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VACCINATION PROOF is NOT required to enter.
EVERYONE, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask. EXCEPTIONS: There are some people who should not wear a mask, such as children younger than 2, people with certain medical conditions or disabilities, and people instructed by their medical provider not to wear a mask. Children ages 2 to 8 should wear a mask only when under adult supervision. See Who should not wear a mask and Special considerations for persons with communication difficulties or certain disabilities for details and information on alternative types of face coverings.
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/docs/WhenToWearAMask.pdf
You WILL NOT be asked to show any proof of your medical conditions or disabilities.
If you're not feeling well, have fever, cold/flu symptoms, please stay home.
EVERYONE, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask. EXCEPTIONS: There are some people who should not wear a mask, such as children younger than 2, people with certain medical conditions or disabilities, and people instructed by their medical provider not to wear a mask. Children ages 2 to 8 should wear a mask only when under adult supervision. See Who should not wear a mask and Special considerations for persons with communication difficulties or certain disabilities for details and information on alternative types of face coverings.
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/docs/WhenToWearAMask.pdf
You WILL NOT be asked to show any proof of your medical conditions or disabilities.
If you're not feeling well, have fever, cold/flu symptoms, please stay home.
Program/Schedule
Sat, Nov 13 / Sun, Nov14
LOCATION: Promenade Playhouse, 1404 3rd St Promenade, Santa Monica, CA
Please note. We DO NOT have a block of commercials just like in regular theaters. We start with 5 min previews and greeting from the festival host.
There are no breaks between films in a block. All films run one after another. Q&A with filmmakers is after each block.
Santa Monica is super busy on weekends, traffic can be insane. Please come on time.
There are no breaks between films in a block. All films run one after another. Q&A with filmmakers is after each block.
Santa Monica is super busy on weekends, traffic can be insane. Please come on time.
Saturday, November 13, Block #1
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Sunday, November 14, Block #4
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Need a screenplay for your next project?
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Awards Ceremony is cancelled.
All results will be ready 7 days after the festival and then we'll notify participants about results.
All results will be ready 7 days after the festival and then we'll notify participants about results.
Our film festival co-produced these full length comedy/parody features.
These short film compilations are available now on Amazon Prime Video, Vimeo on Demand and other platforms.
Your comedy short can be next. Ask us how? contact festival here
Check out these titles at www.lacinefest.org/films
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Featured Screening
OPEN FIELD, documentary, 83:46
Sun, Nov 14, 5:00 PM
Winner of the Best Documentary Audience Award at the Riverside International Film Festival 2021.
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OPEN FIELD tells the story of the women who leave everything on the field in their drive for greatness, earning recognition and respect.
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OPEN FIELD provides an inside look at women in tackle football and features NFL greats who have supported women in football including Kyle Shanahan, head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, and Franco Harris, Football Legend and Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer.
OPEN FIELD. Get tickets now!
Screening and Q&A, Sun, Nov 14, 5:00 PM
Official Selection- Detailed Program
Saturday, November 13, Block#1
1:00 PM screenings
GET TICKETS BLOCK #1
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Robusta, doc, 10:26
Director Titto P Thankachen The story premise is the prayers on the first death anniversary ceremony of 'Kunjachen', the head of a middle class family. All of us very well know the disparities in our society based on caste, religion, complexion, money, family status and what not. 'Robusta' is a reminder that we are all placed in some divisions of this polarised society and a self reflection of how we see others. Here, Robusta banana symbolises a bridge between these divisions. How is a banana capable of that is a story narrated in 'Robusta' - a realistic short film written and directed by Titto P Thankachen and produced by Rabin Ranji. |
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Glass darkly, drama, 19:37
Director Dave Penner In 1941 Holland, two Dutch sisters must deal with the turmoil of their Nazi-occupied town. Based on a true story. TAGLINE: "The price of freedom is innocence." |
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Familiar Shapes, doc/podcast, 20:01
Director Heather D. Freeman The early modern witch's familiar and today’s social bot are both uncanny, shape-shifting entities under the direction of hidden and malevolent forces — yet it’s the information technologies of these eras that shape our fears and beliefs. Twenty-one episodes (each 25 - 45 minutes) were released every two weeks from April 19, 2020 to September 9, 2020 to tell this story through interviews with historians and technologists, autobiographical accounts of the “pandemic summer”, and rich sound design. TRAILER |
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Let's make a movie, comedy, 29:39
