After spending their tenth wedding anniversary at the Mackinac Island, Jackson and Rebecca are in a tragic car accident which leaves her in a coma for 6 months and Jackson dead. After she wakes up, she has to grieve the loss and this takes a toll on her. She meets Patrick when he comes to the school to unblock a toilet one of her students filled with sand. He feels familiar to her but she brushes it off until she goes to a church to attend grief counseling, the same church he is attending AA meetings at. They become close until she realises that Patrick was the reason for the accident.

Get to know the writer:

1.. What is your screenplay about?
Collateral Hearts is about how one navigates the complexities of grief, forgiveness, and healing after experiencing profound loss and trauma.

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Drama, Romance, Family

3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
I feel like in a world seeking empathy, forgiveness, and resilience, Collateral Hearts offers a timely exploration of the power of second chances and healing after unimaginable loss. As audiences resonate with universal themes of grief, addiction, and hope, this story speaks to the struggles and redemption many face today, making it both poignant and relevant.

4. How would you describe this script in two words?
Serendipitous and Universal

5. What movie have you seen the most times in your life?
Believe it or not, I’m going to say Grease or Ghost

6. How long have you been working on this screenplay?
I started writing this film on August 1, 2024.

7. How many stories have you written?
I’ve written two features, 1 short, and 5 pilots.

8. What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)
I don’t have a favorite song but I do have a favorite genre – indie folk-rock/singer-songwriters

9. What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?
Can’t really say I faced any obstacles as much as I faced indecision. I have four different versions of this story and selecting one to focus on was challenging.

10. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?
Editing. I am a picture film editor by day (so to speak).

11. You entered your screenplay via FilmFreeway. What has been your experiences working with the submission platform site?
I’ve had nothing but positive experiences.

12. What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?
Having polished the selected version, I wanted to submit it to a festival to see how it fared but I didn’t want to wait six months for announcements. So, I came across your festival via ISA and thought what better festival than one focused on romantic dramas. I’d get a very good idea as to how ready it is to shop around. I very much appreciated the feedback. The script has changed a bit as a result.

Get to know the writer:

1. What is your screenplay about?

A commercial fisherman wakes up to his contribution of oceanic wildlife endangerment.

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Horror

3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

It’s a visual art that will elicit much more emotion and possibly compassion if not a better understanding about the devastation of sea life from pollution than in its current audio format.

4. How would you describe this script in two words?

Relevant / Unique

5. What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

The Kingdom of Heaven

6. How long have you been working on this screenplay?

It took me a few hours to write, then I had it professionally reviewed for feedback, tweaked it, submitted it, and this is the current revision.

7. How many stories have you written?

Completed the five screenplays listed on ISA (two award-winning), seven in progress, and five on the to-do list

8. What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)

Neil Young, Heart of Gold

9. What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?

Needed to research the commercial fishing industry a bit.

10. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?

Social dancing (Argentine tango, WCS), and having fun in any mental/physical sport I try.

11. You entered your screenplay via FilmFreeway. What has been your experiences working with the submission platform site?

Super easy. Fassssst turnaround. Helpful.

12. What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?

I was looking for a different creative marketing option for this piece and had not had a table read before.

BODY IMAGE Poetry – FREE submission or pay for a reading or movie

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BIOGRAPHY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance)

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https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314818/biography-short-story-contest-0-2000-words-everyone-wins

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https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314819/biography-short-story-contest-2000-4000-words-everyone-wins

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https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314820/biography-short-story-contest-4000-6000-words-everyone-wins

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https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314822/biography-short-story-contest-6000-8000-words-everyone-wins

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LGBTQ+ Novel Festival

Full Novel Reading:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314041/lgbtq-full-novel-festival

1st Chapter Novel Submission:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314043/lgbtq-1st-chapter-novel-festival

Novel Video Transcript Reading:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314044/lgbtq-novel-video-transcript-reading

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LGBTQ+ Screenplay Festival

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/296377/lgbtq-screenplay-festival-get-full-feedback-and-a-performance-video-reading

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Born
January 12, 1951 · Wichita, Kansas, USA

Died
December 5, 2022 · Tampa, Florida, USA (colon cancer)

Birth name
Kirstie Louise Alley

Spouses
Parker Stevenson (December 22, 1983 – December 16, 1997) (divorced, 2 children)
Robert Dunn Alley (June 12, 1971 – December 25, 1977) (divorced)

QUOTES:

[on acting] You are not in business to be popular.

