Submission Samples from the Drama Genre

Title: Save Him

Logline: A mentally unstable Military scientist steals a top secret time travel project and uses the technology to go back in time in an attempt to stop Jesus' Crucifixion.

Synopsis: Working on a project for the military to save injured soldiers in the field, RYDEL accidentally discovers a way to time travel. After hearing what he believed to be a message from God through his dying sister, Rydel takes it upon himself to travel back in time on a rogue mission to save Jesus. Rydel's project has been tested three times. During the last test, the team changed something in the past for the first time, possibly causing the death of thousands. A military unit is sent back in time to stop Rydel before he causes a much larger catastrophe. The unit arrives in Jerusalem and finds Rydel. The team and its commanding officers, JOHN and RAY, quickly become divided on whether to stop Rydel or not. Ray believes he witnessed a miracle by Jesus when they arrived, so he and those that believe him join Rydel in his plan. Honorable Mentions in the 2013 Filmmakers Int'l Screenwriting Awards & 2013 London Film Awards. Currently a Semi-Finalist in 2014 Big Break Screenwriting Contest

Title: Woodley Park

Logline: A single pregnant young woman faces a life and death decision to give birth which may cause her own death or have an abortion. Set in trendy Woodley park, a section of Washington, D.C.

Synopsis: Beautiful Rachel White is pregnant. Her womanizing boyfriend Dylan and his powerful attorney father try to convince her to get an abortion; to save his future. Disheartened by their insincerity, Rachel turns to college friends Sarah and nerdy Capital Hill intern Sam for support. Rachel finds she has a medical condition that could be fatal during childbirth. Rachel decides at the abortion clinic, at the last minute, to have the child. Through the pregnancy Sam, Sarah and Rachel decide to live as they know best, which is living young. They explore the beauty and culture of the Nation's Capital. Meanwhile, the womanzining Dylan gets HIV. He is hospitilized as Rachel waits to give birth. Unable to deal with his son's illness, Dylan's Father murders his son. Rachel gives birth successfully. Dylan's father somehow blaming Rachel for his son's demise, kills Rachel. In the end, Sam and Sarah marry adopting Rachel's baby.

Title: The Ultimate Male Fantasy

Logline: A pro football player raped by two women must fight against the notion that he experienced the "ultimate male fantasy" as he seeks vindication in court - and in the court of public opinion.

Synopsis: "The Ultimate Male Fantasy" is a high concept drama that captures the best of the film "9 1/2 Weeks" and the TV series "Law & Order." It's about a celebrity pro football player named Ronnie Mann who's kidnapped, robbed and raped by two women on the night of his bachelor party and learns later in court that that was his bachelor party. When word of this gets out, he becomes the subject of ridicule by a public who thinks he's crying wolf over what they preceives to be the ultimate male fantasy. So can a victory in court over the women and his "friends" who probably facilitated the rape, give him what he really wants, his fiance back? Now a judge must decide who's guilty, the women, the groomsmen who hired them or Ronnie, who has a few secrets of his own. I believe that the gender-bending theme and suspense in "The Ultimate Male Fantasy" will appeal to a wide audience. May I send you my script?

Title: 2009 ALCATRAZ LANE

Logline: Two sisters trapped in a horrible housing project are conflicted; one wants to move, the other wants to stay and try to make it a better place to live.

Synopsis: Two sisters live in 2009 Alcatraz Lane, the worst housing project in the United States. After the death of their parents, and their individual accomplishments, the sisters are torn. One sister wants to move away from the bad element who infest Alcatraz Lane, and move into a decent neighborhood. The other sister wants to stay and fight, and rid Alcatraz Lane of its vermin. After one of the sisters is murdered by the project bully, the other sister is convinced that she should stay and fight. She believes if you get rid of the "king pin", all his bullies will follow. She, along with the project wanna-be-voodoo lady devise an ingenious plan to bring down the bully and make Alcatraz Lane a safe place to live.

Title: GANGSTER

Logline: Gangsters not only captivated America, but at times held America captive. Where and when did being a gangster and living the gangster lifestyle begin. It all began with one man, Angelo Vestieri.

Synopsis: The story begins at the turn of the twentieth century, when immigration, prostitution and poverty lived along the streets of New York City. And so did the main character, Angelo Vestieri, an Italian immigrant, who seeks refuge among the "Gophers". The "Gophers", in return, teach him the ways of loyalty, friendship, and the most important of all, money and power. This is a portrayal of Angelo's need to grasp at the money and the power that the "Gophers" planted in him during his early childhood years, and whether a corrupt city, in an extraordinary century, places it's hands of fate upon Angelo, or if Angelo places his own hands of fate upon it. This is a portrayal of one man's ultimate destiny. The one man who started it all. America's first true gangster

Title: Indifference

Logline: When just being alive isn't enough, a depressed, recent college graduate decides to apply for a pistol permit.

