &
Noble, Amazon.com, Baker & Taylor.)
Wurttemberg Shepherd (Dog of the Third Reich) Joan Lask
A German man and a Nazi soldier are on separate sides of the war
effort, but share a love for a loyal dog named Ehren.
Family
The Abductions of Dorothy Paul E. Clinco
By 1947, Dorothy has been telling the children of her southwest
Kansas town tales of Oz for decades, but when town leaders
and a greedy asylum want to “institutionalize” her, she recruits
her teenage helper to escape to New Mexico, where something
unidentified just crashed near the town of Roswell.
Baddest Troop Alive Steve Hauser
Three years after the 1965 Watts Riot, there was a new gang in
the ’hood: Troop 1135. How did it survive? And did it make a
difference? A mostly true, touching, humorous story of streetwise, inner-city, mostly black Boy Scouts and their naïve,
white scoutmaster.
A Beautiful Fish Katharine Parsons
A young girl must unlock her island’s deep magic to rescue her
mother from a vicious sorcerer, but her only allies are a fisherman’s
son, an ancient French-speaking cat, and an elusive mermaid.
Charley’s Choice
David Sage, Judith Helton, and George P. Saunders
“Charley’s Choice” is the true story of a woman in the old West
who wanted to live life to the fullest in the only way she knew
how: as a man.
Grandma is a Dinosaur Dominic Laiti
The kids help amateur witch Grandma recover from a debilitating illness; however, something has gone terribly wrong and
she eventually turns into a dinosaur and escapes. Now, the kids
have to find Grandma, get her home, find the ingredients for the
potion to turn her back into an old lady, and do this all before
their parents find out.
The More the Merrier Julie Noble
When a Christmas Eve get-together with a few additional guests
and their owners becomes a chaotic, mucky mess, Jameson, the
most inconspicuous of all, walks a Slackline across the pool to
save the day.
Saramina’s Hanadi Sadi
Amina partners with her Jewish cousin Sara, establishing
“Saramina’s Levantine Buffet.” The restaurant’s raising
popularity crowns with success Amina’s journey towards selfempowerment under Sara’s support and friendship. When it
becomes up to Amina to decide about keeping Israel’s flag stuck
on their restaurant’s front door next to the other Middle Eastern
flags, she has yet to face and overcome her inherent fears.
A Snowball Effect John Richard Cunningham
A 12-year-old boy defies his father and divides a town in his
effort to save a polar bear cub from the effects of global warming.
The Three MuskeTEENS Christopher Plain
The story of how the Three Musketeers become “the Three
Musketeers,” as teens! The 15-year-olds, Athos, Aramis, and
Porthos, set out on their first perilous, swashbuckling adventure
to rescue the young, kidnapped Princess Gabrielle and save the
kingdom of France from a fraudulent war. A prequel to Dumas’
classic Musketeer tale.
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Fantasy – Horror
Fantasy
The Bell Wishers Emmett Saunders
Two children, on a shared family vacation, discover a magic bell
and a marvelous traveling cloak that whisks them into dangerous
adventure on a mysterious island.
Desiree and the Magic Mirror Edwin Berne
Four young adults confront their darker sides when they enter a
nefarious carnival.
Doctor of the Unfeasible Helene Perrin-Gouron
When his best friend’s legs get amputated, Gabriel goes back on
the agreement he has with his father and unleashes his healing
abilities, with the aim of growing his friend’s limbs back.
The Ghost, the Girl and the Garden Bob Canning
A young American woman runs off to London to get over a broken engagement, only to fall in love with the ghost of a WWII
RAF officer who is a dead ringer for her ex-fiancé.
Moon Babies Emmett Saunders
Supernatural kittens draw a former 911 dispatcher into a mystic
murder mystery.
Shillelagh Emmett Saunders
A 4th century Irish saint’s walking stick grants one wish to each
recipient in accordance with God’s will for the individual.
Stealing Stella
Tommy Simpson and Avril Simpson
A dying billionaire wants to reincarnate as his own son. A girl
sent back from the future wants to be conceived as herself. They
both want the same mother.
The Usual Quest Paul E. Clinco
When a troll invites a hip 13-year-old on a dangerous, magical
quest to save the world, he knows he’ll succeed because he’s
read all the magical quest stories – until a girl classmate shows
up as his adversary on the same quest, and things go from
bad to impossible.
Horror
Alaska Crying Baby
Christopher Kiana, Sr. BA, MBA, MA-RD, DBA-ABD
An Alaska shaman goes to NYC to identify the body of his
slain grandson, makes medicine to find out who murdered him,
and uses Alaska Crying Baby (evil spirit) to kill gang members
horrifically, one by one, in unimaginable ways. (Alaska Crying
Baby originally optioned; WGA screenwriter Dave Hunsaker
contracted to write the script. Completed script is not the
traditional thriller terror-horror movie.)
Clifford Chris Ryves
After their parents are murdered by the popular high school
football coach, the lives of timid Clifford and his scornful sister,
Angela, become hell when they seek deadly revenge on the coach
and those who helped cover up the deaths.
Cuts of Fear Johnny B. Dunn
After a medium’s son is killed by a ghost, she and her team fight
to release his spirit from a demon that holds him captive while it
drains his spirit.
Dance of the Blessed Spirits Matt Pacini
Dance of the Blessed Spirits is the story of a man who inherits an 18th century mansion in Georgia, quickly spiraling into
the depths of insanity as he is confronted by the ghosts of the
murdered slaves of his great-great-grandfather – Confederate
General James Longstreet. (This screenplay has won 26 awards,
including seven Best Screenplay awards.)
Demon Vampires Patricia Ecklund-Ruch
Not just another vampire movie. Two sexy female demons escape
from Stonehenge and kill trapped tourists. Script contains sex,
transfiguration, mutation, and terror.
The Devil’s Ruby Peter Steiner
Crystal and Luke unintentionally invite Lucifer into their home.
The boss of the underworld steals the Devil’s Ruby and plans to
become the most powerful underworld figure ever. Luke finds
the Devil’s Ruby, making him a target to the underworld. Lucifer
kidnaps Luke into Hell and comes back to Earth disguised as
Luke, planning for Crystal to bear his child.
Deviltry Afoot Carol Pritt
A determined mother while searching for answers to her daughter’s murder finds herself caught up against an evil spirit-man.
Her quest finds the body count rapidly growing as the horror now
spreads over the entire city. (My script is a finalist in the 2015
Chicago Horror Screenplay Contest!)
Fake Horror Simon Parker
A close group of school friends – who have not spoken since a
classmate almost died at their hands – now all find themselves going
along to a Halloween party. Hoping to patch things up before school
finally ends, they will find themselves the victims of an evil plan,
trapped in a house with that former classmate trying to kill them all.
