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AUGUST<br />
2012<br />
VOLUME 12<br />
ISSUE 4<br />
T H E P L A Y E R S M A R K E T P L A C E<br />
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Recent Successes<br />
Tony Picciotti Options “Dead Calls”<br />
Tony Picciotti with Jenny Lynn Productions found<br />
“Dead Calls” on <strong>InkTip</strong> and optioned it from Malcolm<br />
McClintick. This is Malcolm’s third success through<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong>; his previous credits include the comedy feature<br />
“Bumping Off Burt,” which was featured on the cover of<br />
the <strong>InkTip</strong> Magazine.<br />
Kristine Kreska Options “Box of Nightmares”<br />
Kristine Kreska with Collaboration Entertainment found<br />
“Grandfather’s House: Box of Nightmares” through<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong> and optioned it from Greg Hildebrandt. Greg is<br />
both a comic book writer and screenwriter.<br />
Joseph Nasser Hires Jinesh Patel<br />
Joseph Nasser with the Nasser Entertainment Group met<br />
Jinesh Patel on <strong>InkTip</strong> and hired him to write the feature<br />
script “Ransom and Ransom.” Joseph Nasser’s credits<br />
include “Dawn Rider,” starring Donald Sutherland. This<br />
is Jinesh’s second <strong>InkTip</strong> success.<br />
Harry Meguerdi Discovers Chad Diez<br />
Harry Meguerdi with VIP World Entertainment met<br />
Chad Diez through <strong>InkTip</strong> and signed to rep him as his<br />
literary manager. Chad is a 2011 quarterfinalist in the<br />
Nicholl Fellowship and winner at the 2011 New York<br />
International Festival.<br />
Uffe Ziemelis Options “Ghost Pets”<br />
Uffe Ziemelis with Gefion Media Denmark discovered<br />
“Ghost Pets” on <strong>InkTip</strong> and optioned it from writer<br />
Arne Olsen. He now has the project set up with Shine<br />
Media and New Regency Entertainment. Arne is already<br />
an established studio writer, with such credits as “Red<br />
Scorpion” and “Repeaters” to his résumé, but this is his<br />
first <strong>InkTip</strong> success.<br />
Lindsay Macadam Options “Legacy”<br />
Lindsay Macadam and Jason Riley with EVOS Media<br />
found “Legacy” on <strong>InkTip</strong> and optioned it from Jeff<br />
Blyth. Jeff Blyth is a WGA and DGA member, and this<br />
is his second option through <strong>InkTip</strong>.<br />
Kristine Kreska Options “Delirium”<br />
Kristine Kreska with Collaboration Entertainment<br />
discovered “Delirium” through <strong>InkTip</strong> and optioned it<br />
from David Dortch. This is David’s first option through<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong>.<br />
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HollywoodScript.com<br />
Screenplay Contest<br />
The Stark Vendetta (Western) Paul Sheridan<br />
Former Texas sheriff James Stark hunts the brash young<br />
murderer of his wife, igniting the interest of a San Antonio<br />
assistant district attorney, a hard-nosed reporter for the San<br />
Antonio Express newspaper, and a villainous secret society<br />
with strong ties to the murderer.<br />
Screenplay Festival<br />
Beat the Monarchs (Drama) Dan Wedeking<br />
1941: A ragtag group of misfits believe they can beat the<br />
barnstorming Negro League baseball champs: the Kansas<br />
City Monarchs.<br />
The Impostigator (Comedy) Ourdia Hodge<br />
A goofy cab driver is mistaken for a hostage negotiator and<br />
must save hostages held by a bank robber before he is exposed.<br />
The Leonis Relic (Action/Adventure) T. Thor Leach<br />
A rogue starship captain and his crew narrowly escape an<br />
alien armada’s attack on their home world and must join<br />
forces with a beautiful xenoarcheologist and a brilliant weapons<br />
designer to find and steal an ancient artifact that may be<br />
humanity’s only hope for survival.<br />
ScreenwritingU<br />
ProSeries Alumni<br />
Alone with the Devil (Thriller) Tom Zanca<br />
When her sister’s murder breaks the MO of a serial killer of<br />
affluent girls, a teenager from the low income side of town<br />
conducts her own covert investigation by befriending the<br />
prime suspect.<br />
Coal for Christmas (Family)<br />
Lois Wickstrom and Jean Lorrah<br />
An inexperienced young boy fears his baby sister will die of<br />
pneumonia in their freezing home, so with the help of a con<br />
man, he tries to be bad enough to force Santa to bring him a<br />
whole load of coal for Christmas. (Represented by Jonathan<br />
Wheeler, Wheeler Law)<br />
Deadlock (Comedy) Bethany Gates<br />
After accidentally shooting a gangster with a bullet that had his<br />
name on it, a suicidal writer must fight for his life in prison.<br />
Postville: A Dramedy about Culture Clash (Drama)<br />
David Kassin Fried<br />
When a group of Hasidic Jews from Brooklyn open a kosher<br />
meat-packing plant in a struggling Iowa town, the locals think<br />
their problems are over; but the resulting culture clash turns<br />
the American melting pot into a pressure cooker set to explode.<br />
Contest/Festival Winners<br />
The Redemption of John Parker (Thriller)<br />
John Connell<br />
A slave overcomes racism, succeeds in business, and buys<br />
his freedom, only to risk life and limb as an Underground<br />
Railroad “conductor,” hunted by slave owners and a sociopathic<br />
bounty hunter. (Based on a true story)<br />
Triton (Drama) Marc DeLamater<br />
Imagine going around the world under the sea onboard the<br />
world’s most advanced submarine. It sounds like “20,000<br />
Leagues Under the Sea,” but in this dramatic true story, an<br />
American nuclear submarine captain announces to his new,<br />
untested crew that their maiden voyage is now a far more<br />
dangerous top-secret mission – making the first submerged<br />
circumnavigation of the Earth. (Multi-contest winner)<br />
ScriptVamp<br />
Castaway Dog (Animation) Marc Calderwood<br />
Marooned on an Eden-like planet at the edge of the galaxy,<br />
a fearful puppy’s worst nightmare becomes real when she<br />
discovers she is not alone.<br />
Chromosome 21 (Thriller)<br />
Maryann Beckman and Susan Skalinski<br />
A lowly paramedic who escapes on the eve of her execution<br />
must convince everyone she is a brilliant surgeon or risk<br />
being exposed as a serial killer.<br />
High Lift (Sci-Fi)<br />
Victor Cummings and Dr. Bryan E. Laubscher<br />
In the year 2120, elevators lift man and materials high into<br />
space, and a protective shield surrounds the Earth to save it<br />
from catastrophic climate change. When a rogue environmental<br />
group threatens the operation of this shield, engineer<br />
Gordon Welkin and the High Lift commanders enlist a team<br />
of space tourists to help them save the Earth from total<br />
annihilation.<br />
The Necessity Box (Thriller) Christopher Kelleher<br />
An officer’s world is upended when he discovers that the trap<br />
he’s set is for himself – and that the worst crime is his own life.<br />
There Is a Season (Thriller) Stuart Creque<br />
Two families, one Israeli and one Palestinian, are consumed<br />
in violence and hatred – until it starts to snow.<br />
Sunscreen Film Festival<br />
Nekropolis (Drama) Kevin Walker and Jason Beever<br />
In hopes of attaining self-worth, a young and earnest playwright<br />
struggles to produce his next work while facing a<br />
devastating battle against his own futility and inner demons.<br />
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Writers Represented by Agents/Managers<br />
David Warden, Warden Group<br />
Angel’s City (Comedy – Television ½-Hour Pilot)<br />
Mark Vieira and Joe Quintero<br />
An idealistic day laborer brings self-knowledge to eccentric,<br />
cynical people in all levels of Los Angeles society.<br />
Dian Singh, Apple Talent Group<br />
The Promise (Western) Jenny M. Hobeck<br />
Felice Morales was anointed to teach the Word. Educated<br />
in Spain, she returns to America to teach nuns somewhere<br />
out West. She receives word that her brother is an alcoholic<br />
and has given up the deed to their family’s land holdings for<br />
a bottle of whiskey. Before leaving her beloved post, she<br />
reaches out to a solicitor in San Francisco.<br />
Fred R. Price,<br />
Fred R. Price Literary Agency<br />
Dr. Lovewitz (Romantic Comedy) Narmandi Parker<br />
Failed child psychologist becomes love doctor.<br />
Guy Rose,<br />
Futerman Rose (London)<br />
The Tank (Action/Adventure) Tom Boyle<br />
Inspired by actual events during the Second World War,<br />
but with a contemporary twist, the crew of an American<br />
Sherman tank are relentlessly pursued across a snow-capped<br />
mountain range by a black tiger tank captained by a mysterious<br />
German figure.<br />
Harry Meguerdi,<br />
BWK Literary<br />
Star Storage (Horror) Chad Diez<br />
A young group of friends drive across the country to Los<br />
Angeles and decide to store their belongings until they can find<br />
a place to live, only to discover that they have been locked in the<br />
storage facility and are now hunted by three sadistic, homeless<br />
serial killers.<br />
½-Hour Pilots<br />
Dead Again (Comedy)<br />
Agata Darlasi and Angelo Kyritsis<br />
An arrogant executive is cursed to die every day at 10:47 pm<br />
in ridiculous ways.<br />
Teleplays<br />
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Jay Schachter,<br />
Mavrick Artists<br />
Fugly for Christmas (Comedy) Anna Pernicci<br />
Dante, a pedicab driver from San Diego, California, finds<br />
himself in a difficult situation when he falls in love with the<br />
girl of his dreams, only to lose her over a bet he never made.<br />
Kelly LaMarr,<br />
Nancy Chaidez Agency<br />
Panther (Drama) Michael Valente<br />
A young boy, forced to commit atrocities as a soldier in<br />
Somalia, escapes to America, where he unites with the grieving<br />
father of a dead boxer, trains with him and returns to<br />
liberate his homeland and his family while fighting the match<br />
of his life.<br />
Larry Stevens, The Brogan Agency<br />
Trapper Boone Dadley (Action/Adventure)<br />
Bob Corso and Laura Corey<br />
In order to make claim to his dead uncle’s fortune, Trapper<br />
“Boone” Dadley, a Southern wild boy, sets out to prove<br />
that he is “The World’s Greatest Dare-Devil.” This actionadventure/romantic<br />
comedy promises high thrills, addicting<br />
and lovable characters, death-defying stunts, uproarious situations,<br />
and an ending that no one saw coming!<br />
Lew Weitzman,<br />
Preferred Artists Agency<br />
Special Forces (Comedy) Eric Tozzi and Anthony Smith<br />
After enlisting in the Army Rangers for a shot at becoming a<br />
hero, an eccentric young man struggles against a bureaucracy<br />
intent on denying him his dream.<br />
Ryan Saul, APA<br />
The Saint (Crime) Buddy Johnson<br />
When his born-again fiancée’s sordid past surfaces, a revered<br />
Internal Affairs investigator may have to cross to the dark side<br />
of the law to protect his squeaky-clean reputation.<br />
Friends of the Firm (Comedy)<br />
Francis Veltri and Hannah J. Barnard<br />
An earnest young attorney must start his legal career in the<br />
basement office of one of the country’s most prestigious law<br />
firms.<br />
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6 Retail: A Love Story (Comedy) Luis A. Bell and Jason A. Wallace<br />
The worst job they’ve never wanted. A bright, outgoing college<br />
baseball star lands a job at his local big chain retail store.<br />
Only with a neurotic boss, slacking, disenfranchised co-workers,<br />
a hostile customer base, corporate espionage, and possibly<br />
true love – he may be in for more than he bargained for.<br />
Rock & Roll Super Spy (Family) Ann Kimbrough<br />
A 13-year-old, terrible at everything, is plagued by freckles<br />
all over his body, only to discover that they are miniaturized<br />
spy tech hidden by his Russian bio-parents; but as the gadgets<br />
pop out, he must decide whether to turn the tech over to<br />
the spies or use it to save the world himself and create some<br />
amazing rock & roll.<br />
Silver City (Comedy) Jan Soltys<br />
These are not your crusty curmudgeons of old, these are purplepill-popping<br />
seniors with a zest for life – or what’s left of it!<br />
The Three MAgos (Comedy) Michael Sisto<br />
Elderly patients appreciate friendliness, warmth, and compassion<br />
from their orthopedic doctor’s medical staff, and<br />
that’s exactly what they get, until the clock strikes five.<br />
(Represented by Sherry Robb, Robb Entertainment Group)<br />
One-Hour Pilots<br />
Adventures of a Country Vet (Family)<br />
Trudy Handel, Dave Perrin, and Shannon Handel<br />
A young, inexperienced veterinarian starts his practice in a rural<br />
community filled with colorful characters, set against the background<br />
of the turbulent 1970s. Based on the bestselling book series,<br />
“Adventures of a Country Vet” by Dave Perrin, with over 100,000<br />
copies sold. The series is best described as 70% “All Creatures<br />
Great and Small,” 20% “Everwood,” and 10% “Green Acres.”<br />
Adversary (Drama) Euree Estell<br />
Spiritually based of good vs. evil in temporal form. The<br />
wealthy, close-knit Baudreau family bans together to protect<br />
the successful family business from a former colleague who<br />
becomes a bitter enemy and fierce competitor who wants to<br />
destroy Baudreau Enterprises.<br />
Antibody (Crime) Thomas Sturm<br />
An embittered physician goes on a vigilante killing spree,<br />
targeting Washington, D.C. lobbyists after he discovers that<br />
his son was a victim of an under-tested drug.<br />
Cuerpo de Paseo (Drama) Mark Sadler<br />
A hard-partying, immature, recent college grad joins the Peace<br />
Corps and is sent to exotic Paraguay. However, the training<br />
director will put him on a plane back home unless he changes<br />
his ways in this first-of-its-kind, authentic narrative of a young<br />
man’s Peace Corps adventure.<br />
D.O.M.E. (Sci-Fi) Thomas Sturm<br />
The tale of an ongoing military, economic, and moral struggle<br />
for power within a royal family entwined in a galactic war<br />