Directors Dave Farese, Stepen Vanderpool Dave and Steve would do anything to get movie star Chad Worthington to be in their film, even if it means kidnapping him. But when the boys accidentally kill their hero they're forced to find a way to finish what they started. TRAILER |
2:30 PM q&a
2:50- 3:00 PM break
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Saturday, November 13, Block #2
3:00 PM screenings
SOLD OUT
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Escape Party, comedy, 04:59
Director GABE MONTERO All Chris wanted to do was play in an escape room with his friends. He puts together what he believes is the best team for winning the game. The only problem is, well he was wrong. |
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Maximus, drama, 22:00
Director Jean-Christophe Bouzy Max, a jaded ex-con works as a social worker at the house of Eliane, an elderly woman. Despite his efforts to rehabilitate himself he ends up having to resume his criminal activities to bail out his troublesome brother Fredo, in debt with a local mobster. |
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MATTY BOY, comedy, 14:09
Director Dr Shahid Kamal A man with a suggestible mind marries a second wife mistakenly out of a desperate situation and now faces the consequences, taking him on a twisting and turning rollercoaster of a ride beyond anything he could have ever imagined. |
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BRING THEM HOME, documentary, 31:59
Directors Rike Boomgaarden, Tamara Jatchvadze America is deporting non-citizen, military veterans and the only way they can come back is in a body bag. Hector Barajas wants them alive. |
4:30 PM q&a
4:50-5:00 PM break
SOLD OUT
Saturday, November 13, Block#3
5 PM screenings
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Dark Senses, drama/thriller, 20:09
Director Vaz Andreas After years of struggle in finding deeper connection with women, Sean stumbles into a place where he experiences dating and true connection by only using two of his five senses. TRAILER |
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Lighter Than Air, drama, 15:20
Director Ian McGlocklin Two estranged brothers come to terms with the recent death of their father but one holds a secret that could keep them apart forever. TRAILER |
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Beyond the drama, animation, 6:56
Director Siti Lu An Anteater doctor seeks a romantic relationship like the one from K drama. |
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Living years, documentary, 38:26
Director Brenda Gillis Gale Williams had a happy, normal childhood in Santa Monica California. Then, in 1956, on the eve of his 18th birthday he crashed his car in a remote area of California and became a quadriplegic. In those days people with such severe injuries were only expected to live 10-15 years. To survive, mentally and physically, Gale set his mind to tackling small goals, focusing only on what he was able to do, and through a supportive family and church community, he rebuilt his life. He studied computer programming at UCLA in the 1960's, worked for an air defense company, married and adopted two children. After the disappointment of divorce and suffering discrimination by employers, Gale gradually became involved in disabled rights activism. He attended demonstrations in the 1970's to recognize the needs of the disabled community that were being neglected, and became state president of California's Association for Physically Handicapped. He remarried, had two more children, and continued to inspire and educate a new generation of young people, both disabled and able-bodied. At 82, and most likely the longest living quadriplegic, Gale's life story shows us that there are no limitations to what we can accomplish if we set our minds to it. TRAILER |
6:30 PM q&a
6:50-7:00 PM break
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Sat, Nov 13, 7:00 PM
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No Time to Cry, comedy/parody, 71:00
Various directors Bond is alive! He has a very important mission to accomplish in Los Angeles. Instead of chasing the villain with a fast car, he moves around the city in old... RV. TRAILER THIS IS A TEST SCREENING- NOT IN FESTIVAL COMPETITION. GET TICKETS. NO TIME TO CRY
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Sunday, November 14, Block#4
1:00 PM screenings
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Transgressions, drama, 5:24
Director Randy Bernales |
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A Dress for Rachel, drama, 16:37
Director Ally May A week after a school shooting, a grieving mother must find a burial dress for her daughter. |
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COASTERS (ep 2), comedy/web episode, 11:55
Director L.P. Dohi Three friends who bartend together in a crappy restaurant work hard to avoid the demands of their bitter manager, quirk co-workers, and needy customers... and hardly work at anything else. Episode 2. TRAILER |
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The God can, drama, 19:26
Director Max Tzannes A young man grapples with addiction, recovery and a newfound sense of faith. TRAILER |
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A REAL LAKE WITHIN A DREAM, drama, 9:47
Director Olga Mantsiou Iris, a curious young woman is trying to find and share the truth about the illegal dumping of waste into a lake by a dark corporation. She becomes involved in a case where the enemy has power beyond her reach. She wanders through moments of her life in search of answers and in order to break free. TRAILER |
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COASTERS (ep. 3) comedy/web episode, 14:16
Directors Doug Rogers, Sandi Todorovic Three friends who bartend together in a crappy restaurant work hard to avoid the demands of their bitter manager, quirky co-workers, and needy customers... and hardly work at anything else. Episode 3. TRAILER |