The Haunting of Sara Hill Mark D. Clark
A young woman is haunted by a malevolent spirit who seeks to
torment the descendants of the man responsible for his execution.
It Came from the Woods Lukáš Rozkovec
A young man takes a Pranic healing during which he suddenly is
struck by a lethal wraith from the unknown. Thus, together with
the healer, he must solve the deathly mystery in order to survive.
Item 14 Emmett Saunders
A blind dinner date erupts into an all-out war of revenge over a
deceased lover.
A Pound of Flesh Georges Salo
A criminal boss exhausts all avenues, including whatever his
wealth provides, in order to save his terminally ill wife. In a
last desperate attempt he offers the most valuable items in his
possession – his morals and his soul – to the Devil for the life of
his one and true love.
Rise of the Jackals John Monteleone
A damaged ex-cop opens a shelter for abused women and assembles an all-female vigilante squad to track down six men on a
hunting trip after one of her members is raped.
Sanctum Jerry Pyle
An architect living in a house he redesigned discovers the presence of a room inside it that he’s never seen. His life of meticulous structure and order is reduced to rubble as he obsessively
looks for the room and the unsettling thing that lives inside it.
Horror – Romantic Comedy
The Scythe Terrance Mitchell Thibodeaux
Families must fight for their lives when an apocalyptic hurricane
strikes – and sweeps in a terrifying new predator from the seas.
An allegory based on the events of Hurricane Katrina.
Vampire Zero Roy Webber
A Romanian medieval barber is fated to become the first vampire
after swallowing a mysterious elixir. His legacy is the origins of
Vlad “Dracula” Tepes a century later.
Wolfwere Philip Mayes
A reverse werewolf and a young woman join forces to take down
the boss of a pharmaceutical company, who just so happens to be
a lycanthrope who has discovered a way to control the transformation process. Nobody and nothing is what they seem, but three
pills will change everything.
Your Worst Nightmare
Sherry Moore and Simon Scott Rebellato
Five friends are drafted by the government against their will, then
sent to a dangerous woods to face demons and madmen to save a
young woman from their control.
Zombies and Zambonis Don Hauka
A small-town hockey hero must defeat a team of genetically
modified veggie-zombies led by his arch-nemesis to win back his
wife and save his town when the Biggar Demons turn the local
ice rink into a sheet of screams during a game seven that gives
new meaning to “sudden death.”
Non-Fiction/History
The Assassin’s Shadow Bert Pigg
Henry Ford was right. All history is more or less bunk. John
Wilkes Booth wasn’t killed after assassinating President Lincoln.
Rather, Booth lived another 40 years, after entrusting the true
story of Lincoln’s murder with a young attorney. After committing suicide, Booth’s body became a carnival sideshow attraction
until the 1970s.
Prisoner No. 7 Christopher Fuller
When Prisoner no. 7 mysteriously dies, a fascinating story of
espionage and counter-espionage emerges, despite the efforts
of the British authorities to suppress the truth.
Romance
The Dance Card Mark A. Krekeler
A Rock’n’Roll teen moves to town and sees the true heart of the
girl who dates the basketball star. So he changes prom to a 1920s
dance card theme to try and win her over.
Downeast
Judi Sewall and Margaret Gilsenberg
A college dropout takes a job on a lobster boat and comes
up against some harbor bullies, while trying to avoid her
ex-boyfriend – now a Navy SEAL and hometown hero.
Glenlochan Pamela Adams
Old love letters and a 100-year-old Scottish curse lead to love
between an American children’s book author and a Scottish furniture maker from rival clans.
Inherit a Marriage (I AM) Georges Salo
Traditional and modern values collide for an Indian lesbian who
must return to India to attend her father’s funeral. Upon arriving
in India with her partner, she discovers that she must marry in
order to uphold her family’s rank and stature.
Love and Politics Pamela Dotson
Damage control is the name of the game when a woman’s indiscreet
younger sister threatens their older sister’s budding romance with
a politician. Her efforts are complicated by her sometimes contentious relationship with the man’s arrogant campaign manager.
Sheba Carole Whang Schutter
A feisty slave girl dreams of being rescued from her dreary existence by a handsome prince. But when she meets King Solomon
disguised as a shepherd, she spurns the bumbling shepherd.
When the Heavens Filled with Shouting Herb Ham
After going broke, a 19-year-old airplane mechanic volunteers
for combat in order to support his 16-year-old bride.
Romantic Comedy
Adam and Eve G.W. Freund
In a world where women rule and men are trophy husbands, Adam
and Eve seemed like the perfect couple. But after Eve leaves
Adam for another man, Adam is faced with the frightening realization that sometimes in life, you can only depend on yourself.
Almost Utopia John Gascoigne
In 2030, with warfare reduced, a stockbroker is sacked and his
wife leaves him, each entering a recreation zone in competition
with the other. From his sanctuary for jocks, the lovelorn husband
crosses a border into arts-driven Arcadia to expose the bumbling,
insurgent saboteurs threatening his wife’s new world. Along the
way, he heals his state and his marriage.
The Art of Change Irene Leonardou and Kelly Andria
She is a dynamic housekeeper; he is a talented chef. She’s a daydreamer; he just – dreams. Their goal is to find a balance amongst
their cosmopolitan clientele in the chaotic NYC, but love has its
own weird plans for them.
Back in the High Life Thomas Greco
Back in the High Life is a Hatfield and McCoy romantic comedy. Heading home for his parent’s surprise anniversary party,
Thomas takes the train – he hates the train. Thomas and his
ex-wife, also in town for a family surprise party, try to date
secretly. Unbeknownst to both families, their respective parties
are on the same night, same catering hall.
Balkan Propriety Brad Field
Balkan Propriety is a romance, set in a provincial backwater in
spring of 1910. Foreign diplomats, consigned here for their lack
of connections in their capitals, conduct a randy social life. The
hostess princess, who has been reading correspondence among the
major powers, smells war or revolution, maybe both, in the offing.
First Comes Marriage Nathan Ives
After meeting in a bar over a game of pool, undeniable chemistry
and a couple of cocktails propel Will and Molly on a motorcycle
adventure to Las Vegas, where a lesbian Elvis impersonator
declares them woman and husband. The next morning they
awaken to the reality of their new life.
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Girl/Friend Joshua Staman
Phil and Gillian meet in a bar, hook up, and then learn they were
best friends in high school before he lost 147lbs and she came out
as a transgender woman: now they must deal with their awkward
attraction against the backdrop of their ten year reunion.