over chemically engineered immortality and its resulting<br />
genocide.<br />
Sodalitas (The Secret Society) (Drama) Donald Conklin<br />
A secret society bent on global domination targets a former<br />
black ops member and a Senatorial candidate as pawns in<br />
their plans to control the political future of the United States.<br />
Split Second (Crime)<br />
Mary Haarmeyer and Marcus Jermaine Mosley<br />
A hunted soldier fights to stay under the radar as he seeks the<br />
truth behind the “remote viewing” experiments done to him<br />
and other soldiers like him, while constantly being tormented<br />
by the split second visions of the impending deaths of the<br />
strangers he encounters along the way.<br />
Vigilante (Thriller) Ophir Gottlieb<br />
Lila Vail, an FBI symbology expert turned vigilante, races<br />
to unravel DaVinci Code-style stratagems in her hunt for the<br />
killer that murdered her family. But only she knows the truth:<br />
the killers aren’t quite human and arrests are not her goal.<br />
She’s hunting down demons for the revenge kill, and Internal<br />
Affairs is catching on.<br />
Walk Under Ladders (Drama) Ellen Gavin<br />
San Diego Fire Captain Kate Hallinan has spent a career<br />
climbing ever-taller ladders with a combination of beauty,<br />
brains, and a bit of luck. Just as she decides to shift her focus<br />
to family, all hell breaks loose on the job.<br />
Wankle’s Tavern (Drama) Cork Carnes<br />
After being bribed into marrying a whiny daddy’s girl in<br />
exchange for the startup capital to open his dream restaurant,<br />
Anthony Wankle leads the way through this fictional drama<br />
series that combines a dark mixture of sexual promiscuity,<br />
drugs, humor, and personal sagas associated with both the restaurant<br />
employees and their patrons alike.<br />
Xeno (Sci-Fi) Alan McNevin<br />
Aliens exist. They’ve been walking around amongst us for<br />
many years. Now, in-fighting between two major “families”<br />
threatens to expose them to the stark light of day.<br />
Mini Series<br />
Abraham Hannibal: Negro of Peter the Great (Drama)<br />
Euree Estell<br />
Taken from the coast of Africa and adopted by Peter the<br />
Great, Abraham Hannibal is immersed in danger and intrigue<br />
at the Russian court.<br />
The Man with Three Names (Drama) Scott Schlief<br />
Michigan 1969: 18-year-old Brent Lyle has a violent fight<br />
with his abusive alcoholic father. Brent unintentionally kills<br />
him. Brent runs from America and enlists into the French<br />
Foreign Legion, starts his epic, adventurous life as a mercenary<br />
soldier, and becomes a French police officer. His wife<br />
is murdered; grief develops into madness, and he becomes a<br />
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serial vigilante in Chicago. (Book for adaptation; represented<br />
by Michael Brandwein, Brandwein and Brandwein)<br />
Méjico (Action/Adventure) Ricardo Espinosa<br />
A ruthless and ambitious Spaniard in search of treasure in the<br />
New World finds that the Aztecs have been expecting him as<br />
was prophesied by the oracles of one of their gods. He discovers<br />
a treasure greater than gold and jewels when he falls in<br />
love with the princess who would guide him in the conquest<br />
and ultimate annihilation of an entire civilization.<br />
MOW<br />
Demon Lake (Sci-Fi) Kevin Jeter<br />
A retired Navy SEAL investigates mysterious and unexplained<br />
drownings at a popular spring break destination, the<br />
More Scripts – Grouped by Genre<br />
Action/Adventure<br />
The 13 of Glory Georges Salo<br />
Francisco Pizarro’s quest for El Dorado takes him and his<br />
conquistadors, known as The 13 of Glory, to a land rife with<br />
gold. Pizarro’s altruistic start spirals into the subjugation of<br />
the Inca nation and the genocide of its people.<br />
Anointed Elizabeth Bello and Madkine Arias<br />
In the Kingdom of Israel, 11th Century B.C., a strong, young<br />
shepherd is anointed to be the new king. He discovers that<br />
slaying a giant is not as dangerous as facing the proud and<br />
jealous sitting king, who not only refuses to step down, but<br />
tries to kill his popular competition.<br />
Bare Knuckle David Head<br />
In 1980s America, an aging, retired U.S. pro boxer with a<br />
detached retina wants to leave the bare knuckle fighting world<br />
to start a new life with his seriously ill Japanese foster father.<br />
But the Japanese yakuza who “own” him have other ideas.<br />
Be My Guest Henry Rozenbaum<br />
A legendary inspector is recalled as last recourse to destroy<br />
the almighty drug cartels, but immediately becomes the target<br />
of crooked politicians very close to the President.<br />
Belteshazzar Episode One: Nebuchadnezzar the Great<br />
Charles Murray<br />
This is the incredible untold story of the most powerful king<br />
who ever conquered the world, supported by historic documentation<br />
of an era filled with forbidden revelation, magic,<br />
mystery, and supernatural intrigue.<br />
Blackbird John Kovac<br />
Twin brothers and their grandfather, a retired NASA engineer,<br />
discover hidden amateur radio messages that lead to a web of<br />
ultra-secret satellite programs and invisible rockets spelling<br />
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same lake that his wife died at years before, and now the<br />
demon wants to take his daughter’s life also.<br />
Reality TV<br />
Pro Ana (Drama) Natalie Noel Aydin<br />
A pretty, blonde writer in NYC who goes only by the name<br />
“Ana” struggles with the debilitating disease of anorexia –<br />
seeking to help viewers gain an awareness about the dangers,<br />
problems, and challenges anorexics face on a daily basis.<br />
“Pro Ana” documents the changes in Ana’s relationship with<br />
everyone, including her husband and closest friends in this<br />
docu-drama reality show.<br />
danger for the international space station and havoc for an Air<br />
Force black project.<br />
The Bodies Dave Freda<br />
Intrigue and intransigence snarl the Korean War peace<br />
talks at Panmunjon. Lieutenant Dave Briganti has the mission<br />
to recover the mutilated bodies of captured American<br />
soldiers displayed by the Chinese on their heavily fortified<br />
outpost, Old Baldy. The provocation taunts thousands of<br />
American soldiers, disrupts the negotiations, and angers<br />
the American public.<br />
Cash ‘n In Shemane Nugent and Mathew Foss<br />
The son of a famous country musician goes against the wishes<br />
of his powerful father to attend a dangerous inner city high<br />
school in hopes of getting a basketball scholarship.<br />
Casino Intrigue Georges Salo<br />
Inspired by a true story of a casino security guard, Tony<br />
Ricci, who is passionate about his work but disrespected by<br />
his wife. Tony eventually finds his true calling through his<br />
wife’s extramarital deceit. Their struggle is set against the<br />
backdrop of a casino, showcasing the true sleazy nature of<br />
that business.<br />
Caught in Bataan John Kozaka<br />
A fictitious story embedded in the actual events of the surrender<br />
of the Philippine Islands to the Japanese in December<br />
1941. An American nurse has to participate in the infamous<br />
“Bataan Death March” disguised as a wounded G.I.<br />
Chase D.M. Fozzard<br />
The lure of stolen art is accompanied with multi-million dollar<br />
payoffs, high-stakes adventure, and mortal danger. But for<br />
some the payoff is worth the risks. In “Chase,” an original<br />
and heretofore unknown Carrivagio is found in an old Italian<br />
monastery. When the news gets out, the chase is on!<br />
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Action/Adventure<br />
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Diary of Mankind Nebojsa Martinovic<br />
When he discovers a lost colony of the civilization of Sirius in<br />
the jungle of Mali and a 50,000-year-old immobilized spaceship,<br />
a professor learns that the origins of mankind stem from<br />
aliens, the original gods, who visited Earth in an attempt to<br />
create a super sapiens race. While connecting missing links,<br />
the professor is revealing the astonishing hidden truth.<br />
The Distributor Russell Chan<br />
A young film distributor risks everything trying to distribute<br />
a film that exposes the world’s most notorious terrorist’s<br />
secrets.<br />
The Donovan Girls Maria Soriano<br />
Three teenage sisters from a low-income family accidentally<br />
kill their abusive father and become fugitives, only to find a<br />
“good Samaritan” with criminal intent.<br />
Haverleigh James Cumes<br />
Haverleigh is a typical bush town in Australia when Pearl<br />
Harbor explodes and teenagers and young men are called up<br />
to fight to save Australia from invasion. They win and those<br />
who survive enjoy the march towards maturity for themselves<br />
and their country. (Book for adaptation)<br />
Hawk Moon Nathan O’Callaghan<br />
A Lakota brave kills a trapper, provoking the wrath of the<br />
cavalry. A shaman sends the brave into the future to kill powerful<br />
white men. In the present, the FBI discover the wormhole<br />
and plan to send an army back to seize gold from the<br />
Lakota’s sacred hills. The brave must save his people from<br />
the cavalry and future army.<br />
Line in the Sand John Gentile and Howard Allen<br />
Border Patrol Agent Chris Hande fights for his life and the<br />
love of Maria, a beautiful woman on the run from the most<br />
dangerous drug dealer in Colombia. Hande and Maria are<br />
thrown into a veritable snake-pit of drug dealers, human<br />
traffickers, dirty agents, border vigilantes, and corrupt politicians,<br />
all who would like to see them both dead.<br />
The Magic Carpet Doug MacNiven<br />
When a 12-year-old boy discovers his father’s antique carpet<br />
is actually a magical flying carpet, he suddenly finds himself<br />
on a wild adventure as he struggles to rescue his father from<br />
the clutches of an obsessed toy magnate desperate to possess<br />
the carpet.<br />
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Memory of an Assassin Robert Greene<br />
Who would think there could be another assassin like Lee<br />
Harvey Oswald? The FBI agent blamed for the Kennedy<br />
assassination by not finding Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963 is<br />
given a second chance to stop a new assassin and discovers<br />
he is a double agent for the CIA and a terrorist.<br />
Midnight Sun Sidney Kearns<br />
She was riding high – gifted athlete, filthy rich daddy, queen<br />
of her world. Then he appears – shaking her up, challenging<br />
her, breaking her mold. Back in his hardscrabble world, they<br />
team up to crush a voracious tyrant while bringing justice<br />
to a hurting people, and she finds at last the fulfillment that<br />
she craves.<br />
The Mystery Challenge Helen Tuckett<br />
When an outlawed extreme reality show turns deadly, prize<br />
money is forgotten as Jason races to save his pregnant wife,<br />
Michelle, who has been taken hostage to ensure he finishes<br />
the challenge.<br />
No Fly Zone Dan Haynes<br />
After a third-generation Army helicopter pilot’s father is<br />
killed, he decides it’s time to take over the family helicopter<br />
business; but he must overcome a vengeful plot set in motion<br />
by his former wingman to save the family business, its legacy,<br />
and ultimately his life.<br />
Ocean of Fire David Caidar and Meitav Marom<br />
The 1990nm Electro Optic Magnetic crushed the USS<br />
Memphis and turned the world upside down. What will<br />
Kaitlin, the SEAL Team Six leader, do to save the world?<br />
One for All David Peretz<br />
Freddy Dartan, a 20-year-old Midwesterner, star and only<br />
member of his high school fencing team, more dreamer than<br />
doer, visits Paris, meets a girl, and finds himself in the midst<br />
of a political conspiracy. He relives the adventures of his forebear,<br />
D’Artagnan, culminating in a hilarious action-comedy<br />
scene in a Disneyland-like park near Paris.<br />
One Less Wonder Robert Scarola<br />
Captain Perryl Allan must stop a zealot who, in his fervor<br />
to return Niagara Falls to its natural state, threatens its very<br />
existence.<br />
The Order of the Dragon Hunter Woo<br />
Investigating a string of unsolved murders, a Chinese detective<br />
working in Honolulu’s Chinatown in 1910 uncovers a<br />
plot to overthrow China’s Manchu monarchy.<br />
Point of Entry Siavash Hazini<br />
When an assassin slips through the terror alert system she<br />
created, a dogged security expert unwittingly jeopardizes her<br />
family and herself as she struggles to catch him and prove<br />
her own innocence.<br />
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Power Out Iris Crenshaw<br />
An American bank employee wreaks havoc internationally<br />
when he gives bogus loans to international presidents for<br />
criminal activities, in order to get the attention and support of<br />
his bank executive father-in-law.<br />
Rainbow of Blood Michael M. Gostich<br />
Impaled warrior’s blood in snow reflects like a rainbow,<br />
prompting his son to swear an oath to pagan gods to fight<br />
Avar Prince as the Khan Bayan’s Horde penetrates deep into<br />
the Roman Empire in 600 AD. Soon, his barbarian characteristics<br />
will be challenged, not only by the barbarian assassin<br />
of his father but also by contact with Byzantine Christians.<br />
River of Pain James Gross<br />
A woman who returns to her small hometown on the river<br />
finds rebuilding her family homestead will not be easy.<br />
The Scroll David Caidar and Chris Engle<br />
The mysterious, coded scroll caused a world adventure in<br />
search for a hidden Rothschild fortune. What will Daniel do<br />
to unveil his father’s identity?<br />
Sellout Robert Chimento<br />
Two teenage brothers go against the Mafia-controlled New<br />
York teamsters union to save their trucking business after<br />
their father dies, and win. A hard-hitting Action/Thriller.<br />
Shred: Mountain Bike Adventure J. Macon King<br />
Teenage leaders of two rival mountain biking “gangs” dispute<br />