2:30 PM q&a
2:50- 3:00 PM break
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Sunday, November 14, Block#5
3:00 PM screenings
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EXPLORER, animation, 04:43
Director I Ting Kao Over the course of human history. There have always been social frames and stereotypes that tell us what we should do at different stages in our life. Most of the time we don’t exercise free choice, but follow the rules of society. “The Explorer” is a short 3D animated film that is also a dark comedy. During an exploratory journey to another planet, a young explorer, Bob, finds himself slowly losing what makes him unique. The look of the film is bright, playful, and toy-like, in an ironic contrast to the underlying dark tone of the story. This juxtaposition makes for a viewing experience that is both complex and entertaining. |
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Work from Home, drama, 7:30
Director Daniel Duane A conniving female con impersonates an auditor from the IRS and convinces tax-paying citizens to disclose sensitive information over the phone by informing them they qualify for substantial refunds. |
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ROLL IT, music video, 04:31
Director Nate Chateaux A music video for the song "Roll It" by Handsome Jack where the band's touring van has broken down and they decide to give it one more ride, as they "roll it" to the junkyard. PROMO |
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ONE MORE TIME, comedy/documentary, 07:19
Director Łukasz Laskowski Marcin is just starting his acting career and he really wants to get this role. But first he needs to record a simple showcase. When trying to introduce himself, he starts questioning the sense of everything. |
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Revival, experimental/thriller, 02:32
Director Luis Daniel "Revival" depicts a young man’s eventual acceptance of his circumstances as he replays an argument in his mind. |
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Dungo's Palace, comedy/web episode, 19:45
Director Nathan H Colby After securing an audition for a mysterious children’s program called Dungo’s Palace, we follow a struggling has-been actor named Cam, catapulted into a day of madness caused by the program’s horrendous, nightmarish main character: Dungo himself. TRAILER |
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Thirst, experimental, 4:52
Director Jozeven-June Tolibao A young man lost in the desert begins to lose his grip on reality as he attempts to quench his ever-growing thirst. |
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Good head, comedy/sci-fi/fantasy, 29:26
Director Matt Servitto When Hollywood mega-star Cooper Bradley goes to a special effects lab in Atlanta to get his head molded--all hell breaks loose--and he has to not only get his head --but his very soul-- back from the VFX master who cast it. SNEAK PEEK |
4:30 PM q&a
4:50-5:00 PM break
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Sunday, November 14, Block#6
5 PM screenings
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Open Field, documentary, 83:46
Director Kathy Kuras Winner of the Best Documentary Audience Award at the Riverside International Film Festival 2021. They played by NFL rules in NFL stadiums. They won world championships. They’re at the top of their game. What else do they have to do to level the playing field? Meet quarterback Sami Grisafe, San Francisco 49ers coach Katie Sowers and other legends of women’s tackle football who played for the love of the game against all odds. With commentary from Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris and 49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan, OPEN FIELD tells the story of the women who leave everything on the field in their drive for greatness, earning recognition and respect. Katie Sowers and other legends of women’s football who played for the love of the game against all odds. With commentary from Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris and 49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan, Open Field tells the story of the women who left nothing on the field in their push for recognition and respect. OPEN FIELD provides an inside look at women in tackle football and features NFL greats who have supported women in football including Kyle Shanahan, head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, and Franco Harris, Football Legend and Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer. Shot on location over the course of 6 years with full access to practice sessions, games, private team conversations in locker and off-the field activities, including three world championships with Team USA (held in Sweden, Finland, Canada). Original Motion Picture Soundtrack OpenFieldMovie.com A Vanguard Muse and Crook & Nanny production. TRAILER |
6:30 PM q&a
7:00 PM the end
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Passes
$30 all films Saturday HERE
$30 all films Sunday HERE
$60/weekend (Sat&Sun) HERE
Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
Official Selection- Screenplays & Stage Plays
Read some screenplays before the festival.
Look for "READ HERE" message next to the submission.
We'll connect you with the writer upon request.
Look for "READ HERE" message next to the submission.
We'll connect you with the writer upon request.
The Inquisitors
Writer Chad Alden Fehr
in Television Script
United States
There is no judge, there is no jury, there is only the Inquisition. In a world filled with corruption, blackmail, and murder, Commander Bayless and his Inquisitors are directed to keep order throughout the providence by invoking fear and force. The government's practices has led to an uprising and it's up to the Inquisition to stop it.