Handmaidens of Rock Linda Gould
A high school rock band during the late 1960s, featuring lead guitarist Preston, keyboardist Neal, and drummer Brad, revs up local
crowds. After making the controversial decision to replace Brad,
the band pursues adventures all over the world. Tagging along are
three “groupies” who aspire to bigger roles: Candy, an aspiring
journalist; Hope, a wannabe model; and Theda, a thespian.
Her Perfect Revenge Anna Mara
A woman finds the perfect opportunity for revenge on her high
school bully when he asks her to pretend to be his fiancée in order
to fool his rich dad, but she begins to really fall for him. Hilarious
and fun! (Based on the bestselling novel, Her Perfect Revenge. It’s
also been published as a manga in Japan by Ohzora Publishing.)
The Impostor Paul Maritato
Call the Impostor whenever you need help out of a jam. It might be
to show up at an event, to meet with a certain party, or anywhere
you don’t necessarily want to be. Call the Impostor, and he’ll
be your cover. He’ll look like you, talk like you and even dress
like you, for one day – or maybe more, if you don’t watch out.
Love Dot Com Samuel Smith
Barry, a well-meaning but hapless college computer nerd, creates
a dating website. He then falls in love with the beautiful and
trusting Lucy, only to discover that his site has matched her with
his archenemy, the mean but popular Dave.
Meet and Greet Rick Kneisley
A career-driven young woman has chosen professional and financial success over love. The man who loves her must unravel and
help heal her secret hurts if he is to win her heart.
The Move In Joshua Staman and Andy Ciaccio
After a young couple impulsively moves in together, they desperately try to fix their relationship by checking everything off a
Buzzfeed list.
Mrs. Shakespeare Frank McEnaney and Gillian
Shakespeare’s sexy, beautiful wife wants to rekindle their
romance, but all he wants to do is write: out of this tussle comes
A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
On the Sidewalks of L.A. David Berger
A young couple move to L.A.; while enjoying taking walks, they
unexpectedly find themselves as reluctant heroes doing rescues
and battling crime at the risk of their burgeoning relationship.
The Rock Star’s Homecoming Linda Gould
Nestled in the Appalachian foothills, Glendary College is the
epitome of a small-town college. Calm and studious on the surface,
the mixture of jocks, religious fanatics, and hippies is a powder
keg waiting to ignite. A homegrown rock band called Sunburst,
expelled two years before, provides the decisive spark as it
returns for an explosive homecoming celebration.
Secretarial Wars Linda Gould
Miriam, a Washington secretary in her late 20s, divorced, living
in a drab apartment and stuck in a dead-end government job,
longs for fame, fortune, and love. Her two friends at work, hippie
Jocelyn and conventional Cass, harbor similar ambitions. The
secretaries hash out their dreams, and sometimes pursue them, at
a nightclub that Jocelyn co-manages in her spare time.
Sing Ming Xan O’Connor
An American teen rocker in China must join a Mando Pop boyband to win the girl of his dreams.
Take a Hint Tatira Robert Zwinoira
A man who refuses to grow up is left by his girlfriend, but instead
of focusing on the reason, he devises outrageous schemes to win
her back – with disastrous consequences.
Third Date Frank McEnaney and Gillian
A chick magnet desperate for a real relationship can’t get past
the third date.
This Is Where We Start Again Mark Shilstone
On a pilgrimage to the locations of seven iconic events from
1969, newly reunited soul mates are relentlessly pursued – as
they are every lifetime – by dark forces intent on extinguishing
the light from their eternal love.
Wall Street Stag Robert Leslie Thompset
Seduce our friend without him knowing or the footage goes to
the press. When the mobile phone of a successful but cynical
upscale escort falls into the hands of some nerdy geeks, she finds
herself in a whole new world with the amiable and idealistic
Andy. (Pretty Woman in reverse with a jaw-dropping ending)
Wine & Spirits Nauman Khan
A xenophobic American senator finds seduction and redemption
among free-spirited European vacationers during a trip to Italy’s
Lake Como, and becomes the unlikely hero in the host family’s
battle against Big Hotel takeover of their villa.
Sci-Fi
About : I Joseph Powell and Adam Louis
A rational and logistical man is haunted by an ominous woman in
a series of fragmented dreams. Unable to draw the line between
fantasy and reality, his sanity is questioned – but events lead him
to a much more sinister truth, with his humanity at stake.
The Algorithm James Francis Johnson
A group of social media misfits must band together to save mankind
from the technological creations that threaten to take over their lives.
Alien Man Georges Salo
Twelve thousand years ago, modern man existed and was regarded
by the indigenous population on Earth as gods, hence we now know
them as Alien Man. These different groups of “gods,” along with the
indigenous, less-evolved people, go to war for each other’s resources.
Alpha Chase Chuck Gordon
Four young soldiers, born and raised on the moon to fight in the
nuclear war on Earth, stumble across the covert operation that
will keep World War III ongoing.
Alternatives Alistaire Quantz
A deluded, self-obsessed soldier, an assassin for the leaders of
a post nuclear war surviving faction must complete one more
mission to achieve immortality. He is forced to confront the truth
that his success could lead to the eradication of all humankind.
Sci-Fi
Black Point Ted McKenna
In 1910, an archeologist enters a Mayan tomb sealed in 683 AD
to find an empty sarcophagus and a magnificent burial mask. The
fate of mankind is in the clues around her.
Body Count John Thibault
Body Count is an action thriller about a homicide cop’s realization of his limits when he teams up with a tabloid photo journalist
to solve the most bizarre alien murder case of his life.
Burden of Treasure Jason Wallach
A medieval road trip of Welsh folklore: Prince Madog
discovering America in 1170 A.D. The prince grows from
a life of debauchery to becoming a brother’s keeper and
ultimately to a man leading a community across a vast sea to an
unknown land.
The Cataclysm Lloyd Davis
A Black Ops contractor is transported to the future to assassinate a vicious gangster by a group of scientists who have lost
the genetic ability to defend themselves. They are threatened
by the DJ and his gang of thugs who rein terror on the civilized
population. If the Black Ops contractor completes his mission, he
will be returned to his time.
Champions Sean Gallimore
A down-on-his-luck war vet is abducted, chosen to represent
Earth in a gladiator-style tournament pitting world champion
fighters from throughout the universe against each other.
Conscience 2.0 James Feliciano
In 2035, a disgraced cop becomes a murder suspect when he
tries to prevent a corporation from marketing clean consciences
– by mind-dumping guilty memories from the rich into the poor,
which memories the rich forget and the poor accept.
Cool Cargo David Odessey
Galactic slavery is a timeless empire. In this episode musicians
are abducted to enhance culture on frontier worlds.
Dream Screen Steven Philip Epp
A neuroscientist invents the technology to view his patient’s
dreams on screen and gets more than he bargains for when the
patient dies, but her dream continues.
