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Scriptapalooza Announces Semifinalists
Scriptapalooza has announced their semifinalists for 2007:
A Couple of Detectives by Keith Davidson
A Moment With Bob by Susan Chappelle
A Time When I Had Faith by Sarah Ann-Marie Bartelt
Afterglow by Michael Gemballa & Douglas W. Turner
Amnesiac by Brian Loschiavo
An Evening With Anna by Rachael Mollric
Ana's Playground by Eric D. Howell
Another Margaret by Marian J. A. Jackson
Archangel by Russell Summers & Robert Summers
At The Point of a Sword by Patrick Vala-Haynes
Battistella by Pete Able
Bless Me, Father by David Termuhlen
Capital Gains by William A. Brennan & Winston Gieseke
China’s Town by Robert Sudduth
Code Name Veil by Matt Billingsly
Damned Heroes by Alan O' Brien
Daughters of the Groom by Catherine G. Modesitt
Death Patrol by Peter Tulipan
Dibbuk by Alexander Besher
Different Drummers by Lyle Hatcher & Don Caron
Dougbot by Peter E. Groynom
Dumped and Dateless by Danielle N. Dillard
Emily’s Numbers by Paul Chepikian
Espiritu by Joe Gonzalez
Exposed by William Garcia
Family Next Door by Kerry Kennington
Fate Schmate by Seth Walther
Favorable Misfortune by Frank Ciatto
FBI: From da Big Island by William Hutchinson
Fear of Falling by Jason Kent
Flashback by Darryl Anka
Fortune Cookie by Murray Spitzer
Fragile by Eric Maran
Franklin’s Tower by August West
Ghosties by Paul Parducci
God Sword by George Bradshaw
Gore Hounds by John Bowker
Gray Matter by Mike Amato
Guardian Angel by Steve Chahine
Hampton Roads by Chad Hartigan
Hard Rock by Bojangles Cohen
Healing Marie by James Ossi
Hooverville by Anthony Nathan Hall
Human Resources by Ryan Condal
IMPS by Deborah Baxtrom
In The Deepest of Waters by Ryan Mullaney
In The Name of God by Gustavo Guerrero
Influence by Dov Engelberg
Jake Adams: The Monster Smasher by Jordan Newmark
Joseph of Nazareth by Alex Drummond
Karma by Daniel Steiny
Keying Daniel 7 by M. Lee Perry
L. A. Coincidental by Mike Mason
L.A. Stockbroker by Noel Rustia
Love and Other Natural Disasters by Stephen Garvey
Matri-Money by Harold Katkov
Missing Pieces by Tracy Wilson
Mommy Wars by Kathryn Gandek-Tighe
Moneymaker by Elizabeth Brandon
Monstrous Passions: The Life of Mary Shelley by Deborah Baxtrom
My Dirty Secrets by James Tuverson
Nine Little Guinea Pigs by Shane O’Neill
Now You See Me by Beth Szyperski
Number 21 by Russ Babines
On The Count of Three by Randall Greenland II
Once Upon This Playground by Anne Kruse
Outrage by Stephen Garvey
Partisans by Joseph L. Becker
Pawns by Marvin Grandberry
Peace on Earth by Ken Richards
Pink Pages by James Henderson
Planet Sex by Vaughan Risher & David Tish
Playing Dead by Dick Belsky
Prison Barbie by Natalie Light
Pt. White by Alexandra Steele
Redemption Crusade by Kevin Schmadeka
Richard Ellis, Executioner by Jeff Houde
Ripples in the Murk by Brooks Crouse
Rodeo Girl by Kathy Dunnehoff
Romancing the Dead by Jason Whiton
S.O.S. by Josh Carson
Senior Trip by Duane Gross & James Hall
Silver Ghost by Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Sixteen by Parker Dorris
Stone of Heaven by Leslie A. Sartor
Supervillain by Sam Strachman
Swamp Idol by Tracy Gezelin
The Assistants by Steve Morris
The Battle of the Wils by Art Blum
The Boys of Twilight by Josh S. Henaman
The Buddy Grim Show by Scott Webster
The Chicken Hunters by Karl Shefelman
The Good Samaritan by Bill Flannigan
The Housekeeper by Pamelja Ferderbar
The Hypochondriac by John Muscarnero
The Lady Killer by Eva D. Sutherland
The Lineman by Lori Bonfitto
The Magic Ring by Bobbette Smith & Brett Smith
The Mother Load by Alan Anderson
The One That Got Away by David Clark
The Orphan by Chuck Pewe
The Outlaw Doc Middleton by David R. Higgins
The Sons of Kings by Robert & Lydia Faulkner
The System by Curtis Graham
The Wrinkleman by Bryan Hilson
Trapp’s Last Case by Tom Tieche
Truce by Chris Rudolph
True North by Eric W. Carlson
Tunnel Vision by George Colone
Venice by Albert Yeznaian
Walk In by Mehrdad Goudarzi
Whale Farts by Brian Price & Samuel W. Gailey
Where Heaven and Earth Begin by Ben Monaghan
Updated: 08/06/2007
Additional Contest Info: Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Unknown Black Assailant
As the crack epidemic erupts across 1980s small-city America, a Black rookie detective investigating a string of gang murders in Little Rock, Arkansas uncovers a CIA-backed arms-for-drugs conspiracy—forcing him to choose between protecting his family and exposing a truth that could destroy him.
Eternal Blessings
A dying woman enters a time portal to confront her criminal past, only to realize that what she seeks is in the present--but getting back is proving harder than she thought.
SETTLING THE BOOKS
A cautious investigator is none the less drawn in, along with four other heirs, by the reading of a billionaire rare book dealer’s will, they’re sealed in an airtight panic room, and with only four hours air, must solve the centuries-old mystery contained in the book ‘The Castilian Cypher’ in order to escape.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
A former preacher, haunted by the tragic rape/murder of his twin sister, spirals into darkness as supernatural forces, both angelic and demonic, wage war for his soul.
Lab Rats
An anonymous organization uses an ***AI Bot*** to moderate a Focus Group on the topic of ***Fake***.
She Curses Like a Sailor
A thought-provoking view of women and cursing is entertained at this art opening in New York.
Lady Diogenes of the Shadow
Three retired ladies candidly discuss their bizarre neighbor over morning coffee.
Perfect Beau
A Brainiac Plain Jane clones her ideal boyfriend out of her gorgeous girlfriends' boyfriends' DNA for her university's senior class science project.
Cold Pepper
A law-abiding, church-going court stenographer becomes a one-woman vigilante 'offing' violent domestic abusers (and other pathetic souls) after their third offense.
Psychotic USA
A dramedy. A razor-sharp satiric view of the laughable state of modern psychiatric treatment as seen through the lens of four patients in an asylum.