READ HERE
Writer Chad Alden Fehr
in Television Script
United States
There is no judge, there is no jury, there is only the Inquisition. In a world filled with corruption, blackmail, and murder, Commander Bayless and his Inquisitors are directed to keep order throughout the providence by invoking fear and force. The government's practices has led to an uprising and it's up to the Inquisition to stop it.
READ HERE
Puppy Love
Writer Kevin McBride
in Short Screenplay
United States
A financially unstable woman finds a way to use her dog to pay the bills.
Writer Kevin McBride
in Short Screenplay
United States
A financially unstable woman finds a way to use her dog to pay the bills.
Jimi, Janis and Jim Must Die
Submitter John Arnau
in Feature Screenplay
United States President Nixon hatches a cunning plan to win the drug war by killing popular musicians who are leaders of the drug counterculture and making it look like accidental overdoses.
In July 1970, Americans are paralyzed with fear as they watch the terrifying spectacle of the Manson trial on television. People who formerly viewed the teen flower children as peaceful hippies, now see these same young people as drug-infested, degenerate psychopaths who want to kill anyone that is part of the normal world. At this very moment, President Nixon sees a tremendous opportunity to win the drug war in America. If a few popular musicians who are leaders of the hippie drug culture were to die of accidental overdoses within a short period of time, this will badly scare many young people who are using drugs, making them want to quit and come back home to their parents and to the respectable American life that they left behind. Targets must be selected that have well known drug addictions so that there will be no questions about their deaths. Therefore, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison, must die.
Jimi, Janis and Jim Must Die is a what-if suspense thriller and fantasy. This screenplay is by no means non-fiction. It is a completely fictional account. However, the story is compelling because the traditional narrative of the “accidental” deaths of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison isn’t believable for many Americans, including the writer of this screenplay. Jimi, Janis and Jim Must Die was written as an alternative explanation of what could have happened and why it had to happen.
READ HERE
Submitter John Arnau
in Feature Screenplay
United States President Nixon hatches a cunning plan to win the drug war by killing popular musicians who are leaders of the drug counterculture and making it look like accidental overdoses.
In July 1970, Americans are paralyzed with fear as they watch the terrifying spectacle of the Manson trial on television. People who formerly viewed the teen flower children as peaceful hippies, now see these same young people as drug-infested, degenerate psychopaths who want to kill anyone that is part of the normal world. At this very moment, President Nixon sees a tremendous opportunity to win the drug war in America. If a few popular musicians who are leaders of the hippie drug culture were to die of accidental overdoses within a short period of time, this will badly scare many young people who are using drugs, making them want to quit and come back home to their parents and to the respectable American life that they left behind. Targets must be selected that have well known drug addictions so that there will be no questions about their deaths. Therefore, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison, must die.
Jimi, Janis and Jim Must Die is a what-if suspense thriller and fantasy. This screenplay is by no means non-fiction. It is a completely fictional account. However, the story is compelling because the traditional narrative of the “accidental” deaths of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison isn’t believable for many Americans, including the writer of this screenplay. Jimi, Janis and Jim Must Die was written as an alternative explanation of what could have happened and why it had to happen.
READ HERE
Serial
Writer Robert Benjamin
in Feature Screenplay
United States
The peaceful life of a kindhearted retiree is thrust into anguish and peril when he discover that his eldest son may be a serial killer.
Writer Robert Benjamin
in Feature Screenplay
United States
The peaceful life of a kindhearted retiree is thrust into anguish and peril when he discover that his eldest son may be a serial killer.
Paradise
Writer Noel Quick
in Television Script
United States
When a scientist and his son relocate for a new life on the Big Island of Hawaii, they discover the last thing they expected: Racism.
READ HERE
Writer Noel Quick
in Television Script
United States
When a scientist and his son relocate for a new life on the Big Island of Hawaii, they discover the last thing they expected: Racism.
READ HERE
A Funeral
Writer Jungkyu Hwang
in Short Screenplay
Canada
After waking up at his own funeral, a man must fight the society, including his wife, to reclaim his status as alive.
Writer Jungkyu Hwang
in Short Screenplay
Canada
After waking up at his own funeral, a man must fight the society, including his wife, to reclaim his status as alive.
2001
Writer Jagger Waters
in Short Screenplay
United States
An 8 year old girl uses the chaos of 9/11 to stay home from school and watch inappropriate movies.