Genesis Melanie Link
Marissa Jordan, a college student, is approached by an
extraterrestrial, who asks for her to help prevent two alien
races from going extinct. What she decides will change the
world forever.
A Hero of Evil Tasia Williamson
With the murder of Satan, the symmetry of worlds rests in the
hands of a mortal.
The Immortals Emmett Saunders
Discovery of an ancient artifact initiates the Apocalypse and an
overthrow of all global religion, unleashing supernatural war
between devils and angels.
Interview with an Alien Dennis Dupuis
A mysterious device is found on an asteroid by NASA. It takes a
young genius to figure out that it’s a communication device that
can be used to interview an alien kept at Area 51.
The Last Iceberg Anne Ousby and Colin Stewart
When a troubled young woman discovers the identity of her mother’s
murderer, she vows to avenge her death, unaware that the culprit’s
unhinged plans reach far beyond anything she could imagine. (This
gripping, dystopian script has won awards in LAMA, the Willifest,
The Indie Gathering, the British Indie awards, Action on Film, Nine
Worlds Film Fest and the Polly Grind Festival.)
Marshine David Odessey
The discovery of native life on Mars ignites a chain of events that
transforms Martian colonization from a trickle to a flood.
Meat Anthony Castellano
Drs. Sledge McCracken and Missy Slice, Genetically Modified
Organism (GMO) Wranglers, round up and eliminate a 200-yardlong meatplant that has mutated, broken free of its corporate
meat production habitat, and devastated Southern California in
the America of the 2030s. The JAWS of the 21st century – except
this time it’s an actual possibility.
Odyssey Bourne Force
Debbie Renner and Deborah Louise Robinson
In a time before Egypt was Ancient, a golden queen ruled the
land – until an enemy invaded. Tragedy prevailed as the queen
made the ultimate sacrifice to save her people and history was
inadvertently altered. This dark period remained deeply buried
until 6,000 years later when a prophecy is revealed. A fantastic
journey begins where humanity will change forever.
Reset Aishah Wee
When he gets sick and tired of dying, an escapee from a mad
scientist’s mortality experiment breaks back into the lab to undo
his condition.
The Return of the Demented Celery Don Boner
Terrorizing a city, a mutated beast – created in the ’50s with
atomic radiation by a fanatical captured Nazi scientist – returns.
Torn between duty and the love of his wife, the one person who
can destroy the fiend holds the fate of the city in his hand.
Revived! Robert Morley
Howard Hughes emerges alive after 40 years from a cryogenics
preservation chamber and makes contact with extraterrestrials,
as the CIA begins a deadly chase to expose alien existence and
science in intergalactic travel, dodging government assassination
while making billions in precious metals swap from outer space
planets with newfound friends.
Tangled Spirits Eric P. Granger
A splintered comet rips through the atmosphere and entangles
five ascending spirits, plummeting them back to Earth. The
revived body of eight-year-old drowning victim Travis now
houses the spirit of a Hispanic gang member. Thirty-five-yearold black suicide victim Stella now holds the spirit of Travis. His
mother Christy searches for answers and must deal with forces
that challenge her beliefs.
Timestream Emmett Saunders
A team of international scientists get blown into the future by
three thermo-nuclear explosions during a time experiment in the
upper atmosphere.
Truepoint Emmett Saunders
Two kidnapped couples battle to survive real and supernatural
danger on the other side of the Bermuda Triangle.
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Thriller
At the Bell Emmett Saunders
A new elementary school gym teacher battles a deranged, psychotic killer to protect innocent schoolchildren.
Beleaguered Proof Georges Salo
A French prosecutor’s family’s life is in danger when she investigates an illegal shipping deal between a French corporation and
the Nigerian government.
Betting Red Emmett Saunders
A down-and-out, lottery-winning multi-millionaire bets it all on love.
Between Two Worlds (aka The Burning Ground)
Claudia Paige
Trapped by a snowstorm on their ancestral homestead, Samantha,
18, and her mother Jennifer, 43, must defeat the entity which
drove off their family before they too are killed.
The Bus Stop Larry Dunklin
When Sam’s life falls apart, he retreats to the comfort of old
friends. He doesn’t expect to find that rebuilding the future from
the past will be more difficult than it seems. However, with the
help of a new arrival in his life, they journey through a world that
will heal them both at the bus stop.
Call to Order Emmett Saunders
Following a presidential assassination and vice-presidential
kidnapping, the female Speaker of the House steps up to the
presidency, fighting a three-pronged terrorist attack.
Code Eight Rosalyn Rosen
In 1959, Chicago: an upper class couple’s perfect life is interrupted by their sexy new neighbor who unravels the truth about
who the husband really is.
CyberPlay Ed Beverly
A virtual reality vacation takes a deadly turn for six college
buddies when a vengeful avatar is deliberately inserted into
their gaming environment. Trapped in a computer-generated
nightmare and hunted by a cyber-creature that kills outside the
confines of the game, the buddies must work together if they
hope to survive.
Dante’s Island Georges Salo
A wealthy eccentric orchestrates a reality show to find and exact
his revenge on those who killed his family.
Dark Intent Emmett Saunders
Following her grandmother’s death, a young, successful career
woman returns to her childhood home to find death stalking her
at every turn.
Dark Reverie Felicia Cheung
A shocking revelation stemming from a past grievance comes to
light when a young woman, haunted by eerie visions of recently
murdered victims, begins to suspect a fellow guest at a secluded
lodge is behind the killings.
Death Thrill Philip T. Brewster and Shona M. Brewster
Abducted by a betrayed inventor, six captives must fight machinery and each other to the death, not knowing one of them is a
traitor with his own agenda.
Final Crossing Geffrey Von Gerlach
Two hundred and sixteen ailing and elderly passengers sign
aboard a U.S. government sponsored termination “snuff” cruise.
Six are determined to get off.
The Huli-Jing Todd DeBonis
Stumbling into a brutal murder in Chinatown, a rookie AsianAmerican cop becomes entangled with a beautiful Huli-Jing, a
fox demon with a deadly agenda of her own – only to learn that
she’s the one who killed his parents 12 years ago.
Ian Simon Teal Georges Salo
Two master thieves mentor a down-on-his-luck amateur thief in
his craft. To show his gratitude he’ll accomplish the one task his
mentors couldn’t complete – steal an item illegally usurped by
a private collector and return it to the museum. He devises the
scheme with such complexity as to also gain the love of his life.
Ian Simon Teal Too: The Savage Heist Georges Salo
To save his kidnapped lover’s life, a master forger and art thief
must steal a famous Gauguin sculpture and hatch a daring plan
to rescue her.
