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VOLUME 16
ISSUE 3
JUNE
2016
W h e r e e v e r y o n e g o e s fo r s c r i p t s a n d w r i te r s ™
The Reality
Behind Alternate
Realities PAGE 16
Q&A with
Screenwriter
Andrew M.
Henderson
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Table of Contents
Recent Successes 3, 7, 9, 11
Contest/Festival Winners  4
Feature Scripts – Grouped by Genre 5
The Reality Behind Alternate Realities16
Q&A with Alternate Realities
Screenwriter Andrew M. Henderson
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Scripts Represented by Agents/Managers 27
Teleplays 28
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Recent Successes
Isabel Drean Options Splintered
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Isabel Drean with Productions Kebweb found Splintered
on InkTip and optioned it from Victoria Caspall with the
intent to direct as well as produce. Isabel is a FrenchCanadian transplant to Los Angeles whose credits include
Manigances, among others. Victoria Caspall, meanwhile,
is a brand-new up-and-coming writer from Walnut Ridge,
Arkansas, who spent most of a year writing, re-writing and
polishing this script to gleaming perfection. When we asked
her what it was like landing her first option, she replied,
“I didn’t pitch it. I just let the website do its magic.”
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Farnaz Samiinia Hires Patrick Hegarty
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Jerrol LeBaron, President
Farnaz Samiinia discovered Patrick Hegarty on InkTip
and commissioned him to write Magic Land. Farnaz, an
up-and-coming studio-level director, will helm this one, with
her manager, veteran industry insider Valerie McCaffrey
producing. Patrick has had a number of scripts optioned over
the years and was a recent winner at the Austin Film Festival
Screenplay Competition. This is his first InkTip success.
Bobby Collins Options House Under Hell
Bobby Collins with United Foreign Media found The House
Under Hell on InkTip and optioned it from Wes Laurie.
Bobby’s credits include the documentary Lady Diana,
among others. Wes is an experienced screenwriter whose
credits include Breath of Hate and The Last House. This is
his fifth success through InkTip.
Industry Endorsements
I love InkTip and have referred several producers who are
looking for projects. It is great that you have writers of all
calibers, from up-and-coming to award-winning. There are
great screenplays on your site of all genres. It is the only
place I go now. Nancy Criss, Nandar Entertainment, Inc.
You’re the only company that I know of that has a system
that’s complete and easy to use. You’re the only one I
use; I don’t know why anyone even goes anywhere else.
Tim Scott, Gold Key Productions
[InkTip.com] has certainly been a great help. You
are always there if I need something and using your
site to find material is extremely fast. Thanks again.
Joel Rice, Producer, Muse Entertainment
(The Kennedys, The Deal, Catch Me If You Can)
Michelle Dominguez Sanchez Hires Jonathan Katz
Michelle Dominguez Sanchez with The Robb Company
discovered Jonathan Katz on InkTip and signed to represent him after reading his script Bloodworth. Jonathan has
worked in the advertising industry as a copywriter and creative director, and this is his first success through InkTip.
Barnet Bain Hires Dawn Johnston
Barnet Bain with Barnet Bain Films discovered Dawn
Johnston on InkTip after reading her script Mother and hired
her to write a feature-length script from an established concept. Barnet’s credits include What Dreams May Come and
The Lost & Found Family, among others. This is Dawn’s
first success through InkTip.
Kevin Dewalt Options Timmy
Kevin Dewalt with Minds Eye Entertainment found Timmy
on InkTip and optioned it from Jackie Hayes. Kevin’s credits include Forsaken and The Tall Man, among others. This
is Jackie’s first option and her first success through InkTip.
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Contest/Festival Winners
Cinequest Screenwriting
Competiton
Byron – Mad, Bad and Dangerous (Comedy)
Jay Natelle and Martyn Hobbs
Exiled in Venice, amidst wine, women, and partying, life has lost
all meaning for Europe’s most famous poet until he blunders into
a farcical but deadly conspiracy where he must choose between
risking everything to save a damsel in distress or living on as the
aging caricature of the romantic lover.
Sardis the Merciful (Fantasy) Christian Thomas
A desperate king must atone for old misdeeds by facing a monstrous figure out of his past.
Cynosure Screenwriting Awards
Designated Drinker (Drama – Television 1-Hour Pilot)
Richard Willett and Linda Lili Anderson
Annie, a tightly wrapped accountant with an empty nest and a
husband losing interest, and her new best friend Brian – a gay
N.Y. playwright forced back to L.A. to escort his wacko aging
parents into oblivion – belly up in a legendary Hollywood bar
with a colorful assortment of drinking buddies coping with their
own deferred dreams and absurd new realities.
The Flid Show (Drama) Richard Willett
A charismatic, belligerent English nightclub singer, born with
flipper-like arms because his pregnant mother took the drug thalidomide, believes his deformity will keep him from ever finding
love – until he falls for a pretty, young American doctor with
intimacy issues of her own, and must confront his own dark past
in order to win her.
In a Midnight Garden (Drama) Richard Willett
A broken woman who joins MADD to strike out at the alcoholic
responsible for the death of her son becomes alarmed and confused when he begins moving toward her out of his own needs.
Their strange dance creates unexpected and sometimes darkly
comic twists and leads both to a new place in their lives.
Fresh Voices
Screenplay Competition
Lemon Made (Comedy) Erik Adolphson
When the new kid in town joins the neighborhood’s lucrative
lemonade business, he ignites a turf war between rival fourth
grade Mob bosses and their gangs over lemonade stands.
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High Concept Screenplay Competition
Old Drunk Boxer (Action/Adventure)
Steven Boergadine
A retired fighter who is haunted by a tragic past rejoins the fighting community as a way to regain a sense of self – but finds
himself embroiled in a seedy underworld that pulls his past back
into the present.
International Horror and Sci-Fi
Film Festival Short Screenplay Search
Once Upon a Midnight Dreary (Horror – Television
½-Hour Pilot) Kenny J. Wright
An outlaw is forced to seek refuge in an abandoned building that
soon becomes a four-walled house of madness. (An anthology
story. Adapted from Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, “The Raven.”)
KAIROS Prize for
Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays
American Exodus (Action/Adventure) Katherine Craddock
Escaped slave Harriet Tubman rescues enslaved fugitives as a
conductor on the “Underground Railroad” in the 1850s – but
with a $40,000 bounty on her head and the law against her, can
she risk her freedom one last time to free her own parents?
The Hand of a Woman (Action/Adventure)
Birgit Syran Myaard
When an Israelite warrior refuses God’s call to face an evil general in battle, the biblical prophet Deborah finds the fate of her
nation rests in the hand of a woman.
Heaven’s Messenger (Drama)
Wayne Sable and Christopher Lovick
Heaven’s Messenger (inspired by true events), is about an
ex-boxer turned inner city minister who is pressured to come up
with the money to save his church before it gets bought out by a
large financial firm. When all hope is seemingly gone, a pigeon
sent as a sign from God becomes the saving grace that unites the
community to protect the church.
Monanco International Film Festival
Matanzas (Drama – Television Mini Series) Piotr Kaszuba
1561. Driven by lifelong ambition and a secret lover, ship worker
Patrice Lachere joins a French exploratory mission to the Spanishclaimed North American coast, where he pursues rumored native
gold, until the men mutiny. Lachere finally succumbs to sickness
on the leaky boat that leads the failed colonists home, where they
find Spain and France at each other’s throats, and a religious war
tearing France apart.
WeScreenplay
The 49th Day (Horror) Craig Peters
A young girl’s imaginary friend starts killing her family off, one
by one. But what can you do when you’re only nine, and Death
wants to play?
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Feature Scripts – Grouped by Genre
Action/Adventure
And Darkness Fell Phillip R. Frydendall
A time warp in the Great Pyramid finds four antagonists in a love/
hate relationship binding them together as they relive the woes of
human history, culminating with Satan’s defeat in attempting to
defeat them and usurp mankind. At peace, mankind colonizes the
stars. (A 256 page graphic novel has been made from the script
found on InkTip)
Arcadia Anthony MacLennan
A boy’s birthday wish is granted as the Sullivan family spends
the day at a futuristic theme park where the line between fantasy
and reality no longer exists.
The Aviatrix Stephen Kelly
A bored, Roaring Twenties socialite takes up the dangerous sport
of flying, flies movie stunts for Howard Hughes, becomes a test
pilot, races Amelia Earhart, sets a speed record, and helps Chuck
Yeager break the sound barrier. (Consider from: ScriptXpert,
ScriptShark, Scriptpalooza and The Black List, plus six contests)
Barracuda Beach David Steinman
To ransom her kidnapped husband, a CIA agent teams up with an
embittered former lover to recover a hidden treasure.
Beyond Use Andrew Bruce-Lockhart
With a peace accord shattered, only the partnership of a U.S.
Secret Service agent and a teenage girl can lead the fight back
against a new global terror.
Blake’s Story, Revenge and Forgiveness Joel A. Moore
Eleven-year-old Blake Bradford joins the Confederate Army
in order to find and kill the Union soldier who killed his father
at Shiloh, but falls to the enemy when wounded at Perryville.
The horrific, gut-wrenching destruction of battle and unforeseen
friendships change his perspective on the war; he and his closest
Union friend discover they are connected by his father’s death.
Code of Redemption Guy Quigley
When their hijacked limo becomes a hijacked private jet in the
company of Jihadists bent on a devastating terror attack, a father
and his two sons must make deadly survival sacrifices, aware that
a female captive may suffer the fatal consequences and never get
her ultimate revenge.
Con Doc James Manion
A prison doctor with a troubled past stumbles on the embattled
governor’s secret plan – to exterminate the inmate population to
fix a massive state budget deficit and crime problem – and undergoes a spiritual transformation as he fights to the death to save
them, his family, and himself. (A multiple film festival winner!)
The Cossack Ronald McQueen
From the oppressive tyranny of Stalinist Russia, Katja and her
brother join the Cossacks fleeing across battlefield Europe. In the
final days of the war, they reach the safety of the Austrian Tirol, only
to be met with death and betrayal on the banks of the River Drava.
Creed Willis Dea Divi
Two friends from the streets who get caught up in a drug crime
war aim to be lords of their town; yet, as their golden empire
thrives, it rises with old foes and patrons after them.
Dog of War James Crouson and Alex Nunez
A bomb detection dog serving in Afghanistan is separated from
her team. An Afghani boy cares for her, and the two must find a
way to avoid the dog fights and the Taliban to get her home.
An Evilution of Dragons John T. Frederick
To save himself (and as a start to saving the world) a young,
shape-shifting, maturing, fire-breathing dragon battles his father
(an international big business corporate leader) in the Yucatan
rain forests.
The Bleu Hearts Ann Alexander Thweatt
When an 18-year-old, WAC courier gets sent to France during WWII,
she must team up with the Bleu Hearts: a motley crew of European
misfits keeping secrets from the Nazis – in order to survive.
The Far Arena Bruce Bernhard
From the acclaimed novel by Richard Sapir. Rome’s premiere
gladiator is exiled to the North because of his pro-Christian
sympathies. Nineteen centuries later, an oil company exploration
team releases the man from his icy prison to fight his greatest
battle. An epic adventure with a powerful message of redemption
through faith. (See the book cover and reviews on IMDb Pro.)
The Border Post Chris Hartwill and Simon Michael
A shady security company hires a broke mercenary to kidnap a
cartel boss, half-brother to a U.S. politician. The kidnapping goes
wrong, they take a female tribal cop hostage and the boss’s gang
besiege their reservation hideout. When another armed force
attacks the attackers, the mercenary realizes they are bait in a
trap. Will the cop help him escape? (Big Break quarterfinalist)
First Cut Susan Arscott
After killing the gang member that murdered her drug mule
grandmother, a cocky 16-year-old Guatemalan girl and her sister
make the dangerous journey through Mexico. Once entering the
U.S., she clashes with a messed-up, self-harming 16-year-old
Texas rancher’s son and faces the first battle in her life she just
might lose.
Borderline Terry Vaughan
A Special Ops combat veteran, now a DHS border agent, is
forced to change sides and smuggle Arab terrorists (with an EMP
bomb) into the U.S. in order to rescue his kidnapped wife and
save his country. (Action/Thriller)
For All the Marbles Steven R. Berry
A young heavyweight sensation is forced to confront his promiscuous lifestyle when two women accuse him of being the father
of their unborn children.
Buccaneers Cormac Duff
A young aristocrat captains a pirate ship to avenge his father’s
death. Little does he know, the killer is aboard the ship.
Free Mexican Air Force Will Be Flying Tonight Terry Canipe
The story of a marijuana smuggler who went from counterculture hero to baby killer overnight at the onset of America’s
failed “drug wars.” (Book for adaptation)
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Action/Adventure
The Glockman Killers James Day
An alcoholic, washed up kickboxer meets his old high school
flame, but when she is shot dead and he is nearly killed, a sexy,
street-smart girl who dabbles in drugs saves him and they
team up to exact revenge on the jewelry heist group called
the Glockman Killers.
Hell Hawks Greg Hildebrandt, Jr.
An international team of weathered commandos from a secret
island must go against orders to stop a rogue Nazi super-soldier
and his fantastic machines from changing the tides of war.
Hell’s Apprentice Georges Salo
An operative posing as a reporter must assassinate a rogue U.S.
Army colonel taking on ISIL with his band of devoted followers
known as Hell’s Apprentice.
The Hidden Curriculum Daniel Dougherty
In the future, standardized testing targets a teenage girl and
her friends for execution. She has to outrun, outwit, and defeat
assassins who have taken her father and friends while closing
in on her.
In the Arms of the Dragon Stephen Kelly
M.A.S.H. in Vietnam. A young Army officer flies north to replace
a dead man. His job: Help the locals. But what if the locals are all
VC? He soon has to “wheel and deal” to get things done, while
he falls in love with a woman, and her country. Come see the real
Vietnam. (Consider from ScriptShark)
Joachim’s Magic M. L. Stainer
Captured by hostile Indians on the 1585 expedition to Virginia,
Joachim Gans, Elizabeth I’s Jewish metallurgist, must save his
apprentice at all costs, even if it means sacrificing his deeply held
beliefs. What “magic” must he perform to persuade his captors
to release them all? An action-packed blood and gore adventure.
(Book for adaptation)
The Last Journey of Noah Part 1 Mark Rigoglioso
Noah of Biblical fame struggles to lead his family in a time of
fallen angels, global wars, and fading hope. A long expected
request sends him on an epic journey with the fate of humanity
hanging in the balance, against a backdrop of otherworldly
beauty and supernatural darkness.
The Lost X E. Pauline Burbank
Archaeologists crash into the wall of a canyon while flying over
Russia. Survivors discover a remnant of the Lost Ten Tribes.
They are cliff dwellers in dire need. Discovering this Biblical
find is bigger than any dig ever discovered. It plays out as a fascinating spiritual and emotional journey into the unknown as they
encounter the forces of good and evil.
Manphibian Daniel W. Stalcup
When a mutant half-man/half-frog destroys the dam he’s built, a
pissed-off construction worker sets out to kill the monster.
The Marble King Vicky Vassiliou and Constantine Vafiadis
In the 1400s, motivated by revenge for his brother’s death,
Constantine wages war on the increasingly powerful Ottomans.
As he gathers a rebel army, he must sacrifice a life with the
woman he loves and navigate royal disapproval as he battles
military forces and traitors for the soul of Constantinople.
Marooned Jennifer Miller
Passion, love, loyalty, and courage in a life-or-death battle with
betrayals, rebellions, greed, murder, and revenge. A tormented love
story between two men that can no longer be denied. High above the
Zulu village, the volcano slowly erupts with her tantalizing seduction
with the threat to destroy all below in rebellion of the tribal uprisings.
Mass Exodus Shaun Delliskave
A defiant group of Jews and Catholic priests smuggle thousands
of Jewish refugees during World War II through daring escapes
and an impressive network of bribery, forgery, and manipulation.
Microchipped Travis Bain
After a microchip designer awakens with amnesia and searches
for his memories, he uncovers a techno-virus will kill him and
the human race in 48 hours.
The Missing Pilots Stephen Kelly
A young, yuppie Lebanese-American lawyer is slowly but surely
drawn into a major terrorist attack on America’s power grid and
is forced to join forces with rogue FBI agents to save his adopted
country and the woman he loves. (Consider from ScriptShark)
Murder Mountain Philip T. Brewster and Shona M. Brewster
A veteran pilot, a 15-year-old girl, and a naïve but vengeful
widow take on four armed killers trying to hunt them for sport.
The Last Journey of Noah Part 2 Mark Rigoglioso
Noah continues his epic journey to the world as he confronts the
fallen angels, evades impossible odds, and preaches to the world.
His return home begins the fateful project to build the ark and
prepare for the cataclysmic flood which changes Heaven, Earth,
and mankind forever.
Musashi & the Geisha Stephen Kelly
Japan, 1600. The Shogun has died. Japan teeters on civil war.