over mountain trails and an unusual girl, as a spiritual quest<br />
ensues for the legendary Indian treasure rumored to be buried<br />
on the mountain. An action-packed combination of “Breaking<br />
Away” and “Free Willy.”<br />
Silent Partners: Absinthe of Desire Georges Salo<br />
Two wealthy men are deceived into service by a clandestine<br />
government agency, the vanguard of international counterterrorism.<br />
Will the agency’s gamble on these men’s skills,<br />
charm, and ingenuity prove to be the lethal combination that<br />
stops a crime lord hell-bent on revenge?<br />
Silent Partners: Fragrant Water Georges Salo<br />
Two wealthy men recruited by a clandestine international<br />
government agency must prevent ultra-modern submarines<br />
from falling into the hands of Yemeni and Omani pirates. If<br />
left unchecked, the pirates would have the whole world to<br />
ransom, as a large portion of global trade passes through the<br />
Gulfs of Oman, Aden and the Arabian Sea.<br />
Silent Partners: Razed Capital Georges Salo<br />
Two wealthy men recruited by a clandestine international<br />
government agency must prevent an activated North Korean<br />
sleeper agent from bringing the global financial system to its<br />
knees. Economic sanctions imposed on North Korea force its<br />
regime to execute this plot – destroy U.S. facilities that print<br />
and store money.<br />
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SUPERnormal Fraser Kee Scott<br />
A superhero and his arch-enemy are banished without their<br />
powers to Earth, where the hero, now living as a nerd, has to<br />
overcome his fear of losing everything again and, using what<br />
little power he has, stop his rich and successful nemesis from<br />
reaching power and destroying the world.<br />
To Be or Not To Be<br />
Iman Rahmanpour, Kaveh Aghaie, and Homa Ayati<br />
U.S. Army Corporal Rosa is stationed in Afghanistan where<br />
she is charged with being connected to Taliban terrorists. In<br />
order to deny her charges, she makes a personal connection<br />
with an Afghan family. This connection results in a series<br />
of unwanted and unexpected events occurring where she is<br />
positioned while she awaits her fate.<br />
Animation<br />
Hero in a Yellow Jacket Thomas Matzeit<br />
“The Fugitive” meets “A Bug’s Life” when a young wasp<br />
serving in a colony is wrongly accused of cowardice. Faced<br />
with a severe sentence, he sets out to prove his innocence and<br />
regain his life.<br />
Off Season Steve Hinkey and James Daniel McTague<br />
What do Santa, Reindeer, and Elves do in the off-season?<br />
Santa has become the wild and crazy toy-God materialist<br />
we want him to be – sleigh-setting, shape-shifting, folderol<br />
deluxe, Reindeer fops in tow. It takes a brave little girl, and the<br />
fiasco of nasty human debauchery careening towards destruction,<br />
to unleash Spirit back into Santa, saving Christmas.<br />
Phil Thomas Sturm<br />
A squirrel, a rat, and a ferret journey to Philadelphia from<br />
Western Pennsylvania on a Dalai Lama-like search for the<br />
chosen successor to the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil.<br />
Wishtoyo Warriors William Marquis<br />
A 9-year-old girl and her misfit friends embark on an epic<br />
adventure, ultimately fighting to save the world by fixing<br />
broken rainbows off-color from decades of pollution.<br />
Biographical<br />
Mrs. Smith, Mr. Shaw Wayne Mathias<br />
Lawrence of Arabia reinvents himself in the Royal Air Force<br />
as Aircraftman T.E. Shaw. His commander’s wife complicates<br />
his quest for redemption by falling in love with him.<br />
Sinclair Mike Tafuri<br />
After being the first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature,<br />
Sinclair Lewis is called the greatest writer of his time,<br />
but in spite of his success, he lives a tumultuous life as he<br />
confronts alcoholism, mental illness, infidelity, and personal<br />
tragedy. This script explores the often outrageous life of this<br />
truly unusual and creative genius.
Comedy<br />
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Comedy<br />
Barnaby and Toke Tilden Moschetti<br />
Two stoners from the only remaining town in the middle of a<br />
post-apocalyptic wasteland are its only hope when its nuclear<br />
reactor goes offline. To save the town, the world, and get laid,<br />
they’ll have to battle through the hellscape road warriors,<br />
crazed mutants, and hipster cultists.<br />
Barrel Roll Robert Kirschten<br />
Framed and bankrupted by corrupt academic administrators,<br />
a distinguished professor of the history of 18th Century<br />
machines uses his 250-year-old gadgets to become the world’s<br />
most manic game show host. He then goes over Niagara Falls<br />
in a barrel to clear his name. Will he survive, and will he save<br />
his soul? (“Best Comedy” Woods Hole Film Festival 2011)<br />
The Bone Orchard Thom Mcintyre<br />
A WWI deserter turned gravedigger faces exposure unless<br />
he partners with a netherworld exec’s ghoulfriend to stop the<br />
killers flooding his purgatory depot with unscheduled souls.<br />
(Mel Brooks meets “Supernatural”)<br />
Brotherhood Neil McInnes<br />
Harvey Promfrey is a successful but lonely middle-aged<br />
romance novelist who lives in a resort for the over 50. When<br />
Harvey saves the life of his suicidal neighbor, a former Mafia<br />
godfather, his once-peaceful lifestyle is in turmoil. Suddenly,<br />
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But Seriously Folks Curtis Lofgren<br />
In 1977, after Richard Pryor blesses and champions the comedy<br />
team of James/Deen, it seems their act is rock solid, until<br />
one ill-fated night in Las Vegas, when Jeremy James and<br />
Debbie Deen deliver one of the most shockingly unforgettable<br />
nights in show business history, witnessed by the King<br />
of Comedy.<br />
Butt-Ugly Steven Aguilera<br />
The ridiculous problems of being a ridiculously sexy woman<br />
and a ridiculously ugly guy.<br />
Call Fat Tommy! Robert Chimento<br />
A tough guy promises his new age fiancée that he will never<br />
act violently again – until his needy, greedy neighbor forces<br />
them to face bankruptcy and homelessness.<br />
Citizen Jane Greg Joyce<br />
An unemployed woman runs for governor so she can pocket<br />
the “Clean Elections” money. Her plan goes awry when she<br />
inadvertently wins the primary.<br />
Communal Living J.M. Stifle<br />
What happens when a group of baby boomers with no pensions,<br />
no 401ks, and no plan are forced into retirement?<br />
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They start a commune, man. But can these fiercely independent,<br />
urban liberals find happiness in the wilds of the<br />
Kentucky hills – together? “Communal Living”: Think of it<br />
as America’s answer to “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” –<br />
without the elephants.<br />
Dad’s Big Day BrianMathew Kowalchuk<br />
A really, really, bold-spirited father gets blind-sided by his<br />
really, really unexpected job lay-off; so, his distracted family<br />
gloriously attempts to make the upcoming, and usually<br />
insignificant, Father’s Day celebration really, really, really<br />
important.<br />
The F.N.G.s Amber Jay Bessom-Cardenas<br />
Two young, black, best friends vow to stick together as they<br />
start their lives after graduation. Being the F.N.G.s (f***ing<br />
new guys) at their jobs won’t nearly be as difficult as remaining<br />
friends while working together.<br />
Fired Marcus Pierre<br />
A black man and a white man, who get fired on the same day<br />
from the same company, vow to go home to their wives with<br />
new jobs the same night – but get entangled in an FBI investigation,<br />
which leads to a day filed with shoot outs, chases, a<br />
dance-off, and the greatest time of their lives.<br />
Food Truckers Kevin McCabe<br />
Food truck fight! Scrambling to support their families, two<br />
jokesters bite off more than they can chew when they venture<br />
into the highly competitive and wacky food truck industry.<br />
Funny Water and Bob Jack Risin<br />
It was Easter, and Bob (Roberta, a Meg Ryan type) discovers<br />
some water that cures the flu and helps burn patients. Some<br />
mob wannabes kidnap members of her family for this secret.<br />
Oh, what a price they pay. (Suspense/Comedy; Book for<br />
adaptation)<br />
Global Warming Joan Macbeth<br />
A lonely scientist in the Arctic mistakes a sex-starved, shipwrecked<br />
alien woman for his new research assistant.<br />
Hose Jockeys<br />
Brooks Benjamin, Jason Benjamin, and Curt Willis<br />
A ragtag team of volunteer firefighters enters the 25th annual<br />
Firefighter Ultimate Challenge of Knoxville competition<br />
to save their department from a neighboring town and its<br />
money-hungry fire chief.<br />
Hotel School Robert Kirschten<br />
Two antagonistic stepbrothers, 25, each emotionally thinking<br />
himself Cinderella, compete to inherit a chain of hotels,<br />
depending on who finishes hotel school first. The good<br />
brother is a failed hippie, the evil brother a hotel corporate<br />
raider. Who will win, and will they live happily ever after?<br />
(Winner: Best Screenplay Red Wasp Film Festival. Finalist:<br />
Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival: 2011.)<br />
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Olson Brothers Option “Who Am I?”<br />
Obin and Amariah Olson optioned “Who Am I?” from<br />
Jupiter Makins after finding it on <strong>InkTip</strong>. The Olson<br />
Brothers are repped by Doug Johnston and Jason Burns<br />
at UTA, who discovered them on the strength of a film<br />
they directed from a script which they also found on<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong>. Jupiter Makins has a background in television,<br />
but this is her first feature script option.<br />
Howard Nash Options “Martha Berry”<br />
Howard Nash with Starrunner LLC found “Martha<br />
Berry” through <strong>InkTip</strong> and optioned it from writer Harry<br />
Musselwhite. Nash’s credits include “The Legends<br />
of Nethiah,” starring Robert Picardo. This is Harry<br />
Musselwhite’s first option through <strong>InkTip</strong>.<br />
Modalfish Options “Penis Envy”<br />
Alistair Ayres with Modalfish Productions found “Penis<br />
Envy” on <strong>InkTip</strong> and optioned it from Ian Hamilton.<br />
Ayres describes it as “Coen Brothers” meets “The Full<br />
Monty.” Hamilton is an Australian-based writer.<br />
Jennifer Johnson Options “The Passage”<br />
Jennifer Johnson found “The Passage” on <strong>InkTip</strong> and<br />
optioned it from writer Cassady Dixon. Jennifer is a<br />
UCLA MFA candidate, and she met writer Cassady<br />
through a call we put out to our writers. As part of the<br />
program, Jennifer will develop the script with Cassady<br />
over a 12 to 18 month period, after which time she will<br />
start pitching it to studios through the program and the<br />
UCLA alumni.<br />
Filmax Options “Slasher”<br />
Guillermo Tato Reig with Filmax found “Slasher” on<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong> and optioned it from Brad Helmink and John<br />
Rauschelbach. Adrià Monés will executive produce for<br />
Filmax, whose principals produced “The Machinist” and<br />
“Sleep Tight.” Brad Helmink is a director/writer and John<br />
Rauschelbach is his partner at Brothers Shamus Pictures.<br />
Gross-Weston Options “Teacher’s Pet”<br />
Marcy Gross and Ann Weston discovered “Teacher’s<br />
Pet” on <strong>InkTip</strong> and optioned it from Michael Part.<br />
Marcy and Ann, through their Gross-Weston Productions<br />
shingle, have produced 25 TV movies, a mini-series, and<br />
a feature film together in the last 20 years. Michael’s<br />
credits include “A Kid in King Arthur’s Court,” but this<br />
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Comedy – Crime/Murder/Mystery<br />
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I Need a Job DiMario Bell<br />
College degree? Check. Relevant experience? Check.<br />
Employed? Don’t be ridiculous. Frustration and desperation<br />
ensues when three friends (who are both educated and experienced)<br />
lose their jobs and have to face the very real struggles<br />
of landing a job in America’s hostile work environment. An<br />
R-rated episode of “Seinfeld” that thoughtfully addresses<br />
the sentiments shared by many frustrated underemployed<br />
Americans.<br />
It’s All Good Jacques Bailhé<br />
A Nobel Prize winning Dad in genetics tries to connect with<br />
his kids in this text message era.<br />
Loveband Nicola Pedrozzi<br />
Luke’s unoriginal idea? A brand new pop band to impress<br />
girls. Omar only agrees if penniless Vincent and banker Eric<br />
pitch in too.<br />
Lowdown Dirty Criminals David Brechin-Smith<br />
When a highly convoluted get-rich-quick plan goes horribly<br />
awry, best pals and wannabe gangsters, Freddy and Peng, find<br />
themselves in the worst kind of trouble with the baddest man<br />
in town.<br />
Maxed Out Jeffrey Hirschberg<br />
Faced with a crumbling economy and dead-end jobs, two<br />
slackers open dozens of pre-approved credit cards and reinvent<br />
themselves – either finding happiness, bankruptcy, or<br />
both. “Wedding Crashers” and “Superbad” in tone.<br />
Military Disco Patrick Connelly<br />
Two privates try to get themselves kicked out of the Army<br />
by pretending they’re gay and starting a dance club, but<br />
their plan backfires when the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy is<br />
repealed and the military leadership sees it as an opportunity<br />
to bolster recruitment.<br />
Nature King Marcus Dawson<br />
A lonely nature man risks losing it all if he doesn’t use his<br />
hairy canine senses to overthrow a notorious animal-smuggling<br />
ring run by blundering forest rangers.<br />
OJ’s Eleven Lawrence Riggins<br />
The satirical plight of the memorabilia dealer victim of the<br />
O.J. Simpson Las Vegas robbery that resulted in O.J.’s incarceration.<br />
A highly original star vehicle, the characters in this<br />
scumbag opera are larger-than-life and the result is a biting<br />
