A menopausal woman is gifted a stolen necklace, and a couple of dim-witted criminals want it back. Hot flashes could be hotter than the necklace itself in saving the day. CAST LIST: Salesman: Jarrod Terrill Carlos: Ryan Singh Narrator: Val Cole Sam: Geoff Mays Max: Neil Bennett Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo,… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Take a ‘Pause Out of Crime, by Mary C. Ferrara
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COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Raymond Carver and Derrida’s Zombie Army, by James Fitzmaurice
It’s the 1960s and a blizzard is raging in Iowa City, a place where Kurt Vonnegut, Jr teaches in the Writers’ Workshop and Gayatri Spivak holds classes in literary theory. This evening Raymond Carver is worried about his wife’s possible infidelity. CAST LIST: Maryann: Elle A Wildhack: Bianca Alongi Narrator: Val Cole Carver: Neil Bennett… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Raymond Carver and Derrida’s Zombie Army, by James Fitzmaurice
COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay: Fate’s Peculiar Sense of Humour, by N. Triton
The story is a romantic comedy set in London during the 2009 financial crisis. People are becoming more and more cynical and true love is fainting away. Aphrodite (the Goddess of Love and Beauty) has been blamed by Zeus for the deterioration of love and was punished to live for eternity into the body of… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay: Fate’s Peculiar Sense of Humour, by N. Triton
COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Born Again, by Daniel Schooling
Three stoners try to come to terms with the untimely death of their friend while simultaneously embarking on a quest to track down his reincarnated soul. CAST LIST: Jorge: Jarrod Terrill Josh: Ryan Singh Narrator: Val Cole Tom: Neil Bennett Mike: Geoff Mays Ronae: Isabel Kruse Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Born Again, by Daniel Schooling
1st Scene COMEDY Screenplay Reading of Steve & Olivia, by Vicki Cargill, Adam Cargill
When his grand comeback falls flat, a Broadway legend finds himself out of favour and out of luck. Finding the sister he never knew he had leads him on a journey of separation, hope and redemption that answers the question: what is a family? CAST LIST: Narrator: Shawn Devlin Steve: Colin Sandquist Jonathan: Neil… Continue reading 1st Scene COMEDY Screenplay Reading of Steve & Olivia, by Vicki Cargill, Adam Cargill
Short Screenplay – FIRE! by Steve Biggs
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FIRE! by Steve Biggs
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