These 12 screenplays have been selected as the finalists for the 2009 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. From these, six winners will be chosen and invited to participate in the 2009 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Retreat at the historic Margaret Mitchell House.
The Black Cat - MarkPenberthy
Las Vegas, NV
A passed over boxing promoter buys a nightclub for his headstrong wife with money that turns out to belong to his murderous ex-business partner.
Faking It - JennaMilly
Decatur, GA
A romantic comedy about a perfect Southern housewife who, on the eve of her 10 year anniversary, confesses to her husband she's been faking orgasms for the past decade.
Flying Tigers - VincentHo
Atlanta, GA
The true story of the Flying Tigers, a rogue group of American pilots who fought to defend China from Japan during WWII.
Grilled Cheese Virgin - StevenArvanites
New York, NY
When a streetwise hooker and a devout pre-op tranny fry a grilled cheese sandwich with the image of the Virgin Mary seared into the bread, one makes it a business opportunity while the other sees the relic as her salvation.
Gurus - HomaMojtabai
Atlanta, GA
Priya and Samantha - desperate to maintain their posh lifestyles after being laid off - pretend that Priya is a famous Indian Yoga Guru to bilk wealthy Manhattanites.
Highway to Nowhere - LanreOlabisi
New York, NY
Hector has a dream to re-unite his family after a two year absence.He must trek through the scorching Arizona desert to do so.Unfortunately for him, the desert is where dreams come to die.
Horror Comic - StephenHoover
Baton Rouge, LA
In the 1950s the greatest threat to the United States is not global Communist expansion or nuclear annihilation.It's comic books.
The Jerusalem Syndrome - CavehZahedi
Brooklyn, NY
A metaphysical thriller about a writer who starts having inexplicable visions which lead him to suspect that he may have been the apostle Judas in a past life. He begins a quest to discover his hidden identity.
My Husband, The Dick - KeithDavidson
Ottawa, ON
When a detective's wife starts writing a novel about his last case, the ensuing battle for creative control between the detective, his wife and her editor threatens to destroy the marriage.
Skin - JosephineMackerras
Paris, France
Flynn, a young man determined to reject his trans-identity joins a racist street gang before an escape to the city provides him with the opportunity of self-discovery that finally allows him to accept his own skin.
Veiled - RobbiD'Allessandro
Hingham, MA
An adult victim of child abuse, Liv has two saving graces; the family she cherishes, and her ability to bury the past. When her brother commits suicide, subsequent events threaten the loss of all things cherished.
Wajda - HaifaaAl Mansour
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
A young girl innocently challenges the deep-rooted and traditional constraints of her conservative Saudi village through a desperate and hopeful attempt to attain a forbidden green bicycle.
Honorable Mentions
Sophronia L. - TimBridwell
New York, NY
Wonder Drug - CaitlinMcCarthy
Worcester, MA
The Pipers Chair - StephenHathcock
Little Rock, AR
Double Dribble - WinstonBarber
Laredo, TX
The Grace of Giants - SuzanneKim Lee
New York, NY
Three of a Kind- VandonGibbs
Decatur, GA
Holy Oak - DavidGarrett
Brooklyn, NY
Mint - ChrisNewberry
Wayzata, MN
The Way It Spins - IrinEvers
New York, NY
Runaway - BrianMcDonald
Seattle, WA
But Not For Me - RonaldZate
Los Angeles, CA
August Sweeney: The Monster Barber of Harlem - JomoMerritt
Albany, GA
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