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THE BIG IDEA
THE BIG IDEA: a jack-ass odyssey. Before the pandemic, a disabled germaphobic/dirty joke scholar, a Black/Swedish hip-hop poet, a multiple personality John Doe, and a martial arts American/Asian Mensa chick want to collect a $10 million court settlement from infomercial giant, fat-man Tony Idoni, for their 'Big Idea' - a telephone condom. But they find that the biggest of big ideas is LOVE. FOUR 'Best Screenplay' award, and ONE 'Best Dialogue' award. Recent winner of Best Comedy feature in the Canadian Diversity FF.
Steve Buscemi
Jim Carrey
THE BIG IDEA and LOST CAUSE are published on Amazon.com.
THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT, screenplay written by David J Schroeder, with actor Jordi Vilasuso, and director Alex Merkin premiered in 20 countries, screened in 123 festivals, and won 110 Best Awards.
Summer in the South (Finalist, top 5) [2020]
Filmmatic Comedy (Semifinalist) [2020]
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