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The Unicorns screenplay is a finalist in the Queens International Film Festival Screenplay Competition

Screenplay Competition finalists:

3400 MILES written by K.L. Erbach
In 1929, 500 men entered a running contest from Los Angeles to New York City. This is the story about how one of these young men, started out running to con the system but learned to be a man when he stopped running from his life.

ALGO PER MI written by Juan Sebastian Jacome
An egoistic woman learns to love her nine-year-old son as they make a desperate trek from Ecuador to the U.S. in order to save her life from a lethal illness.

ALPHA MALE, THE written by Lara Stapleton
The “Alpha Male” centers on Tommy Henderford, the bastard son of an immigrant kitchen cook and the rebel daughter of an old money East Coast family. Tommy deals with his alienation, his cringing step-father, by becoming a brilliant womanizer, beginning systematically with freaks and outsiders. Eventually he becomes a successful actor. A wicked wicked satire, the tale uses tropes of celebrity gossip, and is much about the psychology of defensive romance.

ART OF WAR written by Davido Boito
France, 1944 — World War II: A shortage of Allied troops and tanks at the German border forces the U.S. Army to send a special deception unit of painters, actors and sound engineers to use decoys and special effects to simulate the presence of actual soldiers. When Nazi spies discover the ruse, the artist-soldiers must use all of their talents to hold the Allied front line.

BOSS ALWAYS SITS IN THE BACK, THE written by Jon D’Amore
“The Boss Always Sits In The Back” is the real Sopranos meets Goodfellas in the Jersey Boys go to Las Vegas to Sting the Casino movie! Told by Jon D’Amore and his Godfather, it’s the hard edged, often humorous tale of the boys from Hudson County. “No matter how many ‘right things’ I had done for him, nothing I could do was going to help him now. Jerry was my Godfather. And for your Godfather… you’ll do anything” more info

BOY FROM MULLAGHAMORE, THE written by William Shaw
An Irish teenager, living with relatives in Queens, N.Y. in 1980 to escape the ‘troubles’, finds trouble of his own in a Catholic high school from three bullies and a perverted cleric. But when a has-been track coach discovers the boy’s remarkable speed and trains him to a championship caliber, the lives of the boy, the coach, and a community, change dramatically.

CHANGING HEARTS written by Nathan Hayashighawa
When a series of unnessecary deaths occur as a result of the United States’ failing transplant system, Dr. Phil Bronson is chosen to allocate organs and decide who deserves to live and who deserves to die.

CROSSING, THE written by Alan R. Baxter
A dedicated US Border Patrol Agent finds himself conflicted when he encounters someone from his past trying to illegally enter the United States.

DODGING BULLETS OF A DIFFERENT KIND written by Phyliss Shanken
Survivors of a narrow escape, The Near-Miss Club, help two people risk love and conceivable loss.

EAST OF MANHATTAN written by Jason D. Antos
A family drama set in the Big Apple. David Goldman is a hack staff writer for the New Yorks Mets who is trying to become a professional novelist. He and his wife Sarah, a public school teacher, experience loss and separation from their family members after David’s father suddenly dies. Their problems will soon become trivial against the backdrop of September 11th and its horrendous events, which will hopefully re-unite them all.

EIGHT CITY ACRES written by K.L. Erbach
A desperate woman becomes an unlikely mother figure when she scams the system by taking in seven foster kids to use for her own selfish purposes.

EVEN UNICORNS NEED TO BREATHE written by Leah Meyerhoff
A Sundance Lab Finalist, “Even Unicorns Need to Breathe” tells the story of an awkward teenage girl who gets in over her head when her first romantic relationship turns violent. A coming of age story set in the early 90’s, Unicorns is a brutally honest portrayal of teen dating violence, offset by humor that is as touching as it is dark.

