2020 Script Lineup

TITLE WRITER SYNOPSIS

Chupacabra Aaron Willet and Jayesh Patel A small town in Texas is torn to shreds by a terror who lurks in the wild.

East Farm J.J. Smith The premature death of his mother and troubled past leads Vinny to a state juvenile correction facility, where his fellow inmates and he struggle for a brighter future.

Erased Camille and Ambrealys HuotPetonnet-Vincent Four highly skilled female criminals are given a stark choice: a life sentence or serve their country in a covert anti-terrorism unit.

Forever Home Sarah Shook and Scott Goldstein

LimoCop Kevin Lapsley, Michael Craig and Canz A diverse group of survivors find themselves in a billionaire’s bunker during the apocalypse and somehow it’s all hilarious.

A Philadelphia police detective and his new limo driving partner find themselves chasing down criminals who lead them right to the top in the City of Brotherly Love.

Palmetto Greg Emmerth Jack Greer, his long-term relationship over, returns to Charleston for his estranged mother’s birthday. Persona Jeffrey Howe Years after a car crash that killed her husband and placed her in a wheelchair, a black artist receives an experimental implant that might help her walk again, but her father-in-law has ulterior motives for the treatment. Prepare the Way Tommy Britt A recent retiree tries to stop his elderly mother from hoarding, but suspects there may be a greater design behind her habit.

Rainbows and Silver Buckles: The Adventures of Joe and Muz Stuart Schulz The lives of two married pioneers of early 20th century Alaska are retold as chronicled in their discovered logbooks.

Rescued Victoria Rosendahl A camping trip with a new dog unveils the true meaning of rescue.

Saving the West Kathleen Sears A young woman disguises herself as a man to fight for the Union during the U.S. Civil War.

The Joymaker Tara Grover Smith

While Karen braces herself for her opioid addicted son to return from prison, she encounters a friend and former life coach who is homeless and dying from AIDS. The Lesson Kimberly Kalaja Overwhelmed by the violence that have become the new normal in America, assault survivor Keller buys a gun for self-defense—but it doesn’t make her feel any safer.

The Vanishing Point Nedra Pezold Roberts The coastline of Louisiana is at risk, but so is the St. Pe family and a Cajun way of life that has been sustained by wetlands for hundreds of years.

2020 Script Lineup (Cont.)

TITLE WRITER SYNOPSIS

The Wild Heart of Alaska

The Women of Harcourt Street

They Came from the Seaweed Mary Albanese A failed teacher in 1970s New York takes on the dangerous, macho world of arctic exploration and finds something she did not expect—herself.

Lee LennonCostanzo

Teenaged Delia is sent to stay with her great aunts and grandma while her mother undergoes cancer treatment, but the girl’s patina of toughness is no match for older women who can see right through her. Brendan Butler The crew of the sunken research vessel “Glen Carrig” encounters an oceanic anomaly, an entire continent of seaweed where monstrous creatures lurk.

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