Fifteen-year-old Miyamoto Musashi (Japan’s greatest swordsman) falls in love with a young geisha and runs off with her. Now
the Yakuza want her back. Will love conquer all? (Consider from
ScriptShark, potential franchise/cable series)
The Last Round Stanley White, Steven White, and Pat Connolly
Two female detectives are kidnapped by a cartel assassin,
imprisoned in Tijuana, escape with the assistance of a mysterious
plumber, then return and exact their revenge.
’Neather Men David Redstone
After a college student and her fiancé are abducted by the vengeful commander of a ghost warship, she faces the prospect of a
terrifying life Underneath and the dilemma of who she can trust
amongst her would-be rescuers.
Launched Victor Rappoport
U.S. President Farley had two giant computers made. He loaned
one to the Russian President, who had saved the life of Farley’s
brother. The computers could instantly stop any nuclear device in
the world from working. Someone blew up the Russian computer,
which caused the U.S. computer to become disabled – and the
story goes on.
Night Watch Georges Salo
Integrity, honor, and discipline are the hallmark tenets of any
soldier protecting his family and nation. Juggling them, though,
is tumultuous. Can one put the needs of the many ahead of the
needs of the one or the few? How long could a man last doing
what he knew to be wrong, if his family needed him to continue?
Action/Adventure
Odds Ivan Efremov
The actual event: the FSB announced a $50 million reward. In
Afghanistan, five paratroopers in an APC attack a column of cars
belonging to ISIL. But instead of capturing the terrorists, they get
an American couple and $2 million. Using a smuggler’s channel,
two of the Russians end up in the USA, where they are tracked
by Mafia and the FBI.
On Eagles Wings Leonard Booth
A NYC couple leave their psychotherapy practice and go to work
for Alaska Juvenile Corrections, where they uncover a multinational
human trafficking network. A murderess turns to Jesus. A nine-yearold pyro is reunited with his mother. A female trio is bonded in the
flames of adversity to strike a blow against villainy of the worst sort.
Recent Successes
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Joshua B. Porter Options “Melody”
Joshua B. Porter with The Bushmen Presents found Melody
on InkTip and optioned it from Wes Laurie. Joshua’s credits
include August Falls and the upcoming To Find a Monster,
among others. Wes is an experienced screenwriter whose
produced credits include The Last House and Breath of
Hate. This is Wes’ fifth success through InkTip.
Operation Longbow, Before 9-11 Jim Jackson
A longtime covert CIA assassin, and now retired New Orleans
police SWAT cop, must deal with a terrorist attack on the local
nuclear power plant during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and then
hunt down and kill a tribal chief in the Sahara Desert using a
special sniper rifle called the “Longbow.” Actually written before
9/11, with many similarities.
Bruce Lucas Options Calling Eridani
Paymaster’s Lost Gold of Gettysburg John Paul Carinci
In 1863 the Confederate Army abandoned their Paymaster’s gold
while retreating from the Gettysburg battle. Two diaries from
that battle have been handed down over those 150 years. Those
diaries, passed down from a great, great grandfather, and now
in the hands of two cousins, may hold the clues to the immense
treasure’s whereabouts, but great danger awaits them.
Thien Pham Options The Vietnam Fling
Pipehitters Three Daniel Dougherty
An out-of-shape, retired SEAL takes a simple security job in
Iraq, but when a friend gets killed on their first day, he joins the
teams hunting for Saddam Hussein and his sons.
Bruce Lucas with Bruce Lucas Productions discovered
Marie Jones on InkTip and optioned her science fiction
comedy script Calling Eridani. Bruce’s credits include
19 Hz and Aurora, which were also written by Marie. This is
Marie’s fifth success through InkTip.
Thien Pham with Sunrise Seagull found The Vietnam Fling
on InkTip and optioned it from Michael Lanahan. Thien is
an up-and-coming producer/director and Sunrise Seagull
is a full service multicultural production company. Michael
has optioned over a dozen scripts, three of which have
been produced, including Jocks and Perfect Target. This is
Michael’s first success through InkTip.
Nawaf Al Janahi Options The Black Rose
The Pointman Robert L. Owens
Sergeant Brooks craves peace, but his pointman is shipping heroin and
his platoon faces a high-risk mission. After a hellish firefight, Brooks
vows retribution. Yet his pointman is unafraid: anyone interfering with
his drug deals will die. (Adaptation. “Pointman has it all: love and
hate, fear and courage, revenge and redemption.” – E. Oregonian)
Nawaf Al Janahi with Nawaf Al Janahi Films found The
Black Rose on InkTip and optioned it from Nathan Illsley.
Nawaf’s credits include The Circle and Sea Shadow, among
others. Nathan noted: “I’ve only ever worked with contacts
in the United States before, so it’s amazing to see how InkTip
put my script in front of someone who is prominent in Emirati
cinema.” This is Nathan’s second success through InkTip.
Promise John T. Frederick
Honoring the promise made to his dying dad, a magically imaginative teenager enlists a disillusioned Vietnam War vet to help find
a dangerous, archaeologically rich site in the Amazon jungles.
Kevin Dewalt Options The Hit
Proof of Atlantis Charles L. Harris
Matt McKay is on assignment in Nepal when he comes into the
possession of the records of Atlantis and struggles to keep devious governments from taking them from him. It all comes to a
head on an island a couple hundred miles from where the records
started some 10,000 years before. (Book for adaptation)
Red Dirt Blues David Wilson
In this action comedy, a stone-cold, world-wise assassin is sent
to a small Texas town to retrieve a diamond, and reluctantly
befriends a redneck family in order to hide from a pursuing FBI
agent and the revenge-seeking Chinese Mafia.
Señior Sterling Daniels
A hot Latina FBI female is thrust into the role of a superhero.
This is not the typical superhero story because the hero’s disguise
is that of a male.
Kevin Dewalt with Minds Eye Entertainment found The Hit
on InkTip and optioned it from Pia Cook. Kevin’s credits
include Forsaken starring Kiefer and Donald Sutherland and
The Tall Man starring Jessica Biel, among others. Pia is an
experienced screenwriter whose credits include Blackout
and the upcoming Dead Ringer, and this is her first success
through InkTip.
Kevin Dewalt Options Why Me
Kevin Dewalt with Minds Eye Entertainment found Why Me
on InkTip and optioned it from Scott Osborn. Kevin’s credits
include Forsaken and The Tall Man, among others. Scott’s
credits as a screenwriter include Sixufus and Faith & Bullets,
among others. This is his second success through InkTip.
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Action/Adventure – Biographical
Silent Partners: Absinthe of Desire Georges Salo
Two wealthy men are deceived into service by a clandestine
government agency, the vanguard of international counterterrorism. Will the agency’s gamble on these men’s skills, charm,
and ingenuity prove to be the lethal combination that stops a
crime lord hellbent on revenge?
Silent Partners: Fragrant Water Georges Salo
Two wealthy men recruited by a clandestine international government
agency must prevent ultra-modern submarines from falling into the
hands of Yemeni and Omani pirates. If left unchecked, the pirates
would have the whole world to ransom, as a large portion of global
trade passes through the Gulfs of Oman, Aden, and the Arabian Sea.
When Swords Heal Patrick Johnston
Father is pitted against son in the greatest come-from-behind
victory in history, when starving and vastly outnumbered
underdogs defeated the bloody Roman Empire for faith and liberty.
Wolfcub [Kguee-Shan] BetteLou Tobin
Wolfcub [Kguee-Shan] is set in the rugged mountain wilderness
of the Southwest with wolves and boys. The wolves are portrayed
as fierce predators, yet loving companions. I raised wolves along
with my children. Growling disciplines both species. The action,
adventure, and drama, based on my novel Wolfcub [KgueeShan], is Mowgli meets Lassie Come Home, but as realism
rather than fantasy.
Animation
Silent Partners: Razed Capital Georges Salo
Two wealthy men recruited by a clandestine international government agency must prevent an activated North Korean sleeper agent
from bringing the global financial system to its knees. Economic
sanctions imposed on North Korea force its regime to execute this
plot – destroy U.S. facilities that print and store money.
Lyla Drew Ross
An optimistic, young, female parakeet escapes the life of a caged bird
and attempts to navigate her way into adulthood in a foreign land,
while trying not to upset her overprotective father or get recaptured.
Silent Partners: Scorched Earth Georges Salo
Two wealthy men recruited by a clandestine international government agency must stop a criminal from using Earth Penetrator
Warheads to set ablaze U.S. Air Force bases housing nuclear silos.
Sea Turtles Justin Enjo
In this animated sci-fi adventure, two green sea turtles are caught
in the middle of an escalating war between mankind and a platoon
of renegade, highly sophisticated, military dolphins.
Silent War Sigal Erez
While on a secret mission in Guantanamo Bay, a CIA agent witnesses via Skype the death of his family in a terrorist bombing
of the U.S. Embassy in Morocco. Devastated, he teams up with
two old military friends: a Jordanian Muslim agent and an Israeli
Mossad agent. Together, unbeknown to any governments, they
began their own silent war to rid the world of terror.
The Sock Opera Janice Macdonald
A modern teen wins a local talent show and turns a traditional,
opera-loving village upside down. Based on a Moondance Film
Festival-winning short story.
Smith & Wesson James P. Day, Jr.
Bounty hunters Smith and Wesson look for their missing son,
John, but when syndicate leader Sanchez kills off people involved
with his top-secret weapon, which the Russians and terrorists
are after, he puts contracts out on our heroes. They reunite with
John, but Sanchez abducts him. Smith and Wesson decide to kill
Sanchez and rescue their son.
Superfight! Jacob Serlen
When superhero The Good Samaritan finds himself deep in debt,
he enters an underground superhuman fight league to support his
“heroism” addiction.
The Teacher Christopher Swider
Steve, a martial arts master, hopes to find peace by returning to
his hometown. Instead he finds his decrepit town taken over by
funky criminals, traffickers in sex slaves who stage fights to the
death in an auto junkyard. The setting is a stylized world like the
original Robocop or The Crow. (Silver Remi, Action Adventure
category, Worldfest Houston International Film Festival)
True Hero Anthony MacLennan
What would happen if the world’s greatest superhero was hopeless, arrogant, and a huge embarrassment? Meet Deflector in this
satirical look at a super who isn’t that super.
Whales Michael Rhodes
A soulful musician goes to sea after her parents are murdered
and fights alongside endangered whales in a modern retelling of
Moby Dick with the whales’ point of view. (First Place – Science
Fiction – Table Read My Screenplay)
Sparkler Mountain Suzanne Varney
An unusually small girl seeks the magic stick atop of Sparkler
Mountain as a cure for her size.
Tuffy the Hobo Ben Guyatt
After a lonely and cowardly indoor cat is forced to search for a
new home and survive on the streets, he turns fearless when his
newfound love is kidnapped by a terrifying bully, while the city
endeavors to capture all strays.
Ursa Minor Diana Howard
A group of pre-loved teddy bears are given life! They experience
all physical attributes plus anger, joy, frustration, love, and loss.
They battle a foe and win (with help). There is comedy, music,
dance, and drama in this first story of the Bear Trilogy, set in wonderfully produced/colorful scenes. Audience participation in song.
Ursa Major: The Journey Diana Howard
Time passes. The bears decide a vacation is needed – the U.S.A.
Yellowstone and Grizzly are visited, with adventures endured.
A mercy plan to free turkeys while staying at a ranch happens.
A plane trip ends in a crash, bears and passengers stranded and
freezing. Aurora and Titch rescue all. In Mexico, two incidents
with Rupert and Alice. Back home, romance blooms.
Biographical
Aurora Amber Karlins
When a young survivor of the Armenian genocide comes to the
United States in search of her brother, she is taken in by an American
screenwriter and his wife. This extraordinary true story follows the
exploitation she faces as they transform this traumatized, 16-year-old
girl into a best-selling author and, ultimately, a reluctant silent film star.
Biographical – Comedy
Bass Reeves – Lawman Georgianne Landy-Kordis
After his escape, a determined slave sets out on a life’s journey of
upholding the law in a lawless country.
Buster Keaton Dino Muccio
The story of the life and career of silent film legend Buster Keaton.
Elba Ben Guyatt
Peace hangs in the balance when a combat-fatigued British
officer suspects an imminent escape and uses unethical tactics to
keep the psychotic emperor captive, despite his admiration and
sexual attraction towards the prisoner.
I Never Repeat a Joke Ramzy Sweis
An impoverished 13-year-old Muslin enters NeverRepeataJoke.com
Contest, causing an uproar among his family whilst his fans plus
friends believe he is a deity! (Based on a true story)
Ode to Freedom
Robert Coles and Bartley McSwine
Russia’s greatest 19th century poet, Alexander Pushkin, struggles
to reconcile his patriotism with libertarian principles, as well as
his class and racial insecurities. Despite these challenges, he
rallies opposition to serfdom and autocracy.
Promises Maureen Betty Briskin and Melanie
A Chicago philanthropist falls for a young, beautiful, innocent
bridal shop owner. She has no idea that he wants to be a woman
and is transgendered. She gets pregnant and years later their son
admits to being transgender also, after a colon cancer diagnosis
at age 51. Both men suffered greatly from society’s views but
both transitioned anyway – a true story. (Book for adaptation)
Slaves to the Rhythm Terry Connell
Slaves to the Rhythm is a true story about Terry and Stephan, an
interracial gay couple, that explores the themes of self expression, love, and death during the early years of the AIDS crisis
when a positive diagnosis meant death.
Stagecoach Mary Fields Georgianne Landy-Kordis
After emancipation, a spirited slave finds it difficult to remain
close to her white childhood friend and struggles with different
jobs in order to live out her life.
Comedy
Recent Successes
Garianno Lorenzo Options Olympiad
Garianno Lorenzo at Paramount Pictures found Olympiad
on InkTip and optioned it from M. Roman Rosales and
Andres Franco. Garianno’s credits with GMI include Open
Water and Fight Spirit Pride, among others. Olympiad was
a semi-finalist at Scriptapalooza! This is Roman’s second
success through InkTip.
Elizabeth Snoderly Hires Jake Helgren
Elizabeth Snoderly with G It’s Entertainment discovered
Jake Helgren on InkTip. Over the years, they’ve collaborated on a number of projects, and now they’re working
together on the thriller film 10 Year Reunion, which will star
Kacey Clarke (Resident Evil: Afterlife), Jillian Nelson (Just
Go With It), and Kayla Ewell (The Vampire Diaries). A prolific screenwriter, Jake has added directing and producing
credits to his growing filmography.
Lauren de Normandie Options Weaponized
Lauren de Normandie with Status Media & Entertainment
found Weaponized on InkTip and optioned it from Sean
Ryan. We’re excited to announce that the film will be premiering at the Egyptian Theatre on February 25th, starring
Tom Sizemore and Mickey Rourke! Sean has been a writer
on InkTip for more than a decade, and this is his seventh
success through InkTip in that time.
Lauren de Normandie Options 4got10
Lauren de Normandie with Status Media & Entertainment
discovered Sean Ryan through InkTip and optioned his
script 4got10. We’re pleased to announce that the film has
since been produced starring Dolph Lundgren, Vivica Fox,
and Danny Trejo! Sean is an experienced screenwriter, with
numerous produced credits to his name, including five features with producers who discovered him on InkTip.
18th Hole Chris Swider and Tom Fraterrigo
Andrew’s first company golf outing was supposed to be great:
beer, golf, socializing. But things started badly and got worse.
Why did his wife, Sylvia, pollute his lucky glove? Why are there
scantily dressed women everywhere? Why is Sylvia being chased
around the golf course? When did the guys from the office turn
into maniacs? Is it the full moon?
Richard Friedman Options Scars
All Moved In Richard Parks
A successful married couple’s life is turned around when the
wife’s mooching relatives move in.
Cecile Cinco Options School Bus
Bandology Steven Duff
Music teacher Ken Jackson has a constant, sometimes comical,
struggle with a chaotic personal and professional life in a tale
of the underbelly of music education. In the end, he manages to
resolve his issues and life continues as he would like it.
Richard Friedman with RSF Productions found Scars of
the Mind on InkTip and optioned it from Richard Alvarez.
Richard Friedman’s credits include Born and 5th & Alameda,
among others. Richard Alvarez has been an active writer on
InkTip for fifteen years!
Cecile Cinco with Global Edge Productions found School
Bus on InkTip and optioned it from Bret Kofford. Cecile’s
credits include the upcoming Asomatous starring Kevin
Sorbo, which she also discovered on InkTip. Bret Kofford
is a prolific writer with numerous successes through InkTip.
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Comedy
Bed and Breakfast Tom Jenkins
A washed-up movie producer coerces a young, naive screenwriter into helping him convince a “money guy” to invest in a
movie based on the writer’s script. (High Concept Screenplay
Competition 3/31/16 – She Came From Outer Space)
Been There Done That
Gabrielle Reeves and Nicole Wolf Gilbert
In the dangerous inner city, a white boomer couple from the
Westside, determined to meet their maker on their own terms,
make a deal to buy a gun from two teenage African American
newcomers, utterly unfamiliar with the underworld.
Centerfold Mom Kevin Campbell
Embarrassed beyond belief when his lovable mom’s secret
Playboy past is revealed to his entire high school, a geeky boy
learns the horrifying truth: she now wants to run off to Hollywood,
and it’s up him and his friends to save her.