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true story of professional sports, fraudulent shysters, media<br />
circuses, and a criminal justice system desperately in need of<br />
a tune-up.<br />
Passion Power Vivian Lermond<br />
An unemployed male factory worker from the Rust Belt<br />
breaks down gender barriers in the “good old girl” world of<br />
cosmetic sales.<br />
A Pizza the Action Alan Nicol<br />
An absent-minded American student finds a dream summer<br />
job on the Mediterranean and is soon the unwitting target<br />
for a band of veteran, WWII resistance fighters, desperate to<br />
protect their local heritage.<br />
The Psychic Linebacker George Kral<br />
An in-the-closet gay psychic joins a college football team<br />
of misfits coached by a homophobic, philandering Bible<br />
thumper on the verge of being fired, and with his clairvoyant<br />
ability he knows what plays the opposing team is going to run<br />
and takes the team to the championship game.<br />
Reality Cheque Georges Salo<br />
A brilliant, non-conformist computer hacker works at deadend<br />
jobs in a way that forces his contemporaries to face their<br />
failure. Until one day he meets a woman that can match his<br />
intellect, and his whole world changes – or does it?<br />
Soldier of Missed Fortune Georges Salo<br />
The U.S. government creates a modern-day bionic man on a<br />
shoestring budget.<br />
The Treasure of Leon Jones Curtis Torchia<br />
A desperate man is on a mission to find a treasure hidden in a<br />
storage unit somewhere in L.A.<br />
Uncle Steamroller & Champion Rabbit<br />
BrianMathew Kowalchuk<br />
A disgruntled, one-armed, Iraq war veteran and a nearly destitute,<br />
short-tempered lawyer launch inept plans to rob a Brinks<br />
truck; but their prayers are seemingly answered when gang<br />
members get involved.<br />
Where the...Is My Brother? Georges Salo<br />
When a hitman’s developmentally challenged brother is kidnapped<br />
as part of what seems to be a larger mob conspiracy,<br />
he vows to save him and bring those responsible to justice.<br />
Zombies of God Kirby Mason<br />
Jesus is risen! And He’s not alone! After Satan sabotages<br />
Jesus’ crucifixion, His Second Coming as a zombie to<br />
modern-day L.A. leads to endless hijinks and horror as Jesus<br />
and Satan battle for the bodies and souls of mankind!<br />
Crime/Murder/Mystery<br />
A Bullet for Jesus George Perez<br />
A rage-filled homicide detective enlists the help of his loosecannon<br />
partner in avenging the brutal slaying of a child murder<br />
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witness, in the process jeopardizing his career, marriage, and<br />
what’s left of his sanity. (Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting<br />
screenplay. Writer optioned two screenplays in 2011; one to a<br />
Goya award-winning director/producer from Spain)<br />
Cheat Phillip McKechnie<br />
An unfaithful married couple are held to ransom in their<br />
secluded country cottage by an unknown kidnapper, who is<br />
keeping their 5-year-old daughter in a secret location.<br />
Crossword Robert Kirschten<br />
Falsely accused, a NYC sports reporter, 35, uncovers clues<br />
to murders and to the theft of millions of dollars of Hudson<br />
River Valley landscape paintings in a crossword puzzle played<br />
like a TV game show. Or “The Thin Man” plays “Clue” in<br />
“Halloween.” (Quarter Finalist 2011 Creative World Awards<br />
Screenplay Contest.)<br />
Echoes from the Past Pat Patterson<br />
Federal agents storm an Atlanta classroom and arrest Carl<br />
Truitt, a high school teacher, for a murder committed in his<br />
hometown 30 years ago. Investigators discover evidence of<br />
dual identities and a life of deceit. His wife sells their home<br />
and follows Carl back to his hometown, where she battles<br />
corrupt officials, greedy lawyers, poverty, and eventually<br />
homelessness to prove his innocence.<br />
The Embalmer Peter Drumbl<br />
A down-and-out reporter is given the chance to save her<br />
career by finding a serial killer who is ritualistically mummifying<br />
young women.<br />
High Stakes Raymond Gill<br />
A homicide cop with a gambling problem bets with friends<br />
that his “perfect brother,” whom he hates, is capable of cheating<br />
on his wife. His brother takes the bait and accompanies a<br />
high-class prostitute to a hotel, but things take a sinister turn<br />
when the brother begs for the cop’s help after the prostitute is<br />
found strangled in his room.<br />
Housewives Intent Derahonon Djedje<br />
A detective investigates the murder of eleven women and<br />
complicates the case by falling for one of the victims’ husbands,<br />
a prime suspect.<br />
Jersey Girls Vincent Montez<br />
The Jersey Girls take on a young mobster and hit him where<br />
it really hurts!<br />
Morbus Novus Thomas Matzeit<br />
As an idealistic attorney uncovers a plot not meant to be<br />
uncovered, his moral values are pushed to the limit.<br />
The Mosel Legacy David Peretz<br />
A New York cop, selling his father’s Viennese Secession<br />
furniture, finds himself in the midst of a neo-Nazi conspiracy<br />
reaching into his family’s past. “The Mosel Legacy,” based<br />
on my novel, is described by Ann Edwards (novelist/author,<br />
“Streisand: A Biography”) as “page-turner goes straight to<br />
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Alan Chu Options “Backpack”<br />
Alan Chu with Childhooddreams Productions<br />
discovered “Backpack” on <strong>InkTip</strong> and optioned it from<br />
Josh Buxton. Alan produced the feature “The Art of<br />
War” with Wesley Snipes. This is writer Josh’s second<br />
option through <strong>InkTip</strong> in the last two months.<br />
Joseph Nasser Options “Final Girl”<br />
Joseph Nasser with the Nasser Entertainment Group<br />
found “Final Girl” through <strong>InkTip</strong> and optioned it<br />
from writing team Alejandro Seri, Stephen Scarlatta<br />
and Johnny T. Silver. In a first, it was actually one<br />
of Nasser’s partners who discovered the writers and<br />
brought the script to Joe and director Tyler Shields.<br />
“Final Girl” is now in pre-production with Prospect Park<br />
on board and Abigail Breslin attached in the lead role.<br />
Alejandro Seri is an an executive at Final Draft.<br />
Sherry Robb Discovers Kate Queen<br />
Sherry Robb with The Robb Company met Kate Queen<br />
through <strong>InkTip</strong> and signed to rep her as her literary<br />
manager. Since then, Sherry negotiated a deal for Kate’s<br />
romantic comedy script, “The Rebound Girl,” which<br />
begins filming this summer.<br />
Shawn Chou Options “Mesmerized”<br />
Shawn Chou with SC Productions, Inc. found<br />
“Mesmerized” on <strong>InkTip</strong> and optioned it from Mark<br />
Spellman. Shawn has put together a slate of horror<br />
features. Mark is a U.K.-based writer.<br />
Greg Carter Options “Mack Daddy”<br />
Producer Greg Carter with Nexus Entertainment<br />
optioned “Mack Daddy” from Christy Lavalais after<br />
discovering the script through <strong>InkTip</strong>. Greg’s credits<br />
include “Dysfunctional Friends”; the award-winning<br />
docudrama about the Hurricane Katrina disaster,<br />
“Water’s Rising”; and “1 out of 7,” which recently<br />
screened at the 2012 SXSW film festival. Christy is a<br />
rising filmmaker herself, with some short films under<br />
her belt. This is her first option through <strong>InkTip</strong>.<br />
the heart and the conscience.” Berkshire Eagle: “adventurous,<br />
plot-driven cop thriller interweaves themes of justice, retribution,<br />
heritage, identity.”<br />
No Fury Kenneth Offricht<br />
A hard-core detective enlists the help of his psychologist girlfriend<br />
to profile a series of seemingly unrelated murders, only<br />
to discover that she fits the profile.
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Director/Producer Rosser Goodman was once mentioned<br />
in The Hollywood Reporter as one of the Five in Focus<br />
film directors to watch. With the release of her latest<br />
film, Love or Whatever, she gives audiences a new<br />
romantic comedy with the universal theme of finding love,<br />
which all audiences can relate to regardless of the main<br />
character’s sexual orientation.<br />
Rosser’s previous films have not only<br />
had national and foreign distribution<br />
through companies like The Sundance<br />
Film Channel, PBS, <strong>HERE</strong>! TV, among<br />
others, but they have also acquired a<br />
number of accolades from various film<br />
festivals around the world. There is no<br />
surprise that she didn’t shy away from<br />
finding a universal story with a fringe<br />
audience element. She was looking for<br />
a gay script and found the right one<br />
on <strong>InkTip</strong>. “We knew we were not<br />
looking for coming out stories, gay<br />
weddings, or babies. There are a ton<br />
of these types of movies flooding the<br />
gay market already,” she stated. Love<br />
or Whatever was written by successful<br />
playwright and author Dennis Bush.<br />
Rosser found the script “fun, witty,<br />
original, sweet, and charming.” She<br />
also knew portraying a bi-sexual storyline<br />
in a gay film was something she<br />
was interested in, and Dennis’s script<br />
had it covered.<br />
The film focuses on Corey, a neurotic<br />
therapist whose life seems perfect on<br />
paper: a successful career and a hot<br />
boyfriend. But when his boyfriend, Jon,<br />
dumps him for a woman, Corey’s wild<br />
journey of self-discovery leads him to a<br />
GRINDR connection, Pete, and a lifechanging<br />
choice: Love or Whatever.<br />
Dennis did a rewrite and polish based<br />
on casting ideas, location changes, and<br />
other elements. Rosser said that Dennis<br />
was “absolutely charming, a good person<br />
and a very, very hard worker.”<br />
After he completed his contract, Rosser<br />
brought in screenwriter Cait Brennan<br />
for some rewrites. “We found Caitie<br />
through a friend and she was the perfect<br />
match for Dennis’ script,” said<br />
Rosser. “In subsequent drafts we integrated<br />
a lesbian sub-storyline by making<br />
Corey’s sister gay and quite promiscuous.<br />
Again, one of the goals of the<br />
film was to be as inclusive as possible<br />
so the film could reach wider queer<br />
audiences. GRINDR entered the picture<br />
soon after producer Gio Messale joined<br />
the team.” The film was produced by<br />
Rosser’s company, KGB FILMS, in<br />
association with Gime Productions. In<br />
addition to directing the feature, Rosser<br />
also produced the script with Gio and<br />
Camillia Monet.<br />
The film stars Tyler Poelle (Dose of<br />
Reality; Scavengers; Skid Marks),<br />
Jennifer Elise Cox (The Brady Bunch<br />
Movie; A Very Brady Sequel), Joel<br />
Rush (Days of Our Lives; Off Their<br />
Rockers), David Wilson Page (Glee),<br />
Corey (Tyler Poelle) and Pete<br />
(Joel Rush) in a moment of love instead<br />
of whatever<br />
Jenica Bergere (The Faculty; Men<br />
Behaving Badly), and Kate Flannery<br />
(The Office). Rosser described the<br />
casting process as the most challenging<br />
but rewarding aspect of the preproduction.<br />
Steve Maisel (CSA)<br />
jumped onboard as casting director,<br />
and they found the perfect ensemble<br />
for the film. Rosser said, “Our entire<br />
cast came together beautifully and<br />
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Corey (Tyler Poelle) and Pete (Joel<br />
Rush) look out over Los Angeles<br />
blew away our expectations. Not only<br />
had we found the perfect actor for<br />
each role, but there was a flow among<br />
this cast that was truly electrifying …<br />
the cast loved each other. They were<br />
hilarious every day. I think David<br />
Wilson Page (Jon) made up a song<br />
called Love or Whatever and had<br />
everyone singing it one night our first<br />
week in production.” And Rosser’s<br />
background in theater, which defines<br />
her as an actor’s director, helped<br />
capture the performances she needed.<br />
However, it was her experience as<br />
a first assistant director on projects<br />
for J.J. Abrams, Universal, Disney,<br />
Paramount, Dreamworks, HBO, MTV,<br />
Dimension and Lionsgate that allowed<br />
her to produce and direct a twelve-day<br />
feature shoot. The short schedule was<br />
the biggest hurdle for this production.<br />
“Every single day was so stressful,”<br />
Rosser said. “We wanted to shoot the<br />
whole script and not just end up cutting<br />
scene after scene because we ran<br />
out of time. We did shoot the whole<br />
screenplay; I think we only dropped<br />
about two scenes. In the end, we had a<br />
two-hour movie which we cut down to<br />
90 minutes.”<br />
One day was especially stressful for<br />
Rosser. As the film shot in Griffith<br />
Park, she hadn’t been able to secure a<br />
location for the next three days. “So,<br />
there I am shooting all day at Griffith<br />
with a huge company move followed<br />
by a mini-move and all daylight<br />
dependent and no clue if we were<br />
Tyler Poelle as Corey and Jennifer Elise Cox as Kelsey<br />
going to have to shut down production<br />
and risk not finishing the film,” she<br />
explained. “Surprisingly I was calm.<br />
I think I just blocked out how dire our<br />
situation was and chose to do the best<br />
thing I could do, which was focus on<br />
the shoot day we were in. Needless to<br />
say, in the eleventh hour, a location was<br />
miraculously found and we got to keep<br />
shooting! … I think the abundance of<br />
good luck we had stood out to me the<br />
most. We had very little money and<br />
very little time, but we kicked ass. So,<br />
I guess to be specific, it was the strong<br />
spirit of our cast and crew. The cast<br />
especially had a synergy that exceeded<br />
my expectations. They each loved the<br />
script. And the whole cast was just so<br />
naturally funny.”<br />
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When asked, Rosser didn’t hesitate<br />
to state that her heart lies with directing.<br />
