Script Savvy Announces October, 2008 Contest Winners
Script Savvy has named Marjory Kaptanoglu's No Way But Down as the winner of their October, 2008 Screenwriting Competition:
WINNER:
No Way But Down by Marjory Kaptanoglu
(New title: Direct Descent)
Mystery
An insecure young woman discovers the shocking truth about her own identity after receiving a letter from someone claiming to be her mother.
HONORABLE MENTION:
Mr. Popular by Bob Bouknight (comedy)
When a relatively unknown candidate for governor receives a friendship bracelet from a 6-year-old girl, he becomes the most popular man in the world. But as the election draws near, the fragile threads of the bracelet wear thin.
Assisted Living by Brian Penn (comedy/drama)
A cantankerous old man decides to live out his remaining years in an assisted living facility - but when his scorned ex-wife moves in, they soon realize the place isn't big enough for the two of them.
Check Mate by Glenn Pineau (crime)
A prostitute, a philanderer and a private nurse plot to swindle a million dollars from a rich widower. It's a three-way game of life and death chess where the moves are motivated by love, hate, and greed.
Dog by Kelly Parks (horror)
When two teens call a porn ad about a submissive who demands punishment, they wind up fighting for their lives after unleashing a beautiful force of evil.
Summer of '69 by Christopher Bell (drama)
A young boy learns about love and heroism when his 17-year-old babysitter brings him to Woodstock.
Updated: 12/04/2008
Additional Contest Info:
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When a young woman discovers a hidden photograph in the family album of a murdered WWII survivor, she becomes the target of a decades-old conspiracy linking Nazi fugitives, a secret escape flight from Germany, and a deadly cover-up that kills to protect its secrets.
To Die Laughing
A Rastafarian, condemned to die in the electric chair, pleads for clemency.
Bonnie and Hyde
A young hairdresser and her ex-G.
Let's Try This One
A woman's cosplay fantasies play hell with her male co-stars.
The Big Tipper
A smug day trader's practical joke, intended to catch the eye of a pretty waitress, backfires badly.
Temperature's Rising- The Other COVID Story
A hostess' COVID-19 precautions threaten to spoil dinner for her guests.
THE MOONSHINING
NASA sends a young Adam and Eve to the Moon to see if Man can be fruitful and multiply away from Earth.
Pale Male
An Airbnb holiday turns into a nightmare for a young couple visiting the Big Apple for the first time.
The L.A. Kid
A homeless but hustling teen poses as a Reed College lit.
Panama Fever
When the Army sends a young doctor to Panama, his adventures- and misadventures- with the natives, the Army and his wife come fast and furious.