EVOLUTION OF SUNDAY written by Justina Walford
Workaholic Kevin Bolger tries to spend a Sunday morning with his wife, Gina. But the morning ends in a fatal car accident. Angry and lost after his wife’s death, Kevin appeals to Gina’s friend and spiritual counsel, Pastor Danielle McCann, for comfort and guidance. But just as Kevin shows signs of feeling at peace, Danielle has a secret which will turn this relationship inside out.

FRANK AND FLO written by Kahil Dotay
Based on a true story, “Frank & Flo” is a romantic comedy about two people who wake up in bed together married. The problem is they don’t even remember meeting each other. As they wait two days to file for an annulment, they begin to fall for each other. www.frankandflo.com

GOLDEN PALM, THE written by Justin Owensby

HAT TRICK written by Robert Gately
Walter, a retiree who lost passion for life, keeps his comedic edge bantering with Jim, a friend who wants help to atone for a mediocre professional football career. Prompted by the wishes of his recently deceased wife, Walter plans their journey to run naked down the field during the Super Bowl game to help Jim score an imaginary touchdown against 100 security guards.

HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME written by Julio Ponce Palmieri & Max Ryan
Set in 1482 Paris, this is an adaptation of the classic story of the infamous hunchback bellringer Quasimodo of the Notre Dame Cathedral and the tragic life he lived under the ruling of the abusive priest Frollo who becomes obsessed with the beautiful young gypsy Esmeralda.

IMPROBABLE DUET written by Kit Kraft
A well-intentioned friend talks Sam, a writer for a nature magazine, into going to Las Vegas to help Sam get over the heartbreak of his fiancee’s infidelity. In the hotel bar Sam meets Nicki, a beautiful black Las Vegas headliner. Through a comedy of errors, Sam assumes Nicki is a Vegas hooker. After realizing his disastrous mistake, he strives to gain Nicki’s forgiveness and in the process learns that the “one” may not always be who we think they would be. But can this improbable match survive her protective brother and Sam’s jealous ex-fiancee.

IN LOVE WITH CHAOS written by Hugh Plantin

IN TRUST written by Justin Owensby

KATE & CO written by Chad Gilkison
Everyone in Bristol knows good-hearted Kate as a long lost relative trying to make a new start by opening a ‘mom & pops’ style coffee shop in this franchise free small town. She quilts herself into the fabric of this esoteric community by befriending the locals with homespun stories of a fictitious past, but a ‘dark’ secret brews in her house of ‘carbs.’ Would the town approve if they knew her true identity as the front-woman for Organic Hearth, a coffee and baked goods conglomerate taking root in their back yard? When Kate begins to fall in love with the quaint little town (and Sam, the local deputy!), she wonders what life in Bristol would be like if she made all of her lies come true.

KIYALA written by Kimberly Coleman
Taking people from their families and killing them for your cause, is murder. It’s not a process of martyrdom that gains you Paradise.

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL written by Kim Yuelina Mosley
A contemporary Dance/Drama set in New Orleans, Louisiana about a year in the life of a naturally gifted, yet fearful dancer, who lands a spot on a renowned show-style, college marching band dance team. Soon after, she falls in love with the charming head drum major, clashes with the snobbish, rank-seeking fellow dance member, all while the dance team prepares for The Big Southern Motown Records Competition, the story takes a stormy turn with the arrival of Hurricane Katrina.

LIGHT BEFORE THE DARKNESS, A written by Ken Mora
One artist’s work resurrects the Church, even as he’s damned for his secret sexual identity – Based on the life of the artist, Caravaggio.

LUCKY 7 written by Stephen Hayes
Given up for dead, Patrick Farley (Lucky 7) returns home to pay a gambling debt to the mob but finds he’s been framed for murder. His luck’s run dry..so he makes his own, and it becomes a dangerous game filled with sex,drugs,violence and betrayal.Can he hold on to the beauty he also finds waiting for him here in the heart of this broken down city…and follow its path back home?