Writer Jagger Waters
in Short Screenplay
United States
An 8 year old girl uses the chaos of 9/11 to stay home from school and watch inappropriate movies.
Midnight Echoes
Writer Conor Waldron
in Feature Screenplay
Ireland
An investigation occurs when a young child goes missing from her home in 2006.
Writer Conor Waldron
in Feature Screenplay
Ireland
An investigation occurs when a young child goes missing from her home in 2006.
Open Road
Writers Rocco Cataldo, Amy Guth
in Feature Screenplay
United States
OPEN ROAD is the story of a woman in a dull marriage in search of freedom and adventure who goes on the lam... after she accidentally kills her husband.
READ HERE
Writers Rocco Cataldo, Amy Guth
in Feature Screenplay
United States
OPEN ROAD is the story of a woman in a dull marriage in search of freedom and adventure who goes on the lam... after she accidentally kills her husband.
READ HERE
We Are The Things We Lost
Writer Adam Survay
in Short Screenplay
United Kingdom
A Film about love, loss and friendship
Writer Adam Survay
in Short Screenplay
United Kingdom
A Film about love, loss and friendship
DEEPER ME
Writer Andres Galeano
in Short Screenplay
Colombia
It’s the Journey back and forth inside Clemencia’s mind where a distortion of reality and the past begin. Witnessing her once happy life become dark and confusing, Clemencia's finds a safer place in her mind to avoid her abusive husband and the reality that is turning more disrupted. Clemencia and those she loves fall victim to the fact that Clemencia is just suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Writer Andres Galeano
in Short Screenplay
Colombia
It’s the Journey back and forth inside Clemencia’s mind where a distortion of reality and the past begin. Witnessing her once happy life become dark and confusing, Clemencia's finds a safer place in her mind to avoid her abusive husband and the reality that is turning more disrupted. Clemencia and those she loves fall victim to the fact that Clemencia is just suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
BRILLIANT WORKS OF ART
Writer Donna Hoke
in Stage Play
United States
Law student Abby Gates has no qualms about becoming a sugar baby to get her tuition bills paid--until it means keeping a secret from the man she loves, an artist exploring confession and thresholds of shame. When Abby's two worlds collide, she discovers her sugar daddy has taught her about more than good wine.
Writer Donna Hoke
in Stage Play
United States
Law student Abby Gates has no qualms about becoming a sugar baby to get her tuition bills paid--until it means keeping a secret from the man she loves, an artist exploring confession and thresholds of shame. When Abby's two worlds collide, she discovers her sugar daddy has taught her about more than good wine.
MADE OF HONOUR
Writers Michael Markus, Madeline Hombert
in Feature Screenplay
Canada
A government agent returns home for her friend's wedding and discovers that the groom has a secret past.
READ HERE
Writers Michael Markus, Madeline Hombert
in Feature Screenplay
Canada
A government agent returns home for her friend's wedding and discovers that the groom has a secret past.
READ HERE
Carmen Leaves Michigan!
Writer DeAntre Henderson
in Feature Screenplay
United States After the tragic passing of her husband, Carmen is in belief that abandoning Michigan will be new start for her.
This comedy-drama film will show ones struggle with addiction, grieving, parenting, and growth.
Inspired By:
The Kid (1921)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
A Woman Under The Influence (1974)
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
Writer DeAntre Henderson
in Feature Screenplay
United States After the tragic passing of her husband, Carmen is in belief that abandoning Michigan will be new start for her.
This comedy-drama film will show ones struggle with addiction, grieving, parenting, and growth.
Inspired By:
The Kid (1921)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
A Woman Under The Influence (1974)
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
The Lesson
Writer Kimberly Kalaja
in Short Screenplay
United States
Overwhelmed by the terror and violence that have become the ‘new normal’ across America, Keller, an assault survivor, seeks solace in buying a gun for self-defense. But during her very first shooting lesson with Ty, an ex-cop battling his own demons, Keller begins to wonder if a gun will be enough to give her the comfort and connection she needs to survive in a changing world.
Writer Kimberly Kalaja
in Short Screenplay
United States
Overwhelmed by the terror and violence that have become the ‘new normal’ across America, Keller, an assault survivor, seeks solace in buying a gun for self-defense. But during her very first shooting lesson with Ty, an ex-cop battling his own demons, Keller begins to wonder if a gun will be enough to give her the comfort and connection she needs to survive in a changing world.
