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Desperate Crossing  by Thomas Thorpe

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Historical Thriller

Three sisters are stranded on the coast of Russia. Separated from their husbands, they encounter escaped convicts from the Siberian Gulag.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Becky Shrimpton
ELIZABETH – Laura Darby
VICTORIA – Victoria Urquhart

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What is your screenplay about?

Three sisters are stranded on the East coast of Russia. Separated from their husbands, they encounter escaped convicts from the Siberian Gulag.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Adventure, mystery, true events, cultural history, thriller, suspense, character building.

How would you describe this script in two words?

Historical thriller

What movie have you watched the most times in your life?

Jaws, Star Wars, Hunt for Red October

How long have you been working on this screenplay?

Adapted from my novel, Desperate Crossing. 10 years for…

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Vestiges of a Life  by Christopher Willis

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Drama

The pivotal moment of change in the life of one woman.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
WOMAN – Becky Shrimpton
NEWSCASTER – Rais Muoi

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

Years ago a young couple was believed to have committed suicide by jumping from the Newport Bridge after the husband was convicted of manslaughter. Their bodies were never recovered. This screenplay presents an alternative explanation and that moment of transition where the Gloria disposes of the last vestiges of her married life and moves on as a different person.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

There are many women who secretly wish they could move forward in their lives without the baggage of their depraved husband. This movie shows that moment for Gloria Wrigley.

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Drac’s Cafe  by Scot Walker

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Fantasy, Comedy

Dracula, Political Correctness and Greenwich Village.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
DRACULA- Lorne Hiro
SERVER – David Straus
GAY VAMP – Rais Muoi

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What is your screenplay about?

It’s a protest piece shortened from a fifteen minute play that was produced in Washington DC. As a gay man, I’m angry that the US government refused to accept blood donations from gay men and women. This is still sickeningly true after the massacre at the gay nightclub in Orlando—the survivors and friends, husbands, wives of the dead and wounded are barred from donating blood.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

I’m a retired teacher and a long time activist—it’s time that people become more aware of issues affecting their GLBTQ friends and neighbors.

How would…

Watch the winning June 2016 short screenplay reading.

APOLLO, THE SUN GOD by Scot Walker

Performed by actor Geoff Mays

Get to know the winning writer:

1. What is your screenplay about?

The year is 2016 and Apollo, the Sun god, who has just been retired by his old man, Zeus, after driving the sun around earth 912,500 times, reflecting on his life (and yes, the earth is still the center of the universe, that’s why it circles us as any fool could tell you. . . and one just did!)

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

It’s perfect as a short film and could be a lead-in for a major Hollywood production, such as THE GODS, Then and Now, starring Keanu Reaves as Apollo.

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

ironically funny

4. What movie have you seen the most times…

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Deep in the forest, Cahng, an injured hunter searches for his family who are being haunted by a supernatural force.

Movie Review: DRAWN TO FEAR (2016)

A single woman named Hope has procured a rare book under strange circumstances. Little does she know that the book has a life of it’s own – drawing out the fears of those who possess it. Hope struggles to figure out the meaning of the book before it’s too late.

Movie Review: KADDISH! (2016)

When, on his way back home, a man stops at a motorway service area, he did not imagine that by talking to his urinal’s neighbor, it will trigger some terrible events.

Movie Review: PREFERENTIAL OPERATION (2016)

Four masked men kidnap the director of a bank branch in an unremarkable town. They put him in a van and ask him 90,000 euro from his own pocket.

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