The Keys To The Kingdom
A young couple is so caught up in the fast lane, they do not realize that an African/American homeless man has built a room in their attic and is changing their lives every day, forever.
a young Kate Winslett
Denzel Washington
(661) 714-0976 25933 Sandalia Dr, Valencia, CA 91355 MarkMcQuown@ca.rr.com -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Produced Screenplays
“PJ” Starring John Heard, Vincent Pastore, Robert Picardo Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Patricia Rea, this film had a short theatrical opening and is available now on Netflix
Winning Screenplays
“The Rocking Horse Christmas" First Place, Santa Clarita International Film Festival Animation Genre, 1997 Second Place, The Burbank International Children’s Film Festival Animation Genre, 2001
“Dot Gone” Finalist, The Telluride Independent Film Festival, 2002
“Safari” Quarter Finalist, Fade-In Magazine Screenplay Contest, 2004
“The Cat and The Rat” Finalist, The International Family Film Festival, 2005
“Pier 21” Quarter Finalist, Chesterfield Screenplay Fellowship, 1997 Quarter Finalist, Quantum Quest Screenplay Competition, 1997 Finalist, The Key West Independent Film Festival, 2002-2003
“The China Tiger” Semi-Finalist, Chesterfield Screenplay Fellowship, 1998 Honorable Mention, Quantum Quest Screenplay Competition, 1998
“The Tahoe Signal” Finalist, The Telluride Independent Film Festival, 2000
“Jane, The Legend of Mountain Charley” Quarter Finalist, Scriptapalooza, 2000-2001 Winning Screenplays
“The Missing Link” Quarter Finalist, The Fade-In Magazine Screenplay Contest, 2005-2006 Semi-Finalist, The Hollywood Nexus Screenplay Contest, 2005
“Graduate School” Fourth Place, The Winter 2006 Script Showcase Contest, 2006
“The Sudan” Quarter Finalist, Zoetrope Screenplay Contest, 2007.
ScriptLinks
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After being dumped by text, a woman in her fifties leans on her fiercely loyal (and hilariously unfiltered) friends to rebuild her life—transforming heartbreak into triumph with the release of her brutally honest debut book.
LIKE PULLING TEETH
In 1910 a New York City dentist accidently finds himself with a second job as a private investigator, and when, during a simple divorce case he eavesdrops on one of the biggest country-changing secret meetings, he becomes a dangerous loose end.
The Imbalance 2 (sequel)
Two women. One comeback .Confidence isn't lost, it's just misplaced.
Xanadu Shores II: All That Glitters
Four friends known as the "Xanadu Team get duped by a nefarious jeweler in a casino robbery which leads them to an international conspiracy disguised as an art heist.
Xanadu Shores - "The Pilot" - First 10 Pages -Screenplay
Four friends become enmeshed in a gold heist turned kidnapping chased by a capricious Federal agent and his comely accomplice by land, air and sea, culminating explosively on Xanadu Shores-"The Pilot".
My Greatest Enemy--Myself! Episode 3: THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC
Howell's rising doubts about his friends have disastrous results.
The Imbalance
Two best friends in their fifties leap back into acting — and dating — only to find an industry obsessed with youth, a culture addicted to reinvention, and a brutal truth: starting over is harder when you actually know who you are.
Waiting for the Apocalyse
When a respected judge’s lover is kidnapped, he’s forced into a race against time that dismantles his faith in justice — and exposes how far a man will go when the system that empowered him turns against him.
Yrrem Samtsirhc from Mars
A gentle, highly intelligent alien crash-lands in a small town just before Christmas and forms an unlikely friendship with a girl with Down syndrome.
Twenty Last Summers
When a longtime group of friends in their fifties and sixties jokingly ask themselves, “What if we only had twenty summers left?”, the question unexpectedly detonates their comfortable routines, sending each of them into a spiral of hilarious missteps, overdue confrontations, and clumsy attempts at self-reinvention.
