8th Annual
American Screenwriters Association International Screenplay Competition
sponsored by Gotham Writer's Workshop
2005 Update
Finalists:
Congratulations to the following screenwriters whose scripts have made the finals! Their entries are being re-judged and we will soon announce the final placements of first through fifth place. Thank you to everyone who entered our competition this year, we appreciate the opportunity to read and judge your script and hope you continue writing we much success. The finalists are listed below in alphabetical order:
Screenwriter Hometown Script Title Logline Contact Email Michael Amato Franklin, MA Gray Matter In the year 2024, Agent Samuel Gray is critically wounded and comatose after learning of an imminent, massive terrorist attack and a double-agent within his organization. Now Morgan Walker, an embittered parapelegic and former operative, must enter his friend's mind to discover what he learned before being shot. But once he is inside Gray's head, Walker discovers that he is not alone. mlamato@comcast.net Scott Fauber Birmingham, AL Nothing Coming Paroled unexpectedly after two decades in prison, ex-con Michael Campbell is determined to hit a quick score and leave the country for good.
But to protect his sister from her violent fiancé, he must do what he dreads most -- stick around and fight for something besides himself.scottfauber@hotmail.com Joseph Holland Yonkers, NY Booker T. Booker T. Washington, the greatest Black leader of his times, struggles against a White segregationist lawyer and an enterprising Black activist over the course of race relations in the late nineteenth century South. jhol1215@aol.com Mary Kate McGeehan and Susan Shaughnessy Studio City, CA Bearded Ladies In a quirky twist on "The Front", this black comedy follows the cunning scheme orchestrated by a fading Hollywood legend, in a desperate attempt to save his rapidly declining career and reputation. Kauaimk@aol.com rach83@mac.com
Mike Miller Vista, CA Ten and a Half On July 16th 1969, in the coastal town of Cocoa Beach Florida, a bank robbery gone bad leaves the MOST DAMAGING SECRET IN AMERICAN HISTORY, in the hands of "a couple of hopped-up knuckleheads". phyllisanncarullo@cox.net
Quarterfinalists:
Congratulations to the following screenwriters whose scripts have placed them in the quarterfinals! Their entries will be judged again and the top scores will advance to the final round.Finalists will be announced in May 2005 via the ASA e-newsletter, Script Notes, posted on this web page and on Gotham Writer's Workshop web site, and via an international press release.
Quarterfinalists and Finalists will also receive individual letters from ASA/GWW notifying them of their status.
IMPORTANT NOTE: QUARTERFINALISTS should send an email to asa@goasa.com and provide us with your script logline (2-3 sentences).In the subject line of the email put '8th Annual Logline.' We will place your logline and contact email below so anyone interested in your script can follow-up with you.
(Scripts are listed in alphabetical order by writer)
Screenwriter Hometown Script Title Logline Contact Email Michael Amato Franklin, MA Gray Matter In the year 2024, Agent Samuel Gray is critically wounded and comatose after learning of an imminent, massive terrorist attack and a double-agent within his organization. Now Morgan Walker - an embittered parapelegic and former operative - must enter his friend's mind to discover what he learned before being shot. But once he is inside Gray's head, Walker discovers that he is not alone. mlamato@comcast.net Bradley Andrews Lynwood, WA Among the Lost Survivor claims infamous 1865 shipwreck was act of revenge. bradley.andrews@gmail.com Eugene Arva Miami, FL Liquidators Homeland Security’s worst nightmare comes true when former Cold-War operatives in need of a pension plan hook up with present-day terrorists searching for nuclear weapons. Twenty years ago, several portable nuclear devices disappeared from Chernobyl during the world’s worst nuclear accident. Or was it an accident? American interceptor agents, called Liquidators, must now stop another disaster from happening right here. arvaeugene@aol.com George