DENTS
HOW IT HAPPENED: “Dad, ya gotta listen to this!” said our son. An epic song at full blast and a cup of double-scooped dark roast incubated the idea that roared into this feature script.
POSTER LINE: "The story of a girl, an asteroid, and a very strange car."
LOG LINE: "It's 'Max Headroom meets Balaam's Donkey' when God uses an asteroid, a broken PC tablet, and an A.I. (Angelic Infestation) inside a beat-up old car to heal the unbelief in an angry, broken-hearted teen and gently bring her back to faith."
(You can read the first 22 pages of Dents in a PDF file here.)
THE RINGS OF TALMOORIN
POSTER LINE: “What if we could be something MORE?”
LOG LINE: "While searching for the true God, a timid baker's boy stumbles upon the Baron's murderous rebellion and flees to his uncle's small clan of extraordinary warriors where he unleashes his ancestry to become the warrior needed to save the kingdom.
COACH(ing)
HOW IT HAPPENED: A friend liked this webpage and told a friend. Her friend liked "Life, Leaving, & the Mother Road". He emailed me and asked if I had ever done a "Short", offering very helpful suggestions. So here is my "Short". It's based on a true story of what Vince, Ray's little brother, actually did in a Little League game. I witnessed the whole thing while drinking an orange Nehi.
POSTER LINE: "The Coach we choose decides how we play The Game."
LOG LINE: "With the championship on the line, the least-likely hero steps to the plate, choosing to trust The Coach - no matter what."
(You can read COACHing in its entirety here.)
THE OBITS
HOW IT HAPPENED: A friend told me there was a need for a short film screenplay for a couple of AARP-eligible actors. Since I'm a card-carrying member myself, I pondered what is it that I do now that I didn't do when I was younger...and reading the obituaries is one of them.
LOG LINE: Two Seniors clash over who gets the table with the newspaper but then, over the ensuing days, forge a friendship by sharing tragedies and joys, hopes and dreams - and it all started with the obituaries.
(You can read The Obits in its entirely here.)
BAKIN’ CAKE
HOW IT HAPPENED: A feature-length work-in-progress inspired by Frank Capra’s “You Can’t Take It With You” as all the ingredients began to mingle on a wintry Christmas-time afternoon.
LOGLINE: “The latch-key kid of corporate-climbing parents is farmed out for the Holidays to his Great-Aunt and her Senior renters with whom he has nothing in common - or so he thinks.”
POSTER LINE: “Everybody loves dessert during the Holidays - and what’s dessert without a few nuts?”
( You can read the first 20 pages here)