Iced Claudia Paige
Miserable in his existence, Bob mortgages his house so he can
be cryogenically preserved for a shot at a new life. It’s 3019 and
Bob’s reanimated into an uncertain hell. There is no escape unless
he can find his natural body before his Bio Clock stops ticking.
Kiss Them Goodbye Joseph Eastburn
A former city cop hunts down a killer who preys on young boys
in an elite boarding school in a remote part of upstate New York.
(Based on the novel that HarperCollins is bringing back in paper
and eBook this February, 2016.)
Lamb for Sacrifice Benneth Peason
When Max Pederssen converts to Islam to please his betrothed
girlfriend, he winds up in the middle of a terrorist plot against his
country of Norway.
A Lancaster Lad William Eaton
After a deadly encounter in the trenches of the Western front, a
WWI German sniper becomes a British war hero by assuming his
opponent’s identity.
Locked Up Juergen Wohlmuth and Bruce W. Durbin
An Asian immigrant stands up for herself, facing racists like
in American History X and No Way Out. When she shields her
neighbor and only U.S. friend from an abusive husband, both
lethal forces unite against the women. The locked-down house
will be their place to die, if not a creepy neighbor and a hateful
Gran Torino Nam veteran may switch sides.
Looking Glass Killer Floyd Merrell and Sean M. Dunne
Two themes pervade: the Looking Glass (as in Alice Through the
Looking Glass) and a psychopathic killer. The astute killer creates riddles, word play, and paradoxes, many of them emerging
from or reminiscent of Lewis Carroll, that confound detectives
Lucia and Mike. They eventually solve the murderer’s puzzles,
only to discover he is a self-tortured co-worker.
The Master’s Face Emmett Saunders
A family’s birthday celebration gets blown apart in a murderous
scheme by an unknown visitor.
Thriller – Western
Mendacity Calvin Pembroke
A young man returns home and connects with an eccentric girl
named “Bunny,” but after they discover his older brother is working with local drug runners, the two become targets.
A Midnight’s Tale Emmett Saunders
An agnostic Chicago newspaper editor fights to break the Devil’s
pact for bargained souls.
Miseria ex Machina Herb Schultz
Wrongly believing his business partner absconded with a valuable invention, a determined scientist, aided by his partner’s wife
who was once his lover, embarks on a search that ends badly
thanks to the machine he invented.
The Neon Jungle Penelope Karageorge
An artificial intelligence pioneer is murdered and a journalist
must unravel the motives behind it against the backdrop of a sex
club in this neo-noir thriller. Colorful characters clash in a gritty
Times Square odyssey of love, greed, and mayhem that climaxes
at 1 Times Square on New Year’s Eve. (Placed 7th in Final Draft’s
Big Break competition)
Obsession Jennifer Blalock
Two couples in an unfamiliar country setting try to make their
way home from a friend’s wedding. Their lives are changed forever by obsession.
Powned C.G. Ryche
Two teenagers witness their parents’ brutal murder due to their
mother’s affair. Now the older suspects his girlfriend is cheating
on him and devises a plan for murder – but so does she.
Rainwalker Lukáš Rozkovec
A former elite cop goes undercover in New York City’s most
powerful Mafia family to tear the crime empire down as retaliation for the loss they caused him.
Restitution Madeleine Vessel
A young art history professor steps into danger when she unwittingly becomes the pawn of a ruthless Russian art thief pursuing
a cache of masterpieces stolen during the Bolshevik Revolution.
Retribution Has a Name Georges Salo
An assassin, at the top of his game, continues about his work,
watching with passing interest as the financial markets crumble.
When his friend’s elderly aunt commits suicide after losing her
life savings – well, it just got personal. He now dispenses his
brand of retribution to those few whose greed created the financial crisis that caused the distress and grief to so many.
The Scarlet Widow Michael O’Daniel
When she discovers that her charismatic political star husband has
betrayed her, a dedicated Los Angeles Deputy D.A. goes rogue
and embarks on a secret quest for revenge. Reinventing herself
as a glamorous redhead, she enlists a serial killer, a notorious
blackmailer, and two ambitious L.A.P.D. officials in spinning a
deadly web that puts her in danger as well.
Secret Roses Elan Carlson
When her dad dies, an artist escapes her abusive husband who
bribes someone to get close, and if she spills his corrupt beans,
to kill her. Now with her mom, she meets the “perfect stranger”
who won’t leave her alone. And wary husband’s murder plan
spirals them all into a shocking twist.
The Shamrock Runner Emmett Saunders
An Irish widower and his two teenage children battle supernatural
evil in a small American Southern town.
The Strumpet Wind Larry Hulse and Gordon Merrick
At the end of WWII, an American Army captain must stop a
Frenchman from giving secrets to the Nazis, but against his will,
he makes close friends with the spy and must decide in the end
whether he will let the spy go or turn him over to the government
to be executed.
They’re in the House David Birkenhead
When a rebellious teen skips school to be alone with her boyfriend, she inadvertently traps them, her best friend and her
grandfather in the house, battling a pack of vicious, escaped,
fighting dogs.
Timelapse Lorrie Farrelly
Everything Professor Alex Morgan knew, and everyone he loved,
disappeared in a flash, leaving him stranded in a dangerous world
gone horribly wrong. With Jessie, a beautiful young outlaw, as
his only ally, he must prevent a terrible crime – a crime that
plunged the world into nightmare over 100 years before. To save
the future, they must find their way to the past!
Unriddle Edmund Lim
Talin is an MIT, award-winning scientist who is also an ISIS
terrorist in disguise. She uses her invention to hold America hostage. Talin is caught between her loyalty towards ISIS and her
boyfriend, who breaks up with her after finding out her real identity. But when Talin’s mother is murdered by ISIS, she regrets her
actions and seeks revenge.
Window Kill Emmett Saunders
A young intern nurse’s romance with a junkyard manager gets
derailed by a murder victim.
Western
A Journey with Destiny Gene Roy Gwynne
In 1906, a young visionary on a journey by automobile, from Los
Angeles to San Francisco, becomes stranded in a remote mining
town about to erupt in a battle royale between radical labor and
company goons. He joins league with a legendary frontier lawman, a lovely saloon proprietress, and a pioneer aviator in what
becomes a life-or-death struggle to survive.
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Feature Article
Param Gill’s Filmmaking Journey
and Award-Winning Comedy
Filmmaker Param Gill
Eddie Griffin as Fumnanya
is the CEO of FlickBag,
a film production and
distribution company
based in Silicon Valley;
Beverly Hills, California;
and Mumbai, India.
