WINNERS
Screenwriting Competition
WINNER - Feature
GREENWOOD
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Jody Hadlock & A.J. Orr
Based on a true story, a 1920's African-American lawyer takes on the system to defend the residents of Greenwood, the all-black district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, when it's destroyed by an angry white mob.
Dallas International Film Festival
WINNER - Short
CLOISTERED
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M. Rowan Meyer
A priest, a nun, and an excommunicate navigate identity within the boundaries of their Catholic faith.
Dallas International Film Festival
RUNNER UP - Feature
THE CATCH
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Mike Farris
Two detectives hunt for a serial killer who is killing lawyers and staging the murder scenes to reflect lawyer jokes.
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Dallas International Film Festival
RUNNER UP - Short
CROSSING​
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Troy Perkins
Lyle, a Texas rancher, hunts migrants crossing his sprawling ranch near the Mexico border. The tables are turned when he has a serious accident and needs help from a migrant woman and her little boy.
Dallas International Film Festival
FINALISTS - Feature
CONNECTED​
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Hillery Baker
FASTER THAN HORSES​
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Chris & Michael Mul
Privileged teenagers Emilia and James Capriglione are about to learn there isn't enough holy water in New Jersey to wash all the blood off their family's hands.
An arrogant runner embarking on the Marathon des Sables—the toughest footrace on earth—faces a race against time to survive when he becomes isolated in the desert and a hostage to its harrowing conditions.
THE STORM KING​
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Alex Hendler
With the help of a Yale-educated behavioral psychologist, a classical pianist struggles to bond with his mentally challenged disruptive young son before the turmoil he causes tears the family apart.
Dallas International Film Festival
FINALISTS - Short
BOXED WINE​
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Gregory Caruso
GREAT AMERICA​
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Angelita Mendoza & Morten Vestergaard Jensen
After years of constant rejection, a struggling painter in his late-20s decides to make a statement by putting almost no effort into his artwork, resulting in immediate acceptance from the art community, throwing him into a spiral of self-questioning and self-destruction.
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A border vigilante's house is broken into by an undocumented immigrant and his daughter who are desperate for water.
SELKIE​
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Chris & Michael Mul
A selfish fisherman is morally torn between his conscience and happiness when he meets and falls in love with a mysterious woman.