Deadline to Submit your 1st Scenes (up to 10 pages) to the Festival: http://firstscenescreenplay.com
LOVELESS by Chris Courtney Martin
SYNOPSIS:
An adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but at it’s core, it’s about emotional growth and maturity. It’s about emotional bravery and daring to allow yourself to care for others, despite the dangers of it.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Val Cole
ANDY- Kerrie Lamb
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December 1st Scene Winner Testimonials:
I’d never seen a contest that took only the first moment of a screenplay. The first moments can make or break a script in any competition, but I like that WILDsound looks at the opening on its own. Positive feedback on an unfinished piece can truly motivate a writer to push through to the end.
– LOVELESS by Chris Courtney Martin
Everyone always says the first 10 pages will make or break you. I really liked the idea of a contest that would give feedback on the first part so you can decide if you’re heading in the right direction before you’ve finished an entire script. I was surprised at how thorough and insightful the feedback was. It really helped me to decide what changes I would need to make moving forward.
– GIVE ME A REASON by Theresa Drew
I think the feedback is excellent and I tried to accommodate the suggestions without taking anything away from what I originally submitted to receive the win. I really like the encouragement and the willingness by the reader to share where I can make it even better. Y’all rock.
– TETON RECKONING by Debi Yazbeck
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GRANDMA DEE AND THE LOST CONTINENT by Mark Perlick
SYNOPSIS:
This screenplay is about a woman who seeks healing by searching for the lost records of Atlantis, believing that these records contain the spiritual secrets that can transform and rehabilitate us all.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Susan Wilson
YOUNG GRANDMA – Meggie McKinnon
PROCTOR – Sean Kaufmann
PSYCH OFFICER – Hugh Ritchie
HIPPY – Allison Kampf
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AVALON by Ed Vaughan
SYNOPSIS:
Avalon follows the journey of two childhood friends who make a pact to get revenge for their parents who were killed by terrorists.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Allison Kampf
JIMMY – Hugh Ritchie
TONY – Sean Kaufmann
IRENE – Meggie McKinnon
MOMMA CHU – Susan Wilson
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DOG FACE by C.L. Pike
SYNOPSIS:
DOG FACE is the story of 3 werewolves cursed with the gift of alchemy, and the humans who enter their environment.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Susan Wilson
BULL – Hugh Ritchie
DAVE – Sean Kaufmann
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THE ARV by Joshua Collins
SYNOPSIS:
A film is about a lethal obsession and how it can alter a persons perception of their world. As well as a very uncovered subject matter(in film)–aero-technology.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Fran Townend
ALAYAS – Sean Ballantyne
MARK/MARDALE – Peter Nelson
VOICE OVER – Becky Shrimpton
Steven – Bubba
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MERCY by Joshua Collins
SYNOPSIS:
Mercy is a story that looks into the past and the future through the experiences of a man who wants to end racism and in doing so he becomes instrumental in electing the first African American President of the United States.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Kiran Friesen
PRESIDENT/JEROME – Bubba
MAX ROBERTS – Peter Nelson
TREY – Sean Ballantyne
ROSE – Fran Townend
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FACSIMILE by Gary Makin
SYNOPSIS:
In a future Los Angeles, a homicide detective’s investigation into the attempted murder of a young woman becomes the ultimate case of identity theft when a powerful corporation is implicated.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Angelica Alejandro
WOMAN – Laura Kyswaty
MORALES – Ben Hur
ORTIZ/DRIVER – Gabriel Darku
TAXI DRIVER – Chris Reid-Geisler
EVERS – Holly Sarchfield
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HOW TO HOLD IT ALL IN by Gwen Goodkin
SYNOPSIS:
How to Hold it All in is about a guy who’s lost the loves of his life.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Angelica Alejandro
LYLE – Gabriel Darku
MARV – Ben Hur
CHIC-JINX – Chris Reid-Geisler
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REDNECK CHRISTMAS by JC Mercer Jr
SYNOPSIS:
BANG! REDNECK CHRISTMAS explodes like a shotgun blast straight from the North Pole! This magically insane tale, introduces a likeable underdog with a zany quest to find his self-worth, kidnaped girlfriend and a multi-million dollar ornament before its to late.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Victoria Murdoch
ERNIE – Matthew Lawrence
BUCKSHOT – Julian Ford
SHERIFF MAGNUM – Vince Jerad
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THE TEST by Loris Simoon Salum
SYNOPSIS:
Everyone likes to think they are doing the right thing. We all like to believe we do what is best in difficult situations. This screenplay is about a woman, Melissa, who makes a choice she believes is right for her relationship with Gerard. Even though it is a decision which society has shunned into a negative light, it is one of many examples of how we continue to repeat our ourselves throughout time.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Victoria Murdoch
MELISSA – Reetu Bambrah
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THE MANTLE by Frank Edward Kelly
SYNOPSIS:
The Mantle is about an FBI agent trapped in a mysterious, snowbound town who stumbles on a series of unearthly deaths that mirror a tragedy from his past.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Megan Leach
THERON – Rob Salerno
NINA – Maya Woloszyn
WEATHERMAN – Troy Patterson
WOMAN’S VOICE – Rachel Rain Packota
STATE TROOPER – David Occhipinti
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SOMBRA by Claire Wasmund
SYNOPSIS:
A young woman in deep financial crisis takes a job at a nursing home, only to discover her estranged grandmother is a patient, and something evil lurks within the facility.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Jason J. Thomas
Reagan – Maya Woloszyn
Whisper – Brett J. Kelly
Mira – Holly Sarchfield
Mrs. Solis – Danielle Nicole
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YONKHEER by Wendy Jane Henson
SYNOPSIS:
A rowdy romp with the young lord of a manor when only his wit, daring, and a saucy barmaid can save his life.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
Jan – Brett J. Kelly
Cornelis – Jason J. Thomas
Agnes – Danielle Nicole
Hilde/Rachel – Maya Woloszyn
Magdalene – Holly Sarchfield
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ETERNITY by Kevin Bibo
SYNOPSIS:
Eternity is the story of a retiring teacher who learns to support his family in spite of his personal disapproval of them as he heals wounds left behind by his father.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
CHARLIE – Julian Ford
ROBYN – Susan Wilson
LEONTES – Sean Kaufman
VALENTINE – Andrew Farr
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It Came Upon A Mid-Nightmare by Gregory Lane
SYNOPSIS:
The three Spirits of Christmas are kidnapped by the three Demons of Christmas. Now it’s their turn to corrupt the most kindhearted, generous and foolhardy man on earth into a coldhearted, greedy bastard… with bad manners too!
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Susan Wilson
JACOB – Julian Ford
RYAN – Sean Ballantyne
FEZZIWIG – Sean Kaufmann
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MEMOIRS OF A DOCKET by Michael Damien
SYNOPSIS:
Biker Frank Cluskey finds his family’s lives are at stake when an old acquaintance tries to drag him back into the sinister world he’d left behind.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Andrew Farr
HARRY – Julian Ford
FRANK – Sean Kaufmann
BIGMAN – Sean Ballantyne
FULLBACK – Susan Wilson
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MYA’S TRUTH by Thomas L. Ferguson
SYNOPSIS:
A reluctant writer finally gets the courage to follow her repressed dreams and her ambitious boyfriend to Hollywood, but his dark secret and her reconnection with a former flame, both threaten to turn those dreams and her reality into an emotional nightmare.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Val Cole
MYA – Leah Doz
MONA – Erynn Brook
CANDACE – Graciela Martinez
JASMINE – Jillian Cameron
ROBERT – John Marcucci
WALTER – Rob Salerno
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GOOD NIGHT CRONKITE by Rita Doyle Roberts
SYNOPSIS:
GOOD NIGHT, CRONKITE is a family comedy about a group of misfits.
When a bright, young girl coaxes a monster out from under the bed, her self-absorbed foster mom exploits him for showbiz fame, leaving the girl in the hands of a monstrous nanny.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Steve Rizzo
CRONKITE – David Occhipinti
CHERYL – Angelica Alejandro
POOKY – Holly Sarchfield
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BELLE BREZING by Margaret Carlyle Price
SYNOPSIS:
BELLE BREZING is a haunting love story about a loyal paperboy on a high-stakes mission: To guide his former lover to remember the secret that forged her rise to fame but closed her heart to love.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
Belle – Becky Shrimpton
Miss Flora – Michelle Lecky
Gil – Ryan Anning
Lacey – Mandy Mclean
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LITTLE PROFESSOR by Monte Light & Cooper Holmes
SYNOPSIS:
It’s a surreal crime thriller about three Las Vegas college students saddled with crippling debt. They break some laws, raise havoc. But when their friend overdoses on drugs, they take it on themselves to pay his out-of-control medical bills, which means they have to rob a very ruthless bank. Finally they must seek revenge against a manipulative drug dealer.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Angelica Alejandro
SAM – Steve Rizzo
JACK STROOP – Craig Estrella
ZEBRA – David Occhipinti
DANNY – Sean Ballantyne
PRETTY WOMAN – Holly Sarchfield
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FLAT PENNIES by Robert Ward
SYNOPSIS:
“Flat Pennies” follows a paraplegic man’s internal and outer struggles – from a lonely existence in a dark apartment filled with a sprawling model railroad all the way to finding love, happiness, and sunshine with the next-door neighbor who’s raising a young child and saddled with an abusive ex-husband.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Susan Wilson
Ian – Dan Fox
Mrs. Guth – Pip Dwyer
Matt/Tyler – Ryan Anning
Antoinette- Christina Aceto
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STILL IN THE GAME by George R. Flowers
SYNOPSIS:
In a surreal film-noir dream, BARKLEY wanders down a street, in an animal-centric red-light-district. He banters with a prostitute, and then leaves, revealing that he is wearing no trousers.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Susan Wilson
Barkley – Allan Michael Brunet
Mel – Dan Fox
Hooker – Pip Dwyer
Kelly – Dan Cristofori
Prostitute – Christina Aceto
Karen – Krista Morin
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