His inspiration for his art comes from
the people around him – not necessarily
family and friends, but interactions with
others. The life tales from the people he
meets are the catalyst for his own storytelling like his first film, Shell Shocked
Hope. After listening to one veteran’s
story, Param felt it was a unique perspective on war that needed to be told, so
he produced and directed the short. The
film screened in downtown Modesto to
a packed theater filled with movie-goers
and war veterans. He was shocked by
how fifteen minutes of moving images
could change a room full of people
and stir such emotions. His journey
into filmmaking had begun, including
award-winning films like the Bollywood
feature DOA: Death of Amar that won the
Audience Choice Award and screened as
part of the Director’s Showcase segment
at San Francisco Global Movie Fest, as
well as Hotel Hollywood, Rockin Meera,
and Politics of Love.
For his recent feature film, Param
wanted to remake a Slovenian fairy tale
and turned to InkTip screenwriter John
Buchanan. Previously, Param discovered John on InkTip when he acquired
his script The Last American Taboo. He
hired John to write Going to America.
“[It became] a new film thanks to the
efforts put in by John,” Param said. “He
understands it takes a while to get projects underway and released. We have a
very strong relationship.”
Although Param is credited as one of
the writers on the film, he does not consider himself a writer first. “I’m more a
practical writer,” he explained. “I make
changes if something isn’t working. I’m
good at that, but I feel others should be
left alone to write who have spent years
honing their craft.” Although he has written fifteen to twenty scripts, he feels there
are better writers out there. His advice for
other filmmakers: “Don’t write your first
film – go to InkTip. Network and find
that great script … There are a lot of good
scripts over there. The key is choosing
the writer. Ninety percent is choice of
project; ten percent is how you make it.
InkTip has become my go-to place. You
have a huge variety of scripts over there,
and I love that.”
Going to America is a blend of John’s
take on the Slovenian fairy tale and a bit
of Param’s own experience coming to
America from India. The film is a heartfelt comedy about two escaped mental
patients on a quest to find love’s true kiss
as they cross America with a video camera in hand. Eddie Griffin (Undercover
Brother, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo)
plays Fumnanya, who is searching for
his fairy tale kiss while Josh Meyers
(Red Oaks, That ’70s Show), as friend
and fellow escapee Andy, documents it
all, causing the bumbling pair to become
a YouTube sensation.
Featrure Article
understanding and humble. Very accommodating and kind.”
Working with the actors is one of Param’s
favorite elements of filmmaking, and he
loves meeting knew people and taking
them on this artistic journey. “Sometimes
it lets you in on their secrets. It is a
process of discovering a person. You
cannot direct an actor if you don’t know
them,” he said.
Josh Meyers (left) as Andy
The characters in Going to America
are displaced and out of touch with the
world around them, much like Param’s
initiation to the United States. When he
landed in Newark years ago, he didn’t
even know how to grab a cab. A stranger
was kind enough to drop him at a motel
and assist him in getting a room. “The
United States is a very unique country,”
he said. “Everyone who comes in and
absorbs into the culture finds it very different from where they came from. I did
incorporate some of those emotions [into
the film]. Fumnanya and Andy are from
a mental institution and haven’t seen the
outside world, so when they escape and
experience the freedom of America, it
does come from [those emotions].”
Eddie Griffin was first cast in the film.
He read the script overnight and woke up
wanting to make it. However, casting talent like Eddie created logistical issues, as
he had his show running in Las Vegas that
production had to work around. “When
you have someone like Eddie, you want to
maximize your time,” said Param.
But Eddie also made the production fun,
as Param said: “Like one long stand-up
comedy bit … With Eddie there is never
a dull moment on set. He’s always cracking jokes and fun to work with. He’s very
The journey has gone well for Param.
Going to America has won more than
twenty-five
international
awards,
including the Platinum Award at Oregon
International Film Festival and sweeping up five awards at the San Francisco
Global Film Festival: Best of Fest, Best
Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and
Best Editor. The film had a limited theatrical release last year and is out on VOD
now with plans for theatrical releases
around Europe and Asia.
Unlike some Hollywood producers,
Param isn’t trying to become a master of
a genre or build a studio career. “I’m an
indie director and build my own slate, so
I don’t want to limit myself to a genre,”
he said. “As you try to tell each story,
you keep maturing. Each film makes
me a better filmmaker. Experimenting
with different genres and stories grows
me as a person. It is about the journey,
not the destination.”
Najarra Townsend as Candy
By Chris Cookson
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Writers Represented by Agents/Managers
Diane Culverhouse,
Culverhouse Associates UK
Jim Kellem,
JKA Talent
Elemental (Comedy) Jonathan Hall
Gus, his imperious father, and his bratty 15-year-old son go
to Namibia on a male-bonding safari. Trying way too hard to
impress both of them, Gus is persuaded to pick up a hunting
rifle. Elemental is Gus’s journey from a mouse to a man – via not
shooting an elephant. A kind of City Slickers in Africa.
Aspiration Date (Comedy) Kelly Beck-Byrnes
Thinking it will solve her problems, a desperate young woman
sells her eggs for quick cash. Things get even worse when she
falls for her married, male fertility nurse – not to mention, an
addicted musician – and then loses her best friend to cancer.
She’s finally forced to either face her issues or continue looking
for love in all the wrong places.
Frank Elliot Shapiro,
Frank Elliot Shapiro Talent Agency LLC
Split (Thriller) Joe Lam and Bruce Kuglin
A guy who switches between left and right brain personalities is
manipulated by a neurosurgeon in an experiment to kill his future
father-in-law. Told in a broken narrative style like Memento.
Garret Maynard,
The Gary-Paul Agency
The Underdog (Drama) David Holloway
An obscure San Francisco lawyer is thrown into the national
spotlight when he represents a gay pro baseball player who was
brutally harassed by his former team.
Jack Tantleff,
Paradigm Agency
Greetings! (Comedy) Tom Dudzick
Based on the hit play. When Andy brings his Jewish fiancée to
meet his Catholic parents on Christmas Eve, all his fears about
family blowups are realized. But when his mentally disabled
brother, whose entire vocabulary has been limited to “oh boy”
and “wow,” begins channeling a wise and witty spirit, the entire
family’s belief system is turned upside down!
Over the Tavern (Comedy) Tom Dudzick
Based on the record-breaking hit play. It’s 1959 and the youngest
of the Pazinski family, 12-year-old Rudy, a smart, wise-cracking
kid, is starting to question family values and the Roman Catholic
Church. When Rudy goes up against the ruler-wielding Sister
Clarissa and announces that instead of being confirmed he’d
rather shop around for a more “fun” religion, all hell breaks loose.
Jay Schachter,
Abram Artists Agency
Fugly for the Holidays (Comedy) Anna Pernicci
As Dante faces quarter-life crisis, things get more complicated
when he finds himself falling for Grace, a weird girl who has
problems of her own.