I think what is important is a beautiful life, and you are the creator and designer of that life. (Woman’s World, July 26, 2005)

I have photographs taken of me at the time I was addicted, and thought I looked good. I see them today and realize my eyes were dead.

I always feel like there is some dude out there with money that I could fall back on if I needed to.

I don’t like psychiatry. I don’t believe it works. I believe psychiatrists are neurotic or psychotic, for the most part.

Deadline to Submit to the Festival for an Automatic Acceptance:

Direct submission: https://filmfreeway.com/LGBTLosAngelesFilmFestival

It was great to participate in this festival and an incredible honor to be awarded with Best Performances for our film Last Dance. I love that you receive a video with audience reactions, I believe that is one of the best things about the festival, it is a nice touch and something you can keep for your records and social media ,etc. Communication was really clear with follow up prior and after the festival. Really really happy to have been part.

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See the Full Lineup of Films:

THE FIRST NIGHT, 21min., Czech Republic
Directed by Silvia Gregorova
A tragicomedy based on the eponymous short story by Luigi Pirandello, which was first published in 1900. While the original story takes place in Sicily, the plot of this film adaptation is set in a contemporary Czech village. Due to various family interests, the young violinist Ani?ka and the widowed, aging gravedigger František are forced into an unwanted marriage by their relatives. We thus follow a story about loneliness, about love beyond the grave, but also about trying not to resent life and learning to move on, even though the loss of our loved ones still hurts.

HORROR NIGHT, 9min., Greece
Directed by Natasha Smyrnaiou
Emily is watching a thriller movie. She is influenced and identifies so much that confused with reality.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092983190074
https://instagram.com/natasha_smyrnaiou

EKATERINA – DAYS OF CHANGE, 30min,. Bulgaria
Directed by Teodora Petrova
The significant and outstanding women in our history are rarely mentioned in textbooks, while their actions are greatly inspiring and deserve to be remembered.

https://www.facebook.com/ekaterina.karavelova.film

FENCE, 13min., Iraq
Directed by Sakar Othman Hassan
A Kurdish survivor of the “Anfal” Genocide returns to his village to rebuild his life, confronting haunting memories of his past.

https://instagram.com/sakar_osman_

BEWILDERNESS, 4min., South Africa
Directed by Nkhensane Mhishi
Bert, a lumberjack, works hard at chopping down the new forest before him. Between chopping down trees, he piles his lumber sky high, disturbs the natural wildlife, and desecrates the clean land with litter and trash. As he gets closer to the forest’s core, he sees a flower that blasts hallucinogenic pollen into his face. Bert loses his bearing on reality and is lured deeper into the forest he sought to destroy through an intense, psychedelic drug trip.

MASKS OF SANITY, 10min., Egypt
Directed by J.S. Wolfe, Juditta Salem
A film that depicts individuals with Cluster B Personality Disorders, how they impact each other, and themselves. The film acts as a space for them to share their inner dialogue.

https://involutionpublishing.com/
https://instagram.com/wolfenovels

TETHER, 7min,. USA
Directed by Kathy O Lofton
A woman athlete is forced to see life differently, after an assault that leads to visual impairment.

http://www.kathyolofton.com/
https://facebook.com/loftonmedia901
https://www.instagram.com/lofton_media

PLASTIC TOURISM, 18min., Indonesia

Directed by Ira Setiawati

“Plastic Tourism” is more than a documentary; it challenges viewers to confront uncomfortable truths. It is a call to action and testament of the delicate balance between human leisure and environmental responsibility.

Get to know the filmmaker:

What motivated you to make this film?

There are many plastic trashes on beaches & we have tried hard to solve it by many ways but not effective enough to solve it. So we hope this movie can open eyes of many tourists, business people on beaches, government & local people to be aware more about these plastic trashes & together solve it well.

What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking about your film in the feedback video?

I was so touched & happy that other people in other part of earth appreciate this movie well & pay attention to the earth’s critical condition at this moment.

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