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The Interrogator aka The State of the UnionA U.S. Army interrogator in Afghanistan uncovers details of an al-Qaeda plot to detonate a nuclear device in Washington, DC as the President delivers his State of the Union Address. But, in the process of interrogation, SHE bonds with her prisoner and fights to save him from the death sentence brought on by his own disclosures. Script Excerpt |
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BloodlinesA gentle teenage Neanderthal living in the remote mountains of modern-day Montana falls in love with the daughter of a redneck rancher and discovers his calling in the rodeo. But, in order to achieve his dreams, he must defy his father, leave his clan, and defend himself against an accusation of murder. Script Excerpt |
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Who's Beside You Now?A young seminarian volunteers for an experimental medical procedure to restore his failing sight and hearing. The procedure’s a success but now he sees and hears creatures that normal people can’t, including a terrifying being who fights to cross over from another realm to possess him and rule mankind. To stop the entity, the seminarian must learn metaphysics and agree to sacrifice his life. Script Excerpt |
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Time PassagesA widowed scientist from 400 years in the future comes back to present-day earth to spare the planet (and his civilization) from ecological ruin. In the process, he inadvertently damns his ancestors to annihilation. Script Excerpt |
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Touch-UpA portrait photographer acquires a computerized photo touch-up program with the power to change a person’s real-life appearance. Initially, he uses it to help the maimed and disfigured. But, his services soon grow in demand among inner-city gangstas - and bugs in the program appear, forcing him to use the program in horrifying new ways. Script Excerpt |
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Then I Became Death, Destroyer of WorldsNOTE: This screenplay was a finalist in the Film and Television/Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship Competition. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, seeks relief from his work in the arms of artist Georgia O’Keeffe. The strength of their relationship helps transform him from “the father of the atomic bomb” into an anti-nuclear advocate. It has been optioned by HBO producer Lee Levinson, at The Late Bloomer Co., Ltd., New York, New York. Script Excerpt |
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Project Ernie - Interview with a HeroNOTE: This screenplay was a finalist in the 2004 Roy W. Dean Writers Grant competition. Two engaged grad students heal a rift between themselves while helping a WWI hero learn to forgive himself for the deaths he’s caused. Script Excerpt |
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Post Your Script Here!THROUGH THE CRACKS
A social welfare boss flees from the ghosts of the people whose lives he ruined.
SEVERELY GIFTED
A bright, lonely teenager learns about love and loss while taking a summer job to escape his abusive father.
CATACOMB
On a field trip to Rome, a quiet teenage girl discovers her secret mental powers and must learn to use them in confronting a conspiracy to destroy the Vatican.
THE REDDITION
An idealistic monk crusades against manipulative, sadistic prefects at his order's reform school for boys.
DOWNsized
A young couple who work in a holiday display factory try to make their way back home after mysteriously being miniaturized among model Christmas villages.
THE WORD ON THE STREET
While trying to keep her family together, a young Catholic widow must also deal with prejudice as black families start moving into their all-white parish in 1950s West Philadelphia.
Ruthless
While investigating a missing child case, a female detective realizes the case is closer to home than she thinks, which leads her on an emotional, soul-searching journey.
Osceola
When treaties are broken and the Seminole chiefs are coerced into signing away their land, Osceola takes the lead in urging the Seminoles ad their black allies to fight for freedom and justice.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH - VERSION 4
A 14 year old preacher renounces his faith in God in the wake of a terrifying and traumatic encounter.
THE SOCIAL POLICE
Twenty years from now, an FBI agent patrols the social media This pilot streamer has it all.