Yellow Rose of Savona (Action/Adventure) Anna Pernicci
Gritty Cinderella story of sacrifice, loss of innocence, love, war,
and betrayal set against the backdrop of Mussolini’s Italy.
Penny Finch (Comedy) Kelly Byrnes
While staying with her judgmental, manipulative aunt, a promiscuous, buxom 18-year-old finds true love with her adopted cousin, an
autistic sculptor; their romance triggers reprisals from a handsome
ex-jock who stalks her and beats up her best friend.
Kelly LaMarr,
Nancy Chaidez Agency
Duty and Honor (Action/Adventure) Daniel V. Reed
When a young German soldier fighting on World War II’s
barbaric Eastern Front is ordered by the SS to execute Jewish
hideaways, he chooses honor over duty. Now in company with a
beautiful Jewish girl, he must run for his life.
Raton Pass (formerly “Deliver Us From Evil”)
(Action/Adventure) Daniel V. Reed
When a dozen desperate Nazi POWs escape from a nearby camp,
an American family’s peaceful mountain existence is threatened.
The Carson family must use every ounce of their skill and daring
to outlast the villains.
Vista Heights (Comedy) Daniel V. Reed
Hilarity and hijinks reign supreme in this faith-based script when
a small Colorado school is threatened with closure. The Watson
family joins with staff and students to keep it alive.
Yes, We Love This Land (Action/Adventure) Daniel V. Reed
When the heinous German SS murder his parents, a young man
of German blood now living in Norway sets out for revenge.
How? He’ll become one of them.
Kevin Pike,
Filmtrix Agency
Barrel Roll (Comedy) Robert Kirschten
Framed as a fraud and fired by corrupt academic administrators,
a history professor of 18th century machines clears his name the
only way he can – by using his antique technology to go over
Niagara Falls in a barrel. (Winner: Best Screenplay Red Wasp
Film Festival. “Best Comedy” Woods Hole Film Festival.)
Crossword (Crime) Robert Kirschten
Falsely charged with murder and an art-forgery heist, a sports
journalist battles the real villain by discovering clues in an electronic crossword puzzle and eventually solving the crimes he’s
accused of.
Hoops (Drama) Robert Kirschten
Embattled, old-fashioned basketball coach clashes with players,
administration, alumni, media, dishonest love interest, gamblers,
and his assistant coach son to win his first-ever NCAA playoff
game for his small Catholic college in Boston. Hoosiers meets
That Championship Season.
Hotel School: Cain and Unable (Comedy) Robert Kirschten
When his hotel magnate father dies, a failed, good-hearted hippie will inherit a hotel chain if he successfully completes hotel
school. (Winner: Best Screenplay Red Wasp Film Festival.
Finalist: Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival.)
Moxie (Comedy) Robert Kirschten
A failed novelist sells his soul to the Devil and goes on a raucous
adventure. His novel becomes a best seller, he wins the lottery, he
invents a popular lecture series for literary drunks – only to realize his idea of success was short-sighted, forcing him into a final
confrontation with the Devil to win his soul back. Dr. Faustus
meets Monty Python.
Tyrannosaurus Sex (Romantic Comedy) Robert Kirschten
A straight woman disguises herself as a man to get a job at a
natural history museum, then falls in love with her straight male
boss, who reciprocates and, thinking she’s a man, tries to turn
gay. The young woman must untangle the tangle to win the man
she loves. Imagine “Tootsie” in “Night at the Museum.”
Represented by
Margery Walshaw, Evatopia Literary
Soil Soldiers (Drama) Mark E. McCann
After losing everything in the market crash of 1929, a young
aristocrat finds new hope by enlisting in FDR’s new Civilian
Conservation Corps – but soon finds himself torn between saving
the forest or exploiting it to regain his former status. (Winner:
4th Place – 2015 Emerging Screenwriter Contest)
Murray Roth, Upperline Entertainment
Cajun Gumbeaux (Comedy) Jim Jackson
Special “tonic” water is discovered in the swamps, circa
1920, which has some very unusual effects on the local
town’s “libido,” especially for “ChiXXXen” rancher, Horalot
Slanders, and the three Stooges ala Blazing Saddles. Lots of
sight gags and silly innuendos.
Operation Longbow, Before 9-11 (Action/Adventure) Jim Jackson
A longtime covert CIA assassin must deal with a terrorist attack
on the local nuclear power plant and several murders during
Mardi Gras, then hunt down and kill a tribal chief in the Sahara
Desert using a sniper rifle called the “Longbow.” Actually written before 9/11 with many similarities.
Paul Weitzman, Abrams Artists Agency
The Fabulous Times and Incredible Life of
Count Yogi Franken (Comedy) Paul Cooper
An odd character calling himself Count Yogi, banned by the
Professional Golf Association for being “too good,” racked up 2
million miles in his gold Cadillac, traveling the country and performing exhibitions of miraculous golf shots, often dressed like a
Hindu Swami. Named Greatest Golfer of all time by Golf Magazine.
Tom Leavens, Leavens, Strand, and Glover
Messiah (Biographical) Kathleen Quasey
An ambitious musical genius, George Handel navigates through
royal intrigues to achieve success, but when politics turn, he
ultimately discovers greatness in his own soul by composing
The Messiah and helping orphans.
Redemption (Biographical) Kathleen Quasey
Based on a true story. A special operations Marine becomes a calculated
killer, but in solitary, he finds true freedom and becomes a monk.
(Platinum Remi – Worldfest Houston; Endorsement: New Ethos)
Teleplays
½-Hour Pilots
Alive and Kicking (Comedy) Robert Kirschten
A newly divorced, young woman plans to turn an old steam bath
in NYC into a modern health club. On opening day, she must
prove herself a leader by effectively dealing with a Russian,
black-market staff member embezzling equipment, a machocrazy exercise coach, and her ex-husband who wants her back.
(Represented by Kevin Pike, Filmtrix Agency)
Audible (Comedy) Quincy Lucas
A janitor who was once the star quarterback of the same
high school is determined to help his little cousin continue the
family legacy, but he’s dismayed to discover the new coach is
his old football nemesis and there’s definitely going to
be fireworks.
Boxed In (Comedy) Predrag Milojevic
That ’70s Show meets Californication with an ethnic
migrant twist.
Flight of Men (Comedy) Ann Alexander Thweatt
When a 1970s hotshot New York producer suffers a mental
breakdown, he leaves everything behind to work for his
mentor’s budding public access station, WTGR, in Milwaukee.
(Represented by Josselin Sublet, Preface)
Hollywood or Bust (Comedy) Rick A. Kneisley
Carl, a disgraced mortgage broker, has decided to rebuild his life
and fortune by becoming a Hollywood screenwriter. As he says
when asked, “How hard could it be?” He’s about to find out.