“I love working with the actors<br />
and all that they bring, setting up the<br />
shots and camera moves – for me it’s<br />
where a lot of the magic happens.” But<br />
there are perks to producing your own<br />
film. One aspect of pre-production that<br />
Rosser cherished was being able to<br />
develop the script versus being handed<br />
90 pages and told to go shoot it.<br />
Love or Whatever is already in film<br />
festivals across the country and soon<br />
internationally. The distribution is<br />
a hybrid model that will maximize<br />
revenue from various platforms like<br />
festivals, DVD, VOD, digital, and theatrical.<br />
With marketing for the film<br />
underway, Rosser is turning her attention<br />
to her next project. She is currently<br />
looking for limited-location, ensemble<br />
horror/thrillers with a strong female<br />
lead. But she doesn’t want the same<br />
plot that’s been circulating for years.<br />
Her advice to screenwriters is, “[do]<br />
the unexpected, don’t tell tired old<br />
stories that have been made a thousand<br />
times. Go out on a limb and do what no<br />
one has done before.<br />
“[I] love everyone over at <strong>InkTip</strong> and<br />
want to thank all the writers who keep<br />
fighting to get their stuff out there.”<br />
Perhaps she will find it again on <strong>InkTip</strong>.<br />
By Chris Cookson
Crime/Murder/Mystery – Drama<br />
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More Scripts –<br />
Grouped by Genre (continued)<br />
Pacific Anti-Terrorist Unit: Nectar of Passion<br />
Georges Salo<br />
The Pacific Anti-Terrorist Unit is created under the auspices of<br />
the department of Homeland Security. A tsunami washes bodies<br />
on shore, and PATU is asked to assist in solving this bizarre<br />
set of murders which unveil a nefarious and sinister plot in the<br />
making. Can PATU decipher and terminate the plot in time?<br />
Pacific Anti-Terrorist Unit (PATU): Drug Habit<br />
Georges Salo<br />
A young girl promises her parents who are dying of cancer<br />
that she’ll find a cure. As an adult, she fulfils her promise<br />
when she discovers a vaccine that resets a cell’s DNA, obliterating<br />
its cancer-causing retrovirus. Her pharmaceutical<br />
company wants it back. Terrorists need it. Criminals covet it.<br />
She’ll risk her life delivering it to the world.<br />
Pacific Anti-Terrorist Unit: Reap the Harvest Georges Salo<br />
A criminal, needing an entry point for his weapons and drugs,<br />
finances a Honolulu mayor’s re-election campaign. Upon winning<br />
it, the mayor reneges on his deal. He’s dispatched –<br />
replaced with his compliant deputy mayor. PATU must solve two<br />
seemingly unrelated events in order to stop the proliferation of<br />
weapons and drugs. Are they too late; does he reap his harvest?<br />
Paralyzed: A Facebook Tragedy (True Story)<br />
Marie Braden and Taishon Cassell<br />
A Facebook argument turns for the worse when a man is disrespected<br />
on the popular social network. (Book for adaptation)<br />
The People V. God Paul Undari<br />
A lawyer defends a young girl charged with murdering her<br />
parents, but she claims she didn’t kill her parents – God did!<br />
What if she’s telling the truth?<br />
Redemption Georges Salo<br />
After a powerful drug lord wipes out his competition, he<br />
goes after the only man that stands in his way of taking over<br />
Manhattan – a decorated New York City detective.<br />
Running from the Mafia Lucas Baker<br />
The Mafia goes after an innocent man who figures out a murder<br />
and the man survives. (Based on a true story)<br />
Shadow Machine Thomas Hayes<br />
In a future where the content of a deceased person’s brain<br />
can be downloaded into a computer system, the headstrong<br />
CEO/inventor of the computer struggles to find out why the<br />
system has stopped working, only to discover that it’s due to<br />
a murder committed two decades before.<br />
Three Keys for Emily Ron Gephart<br />
Emily Rhodes is the only child of a racially mixed couple.<br />
When her college professor father dies violently under mys-<br />
terious circumstances, she is forced to come to terms with her<br />
mother, the meaning and ownership of her father’s art, and<br />
her own racial identity.<br />
Y Anas Mohna<br />
After a series of coincidences, an extraordinary serial killer<br />
finds himself face to face against a narcissistic police detective<br />
and a furious mob head, in a conflict of principles and values.<br />
Drama<br />
25 Cents Dane Gibson<br />
Jerry always believed he was destined for greatness. But after<br />
20 years as a city bus driver, he wonders where it all went<br />
wrong. An encounter with Ponzi schemer, Wilson Reid, leads<br />
to a friendship that promises Jerry a road to his dreams. Only<br />
after he loses everything does he realize having a rich life has<br />
nothing to do with money.<br />
The Abandonment Steven Sirbu<br />
A plot-twisting romantic drama with an ending that you will<br />
never expect. “Bonnie and Clyde” meets “The Sting.”<br />
The Alchemist Dan Del Campos<br />
A successful young writer’s life drastically changes after a<br />
near-death experience.<br />
Along the Way Alejandro Leopardi<br />
A bright, motivated high school senior succumbs to the overwhelming<br />
pressures of growing up, choosing to cope in the<br />
wrong ways.<br />
Bader Field; How My Family Survived Suicide Carl David<br />
The powerful story of an idyllic 1960s American family devastated<br />
when one of their sons takes his life, and their remarkable<br />
journey to survive without answers. Shown through the<br />
vivid visions of the youngest child, now a parent himself,<br />
who was then just 16. A superbly evocative portrayal of love,<br />
forgiveness and acceptance. Emotionally gripping and highly<br />
inspirational. (Book for adaption)<br />
Bitsy’s Labyrinth Mary Andonian<br />
Summer is spiraling for 13-year-old Bitsy Johnson. Dad’s<br />
gone. Mom has just dug up their farmland to build a labyrinth.<br />
Sister Ellen is becoming a pre-AA version of Mom. And then<br />
there’s Nick. How can Bitsy depend on any of them, or God<br />
for that matter, when they don’t seem to have her best interests<br />
at heart?<br />
Blood Chain Deborah Wolfe<br />
Based on true events, “Blood Chain” is about a young, strongwilled<br />
woman who risks her life to expose the corruption<br />
behind America’s factory farms, despite harsh resistance from<br />
the USDA.<br />
The Canoe John Gentile<br />
After a tragic accident, former Blues legend Martin Santone<br />
contemplates suicide while hiding out in a remote coastal village<br />
in British Columbia. He meets Jimmy, a mysterious old<br />
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Kwakiutl shaman, who teaches Martin about hope and redemption<br />
while teaching him to build a traditional cedar canoe.<br />
Martin completes the circle when he teaches a Kwakiutl boy<br />
how to play the blues.<br />
City Girl Iris Crenshaw<br />
An inspirational, fulfilling, yet sometimes tragic journey for<br />
Iris Crenshaw who grows up in the Red Hook projects in<br />
Brooklyn, New York, graduates from college and graduate<br />
school, and re-evaluates her life and priorities when her mother<br />
is diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. (Book for adaptation)<br />
Crazy Does It JoAnn Mears<br />
After a failed private practice, a female psychiatrist moves to<br />
New York to work at a State Mental Hospital, where her six<br />
male patients’ broken minds are far from her reach. Then the<br />
unfortunate tides turn as she witnesses her husband’s sudden<br />
tragic death, and now she will try to heal her patients as well<br />
as herself.<br />
Curtains Darlene Lofgren<br />
A woman who learns on her mother’s death that she’s the<br />
granddaughter of a silent film star poses as a maid on her<br />
grandmother’s estate, trying to discover why her own mother<br />
hid the truth of their heritage – but her quest is interrupted by<br />
a murder which leads to the uncovering of an even greater<br />
masquerade. (Set in the 1970s)<br />
Dave Smith: Carbon Police Guy Bickel<br />
Vigilante carbon-cop Dave Smith’s secret battle against the<br />
unjust carbon and obesity laws turns humorously blue when a<br />
programming mishap physically connects his sexy cell phone<br />
avatar with his new girlfriend.<br />
Dreams of Ascension Adam Travis<br />
Torn between two women, a biochemistry grad student loses<br />
his grip on reality and slips into dreams of cosmic ascension.<br />
Emma Mae Street Hood Curtis Henderson<br />
This unnerving drama tells the fictional story about Emma<br />
Mae’s return and her notorious fight to defend her fiancé, who<br />
was wrongfully convicted and put behind bars for the murder<br />
of three women.<br />
Exotic Karinthal Thomas McCray<br />
A troubled teen wants to be independent but can’t leave her<br />
niece and nephews at her mother’s alcohol- and turmoil-infested<br />
house. Life at home is bad, but life away from home is worse.<br />
The Fall Tamra Teig and Michael Lipoma<br />
When her son is falsely imprisoned for murder, an East Berlin<br />
housewife is coerced into spying to save him, and becomes the<br />
catalyst in the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Based on actual events)<br />
Fallen Angel Brian Hunt<br />
After a daredevil protest leaves an environmental activist<br />
dead, organizer Lauren Taylor flees in shame, harboring a<br />
secret. Stranded in a quirky Ozarks town, she learns to face<br />
her demons and returns to her activist roots.<br />
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Flying Beaver Don French<br />
A young woman’s adventurous journey of discovery in the<br />
wilds of the Pacific Northwest.<br />
Fortune Smiles Noelle Foster<br />
A Chinese immigrant family wreaks havoc in a small southern<br />
town when they serve fortune cookies that come true.<br />
Friction Shane Baker and Lauren Correia<br />
With success, looks, and an endless array of women, Drew<br />
has always appeared to be everyone’s All-American; however,<br />
his outward appearance belies his inner torment of an<br />
abusive past that threatens to consume him.<br />
If You Knew Susie Jo Andrews<br />
Whatever Susie wants, Susie gets. Usually!<br />
In Mexico Art Zapata<br />
Sometimes the only way to find yourself is to lose yourself.<br />
In the Corner of the Room Abdul Hamdache<br />
Shy as a kid, an aspiring teenage artist must overcome his<br />
social phobia and seek therapy to achieve his dream of<br />
becoming a professional painter.<br />
Junk Boy Dan Doyle<br />
During the devastating polio epidemic of 1946, a boy’s obsession<br />
with a teenage girl leads to acts of love beyond the grave<br />
as he and his black, ex-boxer friend commit heart-wrenching<br />
sacrificial killings.<br />
Mr. Sandy C. Laws Thomas Gatus<br />
A complacent Santa receives an unofficial invitation to join<br />
the economically troubled 21st Century in the form of a chilly<br />
Wall Street eviction notice.<br />
No More Weekends Tijs van Marle<br />
High school is an entangled mini-society where everybody<br />
plays the part he’s given. When freshman Andy decides not<br />
to fit in, he starts a domino effect that touches everybody in a<br />
high school ensemble that can only derail and crash.<br />
Repatriation Janelle Dessaint Kimura<br />
In an unprecedented global power shift, Sarah, an American<br />
photographer in Tokyo, is forced to leave her Japanese husband<br />
behind when world governments methodically join<br />
together to repatriate all citizens to their country of racial<br />
origin, creating an artificial “post racial” world. She risks<br />
everything to circumvent the new world order to raise her<br />
children in a diverse, secure location.<br />
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Right Hand Man Thomas Ward<br />
Upon the news of his young daughter’s death, a former pastor<br />
who’s lost his faith must make the long journey home to face<br />
his demons, trying to remain sober along the way.<br />
Road to Reunion Miles Ledoux<br />
A young man wants to inherit a fortune; to do so, he’ll have to<br />
drive across the country, find seven relatives he’s never met,<br />
and convince them to help him. In two weeks.<br />
The Runner Daniel Baig<br />
“Memento” meets “Traffic.” An American drug smuggler living<br />
in Tijuana, Mexico finds himself on the run after a drug<br />
deal goes bad.<br />
Seven Days in Argentina Stephen Quigley<br />
Sent to Buenos Aires in December 2001, as the economy and<br />
government in Argentina crumbled, a Canadian aboriginal<br />
man uncovers the truth about his long-lost sister, who had<br />
disappeared from a Catholic-operated residential school 35<br />
years earlier.<br />
Shadowboxing the Mob Lou Buttino<br />
Based on the true story of legendary world welterweight and<br />
middleweight champion Carmen Basilio whose toughest<br />
opponent was outside the ring. The mob ruled boxing, but<br />
Basilio could not be bought – and it cost him plenty in time,<br />
money, and a shot at the title.<br />
The Sins of My Brother Ian Hamilton<br />
When a woman’s brother murders her husband, she arms<br />
herself and hunts her brother down, torn between vengeance<br />
and pity.<br />
Sky Blue David Silverthorn<br />
Inspired from an article that ran in an 1888 copy of The New<br />
York Times, two female lovers struggle in secret to raise a<br />
family.<br />
The Taj Kristen Maree Cleary<br />
When the world stood still on September 11th, New Yorkers<br />
mobilized in a massive volunteer effort to rescue and recover<br />
victims, not knowing how their own lives would be changed,<br />
or what price they might pay down the road.<br />
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Trifecta James Pope<br />
As he ascends the corporate ladder, three generations of<br />
women from the same family turn to him for their emotional<br />
support and physical gratification.<br />
UnderDogs Mike De Luz<br />
Take one part “Benji,” mix in a runner’s version of “Rocky,”<br />