Anchor Ridge
Writer Christopher J O’Bryant
in Television Script
United States
A lawyer is sent to a small southern town to handle a troubled estate, but upon arrival something feeds off the fear and guilt from his past.
Writer Christopher J O’Bryant
in Television Script
United States
A lawyer is sent to a small southern town to handle a troubled estate, but upon arrival something feeds off the fear and guilt from his past.
TRAINIACS
Writer Martins Zelcs
in Television Script
United States
TRAINIACS is a dark comedy show that explores the craziest stories on the train revealing the bigger picture behind them and giving the viewer an authentic taste of this mad but beautiful city.
Writer Martins Zelcs
in Television Script
United States
TRAINIACS is a dark comedy show that explores the craziest stories on the train revealing the bigger picture behind them and giving the viewer an authentic taste of this mad but beautiful city.
The Girl and The Tractor
Writer Lucas Pimenta
in Short Screenplay
Brazil
What if, instead of a wheelchair, people saw an airplane, a spacecraft or even a ship? Georgina, better known as Gina, is a child with a huge imagination who believes in the possibility of her wheelchair being a tractor. Her life is transformed when she discovers infinite possibilities inside a hospital, after her father is hospitalized.
Writer Lucas Pimenta
in Short Screenplay
Brazil
What if, instead of a wheelchair, people saw an airplane, a spacecraft or even a ship? Georgina, better known as Gina, is a child with a huge imagination who believes in the possibility of her wheelchair being a tractor. Her life is transformed when she discovers infinite possibilities inside a hospital, after her father is hospitalized.
Delilah and Napoleon
Writer Bo Apostolache
in Feature Screenplay
United States
Small time criminal Napoleon needs a partner for his extortion scheme, when he meets small-town stripper, Delilah. The pair join forces and go on a statewide crime spree, holding up and extorting men at gunpoint. Their crimes were never intended to kill anyone, but things spiral out of control when Delilah, in self-defense, shoots and kills one of the intended targets. After weeks on the run and cornered by the law, the couple must decide their own fate.
READ HERE
Writer Bo Apostolache
in Feature Screenplay
United States
Small time criminal Napoleon needs a partner for his extortion scheme, when he meets small-town stripper, Delilah. The pair join forces and go on a statewide crime spree, holding up and extorting men at gunpoint. Their crimes were never intended to kill anyone, but things spiral out of control when Delilah, in self-defense, shoots and kills one of the intended targets. After weeks on the run and cornered by the law, the couple must decide their own fate.
READ HERE
Bachata
Writer Arsi Nami
in Short Screenplay
United States
A refugee doctor experiences Post-traumatic stress disorder during a surgery on a patient. He fights for his life as a dance therapist attempts to save it. Based on True Events.
Writer Arsi Nami
in Short Screenplay
United States
A refugee doctor experiences Post-traumatic stress disorder during a surgery on a patient. He fights for his life as a dance therapist attempts to save it. Based on True Events.
I HATE CINDY LOVELET
Writer Paul-Anthony Surdi
in Feature Screenplay
United States
After seeing undercover footage of his wife cheating on him with a female rock star, a naive entertainment news anchor teams up an unlikely ally, a transgender lesbian relationship consultant to the stars; but when his wife runs off to the island of Lesbos, he must quickly learn deep truths about life, love, and sexuality before he loses his marriage and his career to the infamous, Cindy Lovelet.
Writer Paul-Anthony Surdi
in Feature Screenplay
United States
After seeing undercover footage of his wife cheating on him with a female rock star, a naive entertainment news anchor teams up an unlikely ally, a transgender lesbian relationship consultant to the stars; but when his wife runs off to the island of Lesbos, he must quickly learn deep truths about life, love, and sexuality before he loses his marriage and his career to the infamous, Cindy Lovelet.
David
Writer Matthew Forbes
in Short Screenplay
Canada
Based on a true story, "David" follows the life of an openly gay HIV/AIDS activist at the peak of that nightmare pandemic, dividing his time between fighting for justice in an openly homophobic society and helping a total stranger as the virus takes his life away. Tight, compact and full of passion, "David" shows a contrast of terrible, deadly hatred and the incredible compassion that can blossom despite the hatred, if we let it.
Writer Matthew Forbes
in Short Screenplay
Canada
Based on a true story, "David" follows the life of an openly gay HIV/AIDS activist at the peak of that nightmare pandemic, dividing his time between fighting for justice in an openly homophobic society and helping a total stranger as the virus takes his life away. Tight, compact and full of passion, "David" shows a contrast of terrible, deadly hatred and the incredible compassion that can blossom despite the hatred, if we let it.