Synopsis: In the game of life, John is the favorite. Young, white, American male. But after graduating from a four year college with nothing to show for it but a useless diploma and a heap of debt, he returns to the only job he's ever known; working the customer service counter at a supermarket. College was not what he had expected. His grades weren't good enough. He wasn't prepared for the few interviews he could get. Life is not how he wants it to be. He thinks about killing himself. He feels like the whole world is out to get him and maybe it is. He applies for a pistol permit. His daydreams become more and more violent. All of his anger and frustration builds up inside him. He meets a girl and falls in love. He learns what it feels like to lose what he never even had. And he comes to the harsh realization that there is only one reason why we all live. Hope.

Title: My Cherished Blossom

Logline: Two seperated sisters are brought into contact after decades of mutual ignorance and slide into a futureless affection.

Synopsis: Joan is British. Raised by her mother in England, she was made to believe in being an only child - and that her father had died in an accident at work. Heather is American. Raised by her moneyed father in the United States, she ran away from home at the age of seventeen - and began to answer the letters her mum had sent overseas. Heather and Joan are sisters. But they are two strangers who have never met before - haunted by their fate... A story about the clash between the Great Britain and the United States; a story about the love between two sisters and their exposure to past, sickness and death; a story about the breakdown of a family; a story about the failure of parents - and a story about the rocky way of self-discovery...

Title: Johnson's Pages

Logline: The OC meets The West Wing, Johnson's Pages is a One Hour TV Pilot set in the world of Congressional Pages.

Synopsis: When a new class of Pages arrive in Washington, they quickly find themselves embroiled in a power struggle that could change the outcome of the next Presidential election. Led by the cynical and politically savvy Carl Johnson, the Director of the Page Program, the young idealists struggle to balance their beliefs with the realities of life on Capitol Hill. The series will follow a new class of Congressional Pages and examine the politics of Capitol Hill through the eyes of seven teenagers (16 & 17 year old high school juniors). The opening episode will introduce a new class of Pages as they arrive for orientation and will focus on the conflict between an idealistic Page from Iowa and his new roommate, the cynical son of a powerful Senator. Johnson's Pages was developed as part of the UCLA Advanced Workshop: Writing the One Hour Pilot.

Title: Unrehearsed

Logline: Set at a Boston music school, this story of murder, romance, domestic abuse, and self-discovery involves two students who become the target of a mob hit and are inexplicably drawn to each other.

Synopsis: Jason is a music student who serves on a jury and convicts a mob agent of murder. The mob boss Mr. Mofo dispatches three hitmen - Stan, Joe, and Kevin - to kill Jason. Jody is also a music student with an abusive boyfriend, Mark. She wants to call the police or even kill him, but can't bring herself to do either. The hit on Jason goes awry. Jody becomes Stan's hostage. Jason mortally wounds Kevin and shoots Stan and Joe. Jason and Jody survive. Mr. Mofo finds out about the botched hit, and guns down everyone in his organization. He flees the scene. Jason and Jody spend the day together and end up making love. Mark visits Jody, and she breaks up with him. Mark tries to kill her but she fights back and mutilates him. Jody decides to run rather than go to the police. Jason agrees to go with her. Jason and Jody hide Mark's body in a dumpster and drive away in Mark's car. Unbeknownst to them, Mr. Mofo follows them in his car.

Title: A Regrettable Twist of Fate

Logline: A top-notch NBA player falls in love with a star player of the WNBA at the same time they compete for the national championship.

Synopsis: As an author, screenwriter and freelance writer, I am seeking representation. Tapping into the idea that bad boys always get the girl, A Regrettable Twist of Fate validates that premise by revealing that sometimes what repels her also entices her. Jay Byrd, NBA champion, is charismatic, witty and is just as outstanding on the court as one might expect. He makes a promise to his dying mother not to break the heart of his first love, Cindy. With every intention of honoring that promise, Jay's plan is soon halted by his attraction for Jessie Winters, WNBA champion. When Jessie and Jay first meet, sparks sizzle immediately. Though Jessie is somewhat put off by Jay's arrogance, she doesn't dismiss him totally. To make matters more complicated for Jessie, Jay vacillates between his first love, Cindy and the woman he always wanted to love-Jessie Winters. Torn and driven at the same time, Jay soon learns that not making a decision can sometimes be the worst decision of all.