Kitty Gear (Animation) Claire Stenger
After Kitty’s untimely death alongside her cat, she is flung
into an afterlife arena where the deceased must battle for
their dying wish!
Looking Up (Comedy) Liz Rivera
A young woman’s recovery from depression gets derailed when
her high-maintenance mom, who thinks mental illness is a joke,
unexpectedly moves in with her. (Writer was selected to participate in 2015 NBC, ABC, NHMC Writing Program.)
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Making It! – Nappy-Poo (Comedy)
Mike Fernandes
Comedies abound in the rich spawning grounds of this situation
comedy, where faults and weaknesses cause these main characters to learn some of life’s tough lessons. After returning from
teaching English in South Korea and struggling through months
without employment, a group of friends team up to start a lawn
care business to make it on their own.
Don’t Be Square Act II (Drama) Pelham Mead
This is the sequel to Don’t Be Square. In this movie John Cardone,
a junior high teacher, becomes the PA announcer at Cucamonga
JHS and makes friends with teachers Bill Medley and Rick Runner.
My Sex Life (Comedy) Rosalyn Rosen
During the 1960s sexual revolution, Rachel and her girlfriends
discover themselves as the values and morals surrounding them
begin to radically change.
Father, Forgive Me (Drama) Jeffrey Langham
An ex-CIA man turned church pastor is trying to do the right
thing, but his past tries to pull him back into the life he desperately wants to leave behind.
½-Hour Spec
House of Tropea (Comedy) Anna Pernicci
A desperate ice cream man tries to make ends meet to keep his
weird family together. (Represented by Jay Schachter, Abram
Artists Agency)
The Mindy Project: Comfort Zone (Comedy) Liz Rivera
In a dating slump, Mindy lets herself be wooed by a woman
against the advice of everyone in the office. Never-been-kissed
Betsy struggles to accept the advances of the water delivery guy.
(Top 15 out of 400+ scripts submitted to the NBC and National
Hispanic Media Coalition’s writing program.)
One-Hour Pilots
Boneheadz (Comedy) Joe Buonfiglio and Paul Austin Kelly
Pilot for an absurdly bizarre sketch-style comedy show. In
the spirit of Monty Python, but much darker: ribald academia,
locker-room intelligentsia, and just plain weird. (Adaptable
to live action or animated series, flows and formatted as if
a short feature)
Designated Drinker (Drama)
Richard Willett and Linda Lili Anderson
Annie, a tightly wrapped accountant with an empty nest and a
husband losing interest, and her new best friend Brian, a gay
N.Y. playwright forced back to L.A. to escort his wacko aging
parents into oblivion, belly up in a legendary Hollywood bar with
a colorful assortment of drinking buddies coping with their own
deferred dreams and absurd new realities.
Don’t Be Square (Drama) Pelham Mead
The year is 1967 and a business education teacher has a heart
attack in his classroom while being evaluated by an assistant
principal. Soon thereafter a cover-up begins led by Principal
Woorley. Three young junior high teachers use their motto, “don’t
be square,” and remain positive as they discover the cover-up and
school politics.
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Eden Snow (Drama) Oliver White
An adult movie actress decides to quit the business at the height of
her fame to pursue her dream of becoming a public defense lawyer.
In the Shadows of Ghosts (Thriller) Terrance Mitchell Thibodeaux
Two clandestine organizations – the Directorate and the Brotherhood
– send operatives back and forth through time to change the outcomes of pivotal events and thereby alter the flow of history to
secure victories in their ongoing war. What neither the Directorate
nor the Brotherhood anticipate are “rogues”: individuals who gain
access to time travel and alter events for personal reasons.
The Last Ferry of the Night (Crime) Tom Kelly
When body parts are discovered in the septic tank of a lakefront
cabin followed by word that a hard-luck basketball star has
gone missing aboard a late-night ferry, his beleaguered former
coach and father figure retraces the stunning steps and violently
collides with layers of greed, twisted family ties, and murder.
(Represented by Jodi Scheckter, Crabman Publishing. For film or
a restricted television series portrayed in ten hour-long episodes.)
On the Eve of Conflict (Action/Adventure)
Joel Moore and Colin Stewart
An 11-year-old boy survives but loses his mother to marauding
raiders, then runs away to the Civil War in search of his father,
a Confederate soldier. (Official Selection – International Family
Film Festival. Possible pilot for a Civil War limited series,
Journey Into Darkness, about the boy’s two and half years of
service in the war; see the treatment for his entry into the war.)
The Other Side of the Grass (Drama) Brian Streaty
An evil group using DNA-altering drugs on unsuspecting victims frames a troubled NY Municipal Court judge for the murder of the ambitious and amoral town mayor after discovering
her dying daughter.
Seven Kings (Action/Adventure) Michael Esser
Long before our civilization, humans shared this world with
gods. Some gods would fall for an ordinary human and thus a
child would be born, half-god, half-man – doomed to be a hero.
This is the story of one of them, Aeneas, who failed to save Troy
– because he was meant to change the world.
Shooting Stars (Drama) Jorge Perez
An edgy, lone wolf ex-player, on fire to build an NBA franchise
in the dangerous San Juan ghetto where he grew up, is forced to
shepherd three teens to manhood. (Has the hope of Friday Night
Lights with grit/social commentary of The Wire. Attachments:
Berto Colon [OITNB], Luis Antonio Ramos [Power], Rene
Rosado [Major Crimes], Julian Acosta [Madam Secretary]).
Spooky Maritime AM – The Black Sasquatch
(Action/Adventure) Jacob Dewey Brown
Hosts of a paranormal radio show go on a hunt for Bigfoot at Cape
Breton Highland Park in hopes of winning a million dollar reward.
Verand High (Fantasy) Jerome Gilden
When the government needs help fighting a group of malevolent
supervillains, it looks to a special school for superhuman teenagers.
Whitemarsh Island Pilot (Crime) Justin Stoeckel
A fishing town that glorifies game wardens is rocked when its
senior warden is brutally murdered on its shores. Now it’s up to
their second-thought sheriff to save the town before it tears itself
apart – but as he investigates he finds himself entangled in a net of
lies that could easily destroy the foundation the town was built on.
Game Show
The Night is a Child (Usiku Ni Mtoto) (Crime)
Pelham Mead
Sister Angelina Vespucci is an ex-nun who has taught in Burundi,
Africa for over 15 years. She is hired by the Vatican Holy See
and the CIA to go back to Burundi to investigate the murder of
three nuns.
The Shadowed Traveller (Fantasy)
John M. Spagnoli and Stephen McCallum
Fears and anxieties that plague Thomas are personified in the
form of the Shadowed Soul, a demonic specter who stalks
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