The Children of War
Writer Sercan Ozusaglam
in Feature Screenplay
Turkey The Children of War / Synopsis (English)
This film is about the brutality of war and people's clinging to life in difficult conditions. In the face of difficulties, it is our biggest responsibility not to lose hope and never give up. Another, destructive effect of war on human life is; It is the fact that sometimes the war environment can turn into a civil war of families. This film also tells about the internal struggle of families, away from political reasons.
In the war environment in Syria, while violence and destruction continue, Ebher, who suffers economically, wants to leave the country. But his wife Ayşe's father wants his daughter to live with him. Ebher has to decide for her family. His wife leaves himself. Ebher and her youngest daughter Aden set out to both escape from war and build a new life for themselves. With her daughter, their path turns into a struggle for life in a country they do not know.
LOGLINE:
In all the brutality of war.The struggle of families
fighting their civil war.
Writer Sercan Ozusaglam
in Feature Screenplay
Turkey The Children of War / Synopsis (English)
This film is about the brutality of war and people's clinging to life in difficult conditions. In the face of difficulties, it is our biggest responsibility not to lose hope and never give up. Another, destructive effect of war on human life is; It is the fact that sometimes the war environment can turn into a civil war of families. This film also tells about the internal struggle of families, away from political reasons.
In the war environment in Syria, while violence and destruction continue, Ebher, who suffers economically, wants to leave the country. But his wife Ayşe's father wants his daughter to live with him. Ebher has to decide for her family. His wife leaves himself. Ebher and her youngest daughter Aden set out to both escape from war and build a new life for themselves. With her daughter, their path turns into a struggle for life in a country they do not know.
LOGLINE:
In all the brutality of war.The struggle of families
fighting their civil war.
58 Miles
Writer Jo Miles
in Feature Screenplay
United KingdomIn April 1912 CARPATHIA sets sail for Gibraltar. Unaware of the terrible events onboard TITANIC, Captain Rostron presses on until he receives the distress call ‘CQD’! TURN AROUND! He, his crew and passengers head for the site of the disaster, through treacherous conditions, to the aid of the largest moving vessel ever created.
The TITANIC story is well known throughout the world – 58 MILES is the true story of the ships involved in her rescue and recovery. Focussing on the ordinary lives lost or changed forever. We learn the fate of the CARPATHIA.
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Writer Jo Miles
in Feature Screenplay
United KingdomIn April 1912 CARPATHIA sets sail for Gibraltar. Unaware of the terrible events onboard TITANIC, Captain Rostron presses on until he receives the distress call ‘CQD’! TURN AROUND! He, his crew and passengers head for the site of the disaster, through treacherous conditions, to the aid of the largest moving vessel ever created.
The TITANIC story is well known throughout the world – 58 MILES is the true story of the ships involved in her rescue and recovery. Focussing on the ordinary lives lost or changed forever. We learn the fate of the CARPATHIA.
WGA 1944623
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Irish Tales from Coolshannagh
Writer Steve Crawshaw
in Feature Screenplay
United Kingdom
COOLSHANNAGH is an ordinary Irish village situated on the coast halfway between Dublin and Belfast. The villagers are pretty ordinary too; Father Joe, a clubfooted priest who likes to dance; Duffy the bar owner who runs a great pub; Stochelo a Gypsy bandolier and his mighty son Miquel; Eamonn McGarvey who loved his pet pig; Ludmilla the one handed Ukrainian Headmistress who escaped the anti-Jewish pogroms of 1881; Mary-Ellen the village elder, wise-woman, and nurse in the Crimean War; Vincenti Quilto the Italian Matchmaker and teller of unlikely fables; Father Dan, a guilt ridden whiskey priest decorated for bravery in the First World war and The Diabhal (Devil) also comes calling intent upon mischief.So, just an unremarkable Irish village going about its daily business; hum-drum times punctuated by birth, death, love, not much hate (except the Devil for whom hate is his only purpose).
