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The Clear Horizon
A tormented defense attorney, corrupted by the criminals he represents, flees the FBI and his most notorious client, but when he washes up on a Mexican penal colony (a real place), he finds himself compelled to help an innocent woman and her son who are about to be separated by the insane colony commandante. Along the way, the lawyer solves questions about how his own father died when the mobster and the lawyers FBI pal converge on the island for a stunning climax...

Written by: Bill Flannigan     [Contact Author]    Interview
Format: Screenplay
Starring Roles For: Viggo Mortensen
Eva Mendez
Alec Baldwin
In the Vein Of: The Fugitive
Presumed Innocent
Witness
Posted: 08/28/2003
Updated: 07/06/2010
Author Bio: Working with legendary TV writer/producer Steven J. Cannell and Executive Producer Thomas Augsberger, (Waiting, Mr. Brooks, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil), Williams original pilot, Johnsons Pages - a one hour comedy set in the world of Congressional Pages, (winner of the Gold Remi for TV Pilots at the Worldfest-Houston), will soon be pitched by William, Steven and attached show-runner Rob Lezebnik, (The Simpsons).

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, William worked throughout Asia for several years, became a lawyer and after practicing law for a few years, wisely decided he would be happier as a writer. In addition to being a lawyer, hes also been a private investigator, a CIA recruit, and most recently, a director and award-winning screenwriter. His first short, Jimmy Ritz, was voted Best Short at the Ohio Independent Film Festival, and screened at more than 20 film festivals throughout the country.

Contest Results: Ohio Independent (Finalist)
RIIFF/Rhode Island (Second Place)
Scriptshark Insider (First Place)
Script Pipeline (Semifinalist)
PAGE International (Semifinalist)
Worldfest - Houston (Second Place, SILVER REMI)
Chesterfield (Semifinalist)
Hollywood Symposium (Finalist, Honorable Mention)
Scriptwriters Network (First Place)
StoryPros Awards (Quarterfinalist)