MAN CAN CRY, A written by Robert Stephen Horvath

MORE THAN YOU KNOW written by Lou Mastantuano, Scott Pardo & Glenn Russow

NOWHERE MAN, THE written by Ed Olszewski
Failed talent agent, Harry Durst travels back in time and saves John Lennon and his own marriage.

PAPERBOY written by Damona Fuller
Daryl, a young boy, has a few growing pains while is raised by his cancer stricken grandmother. Early in his life he befriends Tyler and Duane who greatly impacts the story because of the amity that they have with Daryl throughout the exploratory phase in their lives.

PRESIDENT IN 2054, THE written by Julia Lipkins
A high school field trip goes awry when two students, a loud-mouth debutante and a science prodigy, are placed on the No-Fly Terror Watch List and hilarity ensues.

PULP SCIENCE FICTION written by Rond Podell
“Pulp Fiction” meets “Scream” in three interlocking New York-based tales of horror/science fiction. 1) Jersey party girls troll for men at a Halloween bash and meet a mysterious “jackal man” who happens to be much more. 2) A brilliant rock-and-roll scientist is hell-bent on curing AIDS after losing his sister to the disease. However, his own sexual appetite creates an earth-shattering result. 3) A reporter back from Iraq and a photographer team up to discover the secrets of Rodent World,a bizarre theme park that is much more than meets the eye.

SCENIC VIEW, FRIENDLY LOCALS written by Jessica Edith Sinyard
Cole Rafferty has agreed to kidnap a child. But suspecting that the boy was snatched to begin with, could Cole be a rescuer? By turns comic and chilling, cruel and compassionate, SCENIC VIEW, FRIENDLY LOCALS is both the blackest of fairytales and a thrilling road movie.

SHERLOCK & JACK written by Jeff Wolverton
As Sherlock Holmes chases Jack the Ripper through the centuries, he finds what he seeks and what he’s missing are two sides of the same twisted coin.

SUMMER OF 78 written by Robert Calder
A coming of age story set in 1978 of three boys and a girl, based on true events this story, Tony from New York finds out at the age of 13 he has grandparents and a cousin in Texas. He watches the TV show Dallas to get his first idea of what Texas is like. As the summer goes he learns to confront bullies, he has a first kiss, Dixie cups, Superman, Spiderman, Playboys, Good Times van, Monkey Man and of course he sees his first boob. As Tony adventures into adulthood he learns to stand up for himself.

THIRD REALM, THE written by Nino del Pesco
Suspenseful thriller set in 1939 Berlin. Ex-homicide detective Emil Weiss is released from a concentration camp into the custody of Major Franz Heidemann to help solve a series of brutal murders that have become an embarrassment to the Reich. Though Weiss knows his death is imminent once the killer is caught, his obsession to solve the case proves stronger than any chance for freedom. Heidemann comes to recognize Weiss’ expertise and dedication, and eventually sees him first as a human being then as a peer. As the forced alliance between the two men turns to trust, situations arise that lead Weiss to believe the predator he tracks may be the very person in whose hands rests his fate.

TRIO written by Jennifer Bogush
Jess and her two best friends go out for a night on the town, where she finds herself haunted by a bag lady and by the music of a mysterious guitar player. And, all of this just serves to remind her of the one thing she can never seem to let go of…him.

UNION written by John Schmidt
A bankrupted husband discovers that his estranged wife has been named beneficiary of his late father’s estate.

UNSEEN, THE written by Shivakumar Ramanathan
Four strangers struggling with tragedy receive a mysterious invitation from someone called ‘God’ to come to a remote desert on Christmas Eve…where something extraordinary will happen to them. But first they must learn to believe in miracles.

VERA written by Caitlin McCarthy
Adapted historical drama about Vera Laska, a Catholic teen who defied statistics and lasted three years as a Czech Resistance fighter; survived Auschwitz as a political prisoner; and escaped the Nazis during a death march.

VOICES written by Susan Klos
A single mother struggles to balance a business and a new romance with family life when her daughter’s increasingly strange behavior is diagnosed as schizophrenia. Inspired by a true story.

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