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GENRE SHORT FORM
Justin Hughes - Comps: HEREDITARY meets THE POPE'S EXORCIST with a twist of Stephen King. Logline: A stressed single mother enlists a psychiatrist to help with her troubled teenage son's behavioral issues, but she soon discovers a deeper, darker secret lurking inside him.
Armando del Castillo - Comps: HALLMARK MOVIE with a GAY TWIST Logline: An action figure toy from a closeted gay man's childhood magically transforms into a life-sized, drill sergeant of a mentor, propelling him to confront his truth when his conservative parents unexpectedly visit the home he shares with his boyfriend on Christmas day. The choice: embrace his identity or risk losing the love of his life.
Harker Jones - Comps: WHEN A STRANGER CALLS/THE STRANGERS, HER. Logline: Amid a rash of kidnappings in her neighborhood, a woman fears someone is attempting to break into her home.
Rebecca Mlinek - Comps: Pioneer (short film), The Green Knight. Logline: A groundskeeper vies against her accomplished brother for control of her house, until a mysterious cat appears to tip the balance.
Eric Rudnick (PWD: havemercy) - Comps: ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, PALM SPRINGS. Logline: A woman on the verge of a mental breakdown meets two men in a motel room who run a business that clients claim "Frees you from the burdens of this world" only to have everything she believes challenged when she discovers that the procedure involves an embrace from a homemade robot.
INTRUSION
Julie Hinton - Comps: Haunted Mansion meets Sixth Sense. Logline: A woman on the eve of her wedding must reluctantly figure out why weird things happen in her home.
Jake Hulse & Wade Wolford - Comps: HOMELAND meets a gritty/grounded ALTERED CARBON Logline: In a world where they can steal your very consciousness, a hardened field agent must interrogate her old partner after he has returned from a deep cover op to determine if he's still who he claims to be. A story about trust, manipulation, and survival.
Max Rissman - Comps: THE WIRE meets THE BOYS. Logline: In a world where superheroes and villains are part of everyday life, Lana is a young parole officer who works with recently released, low-level super-villains, helping them reintegrate into society, and struggling against a carceral system that views them as an irredeemable underclass.
Jake Hulse & Wade Wolford - Comps: HOMELAND meets a gritty/grounded ALTERED CARBON Logline: A battle-weary Black Hand Agent struggles to find purpose when his mission to steal the rift ends in a choice between his life or his partner's. A story about survival and what's really worth fighting for.
Eamon Cogan - Comps: Casino meets Fargo with a dash of Mementol. Logline: After rekindling with his estranged first love, George Esposito finds himself on the receiving end of her new beau's revolver! While waiting for a Mafia enforcer to make his move, George recounts to the audience the story that got him there.
Jaclyn Blythe - Comps: Not Supplied Logline: A new elementary school teacher is just trying to fit in. He's about to learn just how dark he'll have to go to join the cool crowd.
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