Commuters Brian Schwab
A satirical yet poignant depiction of corporate American youths,
Commuters is a story that truly defines the entire coming-of-age
generation. After graduation, these two quickly traded in their
dreams for a cubicle and a steady paycheck, but soon they will be
given a second chance at life.
Dregslist Karen Tengwald
Online dating leaves a fat and hairy Irish-American girl played,
laid, and betrayed. Miss Cleesha Killgore is a fat and hairy cupcake addict in need of love and attention. She is advised that
online dating is the answer but finds it akin to dumpster diving.
Ultimately, the Dregslist online dating experience proves there
are worse things than being alone.
Edna and Blanche Larry Arann
Two very spunky elderly women have become awakened, motivated seniors no longer wishing to live “bunched” in an adult
community arranged as a “condo haven.” Breaking out is replete
with a face drawn on buttocks, a trip to rehab, two naked gay
men encountered in a park, getting stoned, and an inadvertent
and bizarre night in a lesbian bar.
Game Set Scratch Billie Bates
When an intense sports mom is forced to give her kids space, she
joins the tennis club hoping to make friends but instead obsessively battles the club Alpha for a place on team, skewing her
priorities and alienating everyone.
The God Who Couldn’t Cheryl Conway
Eros accepts Mars’ challenge to a sex off but is undone by a
human baker he can’t seduce, even with his cake recipe, which she
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Hal, the Spud King of Japan John Thibault
When the IRS seizes his family farm, a big-dreaming country
boy torn between high finance and his hay straw roots has to
find a way to buy back the farm, but it pits him against an Asian
adversary and a trade war he never counted on.
The Heavenly Coach Russell Scalise
A self-centered father escapes from Heaven and returns to Earth
in the body of Beth, his 16-year-old son’s crush, so he can get one
last shot at helping his son, Sean, make the high school basketball team and get the girl.
The High Life John Handem Piette
A virtuous young Texan man moves to Los Angeles, dreams of
stardom, and is swept up into the mind-bending, high-stakes
world of marijuana farming at High Life night club.
High Steaks Jesse Christensen
When a bona fide wuss is framed for murder in the late 1940s,
he must fight to prevent himself from perishing at the hands of
the prison’s warden, who happens to be a maniacal meat peddler.
I’m Not Ralph Gerald Schoelzel and Leonid Prymak
Talented, young, handsome, sexy Russian violinist meets his
untimely death at the hands of two beautiful, seductive, women
cannibal serial killers – a perverse dominatrix medical doctor
with irresistible impulses and her artsy sub. Potential cult horror
comedy, diverse cast, short comic pianist, his tall beautiful wife,
hilarious detectives, music, passion, red caviar, love triangle,
grizzly discoveries – shocking paranormal ending!
Intro to Creation Adam Goldstein
A comedic retelling of the book of Genesis from the perspective
that God is a 15-year-old misfit with no faith in himself, and our
world is his Introduction to Creation class project.
It’s a Bizarre World Garry Baker
A young British soldier, Wilson Higgingbottom, frantically searches
for his beautiful young Norwegian girlfriend, Heidi Kristoffersen,
who mysteriously goes missing whilst he is on leave from the Army.
But soon encounters lots of bizarre situations on the way.
Jackpot Tina Kumley Barnes
Hurrying to save his trucking company, Gus faces his greatest
fears when his ex-wife comes after his lottery ticket.
Joy to Z World Christopher Redwine
When a zombie apocalypse strikes three days before Christmas,
it’s up to Santa Claus, his team of magic elves, and a 12-year-old
kid to save the world – and Christmas.
The Meter Maid Arianne Peterson
The city of Mittenville has a meter maid vigilante safeguarding
her streets with a quirky band of allies. Tickets are her weapon of
justice and nobody is above the law. Nobody.
Missing Linc L.S. Goldberg
A Lincoln clone escapes from a scientific lab embarking on a
quest to free humankind from the shackles of technological
bondage, thwarting hostile government agents hot in pursuit, and
turning Washington D.C. topsy-turvy.
Comedy
Mr. Hit Chase Libbey
A former FBI undercover agent goes AWOL from Witness
Protection to re-infiltrate the Mob, stage his own murder, and
collect the Mob’s $2 million bounty on his head.
Must Get a Good Man Garfield Whyte and Paolo Pilladi
Hormones rage as Zoe and the Renegades attempt to corrupt the
behavior of more prudish girls in their final year at a prestigious
all-girls boarding school.
My 3 Exes Daniel Acuff
Imagine you had three ex-wives and they moved back in with you!
Failing at online dating, a Malibu millionaire invites his three exes
to move back in with him, figuring one might accept. They all move
in, complete with tons of baggage, including jealous boyfriends,
house-wrecking animals, and nightmarish grandkids. Chaos ensues.
Never Too Old to Be Young Donald Portolese
When Richard stumbles upon his grandson’s marijuana stash,
it sets each of them off on a voyage of self-discovery. And as
their journeys and generations intersect, they realize that life is
far from over: It’s just begun! Little Miss Sunshine meets Cocoon
meets a platonic Harold and Maude in this comic coming-of-age
dramedy for teenagers and the aged.
Picturetaker Shauna L. Hagan
A precocious 10-year-old joins his cantankerous great grand
father in a ridiculous quest to track down an infamous art thief.
Plant-napped Daniel W. Stalcup
Sex partners in crime Matilda and Robert steal a valuable exotic flower,
unaware that it’s the key ingredient in a government conspiracy.
Play Dirty Jeff York
In 1977, a class nerd faces competition for junior high band
president from the most popular girl in school, so she hires
ex-President Richard Nixon to help her win the campaign with
all kinds of dirty tricks.
The President’s Neighbor Brett Bacon
The president of the United States uses Secret Service agents,
exploding drones, and more to stop a race car driver from dating
her daughter and push him off his land to make way for a new
presidential retreat.
The Prince of Cuba Rafa Dovale and Howard Kingkade
An ensemble romantic comedy centering on the owners and
employees at The Prince of Cuba, a SoBe restaurant/nightclub
with a pre-Castro theme.
Radio Chaos Mark S. Reynolds
The shady owner of a failing rural country radio station uses
an eager teen to keep it on the air, but the kid goes rogue and
changes the format to heavy metal.
Reality Cheque Georges Salo
A brilliant non-conformist and computer hacker works at deadend jobs in a way that forces his contemporaries to face their
failure. Until one day he meets a woman that can match his intellect and his whole world changes – or does it?
Rebound Man Samuel C. Inglese
Jack, a commitment-free lover, and his childhood Spider-Man
ring safely brew beers and move from one lover’s hand to the
next until Jill enters the web.
Recent Successes
Shelley Titus Options Baby
Shelley Titus with Seashell Films found Baby on InkTip and
optioned it from Andrea Marie Thompson. Shelley’s credits
include Handle Your Business, among others. Andrea noted:
“I’m so thankful that there is a service like this that brings
together talented writers with the producers who have the
means to bring their scripts to life.” This is her first option
and her first success through InkTip.
Doug Herman Options Driver
Doug Herman with Indiscretion Films found Designated
Driver on InkTip and optioned it from Jon Gillette.
Designated Driver tells the story of a nerdy college student
who gets into the party of the year by being the designated
driver for a group of obnoxious and crazy coeds. Jon has
been promoting his scripts on InkTip for nearly a decade.
Red Ink on Steel John Thibault
A quirky detective and his sister try to nail an underworld Mob
boss but his organized crime report backfires when the Mob uses
it to optimize their illegal activities.
Red Thunder Casino or Royal Flushed Gary Amato
Jason and Milo are rival co-workers, but Jason’s laid-back
approach to work at a small casino makes every day a party. Until
Jason discovers that the casino is about to file for bankruptcy
and be framed for embezzling casino funds by Milo, a corrupt
supervisor. All that changes when Jason and co-workers come
together to save the casino and their jobs.
The Return of Power Girl Ray Spruill
A washed-up actress is forced to get a regular job to make ends
meet, as she struggles to revive her career.
Roxie John D. Murphy
A small-town courtesan delivers potent lessons on patriotism and
life during wartime.
Second Alternative Case Carlos Rios
Second Alternative Case tells the story of a white man named
Marc Solis who was put under a witness protection program
disguised as a black man and a new identity. Marc’s problem
began at the gas station after he caused a Mob hit to fail. In order
to save Marc’s life, the detectives have to change Marc from a
white man to a black man until they bring down the Mafia that
wants Marc dead.
Seizure World Karen Tengwald
Geezers and gals fight eminent domain with shenanigans. The
governor is making moves to replace Aunt Fanny’s senior
community with an Indian gaming complex. As president of
the neighborhood association, she instigates a protest called
“Operation Get in the Way.” The Indian Chief is smitten with
Fanny, and the outcome for everyone depends upon her choice.
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Comedy – Crime/Murder/Mystery
Senior Trippin’ Lance Powell
Imagine a Samuel L. Jackson-type character as the school’s principal, chaperoning 40 wild and horny students on their senior
class trip to the Bahamas. Fun-loving Anthony video documents
his classmates, but his shenanigans get him on lockdown by the
principal. The mission is on to rescue him by his buddies and
secret girlfriend – the principal’s sexy, hot daughter.
Soldier of Missed Fortune Georges Salo
The U.S. government creates a modern-day bionic man on a
shoestring budget.
Split Ticket Jeff Gress and David Lesser
Tricked into running for both the Democratic and Republican parties,
an ambitious businessman runs for governor against himself in this
adaptation of Senator H.L. Richardson’s novel. (We own the rights)
Stake Out Mary Frances Connors
The widow of a Mafioso is now being haunted (or is she?) by her
beloved, Anthony Michael Vincent Ramone Capomaggi – a.k.a.
Tony the Trigger – to off the guy who offed him. Dolores Mary
Capomaggi is now caught between ideas of revenge and redemption, complicated by the presence of the mighty menopause.
The Stood the Earth Still Day Matteo Molinari
It’s like an Abbott and Costello’s sci-fi flick in which the Earth
is under attack by a violent group of prehistoric, lab-mutated,
radioactive creatures from outer space (which seem dumber than
your average aliens)! Will our heroes (dumber than your average
heroes) be able to defend us all from this very stupid assault?
Super Stoned Jordan Chadwick Imiola
Three kids in college become superheroes, but only have their
powers when they’re high.
Super Zeroes Matteo Molinari, Matthew Ellsworth,
and Jason Ellsworth
The Looney Tunes meet The Dark Knight when a group of
comic book-obsessed fanboys don tights to ludicrously battle the
would-be super villains that have descended upon their small town.
Valet Away Shaun BeGell
A reserved valet at the end of his rope finds himself mixed up in
a hilarious cross-country adventure when he impulsively steals a
car from work to chase the girl of his dreams.
Vocation Rehab Karen Tengwald
An aimless pregnant girl overcomes the inherent weaknesses of
a trade school. Anyone can attend, nobody learns anything, and
everyone graduates. Based on really unreal people and actual events,
Vocation Rehab captures the experience of attending vocational
school as we follow young Burgandy’s fluctuating matriculation.
and search by
Wannabe Mobster Russell Scalise
When a wannabe mobster is thrown out of his uncle’s crew,
he enrolls in a preppy college to continue his dream of
becoming a mobster.
Where the...Is My Brother? Georges Salo
A well-known enforcer works for the Mob to snuff out their
enemies. His brother, although developmentally challenged, is
a natural locksmith, and considers his special gift as just another
magic act or parlor game. The enforcer uses his brother’s ability to gain access to places where enemies reside, and he’ll go
through anyone and everyone to get his kidnapped brother back.
X Peter Fitzgerald
A jaded Gen-Xer joins old buddies for a road trip to Broome,
where he must overcome his self-doubt, bumbling friends, and a
romantic rival to win the heart of a lost love from his youth.
Zombies on My Campus Lance Ness
A zombie comedy about a small group of odd characters trying to
escape when a horde of zombies takes over their campus.
Crime/Murder/Mystery
Bobby Mayfield George Meadows
In 1946, a 15-year-old boy naively accepts a job with the Miami
Mafia to support his alcoholic mother and rapidly wins Mafia
esteem; but he becomes the target of a psychopathic hitman, all
the while suffering from increasing guilt and grief.
Caged Tracy Gamble
A stranger ignites gambling fever in a small-town bowling alley.
Men bet on him, women seduce him, as he marches toward a
perfect 300 game – and becomes a “person of interest” in a local
homicide. The suspect is trapped to the finish, sensing the noose
tighten, courtesy of a small-town cop hell-bent on a shot at glory.
Fallon Kirk Henderson
After shooting a child, a troubled low-life seductress is pursued
by her abusive boyfriend, Jack, when she steals the booty from
his heist gone wrong. Pursued by Jack and the cops, it gets complicated when she falls for a straight Hispanic cab driver, who’s
fond of kids. A manic pixie dream girl story as solid crime drama.
Heels on the Hill Ronald Gerald Hayes
Three transgender siblings of a rich banker and realtor find themselves as suspects in their parents’ recent murders. One of the
siblings finds God and changes; the banker’s sibling immediately
sees that as a true sign of guilt.
I Wonder What the Vintners Buy Lillian M. Savage
Hapless, homeless winos Harry and Rand overhear a young couple plotting to commit two murders and are left to struggle with
the dilemma of what, if anything, they should do about it.
Killer’s Holiday Rodney Harper
A man is murdered, and a young man is in the wrong place at the
wrong time. He now needs to absolve himself of murder to win
the love of one who has given him reason to live again.
The Knockoutz Keith Boseman
Over Halloween weekend, two young, female LA sheriff deputies, Gunz and Lucky, come to find out that their disturbing
theories about a number of mass disappearances are not only
right but far more sinister than they know.
Crime/Murder/Mystery – Drama
Midnight Lily Rachel Reaugh
A private detective races to help a returning soldier clear his
name from a murder he may not have committed.
The Murder in a Child’s Mind Rita Marcoli
An excellent case study of some of the inherent shortcomings of
the justice system in the U.S. This script puts the gruesome murders of Fred and Wilma Burns under a microscope and reveals
how a teenage girl with mental deficiencies can fall victim to a
system that rewards lying and deal-making. “In your mind, no
one can hear you scream.”
The Other Side of Innocence Florence Sarah Pollard
When an idealistic man’s treasured daughter goes missing, he
wages war with our complicated legal system and smug murderers in his searing quest for the complete truth.
Pacific Anti-Terrorist Unit: Nectar of Passion Georges Salo
The Pacific Anti-Terrorist Unit is created under the auspices of
the department of Homeland Security. A tsunami washes bodies
on shore, and PATU is asked to assist in solving these bizarre
set of murders which unveil a nefarious and sinister plot in the
making. Can PATU decipher and terminate the plot in time?
Pacific Anti-Terrorist Unit (PATU): Drug Habit
Georges Salo
Cancer, “the scourge of modern man,” is yet incurable, although
French and American scientists have discovered that in part
viruses and retroviruses cause it. No cure is available as it may
be that drug companies stand to make more profit from abating
the symptom rather than curing the disease thereby perpetuating
a drug habit.
Pacific Anti-Terrorist Unit: Reap the Harvest Georges Salo
A criminal, needing an entry point for his weapons and drugs,
finances a Honolulu mayor’s re-election campaign. Upon winning
it, the mayor reneges on his deal. He is dispatched, replaced with
his compliant deputy mayor. PATU must solve two seemingly
unrelated events in order to stop the proliferation of weapons and
drugs. Are they too late; does he reap his harvest?
Redemption Georges Salo
After a powerful drug lord wipes out his competition, he
goes after the only people that stand in his way of taking over
Manhattan: a decorated New York City detective and his equally
competent female partner.
The Sea Monster Marcus A. Hennessy
A violent drifter and his sleazy wife murder the captain of a
pleasure yacht while on a cruise to Catalina Island, then terrorize
the crew and passengers for days. Once rescued, the crew endures
a sensational investigation and grand jury hearing. (Based loosely
on a real event)
Severed Erica McCuaig
A lesbian detective is partnered with a womanizer as they attempt
to track down a serial killer from the transgender underground.
Sherlock Holmes and the Kongo Nkisi Spirit Train
Kim Krisco
Sherlock Holmes did not believe in omens, until his bees died
and a spirit medium delivered a message from a lost love. Then
came a man with a tale about an African witch who rides a “spirit
train” and robs native workers of their souls. Behind the witch
are malevolent forces pushing Britain into war, and the vengeful
daughter of Holmes’s greatest adversary.
Suicide Ronald Gerald Hayes
A detective up for Chief of Police realizes solving the case of a
possible double suicide has too many suspects, one being the current Chief of Police, who has a spotless record and badly wants
him as his replacement.
Treehouse Mitchell Dorfman
An agoraphobic videographer, treehouse-bound during a July
Fourth weekend, investigates the disappearance of a wealthy
neighbor with an arsenal of electronic toys. A role-reversed,
updated, high-tech Rear Window, this PG-13 nailbiter is containable, quirky, and appeals to a very broad audience.