and top it off with a fresh teen romance! (Based on a true<br />
story)<br />
The Voice Within Nathan O’Callaghan<br />
A teenage girl with no hope dreams of running away.<br />
A boy with no voice runs from his past. Together they can<br />
make a future.<br />
Wages of Sin Shirley Hassen<br />
When both parents are killed in a motor accident, threeyear-old<br />
Peter is placed in an orphanage. Abused by a male<br />
teacher, it is at age 16 that he leaves the orphanage. Wanting<br />
to end his life, he accidently meets the suicidal Karen. Both<br />
make a pact to end their lives on a certain day; meanwhile,<br />
they live a life of debauchery, thieving, and killings.<br />
Wife After Death Alan Nicol<br />
A lonely middle-aged man is given a death sentence and<br />
quickly finds love and happiness. But is he set for a bittersweet<br />
passing, or one final nightmare?<br />
Wish You Were Here Shirley Hassen and Gregory Ross<br />
In her early 40s, Julia English married a man who loved her<br />
more than she loved him. Bored with her married life, she<br />
decides to begin an imaginary flirtation (by mail) and so going<br />
to the library looks up a copy of the telephone book and picks a<br />
name at random. Daniel Prosser is the unfortunate fellah.<br />
Ziya David Caidar and Meitav Marom<br />
Ziya is a high school teenager left blinded by bullying that<br />
shattered her dream to be a ballerina. However, the aggressor<br />
reconciles with Ziya, and she convinces him to be a partner in<br />
a ballet duet to gain entrance into a prestigious ballet school<br />
to fulfill her dream.<br />
Family<br />
Stealing First Joan Golden and Cynthia Drew<br />
A baseball prodigy hires the best coach he can find to help<br />
him get to the major league – problem is, the coach is black<br />
– and it’s 1957.<br />
Fantasy<br />
And Death Shall Have No Dominion<br />
Sandra R. Corkins-Schmidt<br />
After being regressed to a past-life as a 1904 archaeologist,<br />
present-day Maude races against time to find the Artifact<br />
that could either save the world or destroy it. As two sworn<br />
enemies compete with her to find the object, Maude suddenly<br />
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finds herself working with Gregory, a stranger who seems<br />
like her other half. (Quarterfinalist in Fade-In, Top 25% Page)<br />
Demon Apocalypse Chester Davis<br />
In the aftermath of a war between demonic invaders and<br />
humanity, a wandering warrior tries to defend one of the last<br />
islands of civilization on Earth.<br />
The Duty of Love Anne Eng<br />
A princess, desperate to save her parents’ kingdom and her<br />
brother from an overpowering court matron, joins forces<br />
with an inept wizard and his two rats, changed by unstable<br />
spells into humans. Together, this unlikely foursome meet in<br />
a deadly combat with the court matron in a banquet turned<br />
into mayhem.<br />
Jess and Zoey Lucas Baker<br />
When a young girl finds a book of magic which dates back<br />
to the Salem Witch Trials, it starts her on an adventure which<br />
leads to eventually facing an evil witch in a distant Mexican<br />
village and trying to save her kidnapped younger sister.<br />
Neptune’s Empire (Part 1 of the Player’s Chronicles)<br />
Sandra R. Corkins-Schmidt<br />
When Tiffany James’ lover Edward is time-snatched during<br />
their 1911 performance of Macbeth, Tiffany enlists the help<br />
of Inspector Greenstone and their theatre’s well-meaning but<br />
tortured ghost, Harvey, to bring Edward back from the future.<br />
(Quarter-Finalist in current Fade-In Competition)<br />
Rex Francis Williams<br />
A newly hatched baby T-Rex dinosaur thinks a 12-year-old<br />
girl (tween) is his mother and bonds with her – to the point<br />
of never letting her out of his sight – and eventually becomes<br />
her house pet.<br />
Timeless Millie Raphael<br />
A grieving history student sets out on a mystical race through<br />
time to help a young Abraham Lincoln overcome a devastating<br />
death or risk changing the course of history. (Fantasy/<br />
Drama/Thriller)<br />
What’s Past Is Prologue (Part 2 of the Player’s Chronicles)<br />
Sandra R. Corkins-Schmidt<br />
When Theo Burke starts to see ghosts, she thinks it’s just<br />
because of her health problems, but soon realizes that not<br />
only has she met two real ghosts, but they are time travelers<br />
and know her from her future. Soon, her future is affecting<br />
her present in ways she could never have imagined. (Part 2 of<br />
“The Player’s Chronicles”)<br />
Horror<br />
Based on a Nightmare Christopher Hruby<br />
An embittered college student learns from a famous horror<br />
novelist the ability to enter and observe nightmares, and<br />
unwillingly unleashes them on those closest to him, including<br />
his own horror, a movie monster called “The Spectre.”
& with<br />
20<br />
Q A<br />
Love or Whatever<br />
Screenwriter<br />
Dennis Bush<br />
Playwright Dennis Bush has had a strong career in the<br />
theater. He has had 19 plays and eight monologue<br />
collections published, worked as a coach for actors and<br />
writers, has had a number of his stage plays produced<br />
throughout numerous countries, including the U.S.,<br />
Canada, South Africa, and the U.K., and his recent<br />
plays Like a Man and In the Sack are gearing up for<br />
a commercial run in New York. Now Dennis can add<br />
produced screenwriter to his extensive credits. His<br />
romantic comedy Love or Whatever was discovered on<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong> by producer/director Rosser Goodman. We had a<br />
chance to talk to Dennis about his inspiration for the script<br />
and what works he has planned for the future.<br />
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<strong>InkTip</strong>: You write stage plays, short<br />
stories, scripts, all kinds of work.<br />
When it comes to screenwriting, do<br />
you prefer to write one style of genre<br />
over another?<br />
Dennis Bush: In all my writing (plays,<br />
screenplays, short fiction, poetry), I<br />
work in a variety of styles and genres.<br />
Each project has a different feel. I’m<br />
drawn to the place where comedy<br />
and tragedy intersect. Audiences may<br />
think they “know” a writer based on<br />
one script or screenplay, but that’s<br />
like saying you know somebody after<br />
a five-minute conversation at party.<br />
I want my work to appeal to a wide<br />
range of people with a variety of life<br />
experiences.<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong>: Love or Whatever revolves<br />
around a gay man’s quest for romance.<br />
How do you think the story will relate<br />
to all audiences?<br />
Dennis Bush: I wanted to blend<br />
romance and comedy in that way that<br />
so often happens in real life – once we<br />
have some distance from it and can see<br />
the seemingly tragic moments for the<br />
funny and absurd experiences that they<br />
were. I wanted Corey to be someone<br />
both men and women could relate to.<br />
While Corey’s sexual orientation is<br />
gay, I think his struggle to find love<br />
and direction in his life can – and will<br />
– resonate with all kinds of audiences.<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong>: How did you come up with<br />
the story?<br />
Dennis Bush: I wanted to create a<br />
romantic comedy that explored how<br />
being open to new and different people<br />
can lead us to love. We get so mired<br />
in ideas of “my type” and “what I’m<br />
into” that we miss having life-changing<br />
experiences and relationships with<br />
incredible people.<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong>: The script was given to Cait<br />
Brennan for a rewrite. Some writers<br />
get nervous when another writer is<br />
brought in to do a pass on their script.<br />
How did the process go for you and did<br />
you like the changes that were made?<br />
Dennis Bush: My contract included<br />
one rewrite and one polish, which I<br />
completed, based on casting ideas,<br />
location changes, and incorporating<br />
a marketing partner’s app as part of<br />
the plot. As the development process<br />
moved forward, I was at work on<br />
several other projects (as happens in<br />
the business), along with my coaching<br />
and consulting commitments. Rosser<br />
and I talked, at length, about ideas for<br />
additional changes. Bringing Cait on<br />
board was just like adding some wonderful<br />
new spices to the recipe that was<br />
already in place. We work in a collaborative<br />
business, and Rosser and producer<br />
Gio Messale have been wonderful<br />
about making sure that everyone’s<br />
contributions have been included, recognized,<br />
and celebrated.<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong>: Were you excited by the casting<br />
and other elements for the film?<br />
Dennis Bush: I’m very pleased.<br />
Casting director Steve Maisel did an<br />
outstanding job. Tyler Poelle, who<br />
plays Corey, is wonderful. All the lead<br />
and featured actors do excellent work,<br />
but Tyler has such a broad range of<br />
emotions to play as Corey, and he does<br />
it superbly.<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong>: Have you been able to see it<br />
yet?<br />
Dennis Bush: I saw the film at the<br />
world premiere at the Frameline festival<br />
in San Francisco on June 20th.<br />
Rosser has done a beautiful job. All<br />
the production elements are very well<br />
done. Rosser, Gio, and Camillia Sanes<br />
Monet (another one of the producers)<br />
put together an exceptional team and<br />
everyone brought their A game to the<br />
project. For the premiere, we had a full<br />
house at the historic Castro Theatre<br />
and the audience response was overwhelming.<br />
There was so much enthusiasm.<br />
Frameline is such an exceptional<br />
organization and the audiences at the<br />
Castro are passionate and engaged. It<br />
was an incredible experience.<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong>: What advice can you give<br />
other writers who are trying to get their<br />
foot in the door?<br />
Dennis Bush: Write, write, write.<br />
Don’t wait for your work to be “discovered.”<br />
Put it out there. And gather a<br />
group of honest friends and colleagues<br />
who can read your work and give you<br />
feedback as you’re writing.<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong>: What are you working on<br />
now?<br />
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Dennis Bush: I’m working on a new<br />
screenplay, Tristan, about a boy who<br />
has to figure out how to handle an<br />
abusive situation, when no one around<br />
him seems to be able – or want – to<br />
help. I’m working on a collaboration<br />
with award-winning director Matt<br />
MacDonald. On the theatre side, I’m<br />
completing a comedy/drama, Civilized<br />
People, about a sister and brother in<br />
their 20s who are faced with the fallout<br />
of the events of their childhood and<br />
teen years. I’m also working on a new<br />
one-act called Opening Doors. In addition,<br />
I continue to coach other writers<br />
and work with actors, as well.<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong>: Anything you would like to<br />
add?<br />
Dennis Bush: I’d like to thank <strong>InkTip</strong><br />
for their enthusiastic support of my<br />
work … It was the resource that connected<br />
a director/producer with my<br />
screenplay – and quite quickly. I have<br />
been absolutely delighted with the<br />
support and opportunities I’ve gotten<br />
through being associated with <strong>InkTip</strong><br />
… I’d also like to thank the people in<br />
my life who, with their boundless love<br />
and encouragement, make it possible<br />
for me to do what I do.<br />
<strong>InkTip</strong>: We wish you all the best<br />
with your upcoming plays and writing!<br />
Hope to hear about another produced<br />
screenplay of yours soon.<br />
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Dennis Bush’s script Big Days on<br />
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Horror – Non-Fiction/History<br />
More Scripts –<br />
Grouped by Genre (continued)<br />
Bloodline Brooks Benjamin, Jason Benjamin, and Curt Willis<br />
Every small town has its secret. For the town of Leak, it’s<br />
a nine-foot-tall, ancient demon named Bud. A brand-new<br />
deputy teams up with the town sheriff and a former Marine<br />
to stop a family of deranged mountain people and their<br />
bloodthirsty pet demon before they destroy their town and<br />
everyone in it.<br />
Chill Seekers Tim Reynolds<br />
In 2008, the paranormal investigative show “Chillseekers”<br />
was axed due to falling ratings. Months later, presenter Max<br />
Fear, vowing to save his precious show, disappeared with several<br />
crew members. After years of argument and deliberation,<br />
this is now thought to be the genuine footage of the lost team.<br />
Darka Johnny Fortier<br />
A malignant entity of the past thrown into the depths of the<br />
Earth seeks revenge against a group of miners.<br />
Heart & Soul Eric Walton<br />
Three young women move into their dream home, but end up<br />
living in a nightmare when one of them is hexed by the soul<br />
of an evil witch that possesses the house.<br />
The House of Evil Erik Shuttleworth<br />
Six college students become vampire monsters because of an<br />
alien artifact in an old house, fighting each other and bloodthirsty<br />
Satanists hidden in the surrounding woods.<br />
I.C.Sara Richard Howe<br />
Jenny is Sara’s niece, but they’re both only seven years old.<br />
The only one who can tell them apart is battling dementia. The<br />
old man’s son has returned with his daughter to take care of<br />
him, and Sara wants what Jenny has. A family to call her own!<br />
Lobison Joe “Tuffy” Tofuri<br />
A relentless tracker’s hunt for a pack of enormous biped<br />
beasts culminates in a church where he struggles to protect<br />
a pregnant woman’s unborn child from the pack’s ferocious<br />
Alpha. (Winner – 2012 International Horror & Sci-Fi Film<br />