Baxter Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ Conspiracy of Silence Representing a mother who contracts AIDS from a blood transfusion, a fledgling young lawyer takes on the entire blood bank system and exposes a conspiracy between the blood industry and the national government that led to nearly 30,000 other exposures. Based on a true story and written by the lawyer who fought this landmark case. geobaxter1@aol.com Ned James Beedie Los Angeles, CA Harvest Moon Missy is an awkward teen who's life becomes everything she's ever wanted when a foreign exchange student moves in. Though when Missy uncovers that Laetitia is a witch, she realizes that some of her
good fortune also now comes with serious consequences.nedbd@usa.net Rhett Breerwood Metarie, LA Fall of Camelot After returning to Camelot from an absence caused by scandal, Sir Lancelot
finds Arthur's capital wrought with political tension. Arthur's scheming son, Mordred, manipulates events to create bitter conflict between Lancelot and his former comrades. As a civil war ensues, the Knights of the Round
Table must discover who is friend, who is foe, and if they can save the formerly peaceful Empire they created together.rbreerwood@msn.com Regan Brookins-Longville Alhambra, CA Who Killed Sack Annie? Young HONDO EVANS drags a reluctant DAVID BOTTS into heroism to solve
the murder of a local bag lady, SACK ANNIE. Their journey through mayhem
teaches DAVID a valuable lesson that propels him across the first threshold
toward adulthood.reganlea@hotmail.com Liam Dean Brown San Mateo, CA Out of Cuba screen747@hotmail.com John Culton Hemet, CA Waltz Across Texas Virgil Creekmore has a truck, a fun lovin' wildcattin' partner named Truman, and ex-wife, a gang of buddies at the local bar, and one LUCKY streak! After winning the Texas lottery, Virgil gets involved in one hilarious adventure after another, making life happier for his cohorts, his dog, his new gal, even his ex-wife. This story is a romp that will leave you feeling like LIFE IS GRAND! johnculton@msn.com Mary Dunkerly Portland, ME Anything But Sexy A lonely widow stirs up the ghost of her obsessive Catholic husband when she tries to consummate her new relationship. MVDunk@aol.com Amir Epstein Oakland, CA The Snarl David Hume's humdrum life is thrown into a tailspin when he stumbles upon the girl of his dreams, Edith Keeler, dying on the side of the road. Her last
words propel him to the top of a ruthless crimelord's hit list. On the run for his life, David finds that the real Edith is alive and in danger, and that their only chance is to delve into her mysterious twin's seedy past and find the evidence that will save them.aepstein@lmi.net Scott Fauber Birmingham, AL Nothing Coming Paroled unexpectedly after two decades in prison, ex-con Michael Campbell is determined to hit a quick score and leave the country for good.
But to protect his sister from her violent fiancé, he must do what he dreads
most -- stick around and fight for something besides himself.scottfauber@hotmail.com Louis Felder Studio City, CA The Saxon Curse A scenic film artist uses his talent to arrange the "accidental" deaths of his odious siblings to become the sole beneficiary of the billion-dollar Saxon Oil Trust. (Comedy/Caper) louisfelder@aol.com Stuart Ross Fink New York, NY My Dear Friend, Harmony Jones For over twenty years, Harmony Jones remained silent
as an incident from his childhood was transformed into
a political rallying cry by a local Congressman. But
when Harmony discovers what his name and story truly
represents, he realizes he can no longer remain
silent. Even if it means losing his friends, family
and potentially the love of his life, in the process.advertwriter@yahoo.com Andrew Goodone Melbourne, Australia I was a Teenage Comedian Policewoman Kerry Nolan is catapulted into the dark and sleazy stand-up comedy scene to catch a killer. However, there’s a catch. The investigation soon takes second place to Kerry’s budding career as a comic. andrewgoodone@optusnet.com.au Kelleigh Greenberg Los Angeles, CA The Kreutzer Sonata A failed musician’s obsessive love for his wife leads to murder when he invites his rival into their home, in order to test the limits of his envy.