The Whitehouse Conspiracy Charles L. Harris
The Whitehouse Conspiracy takes you on a journey to the dark
side of our government, where the powers at the highest level
learn their devious activities are about to be exposed and use
every means available to eliminate the threat and protect themselves. (Book for adaptation)
Drama
3D at the Palace Kent Wilson
A resourceful teenager is determined to keep the memory of his
late father alive by saving the family’s small-town movie theatre,
threatened by competition from television in a fast-changing
post-war America – experiencing first love, family discord, and
unexpected racism when he befriends a black athlete from the
local segregated school.
Abundance David Bruce McEwan
The dysfunctional and privileged members of an immensely
wealthy and powerful Wall Street family are torn apart by a lost
son’s murder and the secret and abundant world he left behind.
The Aerialists Adrian C. Catarzi
Inspired by a true story: 1960, two young aerialists master the
triple somersault then attempt the impossible quadruple blindfolded on national TV, when at the last minute their mentor’s
past is unveiled igniting an ironic life-threatening climax fore
shadowed by secrets, intrigue, murder, and forbidden love.
Alchemy Lost Henry de Hoon
As soon as the bright mathematician Nicolas Fatio arrives at
Cambridge, Isaac Newton hires him as an assistant for his
alchemy workshop. Newton’s envy is provoked when Fatio
becomes involved with the charismatic Marie Marion, leader of
a subversive religious sect.
All Is Not Lost Ted Hunt
A disgraced school teacher, in hiding far from the scandal, reluctantly takes a chance for redemption.
ALMA Sigal Erez
Blake, a renowned young scientist from MIT, joins a team of
international astrophysicists at ALMA: site of the most ambitious,
up-to-date telescope array, located at the Atacama Desert in the
north of Chile. An unexpected accident leaves him temporarily
blind; for the first time, he can see with his soul – discovering
never-before-seen information about the creation of the universe.
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Bader Field; How My Family Survived Suicide Carl David
A teenage boy is tormented by relentless visions of his missing
older brother whose Army unit was just sent to Vietnam. He
desperately undergoes a psychoanalysis to face the demons of
the horrific reality that his idol has actually committed suicide.
(Book for adaptation)
Before You Act Jeffrey Radlauer
After her best friend is sexually assaulted, a straight-A student
discovers that a unique college course on strategy may provide
the means for getting revenge.
The Biggest Gang Stephen Hayes
Stephen, a practicing Christian police detective, crusades against
daily corruption, violence, and blasphemy; he witnesses a murder
by colleagues and is faced with a life-changing choice to protect
his family.
Border Patrol Rudolf Zaras
In Tijuana, Jihadists with a suitcase nuke put a dashing border
agent on high alert, an eccentric CIA spook in hot pursuit, an old
KGB operative on a recovery mission, and a ruthless drug lord
trying to get his hands on it.
Brown Dick Terry Nickelson
A struggling black horse trainer finds inspiration in the life of a
slave born 150 years earlier and who grew to be a dominant force
in the thoroughbred horse racing industry.
Butter Bridge Darren Teo
A man who helps people commit suicide for a living is hired by
a mysterious stranger to save suicidal people from jumping off
Detroit’s largest bridge.
Casino Intrigue Georges Salo
Inspired by a true story of a casino security guard who is passionate about his work, but disrespected by his wife. He eventually
finds his true calling as a result of his wife’s extramarital deceit.
Their struggle is set against the backdrop of a casino, showcasing
the true nature of that business.
Celia Anthony O’Sullivan
A strong, courageous, independent woman overcomes tragedy,
adversity, and betrayal to become a voice for the forgotten majority.
The Cleaning Lady Anthony Stampalia
A 9/11 survivor – who uses the tragedy to fake death and abandon her family – journeys, ten years later, to a mystical island
where the emotionally broken residents force her to face the past.
Compromise Carolyn Rose
The year is 1861 and the political situation is about to burst. A
young couple decide to get married and get away from the coming conflagration, but the world insists on intruding.
Conundrum Roy Woodbridge
A cynical reporter questions the official explanation for the killing of illegal immigrants in a repatriation camp and uncovers a
terrifying, international conspiracy to change our world.
Cry Uncle, Sumbody Thomas Crowel
A doctor enlists in the Union as a private when he should be
a major. His moonshining cousin joins the Confederacy. The
doctor’s ma, her girls, and the doctor’s fiancée, are left behind to
fend for themselves. The cousins take part in major battles. The
girls eventually find love, but not without tragedy. Based on a
soldier’s 1864 diary.
Dae Kole Lee
A self-absorbed man struggles to come to grips with his flaws
and regrets as evidenced by three important moments in his life –
the news that his girlfriend is pregnant, the birth of his daughter,
and his daughter’s high school graduation.
Daughters Ofer Saly
In the autumn of his life, Julian was ambushed by the daughter
he never knew he had and by the love he had for her that overwhelmed him.
Dismas and Gestas Peter Hoffmann
Two heinous criminals are brought to justice and are crucified
next to Jesus. (Winner – Best Historical Drama Screenplay at the
2015 Monaco International Film Festival)
The Dissolution of Rebekah Stern Bruce Makie
Threatened, shot at, and framed for a crime she didn’t do, a
social worker in the Lake Michigan fruit belt says goodbye to the
bureaucratic muck and joins the migrant crew boss she loves in
his fight for justice for farm workers.
Dream House David Lally and Kevin Commins
Gay, middle-aged Mark lives with his elderly mother in their grand,
deteriorating home. Through flashbacks, we learn how the father
abruptly disappeared, leaving Mark to become “husband” to the
charming yet unstable Ginnie. Brother Dickie leaves to create a successful career and family. When Ginnie hires an intriguing handyman,
Mark must choose between his dark past and an unknown future.
Escape from Baghdad: One Woman’s True Story
Eve Heidi Bine-Stock
When a woman of Bahá’i faith is trapped with her children in
Islamic Baghdad with her husband’s Muslim family – who murder
one son and her husband, and beat her to the brink of death – she
tries to save her children by audaciously seeking help from Saddam
Hussein. Amazingly, he helps her! (Based on a true story)
Every Day of My Life Andre Orr
An African-American teen from Chicago gets himself into big
trouble and is sent to rural Alabama to live with relatives. His life
will never be the same!
The Ex Left Hander Brian Stavig
An academic award-earning teen struggles in college after awakening from a six-week coma with a severe traumatic brain injury.
Halfway Home Jack DeBell
The newest member of a group of ex-cons living in a halfway
house transitions back into society.
In Fear of My Father Russell Scalise
When a ruthless Chicago mobster coerces his teenage son into the
underworld, the son must fight back to save his soul and his family.
In Hyding Carlos Perez
In Hyding, an award-winning script, takes the original story of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and turns it into a psychological drama
of a young man sexually abused by his father and turned into
a schizophrenic who eventually explodes into violence. This is
Hyde’s story, and in it we finally learn why he, or Dr. Jekyll, kills
Sir Danvers Carew.
Drama
In the Void of Lies Kirby Freeman
In order to pass the health care bill, Justin Powell has to help
Senator Fitzgerald cover up an illicit affair, but finds himself
having to deal with the same secrets at home.
Ism Mugana Harry Flowers
The ego has landed.
Jane-Claire’s Personal Salvation Dawn Crouch
Based on a true story, a teenage girl must decide whether Jesus
is a personal Savior or just a distant observer in the devastating
aftermath of a killer hurricane.
Jericho’s Wall William Douglas Jordan
Near the end of the Civil War, a Christian slave battles between
revenge and his faith when he holds captive a wounded
Confederate soldier who months before had killed his wife and
adult son.
Joy Frances Gertler
Joy, an acknowledged bisexual and happily married woman, has
an affair with an actress vacationing in the small town where Joy
lives. Although Joy’s husband and son are aware of her bisexuality, after learning about her affair, they question Joy’s sexual
preference and fear the once stable marriage may be destroyed.
Last Flag on Oak Island J.R. Jordan Baines
A museum curator and his student assistant use a wartime journal’s cryptic passages to discover the Oak Island treasure as
two rival treasure hunters close in. Wealth of the century or the
island’s deft insult? (From the novel Last Assault on Oak Island
by Jenn Rekka. Spec script available. Novel available for adaptation. Rights secured.)
Last of the Big-Time Prom Queens Mitchell Dorfman
Looking back to the end of the school year in June of 1967, we
see a generation and a country come of age as romance, comedy,
and intrigue intermingle against the backdrop of the growing
tragedy that was our involvement in Vietnam.
Let’s Play Ball Linda Gould
Miranda is a bright woman with an important government job
and a prominent lawyer husband. By contrast, her fraternal twin
sister Jessica has spent years struggling to establish a sports
magazine. Now Jessica appears to have it made, with a thriving
journalism career and a ballplayer fiancé. Then he is kidnapped,
and both sisters plunge into the investigation.
Life as a Peach Stephen Folker
Two innocents run away from an abusive foster home in search
of hope in a world full of despair.
Life-Like Sean Paul Murphy
Andy Watson talks to the dead. He is not a psychic. Or a medium.
He is a caretaker at a futuristic mausoleum that memorializes the
dead via artificial intelligence. And he might become a corpse
himself when he begins to suspect one of the beautiful inhabitants was murdered by her husband. Life-Like is an engaging tale
loaded with laughs and heart.
Little Earthquakes Todd Bird
A handsome, successful, 30-something man and his partner
travel to his hometown to attend his class reunion, at which he
dreads an uncomfortable encounter with his bitter ex-wife, facing
old friends as a gay man, and the prospect of small-town bigotry.
(Quarter-finalist in the 2016 Bluecat Screenwriting Competition)
Little Kid, Big Fears Kentrell Liddell
Before the wedding bells ring, a frightened eight-year-old must
let his mother know about the sexual advances her fiancé makes
towards him when she is not around.
Mamsy’s Heart Cherie’ Brackett
When a hardscrabble young teen and her two brothers are kidnapped by their estranged, Nazi father to become forced labor on
his farm, their mission is clear: escape his ruthless hand and find
the mother he claims is dead.
The Mary Jane Girls Heidi Kozak
1962: A spirited Texas teen with a dark past dreams of joining
an elite high school sorority, but in joining she falls prey to the
cruelty and violence of peer pressure.
Mending the Line Stephen Camelio
At a Montana V.A. hospital, a young soldier injured in Iraq meets
a damaged Vietnam vet who tries to teach the younger man fly
fishing so that he can come to terms with his physical/emotional
trauma and not fall into a downward spiral of guilt and addiction.
The Miami Masquerade Jane Rajaratnam
A prominent man in society who is secretly a powerful drug lord
is taught a lesson by his family and exposed by two journalists.
Their lives will never be the same.
Mojado Pedro Babiak
A politically incorrect newspaper editor sends her ace
Latino reporter to Mexico to make the trek back to the USA
as an illegal alien.
My Turn David Shapiro
A liberal reporter embedded in Iraq struggles with a morally ambiguous war and hostile Marines, one of whom is his son who despises
him. Some wounds are so deep, it takes a war to heal them.
The Ni’ihau Incident Andrew G. Klukowski
A pilot of a Zero A6M crash lands on a privately owned Hawaiian
island shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor and eventually
takes over the island, leading to a deadly confrontation with the
island’s leader.
One Man’s Family Arnold Zimmermann and Morgan Land
One Man’s Family is a modern day retelling of the Old Testament
Abrahamic legend in which a modern day stepfamily goes
through similar incidents as the patriarchal family: a move to a
promised land, a Sodom and Gomorrah type incident, the need
for a progeny and the near loss of the progeny.
The Script You Need
Is at InkTip.com
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New York City or Los Angeles, and while
those cities are remarkable, they are also
recognizable to well-trained audience’s
eyes. For a science-fiction film, Houston
looked different, clean, and unassuming.
For Amir’s passion project, it was the perfect location for him.
The Reality
Behind
Alternate Realities
T
he number one thing InkTip hears
from producers is that they’re
looking for a strong story. Amazing
dialogue or interesting locations don’t
matter if the story has no substance. An
entertaining story and a captivating premise is what caught producer/director Amir
Valinia’s eye when he read Andrew M.
Henderson’s short script Flashes that was
posted on InkTip. Flashes was only a short,
but Amir saw potential in this story and
contacted Andrew for a feature version.
“I was looking at sci-fi projects,” Amir
stated. “I’m fascinated with alternate realities and time travel, so when I read Flashes
I asked if he could make it a feature. [It was]
too good for it to be a short.” Fortunately,
Andrew was already working on adapting
the short to a longer form. After some conversations with Amir, Andrew outlined it,
wrote it, and his short became the feature
film Alternate Realities now available on
Amazon Prime, among others. Not too
shabby, considering most shorts end up
making a paltry round at festivals before
dying a quick cinematic death.
“[Working with] Andrew’s been great. He
came down for a couple weeks of the shoot
and came in for the wrap party. I needed
some lines added, so it was nice to have
him on set,” Amir said.
Alternate Realities stars Donny Boaz
(Dallas, Mercy Street) as John Rotit, an
architect who finds himself jumping between
Tom Sizemore
Christopher Judge
alternate realities of his life. In order to save
his marriage to Clare (Elle LaMont) – and
his sanity – he devises a plan to end the other
versions of John. The film also stars Tom
Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk
Down), Deke Anderson (Green Lantern),
and Christopher Judge (Stargate SG-1).
The first person attached to the project was
Donny. He was in the film Because I Love
You that Barry Strickland shot in 2012. Barry
came onboard as the director of photography
and an executive producer for Alternate
Realties and told Amir he thought Donny
would be perfect for the role. Amir agreed.
He sent Donny the script, and he loved it.
The role is an actor’s dream – being able to
play totally different characters in one film
and show your range. Donny Boaz is a name
to keep on your radar for breakout actors.
In addition to Donny’s interpretation of
the various versions of Johnny Rotit,
Amir made stylistic choices to distinguish
between the fluctuating realities. “We discussed it a lot because at the end you have
the surprise of what is going on,” Amir said.
“World One is denial. You have the color
correction, lighting, and [it’s] happy. World
Two is sorrow – lots of shadows, depressing. World Three is anger. The idea behind
it was based on American Psycho and that’s
how Donny played the character.”
Although the story could’ve been set anywhere, it was refreshing to see Houston
as the backdrop. Many films take place in
But Alternate Realities is more than a sci-fi.
It is a love letter and a farewell to Amir’s
late girlfriend Erika Cardenas, who passed
away a week before shooting for the film
began. The tragedy connected Amir to the
protagonist, revealing a deeper understanding for the character’s plight. “What I was
going through was so emotional; I was
looking at the script differently,” he said.
“I would drive home and rewrite scenes.
I remember going back the night we were
going to shoot the suicide scenes. I would
listen to songs and rewrite … because
of what I was going through. In a way,
it helped the movie, for lack of a better
term. I saw death as something different,
so that’s why the slo-mo scenes are there
and are so emotional.”
The film is dedicated to Erika and gave
Amir a resource to push through his grief.
He didn’t want to cancel production and
sit around doing nothing but dwell on her
death. Instead, he turned to his love of filmmaking to create a moving picture memorial
for her. Production is Amir’s favorite part
of the film process, so he told us it was fortunate he had Alternate Realities to direct.
“The best are the days we go on set. It’s so
satisfying to get the shots and look at the
dailies … There’s something about being
on set – it’s satisfying. When I’m on set,
it’s like I’m on vacation.”
Alternate Realities is available on Amazon
Prime, DirecTV, and Time Warner. Check it
out now and catch some behind-the-scenes
footage at AlternateRealities.org.
By Chris Cookson
Follow Chris on Twitter @ACCooksonWriter
and Novel2Screen.net
Donny Boaz as John Rotit
Feature Scripts
Drama
(continued)
The Path Marsha Mildon
Ex-guerrilla, lover of guerrilla chief, and mother of his son, Rosa
needs to stay away from that violent life to return to her village,
raise her son, and guide her family’s tours. But ambushed by her
lover, she must fight him, her traditional family, her community,
and her own conflicting desires to find a future she can live with.
Pink Roses for Kathleen Joan E. Beilstein
An explosive chance encounter forges an unlikely friendship
between two lesbian women, a rock star with breast cancer and
a pastor with burnout. When what begins as a supportive friendship ignites into volcanic passion, their careers and “marriages”
are in jeopardy, as they struggle with their feelings, the powerful
catalyst which has transformed their broken lives.
A Place in the City J.H. Batten
How can a forgotten good deed save a black dyke’s soul on the
hard streets of east Kansas City?
The Plaintiff Clifford Zalay
The true-life story of one man’s perseverance and courage to
regain his good name, and against all odds he sued and won the
battle against a giant corporation which resulted in the largest
defamation, libel, and slander lawsuit in the U.S. A true David
vs Goliath inspiring story. (Grand Award Winner – Best of Show,
48th International WorldFest Film Festival, Houston, 2015)
The Prosecutor David Bortman
In the early ’70s, before Roe v. Wade, when abortion was illegal,
Dave, a prominent prosecuting attorney gets a girl pregnant and
has to arrange for a back-alley abortion. The abortion is botched,
the girl dies, and Dave is assigned to prosecute the abortionist,
no one knowing that he’s the one who arranged for the abortion.
