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January 2015 Winners

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DIETRICH DANZIG by John Pisano-Thomsen

SYNOPSIS:

A 95-year-old Pink Triangle survivor recalls his romance with a Nazi Officer’s son in 1935 that led to his interment at Dachau.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Susan Q Wilson
Dr. Bitten – Todd Dulmage
Ziggy – Barry Minshull
Zaki – Rob Young
Pearce – Jacob Klick
Emma – Alissa DeGrazia

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MY LAST DUCHESS by Grant Reid

SYNOPSIS:

When recently single Thomas moves next door and strikes a friendship with Catherine, Alexander spirals into a dark paranoia. With his sanity at stake Alexander is on the brink of losing everything.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Susan Q Wilson
Catherine – Alissa DeGrazia
Thomas – Jacob Klick
Alexander – Rob Young
Duke – Todd Dulmage

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DEATH GRIP by Tracy Sherwood

SYNOPSIS:

A female war hero home from Iraq struggles with PTSD while trying to resume her life as a soccer mom. But the married soldier hides an even darker secret…she witnessed the death of her lover overseas who also happens to be the husband of her now widowed sister.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
Ben – Jim Canale
Sammy – Rob Salerno
Kat – Ida Jagaric
Jackie – Danielle Nicole
Shayna – Alissa DeGrazia

 

December 2014 Winners

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TEDDY by Alvin Easter

SYNOPSIS:

It’s a drama, set in 1947, about a young male prostitute who’s hired to impersonate a rich man’s long-lost son.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Becky Shrimpton
TEDDY – Aaron Rothermund
MARSHACK – Julian Ford
HESS – Andy Bridge
MR. Z – Chris Huron

November 2014 Winners

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WHERE SERPENTS LIE by Tom Pavlock

SYNOPSIS:

Who is the police? Who is the mole? Who are the bad guys? The beginning of this thriller/crime feature film script.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Amaka Umeh
FRANCES/LAUREN – Michelle Alexander
CARYN – Marsha Mason
CHET/JOHNNY – Geoff Mays
ART (TERRY) – Rob Notman
LOUIS/MARLON – Sean Ballantyne

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WAYFARERS by Arnon Z. Shorr

SYNOPSIS:

A sci-fi Exodus in a Mad Max setting – a post-Apocalyptic journey of physical and cultural survival.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Amaka Umeh
ABE – Geoff Mays
JAKE/DRIVER – Rob Notman
MOSHE – Sean Ballantyne

October 2014 Winners

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CAHOOTS by Elan Carlson

SYNOPSIS:

When their fishing village is invaded by brutal immigrant thugs, a Chinese family runs for secret shelter, asking help back to China from a pair of bickering Scottish and Irish rail hands who work a remote railroad spur and breakfast on beans and beer. Smitten by La Ling’s strength and beauty, Haggis twists Ketch’s terrified arm until he agrees. Now, all terrified, they join together undercover and set forth in a survival of scheming, conniving — whatever it takes.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Jennifer Strype
HAGGIS MACDUFF – John Goodrich
BIG SHOT – Troy Patterson
NUMBER 2 – Bubba
NUMBER 3 – Idris Ali
WAN LU – Richard Chaung

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PROMISES, by Lee Forgang

SYNOPSIS:

On the eve of World War II, promises are made as a family is torn apart.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Frances Stecyk
SARAH – Silvina Andrea D’Alessandro
BERTA – Cindy Landerman
ARI – Dan Cristofori
ABE – Neil Bennett
GESTAPO AGENT – Jason Martorino
AGENT #2 – Gabriel Darku

September 2014 Winners

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MOTHER AND SON by David Serra

SYNOPSIS:

A Mother and her disabled son are stuck in a bunker in a post-apocalyptic time.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Jennifer Strype
CLAUDIA – Ida Jagaric
MATT – John Goodrich

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THE HAKU by Gina Surles

SYNOPSIS:

We open with shots of Hawaii – beaches, and tourists. A man watches a schoolgirl SACHI from a limousine. Two teenage girls, KATIE and MALIA flirt with boys on the beach. And a young boy, TAI, runs to get an ice drink from a crowded street vendor……

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Becky Shrimpton
Charly – Angelica Alejandro
Miko – Scott Dion Brown
Alex – Derek Chan
Blond Man – Jason Martorino
Lani – Stephanie Seaton
Sensei – Jason J. Thomas

August 2014 Winners

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THE SCIENCE OF IMAGINARY SOLUTIONS by Stephen Fretz