and Screenplay Festival, 2011 Terror Film Festival, 2011 Los<br />
Angeles Film and Script Festival, 2011 Toronto International<br />
Film and Video Awards Festival.)<br />
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that interest you!<br />
Massacre at Bear Mountain Kevin Jeter<br />
College students partying on winter break at a popular ski resort<br />
are slaughtered by a possessed woman at a isolated ski lodge.<br />
A Pound of Flesh Georges Salo<br />
A criminal boss exhausts all avenues his wealth provides to<br />
save his terminally ill wife. In a last desperate attempt, he<br />
offers the most valuable items in his possession – his morals<br />
and his soul – to the devil for the life of his one and true love.<br />
The Room (The Paranormal Tapes) Erik Shuttleworth<br />
A hotel room’s paranormal investigation footage reveals a<br />
team’s struggle with a reanimated corpse, zombies, a killer’s<br />
cannibalistic heritage, and a young woman spawned by evil<br />
as the team accidentally uncovers a gateway to Hell.<br />
Satan’s Child John Rodriguez,<br />
A pregnant college student finds out the man she’s fallen in<br />
love with and whose daughter she’s about to have is not only<br />
an alien, but her unknown father, who in order to survive on<br />
Earth has been mating with the female members of her family<br />
for over 250 years.<br />
Scream, Bride! Scream! Russell Garrigan<br />
“Rosemary’s Baby” meets Marilyn Manson.<br />
Senior Skip Day Ronald Fordham<br />
While staying out late on the eve of their senior skip day,<br />
several high school students encounter a mysterious and<br />
vicious werewolf, an event that leads to massacre and tragic<br />
misunderstanding.<br />
They Know Brian DeVall<br />
The ghosts of an elderly couple must stop a serial killer that<br />
has moved into their house. The couple joins forces with the<br />
ghost of a teen prostitute murdered by the killer. Together,<br />
they try to avenge her death and find their way into heaven.<br />
Third Sean McKee<br />
An abused mother and her young daughter attempt to flee<br />
their tormentor, only to awaken a greater evil hell-bent on<br />
taking his own stab at them.<br />
A Walk in the Park Robert Broderick<br />
A group of teenagers is terrorized by a gang of murderous<br />
skinheads.<br />
Widow Lake Shawn McLaughlin and Michael Mityok<br />
A relentless crusader leads her unwitting university friends<br />
on a dive in mysterious “Widow Lake” where they unearth<br />
a matriarchal, cannibalistic society entombed in an old<br />
submerged mine.<br />
Non-Fiction/History<br />
Gabriel’s Bones Dan Healy<br />
As the pragmatic captain of the great buffalo hunt adapts<br />
hunting tactics to repel a government militia inexorably<br />
approaching, a charismatic religious zealot sets up a city of<br />
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God on the prairie. These friends and adversaries lead indigenous<br />
people in an epic struggle to secure land rights and<br />
preserve what remains of the ways of the Old West.<br />
Prisoner No.7 Chris Fuller<br />
The mystery of Prisoner No.7.<br />
Theatre of Death James B. Saunders<br />
A courageous reporter uncovers corporate greed, corruption,<br />
and criminal negligence in building Chicago’s “Absolutely<br />
Fireproof” Iroquois Theatre and fights to prevent the most<br />
disastrous building fire in American history.<br />
Romance<br />
Arpeggio Vincent Chin<br />
An aspiring musician and his old college buddy cross paths<br />
in an airport and decide to help each other break up with<br />
their girlfriends back home. Instead they fall for each others’<br />
ex-girlfriend, with unexpected consequences.<br />
A Coincidental Endurance Frank Provenzano<br />
An endearing humanities professor at a prestigious liberal arts<br />
college struggles to come to terms with the sudden death of<br />
his wife, who, he learns, was having an affair with his best<br />
friend in the days before she died.<br />
Inherit a Marriage (I AM) Georges Salo<br />
Traditional and modern values collide for an Indian lesbian<br />
who must return to India to attend her father’s funeral. Upon<br />
arriving in India with her partner, she discovers that she must<br />
marry in order to uphold her family’s rank and stature.<br />
True Love Story Andrew Brown<br />
As this is a true story, the script is written without embellishment.<br />
The only story part is a short “happily ever after”<br />
segment for Hollywood (a giant catamaran sailboat, a couple<br />
of kids, and throwing parties in various marinas around the<br />
world). During the credits, the truth can be shown in a scrapbook<br />
of real photographs.<br />
Vanish David Caidar and Meitav Marom<br />
The struggle between the haves and the have-nots.<br />
Romantic Comedy<br />
A-PLUS (Angry People Like Us) Ricky Adlam<br />
Two middle-aged spouses in L.A. and N.Y. simultaneously<br />
agree to knock each other off for the family accident insurance<br />
money in order to get out of a mountain of recession-caused<br />
debt so the surviving spouse, children, and grandchildren live<br />
a comfortable future life. One couple always chickens out and<br />
the other spouses always comically survive.<br />
Amazing Luck Gary Kern<br />
Luck comes to a college dropout in Albuquerque, working as<br />
a cook in the train station, when a beautiful Russian girl and a<br />
bag of stolen money suddenly fall into his hands. His problem<br />
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now is what to do with the girl, how to launder the money,<br />
and whether to believe it is luck.<br />
The Auction House David Peretz<br />
Set in the Auction House, an auction of musical instruments<br />
initiates the action. Centerpiece: Jack’s guitar. An icon of the<br />
pop rock world, Jack was presumed drowned several years<br />
earlier. The sale brings out a cast of delightful, wacky characters<br />
– buyers, sellers, and the staff itself. Will Jack return<br />
from “the dead” and find love in the Auction House? Come<br />
find out.<br />
Basketball Forever Ed Nelson<br />
Retired, former great pro and college players join a rough and<br />
tough league and fight family and lady friends on an adventure<br />
leading to the state championship. Based on actual facts.<br />
Big Days Dennis Bush<br />
Adam Dorsey, 19, needs to take his life in a new direction.<br />
Hoping to reconnect with his father, Adam moves to Vegas,<br />
getting a taste of the wild side and falling for his dad’s girlfriend<br />
in the process. To find his own way and get what he<br />
wants, Adam needs to man up, now or never.<br />
Coming Up Spades Vivian Lermond<br />
Three brothers on a singles cruise discover they may have<br />
to walk the plank to prove they’re worthy of a love victory<br />
at sea.<br />
Extraordinary Darlene Villanova<br />
A lowly copywriter’s life changes in an unexpected way when<br />
she attempts to match herself with an affluent co-worker<br />
through a dating website.<br />
The Fetish Michael Chichetti<br />
A harmless sexual partialism becomes anything but harmless<br />
when it has a profound impact on the relationships between<br />
two young couples. A love rectangle, sex comedy in the vein<br />
of “Closer,” “The Shape of Things,” and “Last Night.”<br />
Heart’s Harbor Ted DeMarsh<br />
A male romance cover model arrives unexpectedly in a<br />
remote fishing village. To hold him there, the unhappily married<br />
women of the local fish plant contrive to transform the<br />
only single girl in the village from a gumbooted innocent into<br />
a romance cover heroine, while their desperate husbands plot<br />
to trick him into revealing his romance hero secrets.<br />
Hollywood and Mine Ralph Tropf<br />
Action superstar Buck Swift falls in love with a small-town<br />
girl on location, but his agent, manager, publicist, ex-wife, and<br />
starlet girlfriend conspire to bring him back to Hollywood.<br />
In Search of Cyndi Ben Espin<br />
On a frigid beach, two wayward teenage friends discover a<br />
severed, frozen foot wearing a gold anklet. With “Cyndi”<br />
engraved on the anklet, the boys embark on a comical but<br />
heartfelt search to match this unusual “glass slipper” with its<br />
Cinderella. Happily ever after has never been so – awkward.
Romantic Comedy – Sci-Fi<br />
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My Absolutely Fabulous Gay Wedding P.R. Montgomery<br />
A straight wedding photographer who hates weddings gets<br />
engaged to her “gal pal” to avoid deportation, but when she<br />
falls for the sexy immigration officer next door, her plans are<br />
thrown into a tailspin.<br />
The Mystery Shopper Peter Spencer and Pamela Schott<br />
Risk-averse Steve thinks life has paid off when he meets his<br />
perfect match, only to be dumped when she learns he wrote a<br />
mystery-shopping report that got her fired. Things get worse;<br />
he loses everything, even his job and home. Only if he takes<br />
a chance in life can he put his life together and win her back.<br />
Old Business Joseph Weckerle<br />
A man, on the way to his long-anticipated wedding, stops to<br />
see his “old flame” and spends the rest of the evening putting<br />
out fires.<br />
Otherwise Engaged Jeffrey Tabnick and Jonathan Todd Ross<br />
A lawyer on the verge of getting married is sent by his jealous<br />
fiancée to Paris to get back the engagement ring that went to<br />
his promiscuous, fun-loving former flame. (The screenwriters<br />
won honors at the Honolulu Film Festival, L.A. Screenwriting<br />
Contest, and the L.A. Movie Awards.)<br />
Paige Turner David White<br />
A fabulously successful, female romance novelist despairs of<br />
finding her dream man, until she begins to interact with her<br />
fictional leading man in real life. Is he an artifact of her own<br />
creativity, or is she the target of a cunning and potentially<br />
deadly stalker?<br />
Shy Guy Richard Niichel<br />
After being voted “Most Shy,” Glen is pressured to start talking.<br />
He rocks his math class and then shocks the whole school<br />
as he sings without stuttering and dances without equal.<br />
Strung Out Gigi Arnold<br />
A stressed-out single mom, food critic, and tennis addict is<br />
accused of murdering one of her opponents and must battle<br />
evil tennis girls, an ex-husband, an old boyfriend, an imbalanced<br />
editor, and a sarcastic clown while trying to clear herself<br />
of homicide. Things heat up even further when she finds<br />
herself torn between a jealous cop and an INTERPOL agent.<br />
Taming of the West Burt Prelutsky<br />
“Taming of the Shrew” meets “Hobson’s Choice.” It’s the<br />
battle of the sexes, set in the 1880s in the American West.<br />
Engaging characters and hilarious dialogue written by WGA<br />
award-winner Burt Prelutsky.<br />
Tyrannosaurus Sex Robert Kirschten<br />
An entrancing young woman, 27, PhD in anthropology,<br />
disguises herself as a man to get a job in a natural history<br />
museum. The male department head falls in love with her, as<br />
does the female director of museum. Later, her twin brother<br />
shows up, resulting in mistaken-identity love quadrangle.<br />
Shakespeare’s “12th Night” in “Night at the Museum.”<br />
Wine & Spirits Nauman Khan<br />
A xenophobic and depressed American senator finds seduction<br />
and redemption during a trip to Italy’s Lake Como and<br />
becomes the unlikely hero in the local villagers’ battle against<br />
corporate America.<br />
You Can’t See God Ramzy Sweis<br />
Rita, a sexy bookworm, dumps Ed, a jobless man. He sells his<br />
soul to the Devil to destroy her life. The Devil takes matters<br />
into his own hands when Ed falls back in love and advances<br />
to a benevolent angel of God! Think “Ghost” meets “Just<br />
Like Heaven.” (Tribeca Pitch Festival Runner-Up; Chicago<br />
Screenwriter’s Network Finalist; written by Chicago stand-up<br />
comedian)<br />
The Zamboni Driver Scott Teel<br />
Sick of watching losing sports stars earn outrageous salaries,<br />
a fed-up, underpaid NHL Zamboni driver requests a $5 million<br />
contract and eventually loses his job, but not before he<br />
becomes a media sensation, inspiration to the home team’s<br />
players, and hero to millions in the working class.<br />
Sci-Fi<br />
The Abduction Ester Lopez<br />
Abducted by aliens and mistaken for a criminal, a man must<br />
prove his innocence and rescue a bounty hunter’s father to<br />
return to Earth, but falls in love with the bounty hunter in the<br />
process.<br />
Ascendants Amos James<br />
Set in a future where society is governed by a disease control<br />
police force, agents hunt suspected contaminates who attempt<br />
to evade quarantine. Cole and Hex Denevin are partners and<br />
brothers pitted against each other when Hex tests positive for<br />
the deadly plague.<br />
Bedlam Norman Harris, Jr.<br />
The discovery of an ancient alien technology sets off a<br />
chain of events that brings the Earth and its inhabitants to the<br />
brink of destruction.<br />
Bones of Goliath Byron Marsh<br />
A fledgling FBI agent and her fiancé uncover mass abductions<br />
and a plot by the descendants of the biblical Goliath to<br />
enslave men and breed with women.<br />
Escape from the Odyssey Laura Taylor<br />
Three months ago, an alien vessel hijacked the space shuttle<br />
Odyssey, enslaved the crew, and invaded the Earth. Today,<br />
Earth’s only chance for survival is the shuttle’s former assistant<br />
navigator, now an alien-human hybrid, and the only man<br />
to have escaped from the Odyssey.<br />
Flight 2012 Clive Scarff<br />
Alien humanoid beings bring future warning to a very troubled<br />
Earth of 2012. (Based on a true story)<br />
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The Fold Robert Cook<br />
A man driven by the death of his sister creates a computer<br />
mirror of his consciousness just as powerful forces interested<br />
in his technology close in around him.<br />
Human Thomas Sturm<br />
An alien child experiences life as a human in many different<br />
bodies and historical periods from the origins of humanity to<br />
its unexpected end.<br />
Lokaa Albert Johnson<br />