Redbone Ned Eckhardt
Ben Nighthawk, a half-breed Ojibwe Indian with a haunting
voice and a terrible secret, has been chosen to star in a new documentary series: Hometown Music Americana. As the film crew
captures Nighthawk’s mesmerizing music and strange lifestyle,
Iraq war vet and lead camera, Francine Olsen, discovers she has
a tragic link to Nighthawk’s past and plots a deadly revenge.
Reinventing Amy Drew Giorgi
An ambitious executive fighting off a corporate takeover finds
herself engaged in a greater struggle when she must attempt to
rescue her abandoned adolescent niece.
Rugger Donna Jensen
In the wake of family pressure, public humiliation, and a failed
relationship, a young woman finds redemption in an unlikely
place – a rugby pitch.
Running Blind John T. Frederick
A romantic dramedy about a man so committed to loving the
wrong woman, when the right one rocks his world he still can’t
see what’s wrong. Set in the surrealistic beach and movie worlds
of contemporary Southern California.
S. B. 257 Robert Bronstein
Two Caucasian conspirators strive to rush a bill through the legislature, violating rules. Newly appointed, African-born Legislator
Troomzekalale starts to investigate. The principal conspirator
becomes concerned about what might happen at the final vote, so
he orders her to be killed. Troomzekalale eludes her captors and
arrives at the hearing, where she persuades the members to defeat
the bill.
Sadie Sits on It Caitlin Fein
Sadie Sits on It tells the story of a naïve college student who
fails to acquire a prestigious summer internship and learns that
the path to adulthood is more complicated than her liberal arts
school campus.
Scar Tissue David Bruce McEwan
Five New Yorkers confront the deep emotional wounds that have
dominated and scarred their lives, leading them to choices that
change everything.
Scattered Harvest Thomas Crowel
A dairy farmer is losing his wife, sons, and all his property. His
boyhood friend, a doctor, pushes himself on the dairy farmer’s
pregnant wife. The doctor enjoys inflicting pain. Another schoolmate, a sheriff, becomes entangled in a murder at an insane
asylum. The doctor’s whore disappears. All these schoolmates
end up in a fight for their lives. (Based on a true story)
Seed No Evil Chadwin Taylor
Seed No Evil is a suspense drama about a single mother forced
to fight a multi-national corporation that seeks to destroy her
family farm. Already at odds with her father over new farming
techniques, she faces a biotechnology giant in the courtroom.
Served Cold W.L. (Bud) Gorman
When four vengeful women arrive on the doorstep of an abusive,
almost-famous rock star, they get something beyond what they
came for.
Shooting Star Richard Harrison
A beautiful young female con artist realizes the guy she’s in love
with is more committed to their lifestyle than her, and in desperation steals the only thing he has of value that can give her a way
out (the key to a safe deposit box). Three years later, Kelly, the
ex-boyfriend, is hunting her down across New Mexico.
Six Packs and Facials Nancy Nielsen
Based on facts, in the 1970s, women in sports were considered
the weaker sex or dykes, but a poor family was determined to
have their daughter go to college and play volleyball – if they can
survive the first season for women’s sports at NSU.
Somebody Is Calling My Name Jack W. Ruff
There is an unexceptional man near you who has the ability to
prevent more deaths than any number of doctors, surgeons, and
medical researchers combined; why then, if this is his MO, does
his life continue to be so screwed up by the one who once was so
dear to him – his wife?
Soul Hunter Desiree Nordlund
In an effort to save lives, a female scientist searches for proof of
the soul’s existence, but finds something that will inevitably rank
people and leave some out.
Strung Tight Arianne Peterson
Competitive, disciplined, and world-dominating women’s #1
tennis champ faces the #1 male tennis player in the match of
a lifetime, transforming the sport forever. Her one-dimensional
world crumbling when her estranged mother suddenly returns,
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new love sparks, and losing her coach/father to the price of the
win rips her heart in far too many directions, causing her to question the cost to winning.
Substitution Pinar Tarhan
A famous rock band’s drummer is cornered into helping his
severely depressed best friend/leading singer fake his suicide, but
the singer decides to come back just as the drummer has fallen
for the singer’s female replacement in the band.
The Tale of Amour and Psyche Riccardo Simonazzi
In a society governed by artists, an insecure President becomes
aware of a dark conspiracy in her administration. As she roots it
out, she discovers she’s at the core of the conspiracy.
The Taxman John Nakonechny
A thrilling nonlinear narrative imbued with dark humor that
explores the struggles of a private detective who kidnaps a corrupt IRS agent then enlists his estranged father to help dispose
of the body.
Three Pony Junction Gary Boyle and Richard Downes
1942: An Indian chief, his grandson, and a “Jap” pilot meet
on a rugged mountaintop in Oregon. No, this isn’t your
typical WWII movie.
Tom Stone Roy Woodbridge
An aggressive journalist seeks a big story to rehabilitate his
career and gets caught up in deadly international competition for
resources that leaves African villagers dead and him on the run.
Traveler C.S. Boddie
An adventurous Victorian lady, an Englishwoman and author,
must earn a living. She travels alone to the Colorado Territory,
U.S.A., for a story that will sell, becomes entangled in the conflicts of the locals, and falls in love with a desperado, who traps
her. She escapes, returns to England, publishes to acclaim – and
helps her desperado get free himself.
Two Nights at the Pine Street Inn J. Christopher Haslip
Based on the true story of a college dropout and his life of sex,
drugs, and rock and roll. He realizes the immorality of his lifestyle, gives up everything, and becomes a homeless person, in a
search and eventual discovery of God.
Unconquerable Soul Scott A. Peterson
In 1878, after being abandoned by her husband with five children, Clara must fight unfathomable bigotry to be allowed to earn
a living as a lawyer, all in an attempt to keep her family together.
Her battle leads to a courtroom showdown between Clara and
three of California’s renowned attorneys. Based on the life of
California’s first female lawyer.
of 12 scripts are
Unseen Providence Theresa A. Fuller
It’s a true “rags to riches” story. Jackson, a five-year-old AfricanAmerican slave boy, was taken away from his family in South
Carolina and sold to an anonymous Abolitionist who took him
to freedom in Louisiana. He grew up and became a powerful
Christian leader and one of the wealthiest men in the South. The
KKK could not defeat him.
Virgins and Nonvirgins Viola M. Raguso
Virgins Atalanta and Hippolytus challenge the Zeus male organ
phallus-centered Greek world as one that is tyrannical and robs
both men and women of their most precious birthright – the sovereignty of self, which is the complete ownership and freedom of
one’s own body.
What Shines in Darkness Desiree Nordlund
Two women who are best friends realize that they are cop and
killer and, against all odds, remain friends.
Wurttemberg Shepherd (Dog of the Third Reich) Joan Lask
A German man and a Nazi soldier are on separate sides of the war
effort but share a love for a loyal dog named Ehren.
Family
Adoption, Kid Style Robert Bronstein
Ten-year-old Caucasian Josh loses his parents. In court, Josh’s
dog, Solomon, by himself convinces the judge to award adoption
rights to a Pakistani couple, instead of to either of two Caucasian
couples. Cauycaassian couples.
The Forgotten Ones Peter Sherba
Girl Interrupted meets The Commitments. A musically gifted
young woman in a mental hospital forms a rock band called
theforgottenones as a direct result of vivid visits from her daughter’s spirit through a butterfly, acting as a conduit beyond the
grave, giving her hope and inspiration. She perseveres with a
love and passion to sing and heals through music.
Grampa’s Stories Lance Ness and Carisia Switala
A bitter man finds love, a new life, and redemption through the
stories he tells.
Klone Kid J. Christopher Haslip
An impish 12-year-old is abducted by aliens and replaced with a
clone. Leaving his single mother with the help of a detective to
solve the mystery and get her “real” son back.
The More The Merrier Julie Noble
Just your usual Christmas get-together with plenty of unusual
extended family, their pets, and a disgusting disaster.
Out Flying Past My Bedtime Linda Falcao
Family-friendly, action-packed story of a girl with a superhero
obsession who gets superhero powers from a mysterious stranger
and must hide them from her crazily overprotective parents as she
goes out to save the world. Start of a franchise or series. (Third
Place Winner, 2015–16 Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition;
Platinum Winner, 2016 International Independent Film Awards;
Finalist, Artemis Women in Action)
Planet Christmas Diane Schmitz
A timid young boy and his know-it-all cousin use their imaginations
and unsuspecting townspeople for a Christmas Day adventure.
Family – Horror
Sabino Days Conrad Gomez
Tragedy – never rests, it calls a claim to one’s destiny. A thin
brush of death amends fortitude.
Snakes in the Grass Virginia Youngren
As her greedy siblings battle each other over the family legacy,
their coming-of-age sister successfully outwits them while preserving her own values – and discovers her strength in the process.
Trapped in Tuscany Jennifer Rapaport
A mismatched SoCal couple must face the reality of a crumbling
marriage when a comedy-of-errors vacation exposes their differing parenting styles.
Fantasy
Alexandra’s Journey Nicole Faucher
A teenage girl embarks on a desperate magical quest to defeat an
evil wizard and take her rightful place as queen.
Archangel:Love Y.L. Parker
This book is the first of a trilogy ready to option for the big
screen. In this superhero style epic, the archangel Michael and
six other archangels come to Earth to find an ancient relic that
could destroy the world as we know it. (Book for adaptation)
The Black Witch and the Prince Leasal Liddle-Pirouet
When royal fairy Maleficent is betrayed by the jealous queen
and branded a black witch, she is banished from the kingdom
and her child stolen from her. Maleficent will risk everything to
get her child back, while wreaking her revenge on those who
have wronged her.
Cheryl’s Rose George Brown
Two individuals are connected to a tragic event from the past.
The Devil in Miss Jones Bruce Bernhard
“If you have to go to Hell, go for a reason.” An erotic fantasy based
upon the classic adult film. Justine Jones is unjustly sent to Hell.
She protests and is granted one more day on Earth to indulge one
sin, and thereby earn eternal damnation. Justine chooses lust – and
murder. (Go to IMDb Pro: Spinnaker Productions to see the poster.)
The Enchanted Cottage of Oceania: An American Fairytale
R. Marion Troy and Pixie Carlisle
Haunted houses, ghosts, time travel, mean girls, and a father abducted
by Other World magic send 14-year-old identical sisters Harper and
Leigh Reynolds on a magical quest to find their father. The twins
combat all sorts of evil (both mundane and supernatural) as they
manage homework, boys, and a skeptical mother. Life is anything
but predictable in the town of Oceania. (Book for adaptation)
Old Hollywood Sylvia Mulholland
A youth-obsessed Beverly Hills millennial grows old overnight
in a creepy Hollywood building left to her by her grandmother.
Equal parts comic romp, romance, and fantasy, Old Hollywood
has a deep philosophical vein that will make viewers think hard
about love and the meaning of life.
Possessed Nicole Faucher
After learning of her family’s history in unleashing a demonic
wyvern, a young exiled princess returns to her home country to
destroy it.
Horror
Alaska Crying Baby Chris Kiana Sr. DBA-ABD
This shaman-thriller-horror feature combines two Alaska Native
myths: northern lights; and evil spirit (Alaska Crying Baby). This
feature starts 100 years ago, and resumes present-day; a shaman
goes to NYC to identify slain grandson’s body, makes medicine,
and summons northern lights containing Alaska Crying Baby.
The evil spirit seeks out and savagely demises gang members
one-by-one gruesomely. (Not the average horror feature)
American Witch Joseph I. Martinez
When Emma’s sister Sadie is kidnapped by a witch and hidden
in an abandoned mine, Emma must search the witch’s mine in an
attempt to save Sadie’s life.
The Book of Skulls Bruce Bernhard and Craig Sabin
“Would you kill your best friend to live forever?” On spring
break, four roommates visit a monastery, where it is rumored
that immortality is offered by The Keepers. They soon learn the
offer is real – for two of them. Eternities must be balanced by
extinctions! From the acclaimed novel by Robert Silverberg.
(See IMDb Pro for the bookcover and reviews.)
The Calling William Gilmore
Pursued by ghostly apparitions who threaten his wife and unborn
child, a desperate father-to-be discovers he is already dead.
Ethan Craig Feagins
Trapped in an abandoned lodge after an avalanche, four kidnappers
face their worst fears as they try to escape – not from the lodge,
but from the evil lurking within the teenager they kidnapped.
Foxes Gregory Fishwick
Foxes is a revenge of nature horror in which a young couple
literally struggle to survive in the big city when suburban foxes
embark on a murderous rampage.
Funny Devils Jerry Cavallaro
An improv comedy troupe must use their knowledge of horror
movies to survive when they are run off the road in the New
Jersey Pine Barrens.
The Ghost Inside Me Elizabeth H. Vu
After moving to a secluded mansion, a guilt-ridden artist with a
fear of intimacy is plagued with visions of its ominous past. As
she delves deeper into the mystery surrounding the place, her
partner becomes possessed by the late owner – a cruel drunkard
with rape tendencies.
The Haunting of Sara Hill Mark D. Clark
A young woman is haunted by a malevolent spirit who seeks to
torment the descendants of the man responsible for his execution.
Lilith the Vampire Jose Padilha and Yoya Wursch
During the Middle Ages, the Inquisition’s knights hunt, torture,
and kill women accused of witchcraft. Women, members of a
pagan cult, invoke the Goddess Lilith, a seductive vampire
who seeks revenge against the Church and the knights. For
six centuries, Lilith fights against the knights, until 2016, in
New York, when occurs the bloody battle between the forces
of good and evil.
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Horror – Non-Fiction/History
Love Across Hades Peter Roach
Romeo and Juliet. Juliet is dead. Whether you are among the
living or the dead, do not try to keep them apart. It won’t end
well for you.
Theater of the Mind Jack DeBell
An aging, mentally unstable theater director makes a play about
a group of actors plotting to kill their director as his actors plot
to kill him.
Lucifer Rudolf Zaras
In 2003, when Lucifer’s beloved Baghdad was obliterated by an
old fashioned blitzkrieg, his evil chickens came home to roost
for atonement, because of long ago (in flashback to AD 30) when
he tempted Christ with power, betrayed him with Judas, and then
martyred him by crucifixion.
Trapped James Hancock
Five strangers wake within an abandoned hospital with no memory how they got there. Searching for a way out, they soon realize
they are not alone. What starts as in investigation soon turns
into a struggle to survive. (Bronze Winner [Horror] Hollywood
Screenplay Competition, Runner Up: Breaking Walls Ultimate
Thriller Screenplay Competition, Semi-Finalist [Thriller/Horror]
Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition)
The Master’s Son Guy Quigley
Unsuspecting guests take a terrifying elevator ride from the
third floor of a mansion. They descend underground to floor one
hundred in the company of what they believe is the Devil. Is this
Hell, or a dangerous international cult, where sadistic pleasure
is the name of the game? And is the dark side false, or does
it really exist?
Midnight at Thirteen Dark House
Edgar W. Chambers III
Two detectives on the verge of retirement discover a serial killer
who is using the 13 signs of the zodiac to kill in one calendar year
to enact revenge.
Nightfall Mike Meade
A newly turned vampire struggles to survive on the streets until
he is taken in by an older vampire, who he must ultimately choose
to follow or walk his own path of darkness.
Overdue Stephen Folker
Pay your library fines or pay the price.
Pickleberry Ervin V. Anderson
After a ruthless politician gives an impoverished city contaminated drinking water, people ingest a mutant fungus that takes
control of their bodies.
A Pound of Flesh Georges Salo
A criminal boss exhausts all avenues, including whatever his
wealth provides, in order to save his terminally ill wife. In a
last desperate attempt he offers the most valuable items in his
possession – his morals and his soul – to the Devil for the life of
his one and true love.
Proxy Philip T Brewster and Shona M Brewster
A group of coworkers are trapped in an unknown building and
pitted against a vengeful madman’s deadly traps.
Slob Bruce Bernhard
Hannibal Lecter on steroids. Based upon the acclaimed novel by
cult icon Rex Miller. Urban legend has it he’s eaten one heart
for every pound of his bodyweight – and he weighs 500 pounds!
Says Stephen King: “Slob is almost too crudely terrifying to read,
but it’s too compelling to put down.” (See IMDb Pro for the book
cover and reviews.)
Spikes Caleb J. Alexander
A detective’s investigation of a flayed corpse becomes far more
deadly than anything he has ever encountered before. The suspect
is a dangerous young woman who is a part of a secret supernatural cult of women in leather, and the detective soon discovers that
his own life may be in danger.
The Unfinished Man Matthew Wilson
A brilliant neuroscientist has discovered a way to alter the human
brain and make a person feel like someone else. Using this
method, she tries to bring the love of her husband back from the
dead, but something goes wrong, and the men she remakes only
want to kill!
Unholy Ground Steph Arpaia
Five friends on a camping trip unknowingly uncover a vampire
graveyard and must fight for their lives when one vampire comes
back to life. Who will survive – only God knows. This is not
another teenage vampires in love movie – it puts the scary back in
vampires and brings them full circle back to their demonic origins.
