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Read it: Lila Yates (EXCERPT)
In the cozy town of Rivens, Minnesota… Lila Yates is a psychological horror film surrounding 12 jurors in deliberation over the ultimate fate of Lila Yates, a beautiful young woman accused of savagely murdering her boyfriend. Amidst a media frenzy buzzing outside the courthouse doors, these 12 individuals must reach a verdict of guilty or innocent. To do so, they are compelled to review the horrific evidence surrounding the murder first presented in the trial. (full script available upon request)

Read it: Misfits (EXCERPT)
A feature length adaptation from the short story, A Good Man Is Hard To Find, by Flannery O’Connor. Story: A Georgia family takes a road trip to Florida in the summer of 1951 which ends in utter tragedy. (full script available upon request)

Read it: McTeague (EXCERPT)
Adapted from the novel by Frank Norris, McTeague tells the story of a couple’s violent degeneration from courtship and marriage to poverty and greed. (full script available upon request)

Read it: Cortez (EXCERPT)
On a search to deliver a medal of honor to a fallen comrade he owes his life to, Rholand Benedict ventures to the Arizona/Mexican border town where his old friend once lived. But when he discovers his friend missing and no one daring to give him any answers as to what happened, dark truths begin creeping forth into the light. (full script available upon request)

Read it: Reason with Doubt – The story of Troy Davis
September 21, 2011. Troy Davis is executed by the state of Georgia for the murder of Mark MacPhail in 1989. Although the murder weapon was never recovered and several eye-witnesses testified that a different man was responsible, police claimed ballistic evidence presented at trial linked bullets from the scene to those at another same-night shooting in which Davis was charged. He was convicted of murder, and was sentenced to death.

Read it: Civil Service (EXCERPT)
Civil Service chronicles the lives of two city social workers engaged in the illegal practice of collecting kickback money from their clients’ entitlements. However, these clients happen to be the city’s homeless population. (full script available upon request)

Read it: Highway Song (EXCERPT)
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Two estranged brothers– one on the run, the other stuck in neutral– rekindle old endearments and discover deeper truths about their own lives while taking a taking a road trip to San Fran. (full script available upon request)

Read it: The Further Adventures of Jimmy Lynch (EXCERPT)
Jimmy Lynch leads a wild comedy pitting a motley crew of United States Postal Service employees against the ill-conceived plotting of the UPS and their attempt to control first class shipping in the country. Set in the vibrant city of Worcester, Massachusetts, this caper comedy will excite anyone who’s ever found themselves rooting for the underdog–even if those underdogs happen to be wicked sons of bitches. (full script available upon request)

Read it: Indiana Jones and the Order of the Magi
Indiana Jones had to get his start somewhere. Okay, sure, there were The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, but I’ve written a script that presupposes the 1990s TV series never ever happened. Like ever.

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