SYNOPSIS:

The collaboration begins with Brando and Vito, two film school friends who form a friendship of convenience and discover they both have much to learn from each other because both are a bit crazy and insane.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Jennifer Strype
BRANDO – Richard Chaung
LES – Troy Patterson
RACHEL – Krista Morin
VITO – John Goodrich
BRANDO FRIEND – Bubba
DETECTIVE – Idris Ali
TEACHER – Krista Jang

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NIGHTDOVES Pilot Episode by Matthew J. Lloyd

SYNOPSIS:

Set in a common brothel in the Victorian era, Nightdoves is an emotional reveal of how women became caught up and survived in the harsh, lustful and murder filled world of prostitution in Victorian London.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Jennifer Strype
MICHELLE – Krista Jang
ADRIENNA – Krista Morin
YANOU – Troy Patterson
TACK – Bubba

July 2014 Winners

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FOR THE LOVE OF PETE, by David Kurtz

SYNOPSIS:

A beautiful fighter pilot drags a mild-mannered investment banker into helping her rescue her kidnapped parents.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Helen Kas
PETE – Vincent Marciano
JOY – Holly Sarchfield
MOTHER – Laura Kyswaty
GRANDMOTHER – Joan Ban

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CRASH BACKWARDS by RW Hahn

SYNOPSIS:

A happily married woman questions her sanity when she learns a stalker may be her husband from another life. In her quest for the truth she will have to make a choice that could wipe away her existence.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Jennifer Strype
FABLE BAXTER – Krista Morin
CHASE BAXTER – Troy Patterson
WOMEN’S VOICE – Ida Jagaric
RADIO VOICE – John Goodrich

May 2014 Winners

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THE ACE MESSIAH, by Christopher E. Marchant

SYNOPSIS:

A shop assistant in the world’s most violent city is offered a million dollars by his company bosses in return for taking the lead role in their moneymaking scheme; faking the Second Coming of Christ.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Helen Kas
MIGUEL – Vincent Marciano
FELIPE/JACK – Andy Bridge
FRED/EL GRECO – David Schaap

March 2014 Winners

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OF THEIR OWN ACCORD, by Justuce Heninger

SYNOPSIS:

Three former Special Operations Soldiers that now are private contractors in Afghanistan take time off to search for a missing girl. This poor girl has been abducted and tortured by inbred hillbillies in West Virginia.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Judy Thrush
BECKY – Aidan Black Allen
RUSSEL – Gena Abella
DALE – Victoria Kucher
ROCKY – Clinton Pontes
TYLER – Andy Bridge
STEVE – David Poon

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EAGLES, by David Jack Smith

SYNOPSIS:

True story. 1979. America’s first elite counter-terrorism unit is formed by British SAS trained Col. Charles Chargin’ Beckwith. As the founder members of Delta Force complete their insanely rigorous selection, a series of events play out with devastating consequences which continue to reverberate today. The US Embassy in Iran is stormed, and 53 U.S. diplomats are taken hostage. While President Carter flails, the hostage drama plays out upon TVs throughout the heartland and around the world.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Judy Thrush
BEN – Andy Bridge
CZARNECKI – Clinton Pontes
WILSON – Gena Abella
REBECCA – Aidan Black Allen
MANDY – Victoria Kucher
SESSIONS – David Poon

January 2014 Winners

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WHEN NIGHT TURNS TO DAY, by Amy Guggenheim

SYNOPSIS:

At war with themselves, each other, and the cruelty of the world, Toshi and May turn to Kendo to humanize and discipline their wilder impulses. Desire, emotional need, and the contradictory longings for freedom and security drive May an American woman writer, and Toshi a Japanese sword fighting teacher, into a relationship that is a labyrinth of trust, suspicion, and ultimately love ~ where courage takes surprising forms.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Judy Thrush
MAY – Victoria Kucher
TOSHI – David Poon
JIN – Andy Bridge
SATO/SUZUKI – Gene Abella
AIKO – Anjelica Alejandro
YUKI – Aidan Black Allen

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THE OTHER SIDE, by Barb Markusa

SYNOPSIS:

What could possibly go wrong when four of New York City’s finest rip off a Cuban drug dealer? More than they bargained for when the drug dealer and his not so bright sidekick seek revenge. What ensues next is a cross country chase full of action, chaos and comedy leading to a surprise ending.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Judy Thrush
BRIAN – David Poon
JESSE – Andy Bridge
EVAN – Gene Abella
EDDIE – Clinton Pontes
KELLY – Anjelica Alejandro