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The Language of Leaves by Michael J. Elsey
A young boy with a distant father and a grieving mother awakens his creativity with the help of his hip artist aunt, the pass or fail science fair and the mystery of leaves.
El Flaco by Jeff Seymann
EL FLACO is a gritty coming of age drama about a Chicano teenagers rebellion against his beloved father who harbors illegal immigrants.
Past Mistakes by Maria Mathis
When a vengeful spirit threatens a young man's life, he delves into past-life regression to locate a missing treasure to appease it.
The Italian Lover by Suzanne Griffin
A passionate Welsh opera singer haunted by his past discovers the deeper purpose of his voice when he becomes the mentor of a mysterious young soprano.
The Yellow Canary by John-Michael Bister
Two apathetic brothers and their offbeat godfather are reunited with estranged relatives; a comically dysfunctional and beautifully ragtag family is formed.
Every time I go to Staten Island something bad happens... by Irin Evers
When a Latino ex-gang member finds an identity in the Manhattan art school world, his brother’s criminal life proves to be a deadly distraction.
Howard & Minet by Doyle Esch & Daniel Wilson
Kid Show by Chad Holley
Against his better judgment, an uptight children's performer enlists a winsome ne'er-do-well to help spice up his act.
Loved Ones by Vicki Speegle
A young girl chasing adulthood struggles to win the love of her alcoholic mother but finds her quest complicated when her estranged half-sister returns.
Another You by Gail Mackenzie-Smith
In 1965, a twelve-year-old Nancy Drew aficionado watches the perfect Los Angeles summer unravel when her knight in
shining armor, a doting older brother, starts the long spiral into schizophrenia.
Beard's Creek by Maureen Tilyou
When three children find a murdered woman in the dreamy perils of the swamps of 1950's Georgia, the daydreams of their latch key lives fracture horrifyingly into the reality of an actual killer, their older sister's new beau.
Diana by Myra Sito Velasquez
Within the frenzied, culturally schizophrenic world of 1970's Tokyo, a Catholic schoolgirl, wanting fiercely to be a boy, falls for the sado-masochistic sexual charms of a newly arrived student named Diana.
Hush by Eric Humble
Hunted for a string of gruesome murders through a Wisconsin blizzard, an ex-con chases a patch of redemption in a wasted life while stranded in a remote farmhouse with strangers and one thing left to do.
Salt by David Steenhoek
In a mythic effort to reclaim his bride and castle, a salt mine worker leads his comrades in life insurance neo-fraud against a diabolical, pregnant stripper.
Stone Groove by Thomas Jackson Potter
Set against the black biker clubs of the 1970's, two mismatched outlaws flee Detroit for the myth of California, hysterically pursued cross-country by the absurd detritus of Mafioso, psychopathic madams and toxic law enforcement.
Eden by Elise Durant
At a spiritual crossroads, a New York City woman returns to the Mexican town of her childhood to find she needs to walk through the moral bankruptcy of her father's past in order to forge a new relationship to existence.
Gated by Bob Reynolds
The mysterious death of an illegal alien in an exclusive gated community takes a battered Mexican-American detective through the world of the white and privileged, where he finds the identity of himself.
Kaiju by Zack Carlson & Bryan Connolly
A Japanese single father finds himself between the shores of wellbeing as he heroically trudges to work everyday, to quietly play the most beloved giant lizard in film history.
Mary by Jennifer Leigh Selig
Fleeing her abusive mother in one instant on a Harlem subway platform, a little girl unleashes the brazen, intervening magic of the universe by leaping onto the lap of a forgotten man, just as the train pulls away.
Shoplifters Of The World by Alena Kastin
A mother and her teenage son mirror their disquiet with life in modern-day Nebraska through the thieving of brownie mix and the yanking of fire alarms.
Streak by Leonid Vasilevskiy
While on the precipice of solving the central flaw of the magic 8-ball, a toymaker wins the lottery, subsequently refusing to cash the ticket to avoid the impending karmic repercussions of great fortune.
Target Fixation by Sprague Theobald
In the wake of witnessing the devastating rape and murder of his single mother, a twelve-year-old boy sets a gently determined path of vengeance in 1960's rural Texas, brutally altering the course of human history.
The Ten-Timer by Stephen Garvey & Travis Davis
A man compulsively unable to disappoint a living soul develops multiple personalities to suit each woman he meets one night at karaoke speed dating.
Took by Shani Harris Peterson
A woman's search for her missing brother exposes apparent urban gang warfare to be neighborhood renewal funded by organ harvest.
Donnie's Brother by Jim Beggarly
With his parents buckling under the pressure of an impending tragedy, a high school basketball star hatches a getaway with an odd convenience store clerk named Donnie, to start over with his brother out of state, a brother who the entire town claims is not alive.
JimBeggarly@hotmail.com
Panacea by Aaron Guzikowski
When a tiny statue a boy has found in the woods apparently awakens his comatose father, his mother sets out to heal the world, one person at a time, until she slowly realizes each and every cure has a disturbing cost.
aguzikow@digitas.com
The Break-In by Ryan David Jahn
Screenplay Live at High Falls Film Festival
After a man kills a burglar in self-defense, he elects to leave the body in his bathtub, setting out on an obsessive hunt to discover the identity of his victim, who happens to be his identical twin.
RyanDavidJahn@yahoo.com
Holy Hell by Francis Zuccarello
A tailspinning, sexual triangle between two Catholic priests and the owner of a Hell's Kitchen speakeasy implodes over Ash Wednesday 1930 against the backdrop of a violent transit worker strike, when suddenly, quite out of nowhere, they bear witness to a miracle.
BeautyKilledBeast@yahoo.com
2005 Honorable Mentions
The Kewpie Doll Kiss by George Birimisa
Elder Franklin by Anthony Brosnan
The Living Sky by Jack Dawe
Vineyard Sound by Eric Molinsky
You May Say I'm A Dreamer by Cinthea Stahl
Georgie by Kathy Garcia
A spoiled, talented, and oh-so-popular Orange County high school girl's life is turned upside-down when she's caught kissing a girl.
khgarcia@mindspring.com
The Imperfect Cell by Lance Hammer
A 65-year-old waiter, languishing in a life of lonely self-interment, is befriended by a vibrant, young composer, who brings comfort, rejuvenation, and, ultimately, upheaval to the elder's tedious life.
LanceHammer@hotmail.com
In the Lives of Brothers by Kelsey Simon
When a salt miner assumes care for his mentally-impaired brother, he finds the painful echo of a tragic day from their childhood increasingly debilitating.
kelsey_simons@verizonmail.com
Sparkle La Rue by Allan Tyamo
After an infamous pop diva hits rock bottom, she resurfaces as a drag queen in San Francisco, rediscovering herself as a celebrity impersonator, impersonating herself.
SparkleLaRue@yahoo.com