Inspired by Leo Tolstoy’s stormy fifty year marriage, The Kreutzer Sonata is a tale of sexual obsession and jealousy, a warning, a confession-- but at its core it is the story of a murder-- one of the most evocative and tragic murders in literary history.pomegranatefilms@adelphia.net Ryan Hardy Santa Clarita, CA Chance Daily An untimely death breaks a family apart. An unlikely tradition catalyzes a boy into a man who heals their wounds. hardymr@hotmail.com Joseph Holland Yonkers, NY Booker T. Booker T. Washington, the greatest Black leader of his times, struggles against a White segregationist lawyer and an enterprising Black activist over the course of race relations in the late nineteenth century South. jhol1215@aol.com Doug Hundley Calpella, CA Finn Again hundley@pacific.net Jean Hunter San Lorenzo, CA Lady Jazz "L.A. Confidential" meets "The Cotton Club." Vivian "Sullivan" Cochran, an up-and-coming 1940s jazz singer, is on top of the world when she is invited to perform at a prestigious jazz festival in Paris. But when she becomes involved in the murder of a black LAPD detective's twin brother, she goes on the run until tragic consequences catch up with her. jjhunter54@aol.com Will Killhour Montpelier, VT Thy Kingdom Come A Biblical archeology comedy/action adventure tale of the factual information contained in The Da Vinci Code multiplied by the speed of light, squared. This story cradles the brain blasting truth of the unknown mission of Jesus and the Magdalene. willkillhour@netscape.com Cathren Koehlert San Francisco, CA The Dragon Queen Prophecy tells Morgan, The Dragon Queen, that her heart will guide her to the missing Black Dragon, who can save her world. But her heart leads her to a man who may destroy her, her people, and her world. ckoehlert@yahoo.com Bart Marshall Raleigh, NC Tiger Lady In a milieu of mysterious sensuality an adventurous Vietnam Green Beret is pulled ever deeper into CIA-backed opium smuggling, a revolution that could change the outcome of the war, and an intricate love triangle with the beautiful-but-deadly Tiger Lady and her young torch-singing lover—all the while struggling to understand the transcendent experience that overwhelms him during combat. mailto:mail@bartmarshall.com Mary Kate McGeehan and Susan Shaughnessy Studio City, CA Bearded Ladies In a quirky twist on "The Front", this black comedy follows the cunning scheme orchestrated by a fading Hollywood legend, in a desperate attempt to save his rapidly declining career and reputation. Kauaimk@aol.com rach83@mac.com
Joseph Mikolay Astoria, NY Even the Losers Romantic-Dramedy about a pair of small town misfits searching for a place to belong,
and finding it with each other.Clarkbar7@yahoo.com Mike Miller Vista, CA Ten and a Half On July 16th 1969, in the coastal town of Cocoa Beach Florida, a bank robbery gone bad leaves the MOST DAMAGING SECRET IN AMERICAN HISTORY, in the hands of "a couple of hopped-up knuckleheads" phyllisanncarullo@cox.net Lance Oliver Cannon Beach, OR Tale of a Finer South During the height of the American Civil War, a wealthy, but troubled South Carolina plantation owner chooses to leave his estate and free two of his slaves. Murder, pride, family, and God wrestle with
his soul, as he and his slaves are sent on a journey they never expected.lvoliver@yahoo.com Steven Orlyk Arlington Heights, IL Of Broken Wings While struggling with the recent suicide of their mother, two teenage brothers relocate to a small town with their all too controlling father. There the two boys meet two very different women with their own set of problems. One woman offers redemption, while the other can only provide a pathway to destruction. sorlyk@sbcglobal.net Melissa Duggan Pace Los Angeles, CA The Money Shot Out for the exclusive of a lifetime, a tabloid photographer, disguised as a hotel maid, ‘helps’ a parole-breaking rock star on a bizarre road trip outrun the law, crazed fans and her fellow paparazzi. But is she nailing the mark or falling for him? meels33@aol.com Rock Shaink, Jr. and Mark Jonathan Stanley Keene, NH Dreamer A man with the ability to dream the future is lured out of hiding by his murderous opposite and drawn into a epic battle of good versus evil." dreamerscript@hotmail.com Daphna Slonim Los Angeles, CA Path of Light When a young woman is saved by an Indian Yogi, she goes to India, to find him. She is seduced by a powerful occult master and escapes to start a series of magical adventures in the process of self discovery. Traveling in India, surrounded by Hindu mysticism, she is finally able to fulfill her destiny. slonid31@bigplanet.com Jennifer Smith Somerset, KY Dangerous Flirtation A lonely housewife, looking for attention, unwittingly finds it in another man. But she soon learns that this flirtation may cost more than her marriage; it may cost her her life. kelcieboo@yahoo.com K. Ray Thomas Snellville, GA Balls krayt40@yahoo.com David Widdicombe Toronto, Canada Adler widdicombe@rogers.com Herb Williams-Dalgart Mission Viejo, CA Farley Wells-Time Commando An asthmatic lab scientist may be the only one who can save the world when he learns the U.S. government secretly used his invention to alter the timeline, with disastrous affects. herbwd@earthlink.net Tommy Wood and Marc Benton Lawrenceville, CA Pieces of Eight In 16th Century Spain, a noble sea captain becomes a legendary pirate
as he tries to find his lost son and exact revenge against the country and
old enemy who betrayed him and murdered his family.tommy@stimulusfilms.com S. C. Yeich Tucson, AZ Black Rising Sun A psychologist working in a posh Washington, DC office arrives late to work one morning to find all of her colleagues shot to death. Knowing that she was a target too, she is suddenly on the run as she tries to uncover the mystery of the killings. (This story is based partially on true events). scyeich@aol.com