E PLURIBUS UNUM

Synopsis

HC of this FEATURE: Virginia 1860. The vast E Pluribus Unum estate founded by disguised aliens, and supported by famous abolitionists, politicians and intellectuals, is an island utopia in a sea of cruelty - the pro-slave “planter aristocracy.” More profitable than the surrounding plantations combined, the estate is a fortress – come invited or leave dead. When the estate comes under attack and pays dearly with cherished lives lost, two former slaves – one a fighter the other a pacifist, set out to seek help from newly-elected President Lincoln. LEAD CHARACTERS: LUIS (32) is suspicious of his benefactors, being part of a community, and unable to show love and friendship; rejecting his sole surviving son - an artist, not a fighter. XAVIER (30) is a loving husband, father and an idealist, who’s overjoyed at now being free to fulfill his dream of becoming a lawyer. TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY: LUIS has only known anger. As a seasoned fighter, he’s joined the estate’s militia, but losing his mentor - the estate’s founder, no one wants to accompany him on the journey north to seek reinforcements, so XAVIER sacrifices his opportunity to defend the estate’s sovereignty in court to go with him. So begins an unlikely friendship, but marred by further tragedy – the death of Xavier at the hands of bounty hunters. They didn’t live long to gloat. Through their ordeal, Luis begins to understand the meaning of friendship, family, and the power of love. AUDIENCE & TARGET MARKET: 18 – 60 yrs, Premium Cable & Streaming Market