Yotes Brian Levy and Chris Livingston
When an Army experiment goes horrifically wrong, creating
mutant coyotes that attack a Burning Man-like festival, four
sorority girls and their newfound paramours must battle and
outwit these murderous beasts in order to survive.
Zombie Sharks
Matteo Molinari and Matthew Ellsworth
Family Guy meets the SyFy Movie of the Week in this affectionate spoof in which a brother-and-sister team of journalists travel
to a secluded island resort and uncover a secret government
experiment gone awry, which has mutated great white sharks into
undead monsters.
Non-Fiction/History
The 13 of Glory Georges Salo
The quest for El Dorado takes the conquistadors, known as
The 13 of Glory, to a land rife with gold. Their altruistic start
spirals into the subjugation of the Inca nation and the genocide
of its people.
Bully! (Teddy Roosevelt and the Panama Canal)
James B. Saunders
Using gunboat diplomacy and revolution, President Teddy
Roosevelt steamrolls his way over the Constitution, Congress,
and Banana Republics to secure America’s right to build
the Panama Canal. Based on the actual historical incidents.
(Professional coverage: “Recommend” – Dave Trottier, author
of The Screenwriters Bible)
Conversation with a Kleagle
Rudy Gray and Sandra Nordgren
A white reporter, one-thirty-ninth black, interviews a Klan
recruiter after a lynching and is almost caught.
Non-Fiction/History – Romantic Comedy
Explosion at Black Tom! James B Saunders
The first terrorist attack on America was July 30, 1916! The
Black Tom Island munitions depot – located in New York Harbor
across from the Statue of Liberty – stored more explosives than
any other arsenal in the United States. Of course the Germans
wanted to blow it up! Based on the actual historical incident.
(Professional coverage: “Recommend” – Dave Trottier, author
of The Screenwriters Bible)
Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle’s Nest
Ralph Harvey and Frank Tuscany
Hitler dines and woos opera star/British spy Margery, who is
hiding escaping British airmen in her Berlin apartment. She also
liaises with MI6 agent John Brown in Stalag IIID when singing to
the POWs, obtaining the location of a tank factory before facing
torture after being arrested by Goering (played by Stephen Fry).
My Way Vialov Dmitrii Aleksandrovich
Such movies have never been filmed yet. My movie is going
to be a so-called “reality movie;” it’s like a reality show but a
movie that captures the present moment while you are watching
the film. So you get the feeling like it’s the actual reality show. It
shows how I came to Hollywood to make my movie there.
Prisoner No.7 Christopher Robert Fuller
When prisoner no.7 at Spandau prison mysteriously dies, a
fascinating story of espionage and counter-espionage emerges,
despite the best efforts of the British authorities to suppress the
truth.
Ragtime Warrior James B. Saunders
Military bands only played marches – until James Reese Europe
takes command of the “Harlem Hellfighters” band and introduces
jazz, pop tunes, and modern musical arrangements. He does
this while fighting the Germans and 150 years of Army racism
and prejudice. A WWI biopic. Great music, all public domain.
Can be adapted to TV mini-series. (Professional coverage:
“Recommend” – Dave Trottier, author: The Screenwriters Bible)
Theatre of Death James B. Saunders
A crusading reporter exposes the “Absolutely Fireproof!” Iroquois
Theatre as a fire trap. His battle draws the wrath of the producers,
the architect, the mayor, the fire chief, and his own editor. Then
came the children’s matinee of December 28, 1903. Based on
the true incident. (Professional coverage: “Recommend” – Dave
Trottier, author of The Screenwriters Bible)
Romance
The Exceptional One Rolex Mathurin
The lone daughter and only child of a wealthy white family falls
in love with a striving African American writer.
Handyman Dylan Ben-Israel
A newly minted attorney scoffs when a gypsy tells her she is
destined to marry a handyman – only to reconsider years later as
she systematically sabotages her new home in an effort to meet
the man of her dreams.
Heart of a Lion Brian Jay Nelson
Recurring dreams reveal a dark conspiracy in the past lives of
separated soul mates that threatens to continue keeping them
apart, until a personable psychic intervenes to help bring them
together to defeat the curse, and to finally find their elusive love
and happiness.
Inherit a Marriage (I AM) Georges Salo
Traditional and modern values collide for an Indian lesbian who
must return to India to attend her father’s funeral. Upon arriving
in India with her partner, she discovers that she must marry in
order to uphold her family’s rank and stature.
Nicola Silver Diana Figgis
A spirited country girl escapes from her repressive father to
spend a week in Jazz Age Sydney with the family of a soldier
returned from World War I.
Second Chance Zoran Jovanovic
This is the story of a man who hardly got over the death of his
wife and then unexpectedly he was given a second chance to start
a new life. At first he did not recognize it and he lost everything
again, but…
Romantic Comedy
Almost Utopia John Gascoigne
In 2030, Physical Recreation declares war on Arts. A neglected wife
does likewise on her stockbroker husband and enters the government’s Arts territory. He enters neighboring Recreation, from where
hired thugs enter Arts to commit sabotage and discourage membership. Pursuing them across a “sealed” border, the lovelorn broker
confronts and defeats them to heal his state and his marriage.
Amber Waves Cicely Wynne
When an uninsured 18-wheeler wrecks a Texas Hill Country
craft brewery, Snoring Dog workers lock horns with sleazy Stud
Beer in a battle for the overnight sensation, “The Little Brewery
That Could.”
The Advent of Summer Marlene Comet
An artist embroiled in a love triangle finds true love when she
takes her deceased father’s place in a Gold Cup polo tournament.
The Australian Harley Stroh
An Irish mother fights to reunite her family after her husband
is sentenced to a brutal Australian penal colony. (2015 Nicholl
semi-finalist)
The Dream After Giorgio Fossemo
A young woman who dies from a cruel disease is brought back to
life by her brilliant, heartbroken boyfriend, whose sole reward is
a shocking load of trouble! Joe would do anything for Sue. Sue
would do anything for Joe. Well, almost! A story that turns out to
be a movie within a movie.
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Screenwriter
Andrew M.
with Alternate Realities
Henderson
Andrew M. Henderson is the sci-fi
writer behind the wide-distribution film
Alternate Realities, directed by Amir
Valinia. But don’t pigeon-hole Andrew
into one genre, or one medium. He has
written for film, television, comics, video
games, interactive games for the iPhone
and Android, and more! His published
comics include Noctua, Kristarella, and
Seul Survivant, and he recently wrote
the trailer for Assassin’s Creed: V,
directed by Rob Zombie and animated
by Tony Moore of The Walking Dead,
which premiered at the 2014 ComicCon. Andrew shared with InkTip his
experience with Alternate Realities, the
best cure for writer’s block, and what he
loves about writing.
InkTip: You used InkTip to market your
short scripts. That’s how Amir found Flashes,
later retitled to Alternate Realities, on InkTip.
What went through your head when he asked
if you could turn it into a feature?
Andrew: It was actually rather serendipitous timing, as I was already adapting
Flashes into a feature when he contacted
me! That was the plan all along, for me. I
always conceived it as a long-form narrative
and had planned on adapting it into a feature
regardless. So when Amir reached back out,
the wheels were already in motion.
InkTip: How hard was it to adapt your
short into a feature script?
Andrew: In this instance, it wasn’t terribly
arduous, as I had originally conceived it
as a feature. For me, the short was always
just the tip of the iceberg – a jumping off
point for a larger, more fleshed-out story. I
already had a blueprint of where I wanted
to go with it. There are a lot of very intricate and subtle complexities to the script/
story, and since it involves theoretical
physics and time/space jumps, the hardest
part was keeping everything straight so
it made logical sense, because it’s really
like a house of cards – the slightest error
in some of the minutia of the story would
bring the whole thing tumbling asunder,
from a plot point-of-view. I’m one of those
nitpicky people, so I was very careful about
making sure there were no discernible plot
holes for people on IMDb to tear into!
InkTip: How did you come up with the
story for Alternate Realities?
Andrew: That’s a good question. I’m a
huge fan of theoretical physics (Michio
Kaku is my favorite!) and alternate realities,
m-theory, string theory, etc. I love heavy,
hard sci-fi, a la Time Crimes, Coherence,
Primer, etc. I also really love the idea that
we all have different aspects of us, different
underlying personalities, which could manifest themselves in various ways, based on
certain key events in our life. I also enjoy
blending genres. And this film is really a
blend of Sci-Fi/Thriller and Romance. This
man, John Rotit, is so absolutely and resolutely in love with this woman, Clare, that
he will do absolutely anything to be with
her. That’s all he wants – to remain in a
reality with her. She’s his soulmate, which
is something that transcends realities – the
idea that in every life, this is the woman
he’s supposed to be with. A lot of people
compare the film to Sliders, but for me, it
was more heavily influenced by Vanilla Sky
and The Butterfly Effect.
InkTip: Amir mentioned that you were on
set some. How was the experience working
on set as a writer?
Andrew: I was, and that was a lot of fun.
I got to meet a lot of the cast and crew,
and see them in action, which was a great
experience. A lot of time and effort go
into making a film, and often as a writer,
we don’t get to see or fully understand the
physical production side of things. It’s a
process and a fun one to witness. Plus, it’s
always cool to see an actor speaking your
words in person. I think writers should
always be on set.
InkTip: The film is available on Amazon
Prime. Is this your first film you’ve written
that has a large distribution?
Andrew: Yes, Amazon Prime, DirecTV,
Time Warner, and a few other VOD outlets!
It is the first film I’ve written with a large
distribution. I have another one optioned, so
hopefully there will be a second out next year.
InkTip: Now that you have a produced
feature, do you approach the writing process any differently than when you were
just starting out?
Andrew: No, not really. I still write what I
write – which, at the end of the day, is – and
has to be – what I’m passionate about. I’ve
tried to write something I thought “could
sell,” and it was a disaster. It’s an unavoidable truth that certain projects sell easier
than others, but the fact is, the cream still
rises to the top. Great material will get you,
at the least, meetings. So you have to write
what you’re passionate about.
InkTip: Is there a part of writing that you love
or a side you completely dislike and why?
Andrew: I love coming up with clever
scenes. I think oftentimes I’ll be sparked by
an idea for a specific scene, which I’ll then
extrapolate into a plot or script. I like the
freedom of coming up with unique ideas
for scenarios and seeing how they’ll unfold
organically. A lot of the stuff I write tends
to be darker, and more raw and cathartic,
which is something I enjoy as well. I hate
the waiting in the film industry in general
– on reads, decisions, etc. I’m a very impatient person, and things tend to move at a
glacial pace in the film industry. I’ll also
go through spells sometimes where I get
Q&A – Romantic Comedy
writer’s block and literally just cannot write
anything. It’s like I’m paralyzed, just staring at the screen. It’s an incredibly helpless
and vexing feeling.
InkTip: What’s your solution to writers block?
Andrew: Bourbon.
InkTip: What is your system for keeping
on track with your writing and marketing?
Andrew: My manager keeps track of stuff
he takes out, though usually he’ll let me
know where it’s at as well. Personally, I have
a virtual sticky note on my laptop where I
list what scripts are where, so I always
know who is reading what. As far as actual
Feature Scripts
writing, I try to only work on one spec at a
time, with side projects (novel, comic, etc.)
simultaneously. Marketing, I use LinkedIn,
Twitter, Facebook. I have business cards. I
live in Hollywood, so I tend to meet people
often in the industry, which is nice. Just try
to be as proactive as possible.
InkTip: How did you secure representation?
Andrew: I’ve been repped a few times, but
my most recent manager actually came from
winning the Silver Prize at the 2015 PAGE
Contest for Best Pilot. I ended up signing
with one of the judges from the contest.
Andrew: Keep writing. Keep querying.
Keep being proactive. Don’t let a pass
or a no get you too discouraged. It’s an
incredibly, incredibly subjective business.
In fact, my manager at the time didn’t like
the concept for Flashes when I pitched it to
her. She didn’t think it could be a movie. I
didn’t listen. You’re going to hear a lot of
nos, but all you need is one yes. Try not to
get too high or too low. A pass doesn’t end
your career and a sale/option doesn’t make
your career. You need continued longevity
to have success in this business. And most
importantly, write what you love.
InkTip: What advice can you give other writers who are trying to get their foot in the door?
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Bare Essentials Steven W. Johnson
Bare Essentials is the story of a modern-day Cinderella, who
escapes a puritanical cult to find her true love at a tropical island
nudist resort.
The Big Bend Corie Schweitzer
A stoic park ranger falls for her spirited new hire and discovers
her heart – and the guts to save local ranchers from being screwed
by the land speculator funding her dad’s run for governor.
Byte Me Amber Karlins
When two feuding dating and relationship bloggers are forced to
team up in order to secure a book deal, they soon realize that it
really is a fine, fine line between love and hate.
The Devil’s Serve Ray Cecire
A romantic comedy with a twist; the Devil’s daughter falls in
love with a man whose soul she’s assigned to steal.
The Flick Mike Ridge
A young, driven female executive is flummoxed when her tidy
routine is interrupted by a new guy who shows her what life can
really be.
Foreclosing Love Erica Owens
Can stupid people find love? Of course! They just have to
impregnate the girl of their dreams, date her best friend, and save
their failing bar from foreclosure. St. Elmo’s Fire meets Cheers
with a handful of crazy.
Foreign Love Michael Oke
An American college student falls in love with a brilliant Nigerian
girl and must work to bridge their cultural differences in order to
stay together.
Handmaidens of Rock Linda Gould
It is the late 1960s, a time of political and social upheaval, and
a rock and roll band is shaking the rafters of its suburban high
school. As Preston, the founder and lead guitarist of Homegrown,
cranks out the tunes with keyboardist Neal and drummer Brad,
three girls appoint themselves the band’s groupies and set off on
a wild adventure.
How to Marry a Millionaire (In 30 Days) Frank Brady
A hottie goes after the guy who’s going to win a sweepstakes
she rigged.
Lost in Cupidity Erica Owens
A famed Hollywood actress finds her cheating fiancé dead and
turns to the one man she loathes for help: an undercover paparazzi
reporter hell-bent on writing her story. It’s a modern-day It
Happened One Night with a Thin Man twist.
The Making of a Protégé Garfield Whyte
When the bond between an 18-year-old nephew and his 55-year-old
womanizing uncle seems more sacred than wedding vows, it causes
even his girlfriends and parents to play second fiddle to his uncle.
The Merger Ellen Champion and Larry Champion
The once-famous restaurants are failing and the owners missing. Will the clashing son and daughter of the two be able to
save the business?
Reading Mr. Right Patrick McNamara
A heartbroken library assistant, who’s obsessed with a trashy
romance novel, forces her new male assistant to help her illegally
track down the men who’ve borrowed the novel – as she believes
she’ll find her Mr. Right.
The Rock Star’s Homecoming Linda Gould
Nestled in the Appalachian foothills, Glendary College is the epitome of a small-town college. Calm and studious on the surface,
the mixture of jocks, religious fanatics, and hippies is a pulsating
powder keg waiting to explode. The igniting spark is about to
be lit when the Sunburst, a homegrown rock band expelled two
years before, revs up to return.
Secretarial Wars Linda Gould
Miriam, a Washington secretary stuck in a dead-end job, longs
to be an investigative journalist. Her days are spent in an office
cubicle, surrounded by files belonging to applicants for U.S.
peace grants, a program that sends scholars abroad to teach and
disseminate American ideals – or maybe for more dubious purposes. Will Miriam be able to prove her suspicions?
Slummin’ Towards Happiness Sylvia Mulholland
Frustrated, a newly dumped perfectionist tries to live the George
Costanza (opposite) way, lowering his standards for everything,
especially women, and writes a self-help book about it, with
disastrous consequences.
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Romantic Comedy – Sci-Fi
Spirit Creek Joseph Brown
Rick Davis wrote the Casino Loser application, so is stunned
when the Spirit Creek Casino hires him as their creative consultant. Rick discovers an exciting and vibrant secret world that
includes a thriving community adjacent to the casino and a control room staffed by highly trained psychologists. The tribe may
always win, but it is so much more than winning.
Alpha Chase Chuck Gordon
World War III has raged over Earth’s surface for 20 years and
world leaders finally hold a summit to end it. But rogue generals plot to deploy a weapon that can kill the population in that
underground city – preserving the war. Four Lunar-born soldiers
uncover the scheme – and the real reasons why they were bred to
fight in the nuclear war on Earth.
This Is Where We Start Again Mark Shilstone-Laurent
On an action-packed pilgrimage to the locations of seven iconic
events from 1969, a 65- and 25-year-old pair of time traveling
soul mates are relentlessly pursued by a bad ass, tattooed, septuagenarian biker grandma.
Ark Joseph Brown
Asteroid 2020 RQ36 is big enough to destroy a city and is on
an almost too-perfect trajectory to Earth. The husband and wife
team of astronauts sent to intercept and divert it discover that
it is actually a front-end shield for an arriving alien ark. First
contact is different and more terrifying than anyone could have
imagined.
Wine & Spirits Nauman Kha
A xenophobic American senator finds seduction and redemption
among free-spirited European vacationers during a trip to Italy’s
Lake Como and becomes the unlikely hero in the host family’s
battle against Big Hotel takeover of their villa.
