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Film In Arizona Announces Second Round Writers
Film in Arizona is pleased to announce the following screenwriters have
advanced to the second round. Five will be chosen from this group as
finalists. The winner will be announced August 23, 2000 in Los Angeles,
California at an Awards Breakfast.
Film in Arizona
Screenwriting Competition 2000
Second Round
Charles Cosstick Phoenix, AZ “Sands of Time”
Bob DiRoss San Francisco, CA “Way Out West”
George M. Ferris Beverly Hills, CA “Greyhounds”
Joe Gruberman Phoenix, AZ “Almost Paradise”
Eric Helmick Tehachapi, CA “Wild”
Kathy Hotchner Scottsdale, AZ “Going Home”
Stephen Jared Los Angeles, CA “War Horses”
Jay Lien Brooklyn, NY “X-Ray Specs”
Merritt Margolis Phoenix, AZ “Miracle Eagle”
John Mercer Phoenix, AZ “Moon Shadows”
Carla Miles Sahuarita, AZ “Green”
Ray Mize Los Angeles, CA “Ascension”
Richard Murgatroyd Tucson, AZ “High Heels”
Charles Palm Tucson, AZ “Punchout”
Douglas A. Raine Oro Valley, AZ “Superstitions”
Terence Rousseau Glendale, AZ “Rising Moon”
Philip A. Seplow Phoenix, AZ “Lola & Bola Leave the Farm”
John Sharpe Rio Verde, AZ “Hobbs and the Kid”
Steve Tomlin Venice, CA “Blind Horizon”
Andrea Weinberger Laguna Hills, CA “The Weaver’s Pathway”
Jane Witt Phoenix, AZ “Double Entendre”
Updated: 07/22/2000
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ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!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.
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.