A malevolent, parasitical alien crashes in the California<br />
desert. Years later, he emerges from his human host to feed,<br />
bringing mayhem and death.<br />
Mars Diner Jenny Jamie Ferenczi<br />
The year 2154, Earth discovers an overcrowded Mars underworld<br />
and liberates its population to sell Earth’s first Mars<br />
Diner franchise to free-spirited Martian, Femus, who falls<br />
in love with magnetically charming Graham, Earthling and<br />
Mars Diner franchise recruiter. But the couple is forbidden<br />
to connect by corrupt senior franchise owners that use it as a<br />
cover for beyond-imagination illegal experiments.<br />
Nanoplague Chester Davis<br />
Scientist and entrepreneur Dan Palmer is in a unique position<br />
to save the world when “benevolent” aliens turn their gifts<br />
against us.<br />
Odyssey Bourne Force<br />
Debbie Renner and Deborah Louise Robinson<br />
An ancient prophecy has awakened, and one woman must<br />
race against time to change our future – if she can tell the difference<br />
between friend and foe.<br />
Pollen and the Ring of Harmony Francis Williams<br />
The first eco science fiction/thriller for the 21st Century. An<br />
environmentalist trying to save the valley where he lives<br />
from being destroyed by corrupt developers meets an alien<br />
environmentalist with amazing powers who has been sent to<br />
Earth to save us from cosmic and environmental destruction.<br />
Appeals to all age groups. Strong roles for young and old,<br />
male and female.<br />
The Recreation Wars John Gascoigne<br />
In 2030 a conflicted couple split, entering government sectors<br />
as divided as they are. Harvey chooses “Physical Recreation”<br />
whose leaders junk Nirvana by sabotaging each other for<br />
members then attacking their artistic neighbors, who harbor<br />
his wife. Crossing into “Arts,” lovelorn Harvey gets caught<br />
in the dirty war but launders the muck publicly to heal his<br />
marriage, then the nation.<br />
Shoestring Barbara D. Hall and Jon C. Hall<br />
When a young lawyer wakes to find his wife is not his wife<br />
and she has emptied all of his legal escrow and trust accounts,<br />
he begins his journey through the back country of the Florida<br />
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Sci-Fi – Suspense/Thriller<br />
Keys befriended by a black duck who saves his life more than<br />
once and in more than one way. (Book for adaptation)<br />
The Sleep Traveller Faye Stergioula<br />
In an attempt to find out who ran him over, a crippled photographer<br />
resorts to hypnosis. When the amateur hypnotist asks<br />
him to avoid the car, he does it – and wakes up able-bodied!<br />
Spores Darryl Layne<br />
2060, Dragon Den One with its crew of seven streaks toward<br />
the first human landing on the red planet. Little do they realize<br />
they are on a rescue mission for the planet Earth!<br />
Super Spies Justin Raschen and Jason Raschen<br />
Following a lab accident, two regular guys develop super<br />
powers and are then recruited by the government to be spies.<br />
They then find themselves battling an anarchist mastermind<br />
seeking to blow up the world with nuclear missiles.<br />
The Threshing Susan Arscott<br />
After surviving an alien attack, four teenagers, led by<br />
16-year-old Olivia, uncover a conspiracy to hide the discovery<br />
of a second Earth as they fight to save their world from<br />
total destruction.<br />
Toxic Behavior Johnny Fortier<br />
Another world may be just under the Earth’s crust, controlling<br />
and watching the least of your movements using a toxic<br />
substance for your own extermination.<br />
Virgo Rising Gil Luna<br />
In order to save humanity, a man is forced to free his daughter<br />
from the ravages of a post-apocalyptic tyrant with only six<br />
days to spare.<br />
Suspense/Thriller<br />
Auras M.H. Witten and Gia Vranicar<br />
A young man discovers that he has the unique ability to see<br />
energy (auras) surrounding people and learns to use this gift<br />
to expose his cousin’s human trafficking ring run via the family<br />
business.<br />
The Back Nine Jay Gable<br />
A young bank exec, playing his first round of golf with the<br />
head honchos, finds the game’s stakes heightened to life<br />
or death when a stranger hell-bent on revenge joins their<br />
threesome.<br />
The Big Dark Thom Mcintyre<br />
A bodyguard survives severe injuries but suffers amnesia in a<br />
fiery crash, then struggles to regain his memory to learn why<br />
he was, and is, marked for murder.<br />
Black Metal Constantine Veroutis<br />
A dark action thriller where “Sin City” meets “Wanted.”<br />
Vigilante detectives with the help from an assassin and a local<br />
superhero try to take their city back from the Dark Order,<br />
where a kill becomes one’s precious art.<br />
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The Blue Wall Ian Feldman<br />
The remains of a hand and ring are found on a desolate beach<br />
on the island of Curacao by two young innocent kitesurfers –<br />
uncovering a legendary secret. A secret that draws them into<br />
a deadly chase to locate a U-boat wreck holding a massive<br />
treasure in Nazi gold that threatens to bankrupt some of the<br />
biggest banks in Switzerland.<br />
Charisma Sean Lisik<br />
Ninety-nine percent of the world’s serial killers are male.<br />
“Charisma,” a romance-infused crime thriller with a multiple<br />
twist ending, displays the manipulative, seductive differences<br />
of the exception. (Think” The Usual Suspects” meets “Fatal<br />
Attraction”)<br />
Closer to Closure<br />
Marcus D. Thomas and Shawna McBride-Thomas<br />
A woman comes closer to closure with finding out who is<br />
trying to kill her.<br />
The Cure Antoine Devine<br />
NCI Agent Carol Anderson discovers a conspiracy to conceal<br />
the cure for breast cancer developed by a murdered scientist,<br />
but while she races to deliver the formula she must face the<br />
prospect that officials at the highest levels of her agency<br />
are involved. (2011 Top 10 Finalist – National Black Book<br />
Festival New Author Award; book for adaptation)<br />
Dante’s Island Georges Salo<br />
A wealthy eccentric orchestrates a reality show to find and<br />
exact his revenge for those who killed his family.<br />
Espiritu Jorge Gutierrez<br />
A young, anti-social girl with a strange paranormal ability<br />
may be responsible for a string of bizarre deaths.<br />
False Memory Melvin Moore<br />
When a young woman unravels the mystery surrounding her<br />
sister’s death, she unearths a cover-up of serial molestation<br />
and murder that links to her incestuous past.<br />
Fearful Richard Newman<br />
Having survived the Holocaust, a Dutch girl is pursued by<br />
collaborators trying to escape from 1950s Amsterdam. Beset<br />
with terrible fear for the second time in her life, she finds help<br />
and love from a tugboat youth.<br />
The Feast Eric Whittington and Tracy Whittington<br />
A mysterious illness linked to the latest haute cuisine triggers<br />
a deadly struggle between a powerful U.N. official and the<br />
cocky journalist intent on stopping him.<br />
Gothic Brian Watson<br />
A musician’s life is sent into chaos when she witnesses the<br />
murder of her boyfriend at the hands of a notorious hooded<br />
murderess on the bank of the River Seine in Paris. She is<br />
stalked through the streets of Paris by the killer until they<br />
eventually meet face to face when the identity of her stalker<br />
is finally revealed.<br />
The Healing Gland George Gaio Mano<br />
An accident reveals that a man carries a cure for cancer in his<br />
body. Unfortunately, removing the cure from his body will<br />
kill him, and that is what everybody wants to do.<br />
Help Me Kill Daniel Stuelpnagel<br />
A successful Swiss doctor hiding a dark secret recruits a<br />
rebellious French girl to help him steal the identity of a dying<br />
patient.<br />
Ian Simon Teal Georges Salo<br />
Two master thieves mentor a down-on-his-luck amateur thief<br />
in his craft. To show his gratitude, he’ll accomplish the one<br />
task his mentors couldn’t complete – steal an item illegally<br />
usurped by a private collector and return it to the museum.<br />
He devises the scheme with such complexity as to also gain<br />
the love of his life.<br />
In Sheep’s Clothing Rebecca Felland-Syring<br />
A grieving doctor is blackmailed into raising and training<br />
surrogate children into elite spies. As the children grow,<br />
they begin to question their origins, the tables are turned,<br />
and as the children get closer to the truth, they realize<br />
there will be a price to pay. It’s “Bourne Identity” meets<br />
“The Hunger Games.”<br />
A Lancaster Lad William Eaton<br />
When a WWI German sniper kills a British soldier in noman’s<br />
land, his option for survival is to adopt his victim’s<br />
identity.<br />
Level 1 (aka Lone Peak) Wilson Macduff<br />
A troubled mother forms a fatal alliance with a local sheriff<br />
following the suspected abduction of her long-lost daughter<br />
by a violent cult leader.<br />
The Nazari Darren Mills and Travis Shapiro<br />
When an agent for a secret Vatican order crosses a small-town<br />
cop, a simple mission turns into a life-and-death struggle.<br />
Overwhelming Darkness Steven Hart<br />
After accidentally killing a child rapist, a jaded crime reporter<br />
is pushed over the edge into a violent, bloody journey to rid<br />
his city of the criminals and scumbags that he hates. But what<br />
price must he pay as he starts to become the very thing that<br />
he despised?<br />
The Protector Patricia Poulos<br />
She is brilliant, beautiful, and powerful. The faceless men<br />
want her, but she refuses their offers. All that is now left is to<br />
destroy her – financially, mentally, physically. They fail. She<br />
strips the masks from the faceless men and continues in her<br />
quest to protect the people. She now becomes the faceless<br />
benefactor of her people.<br />
Retribution Has a Name Georges Salo<br />
An assassin, at the top of his game, continues about his<br />
work watching with passing interest as the financial markets<br />
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crumble. When his friend’s elderly aunt commits suicide after<br />
losing her life savings … well, it just got personal. He now<br />
dispenses his brand of retribution to those few whose greed<br />
created the financial crisis that caused the distress and grief<br />
to so many.<br />
The Rozabal Line Uday Gunjikar and Ashwin Sanghi<br />
Haunted by visions of doom, a young priest embarks on<br />
a quest to recover the lost years of Jesus Christ, but when a<br />
mysterious assassin takes him hostage, he finds himself in<br />
a race against time to prevent warring secret societies and<br />
religious fanatics from unleashing global Armageddon.<br />
Safe Robert Galik<br />
Escaping Hell’s impossible. Escaping Hell’s bounty hunter is<br />
even harder.<br />
Shady Hollow Kevan Parmelee<br />
A young African-American college student gets sent to a<br />
former slave plantation for field research on his racial prejudice<br />
essay, only to quickly come to terms with his own racial<br />
hatred when he finds out that the hotel, and indirectly his own<br />
self, are killing all the guests that arrive.<br />
She Was Gone David Bulkley<br />
In an attempt to win favor of Satan’s council, an ambitious<br />
demon steals the innocence of a young teenager by tricking<br />
him into signing a contract for a perfect life. Unbeknownst to<br />
Colton Shiraz, the price required by the demon would lead<br />
him to make the ultimate sacrifice to get his daughter back.<br />
A Thousand Times Goodnight Sandra R. Corkins-Schmidt<br />
After an intense moment of deja-vu during a performance of<br />
Hamlet, a psychic drama student and a movie star reconnect<br />
in a murder investigation. When the psychic starts to believe<br />
the actor is the reincarnation of her lost love, she also suspects<br />
that he is the murderer in her recent visions. (Semi-Finalist<br />
Fade-in, top 25% Page, top 5% ASA.)<br />
The Voyage Sylvester Stbrice<br />
A grieving mother, unknowingly trapped between the reality<br />
of life and death, is sent on a cruise liner, which takes lost<br />
souls to the afterlife.<br />
The Wake of the Poet Joan Sawyer<br />
Thirty years ago, in October 1980, the SS Poet disappeared<br />
without a trace off the coast of New Jersey with 34 American<br />
crewmen on board. When Rachel Wolfe’s conspiracyobsessed<br />
father goes missing while researching the Poet, she<br />
must unravel his investigation to find him, raising questions<br />
of murder and treason by the most powerful family in the<br />
country. (Based on actual events)<br />
Western<br />
Hell for Leather Joshua Yancey<br />
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Laredo Lee Martin<br />
In 1876, after being raised like a servant by missionaries<br />
with the Utes, Laredo learns from the mountain man who had<br />
found him in a root cellar that his parents had died in a feud,<br />
and both men ride headlong into trouble as a vengeful Laredo<br />
becomes a living target, even as he discovers he has real family<br />
to back his play.<br />
One Texas Ranger Lee Martin<br />
Trying to extract Rad Carson from Mexico has already cost<br />
the lives of four rangers, but tough, reticent Texas Ranger<br />
Jack Riley extracts Carson’s fiery fiancée instead, while<br />
saddled with her cantankerous dog and a fat pinto mare, forcing<br />
Carson and his killers to chase them over mountains to<br />
the flooded Rio Grande and into the Big Bend Country for a<br />
showdown.<br />
To Kill a Mountain Man (High Country) Lee Martin<br />
Jason Vernal, a weary mountain man, begins to bond with<br />
Kevin, an orphan boy, and with an arranged but pregnant<br />
bride, but her former husband and his vicious gang of outlaws<br />
are leaving a trail of death as they track her down, attack and<br />
leave Jason and Kevin for dead, and then force her to search<br />
for the loot she had hidden.<br />
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