World’s Finest Anthony MacLennan
Hollywood’s biggest fading star gets caught up in a cross country
fight for survival after sleeping with the wife of the head of an
international drug cartel.
Sci-Fi
About : I Joseph Powell and Adam Louis
A rational and logistical man is haunted by an ominous woman in
a series of fragmented dreams. Unable to draw the line between
fantasy and reality, his sanity is questioned, but events lead him
to a much more sinister truth with his humanity at stake.
Again Sam Suresh and Jason Vogel
A NASA scientist from India is willing to tear a hole in time
and space to reclaim the life he had lost. Can he stand up to the
consequences?
The Algorithm Victor Goodman
The 22nd century, controlled by a benevolent algorithm, “The
Alog.” “The Alog” maintains peace by altering digital information to serve all. Our hero, Justin, can open the people’s eyes by
destroying “The Alog.” However, if he destroys “The Alog,” every
book, movie, score, even instructional manual will vanish. Is opening people’s eyes worth wiping out history? Justin must decide!
Alien Man Georges Salo
Twelve thousand years ago, modern man existed and was
regarded by the indigenous population on Earth as gods, hence
we now know them as Alien Man. These different groups of
“gods,” along with the indigenous, less-evolved people, go to
war for each other’s resources.
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Autonomousity Mark Rothrock
Autonomous automobiles are infected by a human murdering
virus. A sexy autonomous semi tractor copilot named Fifi leads
a consortium of semi tractors determined to wipe out the virus.
Battleground Richard Rivera
During World War II, in the merciless, freezing wilderness of
southern Russia, stranded American and German soldiers put their
differences aside to fight off an alien invasion from another world.
Code Dan Steiny
When a brilliant Silicon Valley programmer’s brain is altered by
alien code that mysteriously appears on his computer, his desperate search for its source uncovers an extraterrestrial plot to
control mankind that he alone must face, outwit, and destroy.
Continentalis Aurèle N’Dja
A man who’s determined to prove his father innocent of a crime
he didn’t commit goes back to his hometown – only to find himself caught in the very same dirty deeds his father is accused of.
The Deserter Ronald Brown
While working a Lovecraft-like case of a missing orphan, a black
Los Angeles P.I. is approached by a close friend – thought dead
some 20 years ago – who asks his help evading hostile aliens
hunting him and his baby son on a capture-or-kill mission for
violating his “bloodline oath.”
Escape World Richard MacDougall
In the near future, there is no crime, no war. So certain intellectuals have devised a very bizarre way to amuse themselves.
They thought it was only a game. No matter how cruel or dangerous the game, they could always escape, or so they thought.
It became something none of them had anticipated – a game of
life and death.
Fade Factor Mike Purdy
Fade Factor is about Jeff Hecht, who enters a company with
a longtime buddy Teddy Behr. The company makes computers
obsolete, but it has a fade after a while. Its founder, Julius Recter,
has a wife named Ellen, who Jeff is secretly in love with. It is
about how the fade factor begins, and how Jeff and Ellen wind
up together.
Invasion Earth. 2055 Travis Henry Watkins
An intergalactic game of war, deception, and invasion played out
on the battlefields of Earth, in the year 2055, between the lords of
war and their beings.
Sci-Fi – Thriller
Meat Anthony Castellano
Fears of GMO foods are fulfilled horribly when a 200-yard-long
“meatplant” grows limbs and heads and terrorizes Southern
California. Only GMO wranglers Missy Slice and Sledge
McCracken, along with Mexican vaqueros wielding laser whips,
can subdue it. The Jaws of the 21st century. You’ll never look at
a hamburger the same way again.
Negrotown Brian Keith Moody
White people suddenly vanish after a mysterious light in the
sky. A community of African Americans struggle to survive in a
world suddenly thrown into chaos.
The Partner Ronald McQueen
A flaming comet crashes into the ocean, and a city cop is suddenly assigned a new partner. A series of brutal slayings sweep
the city, and Maguire begins to suspect the killer is not entirely
human. Neither is his partner.
Past Presence Kevin Mongelli
A professor obsessed with the idea of past lives gets the chance
to see his past, but his discovery leads to grave consequences.
The Prime Meridian Ben Guyatt
After receiving a mysterious note offering eternal life, a dying
teen has only one hundred hours to win a perilous time-traveling
game, but an evil force kills his only friends, forcing him to outwit the dark entity and bring them back to life.
Question Lenny Booth
The professor takes his class on a trip to the year 2235, where a
family divided between the selfish and selfless play tug-of-war
with a child brought into this world to be cannibalized in the
life-extension industry.
Serpent Rayn Smith
When his climatologist wife is killed before his eyes by a vicious
sea creature while they were proving the effects of global warming on the Arctic pack ice, a grieved and determined scientist
tracks this predator to a Pacific Northwestern coastal community,
where it continues its reign of terror.
Tales From Beyond the Stars Ronald Brown
Four embittered scientists on a space station seek to proof a
machine that can stream thought, word, and conceptualization
into 3D audio-assisted images for their hated corporate employer
by spinning sci-fi tales to each other, which can be construed
as “using company assets for personal gain,” a harshly punished
infraction, if caught.
Bad Blood Billie Bates
An idealistic family man’s long-lost twin comes back into his
life, only to steal his identity and frame him for murder. Face-Off
meets The Stepfather.
Beleaguered Proof Georges Salo
A French prosecutor’s family’s life is in danger when she investigates an illegal shipping deal between a French corporation and
the Nigerian government.
Blood and Water Shawn McCormack
When his family is brutally murdered by his ex-convict father,
a small-town police inspector will have to track down his own
blood in order to get revenge.
Boxed Anthony Andrews
When a tough-as-nails mother released from jail discovers that
her teenage son has joined a cult, she tracks him down to their
remote commune, only to be ritually entombed in a box by the
cult’s grizzled survivalist leader.
Bunker Jason William Spencer
Waking up with no recollection of who he is, trapped in a “doomsday bunker” at the bottom of an abandoned missile silo, a mentally
unstable man puts the jagged pieces together of his memory with
the help of three strange, yet familiar, bunker residents.
C*A*R*I*B*E Mitchell Dorfman
Ian Fleming meets Tom Clancy when a middle-echelon diplomat
is blackmailed into transporting contraband from Colombia to
the Bahamas using his credentials. Part one of a trilogy, this complex, multi-layered thriller climaxes on New Year’s Eve in Port
au Prince amidst unmaskings, double-crossings, and our villain
getting away. Sequels: Rangoon and Kabul.
A Certain Logic David Steinman
An idealistic TV producer organizes a telethon for Ethiopia’s famine, only to find himself blackmailed into helping a brutal dictator.
Class Dismissed Jacob Serlen
When a rich, drunk frat boy runs over a poor child, angry townies
invade the local university, hell-bent on revenge.
The Cube Shaun BeGell
A disoriented young man awakes in an empty white room and
is forced to un-riddle clues that will eventually reveal the true
reason behind his capture.
Thriller
Dante’s Island Georges Salo
A wealthy eccentric orchestrates a reality show to find and exact
his revenge on those who killed his family.
And Hell Followed with Him Karl Archer
A small-town sheriff, and devoted father, desperately struggles
to help his young daughter manage her horrible disease – she’s
a vampire.
Durty Water Dawn Crouch
Haunted by secrets, loss, and a guilty conscience, a young architecture student struggles to build a future in New Orleans, a city
carved from swamp and still fighting for survival.
The Apparent Nanny R. Marion Troy
Stylish, sexy, and smart, Morgana Delacroix has built an empire
on her supernatural talent transitioning souls, including those not
destined for Heaven. Haunted by a past love who doesn’t believe
in abiding by “until death do us part,” Morgana manages her
business of life and death while tackling darkness and light with
grace and courage.
Fiend Jeff York
Famed “Jekyll and Hyde” author Robert Louis Stevenson
suffered from health issues all his life and wished for a different
one. When his dream becomes a reality, and he turns out himself
to be a dangerous split personality, the only one who can save
him and London from his fiendish alter ego is a maverick
American psychiatrist.
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Thriller
Final Appeal John Thibault
A federal judge is forced to defend his family and his home
when he takes on a renegade NSA agent who befriends him, then
attacks him during a critical capital punishment case.
Ian Simon Teal Georges Salo
Two master thieves mentor a down-on-his-luck amateur thief in
his craft. To show his gratitude he’ll accomplish the one task his
mentors couldn’t complete – steal an item illegally usurped by
a private collector and return it to the museum. He devises the
scheme with such complexity as to also gain the love of his life.
Ian Simon Teal Too: The Savage Heist Georges Salo
To save his kidnapped lover’s life, a master forger and art thief
must steal a famous Gauguin sculpture and hatch a daring plan
to rescue her.
Ice Sean Zink
A college student finds herself trapped in her car after crashing
down into a snowy ravine. With time running out, she must find
a way to get out of the icy tomb.
The Lighthouse Rory Veal
As a tsunami thunders ashore, a widowed scientist must battle a corrupt sheriff to save his family and find salvation in – the lighthouse.
The Linguist Don Browning
A tri-lingual radio host in Italy becomes an unwilling participant
in the heist of an 800-year-old church bell when a trio of thieves
must replace their fallen translator.
Locked Up (Trapped in the House of Fear)
Juergen Wohlmuth and Bruce W. Durbin
An Asian girl standing up for herself, facing racists like in
American History X and No Way Out. When she shields her
neighbor and only U.S. friend from her abusive husband, both
lethal forces unite against the women. The locked-down house
will be their place to die, if not for a creepy neighbor and a hateful Gran Torino Nam veteran switching sides.
Looking Glass Killer
Floyd Merrell and Sean M. Dunne
A playful psychopathic killer creates a series of Lewis Carroll
style paradoxes, riddles, and word puzzles that mock, haunt, perplex, and defy detectives Lucia and Mike. Finally believing they
know the killer’s motives and methods, they set a trap for him
within the trap he set for Lucia. To their surprise, he is a mentally
disturbed psychologist in their department.
The Man Who Couldn’t Stay Dead John Read
A murder victim is reincarnated and grows up haunted by nightmares of his own murder. Using clues from his nightmares, he
hunts down his killer. But he also finds his previous lover and
together they dig up his previous body to reclaim the ancient
and valuable object that was buried with it.
My Beautiful Boy David Bruce McEwan
A brilliant and popular Palestinian visa student avenges the
murder of his family by executing a monstrous attack on Mother’s
Day, introducing the FBI and the world to a sophisticated and
elusive new terror network.
My Father’s Sin Drew Giorgi
After witnessing the brutal killing of his lover and her family,
the brilliant son of an imprisoned crime lord makes a deal
with the DA, only to break it when those he once made rich
kidnap his son.
Nicki Foxx Ray Spruill
An obsessed fan believes he must protect a famous actress
from her evil co-star, after watching him abuse her in a
violent movie.
No Coincidence Dawn Crouch
An art authenticator searches for a lost masterpiece and
finds a murderer.
Nocturne Mitchell Dorfman
A handsome priest is tricked into witnessing the faked accidental death of a woman with whom he is smitten, and leaves the
Church because of a crisis of faith. In the course of his emotional recovery, God, as an unseen character, shows him – and
us – what really happened. Deep, sensual, Hitchcockian with an
unexpected ending.
Outrage George Evashuk
A woman resists her alien half-sister and the Greys who want
to harvest her eggs; while, in the White House, America’s first
female President makes a momentous decision.
Personal Trainer Jeff Sekel, M.D.
Work out at your own risk.
Restitution Madeleine Vessel
A rising young art history professor steps into danger when she
unwittingly thwarts a ruthless Russian businessman pursuing a
cache of masterpieces missing since the Bolshevik Revolution.
Retribution Has a Name Georges Salo
An assassin at the top of his game continues about his work
watching with passing interest as the financial markets crumble.
When his friend’s elderly aunt commits suicide after losing her
life savings – well, it just got personal. He now dispenses his
brand of retribution to those few whose greed created the financial crisis that caused the distress and grief to so many.
of 25 scripts are
Second Harvest Jeffrey Tolstad
Distraught by her son’s brutal murder and harvesting, a Native
American woman devoted to her faith hunts down and retrieves
his organs from their transplant recipients to ensure the successful journey of his soul to the afterlife and learns the dreadful
responsibility of playing God.
The Shack Stuart Sturgess
After escaping from two men on the run for armed robbery,
Claire ignores the authorities and decides to retrieve the cash the
men stole, despite a police search and being hunted by criminals.
Thriller – Western
Six Blade Knife Sylvia Mulholland
An inexperienced young lawyer is forced to defend a ruined supermodel
charged with the murder of her plastic surgeon, and finds herself in the
darkest places of both L.A. and human nature, realizing that, as Noah
Cross said in Chinatown: “human beings are capable of anything.”
Spectacular David Steinman
A destitute ex-con with a grudge against the government confronts his feelings about America when an opportunity for money
and revenge falls into his lap.
Spirit of Truth Rich Wells
A rookie cop uncovers long-hidden evidence of her mother’s
murder and calls upon otherworldly resources to catch the serial
killer before she becomes the next victim.
The Subway Trilogy Christopher Taylor
A shy and talented high school freshman gets trapped in the world of
her own writing when a super-computer brings her story to life inside
a popular video game. To free herself and the other youths trapped
inside the game, she must battle against deadly “Shooters” and stop
“The Institute” from turning all kids into mindless killing machines.
Verdanza David Williams
When an evil mob boss threatens to take over an adult dance club and
install his protégé, he gets more than he bargained for when he finds
out that the current lead dancer has a dark secret and terrifying powers.
Visions Charlene S. Paul
A hermit who lives in the swampy region of Louisiana bayous
sees gruesome scenes of murder.
X-Ray Susan Touchbourne and Tom Ecobelli
A beautiful, extreme-sports speed-climber fights for survival in the
mountains against a twisted athlete obsessed with human bones.
Western
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Survived Bolivia
C.J. Del Barto and Jerry Clayton Nickle
You thought they were killed in South America and – you thought
you knew them! It’s powerful historically true facts mixed in with
great fiction and plenty of action, adventure, discovery, love,
revenge, and humor that only “their world-renowned names as
Western outlaws” can carry. It’s the perfect sequel to the original
Academy Award-winning Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Cajun Gumbeaux Jim Jackson
Special “tonic” spring water is discovered in the swamps, circa
1920, which has some very “unusual” effects on the local town
folk’s “libido” during the big founder’s day celebration especially for “ChiXXXen” rancher, Colonel Horalot Slanders, and
the Three Stage (Stooges) brothers. Story is along the lines of Oh
Brother, Where Art Thou? and Blazing Saddles.
Charley’s Choice
David Sage, Judith Helton, and George P. Saunders
Charley’s Choice is the true story of a woman in the Old West
trying to live life to the fullest in the only way she knew how
– as a man.
Hang Town Lee Martin
U.S. Deputy Marshal Ben Cross learns the man who had beaten
him into running away at the age of 12 was not his real father, and
that Tom Landry, just out of prison and unaware he has a son, is
headed for vengeance at Hang Town where vigilantes rule and a
young woman fights back.
A Lesser Man Kerry Jen Lopez
Texas, 1845: Two estranged brothers – a drunken outcast and a
dogmatic sociopath – wrangle over a missing map piece to their
father’s gold mine, placing one brother’s young daughter in the
line of fire.
The Scoundrels Club Jeff York
Billy the Kid is still at large in the Old West and who better to
hunt him down than fellow outlaws? That’s why a former prostitute, stagecoach robber, gunslinger, and con artist are tasked with
finding him and killing him. The catch is, if they fail, they’ll be
killed themselves.
Writers Represented by Agents/Managers
Frank Shapiro, Frank Elliott Shapiro
Talent Agency
Saint Pete (Family) Bruce Kuglin
Butch, a 12-year-old who’s constantly bullied, loses his beloved dog,
Pete, on Christmas Eve and believes he’s returned as a 4-year-old
boy. When the bullies kidnap the boy for a missing reward, Butch
must face his deepest fears and bring Pete home for Christmas.
Garret C. Maynard,
The Gary-Paul Agency
The Underdog (Drama) David Holloway
An idealistic lawyer faces death threats and a high-powered
courtroom adversary when he represents a gay, professional
baseball player in his first major case.
Jack Tantleff, Paradigm
Greetings! (Comedy) Tom Dudzick
Based on the hit off-Broadway comedy. When Andy introduces
his Jewish atheist fiancée to his Catholic parents on Christmas,
all his worst fears about family blowups are realized. But when
his mentally disabled brother, whose entire vocabulary consists of
“oh boy” and “wow,” suddenly begins channeling a wise and witty
spirit, the entire family’s belief system is turned upside down.
Over the Tavern (Comedy) Tom Dudzick
Based on the record-breaking hit play. It’s 1959 and the youngest
of the Pazinski family, 12-year-old Rudy, a smart, wise-cracking
kid, is starting to question family values and the Roman Catholic
Church. When Rudy goes up against the ruler-wielding Sister
Clarissa and announces that instead of being confirmed he’d
rather shop around for a more “fun” religion, all hell breaks loose.
