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CineStory Announces 2008 Semifinalists
The CineStory Screenwriting Awards semifinalists have been announced for 2008:
(In alphabetical order according to title)
AMUSEMENT PARK, Neil Reynolds, Cambridge, MACANARIES, Craig Cambria, Atlanta, GA
CHALK, Weiko Lin, Los Angeles, CA
DARKNET, Mark Kratter, Los Angeles, CA
ENCRYPTION, Sean Corrigan, Austin, TX
GINGER AND JACK, Clint Hutchison, Sherman Oaks, CA
HUNGER, Michael Hogan, Conifer, CO
JACK OF HEARTS John Arends, Saint Charles, IL
PICK YOUR POISON, Neil Gaughan, Los Angeles, CA
SONNET, Veronica DiPippo, Los Angeles, CA
SUGAR & EDDIE, Bess Wiley, Solano, CA
THE AFTER EFFECT, Jude Roth, Los Angeles, CA
THE BAKA, Maurice Brown, Culver City, CA
THE FACULTY OF SPEECH, Maria Kabanova, Los Angeles, CA
THE NIGGA, Derek Lively, New York, NY
THE PIPER, Greg Daubenspeck, Los Angeles, CA
THE THIRD REALM, Nino Del Pesco, Saint Paul, Minnesota
TRASH, Timothy Armstrong, Glendale, CA
Updated: 06/24/2008
Additional Contest Info: CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
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.
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.
Psycho-Hearts
A world-class heart transplant surgeon is an absolute magician at finding compatible hearts for wealthy clients.
