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COOPAn inspirational drama about a disabled dog who assists a recently disabled young athlete find renewed purpose in his life. |
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HAT TRICKA retired police officer goes to the current-day Army/Navy football game with his two wacky friends intending to jump onto the field and score a touchdown he should’ve scored decades ago when he fumbled during the same football classic as time ran out, only this time dozens of security guards await him, and it’ll be a friggin’ miracle if he succeeds. Script Excerpt |
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The Big DAn ambitious young football coach in booming 1980s Dallas, Texas, falls under the spell of a charismatic and ruthlessly competitive mentor, who forces him to confront his relationship to the dark underbelly of college sports. Inspired by true events. |
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Ajeeta the InvincibleTo pursue her dream of becoming a pro football (soccer) player, a 12 year-old orphan escapes from her cruel reformatory and sets out on a dangerous trek from New Delhi to a football academy near Kolkata. Script Excerpt |
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Six Hours to Santa MonicaA failed NASCAR driver looking for redemption uncovers a sinister plot involving his ex-girlfriend. With the help of a prototype car, he must defy the odds to get her back. |
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Major PlayersAfter a five-year prison stint, a recently-freed boxer must defeat the undefeated champion of Atlanta 'The Monster' to save his cousin from drowning into deeper debt. But the real fight lies outside the ring, where his steps are laden with betrayals, gunfights, and narcotics. Script Excerpt |
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Boo Hoo FlanaganA black correctional officer coaches a prison basketball team and finds the motivation he needs, in life and on the job, in Boo Hoo Flanagan, an aging, white, crippled inmate who shoots 3-point baskets better than anyone has ever seen. |
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A Time to RememberThe number one pop star in the world puts his blazing hot career on hold to attend high school and play football - much to the dismay of his record label. Script Excerpt |
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The RifleLogline: A former college football star battling survivors guilt from a past fatal car accident gets recruited by a NFL scout as a practice player for training camp on a new expansion team. |
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The Umpire Has No BallsA fiery young woman who has baseball running through her blood and can call the game better than anyone starts her journey through the umpire ranks to achieve her one goal in life – becoming a major league baseball umpire. Her problem? No woman has ever broken through the stainless-steel ceiling of this male dominated sport. |
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3rd and GoalAgainst all odds, the first female quarterback drafted into the NFL battles prejudices and personal tragedy as she attempts to lead her longtime losing team in the quest for a playoff berth. |
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The CallBart, age 15 and a new convert to the Christian faith, fights temptation in a different way. Script Excerpt |
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Major Players 2: Thunder vs LightningAfter defeating a seemingly invincible opponent and severing ties with his manipulative cousin, a boxer must face an even more intimidating foe. Script Excerpt |
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The Return of the Bad BoysA group of friends from a working-class Detroit neighborhood cheat their way through a three-on-three basketball tournament to prove to themselves that they’re not losers (WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP meets THE HANGOVER). |
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DOUBLE STEEDWhen a teen girl has to take over the care and training of her competitor’s new horse, her compassion and companionship with the two horses wins her a dressage competition. |
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Edgar Allan Poe, poet, author and detective, investigates a series of mysterious murders - including that of his own wife - in an alt-history 1847 Baltimore.
THE DOGS OF LENIN
Lovers caught up in the cold war on opposite sides of the fence.
Hide In Plain Sight
An undercover FBI agent goes into the witness protection program to find out who is killing off protected witnesses…unaware that the perpetrators are from within his own agency, holding his life in their hands.
Pieces Of Green
An executive at The Federal Reserve Bank pulls off the perfect heist which was never about the money.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
A 14 year old preacher renounces his faith in God in the wake of a terrifying and traumatic encounter.
DREAMLAND IS BURNING
Tulsa, OK, 1921. When a young Black man is falsely accused of assaulting a White girl, it sets off a series of events that leads to over 300 deaths and the destruction of an entire neighborhood.
CATHERINE'S GHOST
A troubled young boy enlists the help of the girl next door to solve the mystery of a killer ghost.
IN BAD COMPANY
Max struggles to protects her family from gang violence and war, her story demonstrates love, trust and betrayal, but mostly survival and the strength of a woman.
Sunflower Care
Sunflower Care is a comedy television pilot about a cantankerous eighty-five year-old nursing home resident who battles wits with the grim reaper in an attempt to stay alive.
Turf War
As Florida neighbors fall in love, their rival lawn ornaments start a war.