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JT Winkler,
LBI Entertainment LLC
Simon Williamson,
Simon Williamson Agency
Sober Living (Drama) Kenny Wright, Jr.
Six people living in a halfway house are given one day to prove
their innocence or face being sent back to prison.
Straight to Great (Comedy) Kenny Wright, Jr.
An unemployed fashion designer pretends to be flamboyantly
homosexual in order to get his dream job.
Guy (Drama) Roderick O’Grady
A naked amnesiac appears out of nowhere in Central Park, his
sole possession a cancer-curing plant. Reporter Anushka sees a
chance to salvage her career. What is the bigger story: the cure
or the man with total memory loss? Though hounded by press,
paparazzi, pharmaceutical bounty hunters, and prophet-mongers,
Guy seeks his place in the world.
Linda Saint,
The Saint Agency, Toronto
Stephanie Rogers,
Stephanie Rogers and Associates
PowerBall (Drama) Guy Hallifax
A small-town cartoonist has a vivid dream of a ball which contains world-changing, free electricity. Our unlikely hero decides
to be like Noah and build the ball, despite his total lack of qualifications or skills, plus opposition from his family.
The Dog That Ate Christmas (Comedy) Bill Phipps
A young girl, Marigold, is distressed when her widowed father
finds a new girlfriend, whom he invites to share Christmas with his
kids. Marigold, who is very protective of her little brother and the
family unit the way it is, decides to sabotage her dad’s new relationship, but the family dog (with a bit of magic) foils her plans.
Max Freedman, MFM
Military Affairs (Action/Adventure) Elizabeth Pfeiffer
A female Marine, wrongly accused of murder, returns to Israel in
order to track down the terrorist responsible.
Peter Giagni,
Peter Giagni Management
Eulogy Guys (Comedy) Steven Kampmann
A former beautician teams up with a rental car salesman to scam
funerals by giving eulogies for dead people they never knew, asking for donations to a charity that doesn’t exist. (Action/Comedy)
Scott Carlson,
Scott Carlson Entertainment
Perceptions (Drama) Lou Mulford
A world-renowned surgeon invites his two very different daughters from previous marriages to stay with him and his much
younger, pregnant wife during his battle with cancer, in the hope
of developing the family he was never emotionally able to support. Perceptions dramatically alter under the revealing light of
truth as they discover surprising common bonds.
Steve Roeder, Awesome Entertainment
and Marketing, LLC
Cactus #5 (Animation) Robert Shill
$5,000,000 is hidden at a remote row of cacti, and a young elephant and a scorpion set out to find it, and on their way pick up
two more misfits, a black mamba and a meerkat. They brave the
perils and an outlaw mongoose on their quest to find it, only to
learn that money does not buy happiness.
Tim O’Shea, Activity
Bigfoot Elvis (Comedy) Billy Grubbs
Elvis may have left the building – but now he’s stalking the woods.
Whitt Brantley, WBMT
Pill (Drama) Jordon Lepointe and Suz Carr
The good news is you married a rich man. The bad news is you
married a rich man. Cindy puts up and shuts up. Now she’s handling an angry divorce, pushed into a frightening corner with an
abusive addict trying to strip her of her children, everything –
until she finds an inglorious way to take control.
Teleplays
½ Hour Pilots
Banana Men (Comedy) David Mekles
Single-camera comedy based on the (then down and out) writer’s
true life story relocating to the Dominican Republic to work on a
banana farm owned by his larger-than-life brother. Both a family
(think Two and Half Men) and fish-out-of-water comedy.
Coiled (Thriller) Darryl Sher
An FBI agent on a mission to kill corrupt judges, after receiving a
tip that the judge, who gave his son a harsh sentence for a minor
offense, was receiving money from a for-profit juvenile detention
center that his son is now in.
Destructive Self (Fantasy) Jack DeBell
An anthology of low-budget short films from every genre that
blur the line between the supernatural and psychological, and
deal with facing difficult life choices.
In the National Interest (Comedy) Dave Mac
An inept secret agent must outsmart his corrupt boss to save a
unique island and discovers he and the Queen are the only two
people to have seen the rarest animal on earth. She has kept the
secret for 60 years to protect it, as he must now do.
Lawful Misbehaviour (Comedy) Dave Mac
A police captain survives his specialist squad’s unorthodox methods, new technology, and the commissioner getting them to do
her dirty work.
Looking Up (Comedy) Liz Rivera
A young woman’s recovery from depression gets derailed when
her high-maintenance mom who thinks mental illness is a joke
unexpectedly moves in with her. (Writer was selected to participate in 2015 NBC, ABC, NHMC Writing Program.)
Mason Dixon Line (Comedy) Jean Blasiar
A struggling actress inherits a nearly bankrupt talent agency with
such clients as the MGM lion and various circus types.
A Monster Ate My Sneakers (Animation) Thomas Kinslow
Nine-year-old Dewey Does and his super sports friends defend
the town of Doesville and its values from his number-one
nemeses, the Stape Twins, and others.
My Human Dating Experiment (Comedy)
Aimee Dansereau and Sarah Cooke
A highly logical and socially withdrawn alien woman goes on an
exploration mission to Earth and is repulsed when she finds out
she is assigned to study human dating and relationships.
The Nu Generation (Comedy) Jack DeBell
In a small western town where adults are mysteriously vanishing,
the local teenagers left in charge of the city are forced to keep
society going.
Over the Tavern: Pilot Episode (Comedy) Tom Dudzick
Capturing all the warmth and humor of the original record-breaking hit play. The story of America’s favorite repressed Catholic
family, the Pazinskis of 1959 Buffalo. The youngest, 12-year-old
Rudy, is a smart, wise-cracking kid who’s starting to question
family values and the Roman Catholic Church. When he goes up
against ruler-wielding Sister Clarissa, all hell inevitably breaks
loose. (Represented by Jack Tantleff, Paradigm)
Spank (Comedy) Sara O’Neil
When a sweet and insecure wannabe standup comedian is unable
to make ends meet, she gets talked into becoming a dominatrix
so she can make her dream of stardom a reality.
Who’s Up (Comedy) Larry Arann
Ralph Kindly, Salesman of the Year at Kamikaze Motors, opens
his own dealership selling the first South American export, the
Mango, with models the Peel, Slice, and Dictator. A former muffin
salesman, bra supervisor, and miscreant hustler are hired to sell
this amalgam of crap. A disgruntled wife, gynecologist daughter,
and Buddhist son make the Mango crapshoot into a stew.
The Zandergroms (Comedy)
Frances Emerson and Eileen Davis
A pinch of goth, a dash of Disney, and a heaping tablespoonful of
The Addams Family make the perfect recipe for a teenager’s tales
that border on the macabre. In the pilot, Eddie’s broken up with his
fiancée. He tries to win her back. But when little brother Freddie
tries to help, he brings on disaster the size of an avalanche.
Zombie Law (Comedy)
Donovan Montierth and Adam Montierth
In the current climate of the restless undead, struggling attorneys
Calvin and Edwin, with the help of bounty hunter Laurel, have
to find new clients quick or face bankruptcy. Their first client: a
zombie weatherman in a wrongful termination suit.
½-Hour Spec Scripts
The Mindy Project: Comfort Zone (Comedy) Liz Rivera
Stuck in a dating slump, Mindy lets herself be wooed by a woman
against the advice of everyone in the office. Never-been-kissed
Betsy struggles to accept the advances of the water delivery guy,
who is smitten with her. (Top 15 out of 400+ scripts submitted to
the NBC and National Hispanic Media Coalition’s writing program)
One-Hour Pilots
American Family (Drama) Ana Frederick
A has-been writer/director with synesthesia and pesky sex and
gambling addictions creates a reality show for the Family Values
Network, where Christian families compete for a million dollars, but
he must hide his addictions or risk his comeback. The libido of The
Hangover, the spirit of Machete, and the soul of American Idol.
And Then We Rise (Drama) Gary Smiley
Burt unravels amidst an asteroid hitting in the Gulf of Mexico,
bringing a virus that changes everything for the better. (Drama
and Sci-Fi; ebook available.)
Apocalypse Shadow Wars (Drama) Rodney Harper
Liken to The Walking Dead but revenge-driven: he carries a hate
that gnaws at his very soul. Only when he captures and destroys
his prey will he find rest, but until then…
The Breakup Agency (Drama) Brian Steuber
After returning home from Iraq, a trio of combat veterans fulfill their
vow of leave no man behind, when they help one of their own leave his
loveless marriage when he is unable to do so, and find their new calling
of relationship extraction dubbed “The Breakup Agency” in the process.
Capital Crime (Drama) Penny Pennell
In Capital Crime, a capital city struggles to cope when a police
shooting, a murdered cop, and a missing co-ed divides a community in a post-Ferguson society.
Coming Out (Comedy) Elena Clare Lockleis
When Star Hahnfeld, now a senior in college, receives assignments throughout the year to write papers about her senior year
of high school to her current year in college, she takes us back
to relive the years coming out as gay turned from a choice into
a necessity. She calls them the years she L.I.E.D. (Let Identity
Explain Dysfunction).
Every month an average of 25
scripts are purchased or optioned
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Crazy Goats Cafe (Comedy) Steven Kampmann
A therapist and would-be life coach, broke from two failed
marriages and addictions, struggles to get his own life together
while he treats patients at a hip café called the Crazy Goats Café.
(Represented by Peter Giagni, Peter Giagni Management)
Don’t Be Square Act II (Drama) Pelham Mead
This is the sequel to “Don’t Be Square.” Act II makes Up the
Down Staircase look like a picnic. In the 1960s, the students
are out of control and the teachers are falling in love with one
another. Humor and drama are the themes of life in junior high
during the 1960s.
Eden Snow (Drama) Oliver White
A porn star decides to quit the business at the height of her fame
to pursue her dream of becoming a public defender.
Entangled (Drama) Justin Caruana, Jeremy Shadlow
and Nikki Waterhouse
Two detectives entwined investigate the journey of a serial killer.
Nothing is what it seems as they venture deeper into his psychotic reach.
Family Values (Drama) Malcolm Carter
Troubled teachers try to right the wrongs of their past by joining a
secret organization that seeks vengeance against child sex abusers.
God & War (Drama) Stoyan Zaimov and story by Scott Liu
An angel is sent to Earth on a mission by a mysterious entity to
separate the good from the bad people in preparation for a coming
Judgment Day, but his world becomes increasingly confusing as his
master’s commands turn more sinister than he could have imagined.
The Golden Age (Drama) Jon Davis
A young actress’ life is forever altered when she is assigned to look
after the teenage daughter of the head of MGM in 1939 Hollywood.
Junkie (Drama) Kelly Stanphill
Lauren, a desperate single mother of a heroin-addicted teenage
son, becomes so obsessed with exacting revenge on his drug
dealers that she goes undercover and infiltrates the dark world of
the illegal drug trade, while performing her normal job as an ad
executive, and in the process becomes addicted to the adrenaline
rush of her new double life.
The Night Is a Child (Usiku Ni Mtoto) (Crime) Pelham Mead
Based on the real murders of three nuns in Burundi, Africa in
2014, an ex-nun is hired by the CIA and the Vatican Holy See to
investigate the murders of the nuns; however, she runs into the
political conflict between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes where truth
is hard to find and many misleads lead to a surprising capture of
the real murderer.
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On the Eve of Conflict (Action/Adventure)
Joel A. Moore and Colin Stewart
Ten-year-old Duane Kinkade endures his father’s departure to
the American Civil War, his mother’s murder and his near death
by marauding raiders, months of recovery and loneliness, and
the failure of his letters to reach his father; finally, he runs off
to the war to find his father. (Pilot for limited series about Duane’s
two-and-a-half-years of service in the war)
Only Eyes for You (Drama) Stephen Hayes
A legend in his own fabricated marketing, Steve, a U.K. private
eye, endures the shock of adversity from private heartbreak to
defeat and yet more defeat in business, only to bounce back,
planting the seeds of success.
The Other Side of the Grass (Drama) Brian Streaty
An evil group frames a municipal court judge for the murder of
her daughter.
SAC Mary Heyes: Cubes (Thriller) Bernhard Schilling
The U.S. economy has been hit hard by another deep recession
and youth unemployment is skyrocketing. A wealthy and sadistic
artist has discovered a cruel way to take advantage of desperate
young people. He seduces them to help him create the ultimate
art installation for the ages.
War Streets (Thriller) Ron Modro and Christina Springer
Confronted with the violent attack on one of their most difficult
and yet lovable neighbors, the residents of the War Streets must
break the veneer of amicable complacency to unravel an interconnected web of circumstances that has put their community at risk.
Y*A*A (Sci-Fi) Jerry Neece
It’s 1973 at a third-rate art school in York, PA. An aspiring artist
discovers the place to be a paranormal hotspot, filled with strange
mutant townsfolk, government agents, and real Men in Black.
Through his P.O.V., we discover a world hidden from most of us.
It’s all about perception and how we see, or choose to see, the world.
Mini Series
Casino Tribe (Crime) Don Buzney
A crime syndicate intent on plunder infiltrates the management
of an Indian casino in the American Southwest. The beautiful
tribal attorney is conflicted with historical racial antipathy and
her attraction to the white HR director. The two band together to
expose the syndicate. Can the mystical powers of ancient tribal
rituals counter guns and bullets?
Games of the Third Millennium (Action/Adventure)
Michelle Hiatt
Six men and six women from different countries compete in an
international sporting competition. They have only one year to
train for the 12 events. Aged 28 years old, all contestants are
born in the same month and year and are randomly selected to
compete for their country. To win for their country. Set anywhere
in the world.
Patton’s Point Men: The Untold Story (Biographical)
Mitchell Dorfman
The true-life story of three adolescents (one in rural Oregon,
one in Brooklyn, the third in Nazi-occupied Vienna) coming of
age and converging as a result of the great upheavals leading up
to and during World War II.
Traffik (Action/Adventure) Diana Djurcinovska
A group of specialized heroes are on the hunt for the greatest evil
of human traffickers.
Wesley’s Mountain (Romance) Carolyn Rose
His high school sweetheart comes home for a class reunion. It
begs the question: Did he make the right decision?
MOW
Reality TV Shows
1st Peter 4:17 ...The Final Days (Drama) Serena Spaulding
Repentance from the pits to the pulpit. Rev. Slick and Handsome,
Rev. Toten Coke, and Pastor Panther reveal corruptions that
grieve God. World devastation halted by an Intercessor who
pleads for more time, many need to repent, before the Day of
Final Judgment.
The Cooking Class Pilot (Comedy) Lori M. Johnson
The Cooking Class is an upscale cooking class show with comedic elements based in reality but with some staged elements that
takes place once a month in a Bel Air home and will teach the
audience (with a menu on its website they can print to start their
own cooking class) how to make a fantastic meal while entertaining them in the process.
Adjusting the Mirror (Drama) Jeffrey Liggens
Two unlikely lovers encounter dramatic consequences after making questionable life decisions. The ending of this movie is just
the start of a new beginning.
Epic Fail...The Show! (Action/Adventure) Rodney Harper
The best and the brightest kids showcase awesome skills, learn
through special competition, and acquire knowledge on how to
succeed in these games and live epic lives!
A Bleeding Brain (Drama) Andrew Bloom
An all-American 21-year-old successful disc jockey on Long
Island living a normal life keeps a positive attitude after suddenly
being thrust into a time of disappointment and frustration when
a doctor misdiagnosis a headache, the start of a stroke, as the flu.
The Master Texter (Family)
Ronald Gerald Hayes
A texting game show for texting junkies and people of all ages
around the world geared to entertain, challenge, and educate you
using different crafty texting styles and texting speeds from two
contestants on the clock competing for money, prizes, and the
rights to be The Master Texter.
Christmas Wishes (Family) Marion Milner
A special teen befriends a cynical old man and restores his belief
in the goodness of children, not realizing that he is actually Santa.
Court Ordered Christmas (Comedy) Sandy Silverthorne
After a run-in with the law, a cocky Hollywood soap opera star
is sentenced to produce and direct his estranged son’s elementary
school Christmas pageant.
Cowboy Christmas (Romance) Marion Milner
Against the stunning backdrop of the snowy Rocky Mountains, two
wounded spirits come together and prove you can go home again.
The Cowboy in Me (Romance) Marion Milner
A gifted horseman discovers you can go home again.
Family Tides (Romance) Catherine Freericks
With his wife’s sudden death, Ethan (44) realizes that his fatherin-law is now his responsibility and plans a vacation with him
and his angry teenage son at a remote lakeside cabin; which starts
out to be a big mistake until they all meet Lizzie (68), the charming widow in the cabin next door.
Solomon the Accountant (Romance) Edward M. Krauss
Young Molly has recently been widowed. Solomon is trying
gently, carefully to win her heart. A warm-hearted, characterdriven tale of loss and new love.
‘Til There Was Christmas (Romantic Comedy)
Catherine Freericks
When a pretty, young music teacher breaks up with her boyfriend
and faces another Christmas alone, she attempts to escape her
loneliness by diving into the lead role of the local holiday musical; but instead of avoiding yet another tragic relationship, she
encounters both her high school sweetheart and the handsome
newcomer who is playing her leading man.
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