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Writer Steve Crawshaw
in Feature Screenplay
United Kingdom
COOLSHANNAGH is an ordinary Irish village situated on the coast halfway between Dublin and Belfast. The villagers are pretty ordinary too; Father Joe, a clubfooted priest who likes to dance; Duffy the bar owner who runs a great pub; Stochelo a Gypsy bandolier and his mighty son Miquel; Eamonn McGarvey who loved his pet pig; Ludmilla the one handed Ukrainian Headmistress who escaped the anti-Jewish pogroms of 1881; Mary-Ellen the village elder, wise-woman, and nurse in the Crimean War; Vincenti Quilto the Italian Matchmaker and teller of unlikely fables; Father Dan, a guilt ridden whiskey priest decorated for bravery in the First World war and The Diabhal (Devil) also comes calling intent upon mischief.So, just an unremarkable Irish village going about its daily business; hum-drum times punctuated by birth, death, love, not much hate (except the Devil for whom hate is his only purpose).
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The Extraterrestrial Highway
Writer Steve Sorenson
in Feature Screenplay
United States
LOGLINE:
An American Indian and her female drinking buddy who’s from twelve-light-years away threaten to neutralize the electricity on earth unless all nuclear weapons are immediately buried.
SYNOPSIS:
Thousands of docile aliens from planet Nexkar (Tau-Ceti ‘e’) are on earth studying our culture, assimilating, and breeding with us.
Nexkarians patrol the planets, including the earth, in the Orion Spur. They rescue humans and other species that were abducted for consumption by Kaolin ETs from the Alpha Centauri triple star system.
The Nexkarians found that the offspring of these rescued humans are very suitable to pilot their battle-flying saucers.
One of these Nexkarians is an audacious woman, CAROL ROYAL. Her earthling drinking buddy is an ex-army officer called DAKODA, who is very proud of her native south-western Paiute Indian heritage and the American way. She wanted to become an astronaut someday, but instead, the army paid off her college debt and later award her the Silver Star and the Purple Heart.
Dakoda discovers that her drinking buddy is from the Tau-Ceti star system that is twelve light-years away and keeps a cloaked saucer hidden in Area-51, near Las Vegas. Carol uses that saucer to transport equipment to earth and bootleg beer and hotdogs for the human abductees back on her home planet.
Her Nexkarian race is advanced in technology and IQ but they are chicken-shits.
After an evening of drinking, Dakoda gets abducted from earth by three hungry meat-eating Kaolin ETs from the Alpha Centauri triple star system. Carol chases the Kaolins in her private flying saucer that she purchased from casino winnings with her telekinesis abilities at craps. Meanwhile, Dakoda, while bloody and wounded, kicks those Kaolin asses without her drinking buddy's help.
Carol finds Dakoda and rushes her to the Stella Hospital on Nexkar to have her drinking buddy's bloody wounds treated and to eradicate the virus she contracted from the Kaolins before it dissolves her brain.
After being released from the hospital, Dakoda experiences shocking social and cultural differences on her new planet to include the food that she strongly detests. She also meets some other rescued human abductees that the FBI would love to handcuff and another that Las Vegas would love to have back.
On an afternoon, Carol’s Nexkar beach community is attacked by some hungry meat-eating Kaolins. Some of Dakoda’s Nexkarian alien acquaintances get abducted or killed during the assault. Dakoda kicks a few of the Kaolin asses until the rest of them had enough and escape in their flying saucers.
Carol’s Nexkarian husband is found partially eaten and dead on the beach surf. This gives Carol more justifiable resolve to hunt down and kill those Kaolins.
Dakoda gives her new Nexkarian friends some courage by teaching them how to defend themselves and kick ass by using their hands.
Carol and Dakoda depart planet Nexkar with a fleet of three dozen flying battle saucers. They find the rival Kaolin base on the far side of the earth’s moon. Carol's armada of 36 saucers battles the evil Kaolins' hundred-plus saucers.
The war is fought with huge colorful explosions in the moon’s orbit that are seen from the earth. This freaks out the earthlings and the president is rushed into the White House basement.
After the war and upon landing in front of a Las Vegas casino, Carol and Dakoda must now stop the possible nuclear annihilation of earthlings from their most formidable aggressor. . . Humans!
Writer Steve Sorenson
in Feature Screenplay
United States
LOGLINE:
An American Indian and her female drinking buddy who’s from twelve-light-years away threaten to neutralize the electricity on earth unless all nuclear weapons are immediately buried.
SYNOPSIS:
Thousands of docile aliens from planet Nexkar (Tau-Ceti ‘e’) are on earth studying our culture, assimilating, and breeding with us.
Nexkarians patrol the planets, including the earth, in the Orion Spur. They rescue humans and other species that were abducted for consumption by Kaolin ETs from the Alpha Centauri triple star system.
The Nexkarians found that the offspring of these rescued humans are very suitable to pilot their battle-flying saucers.
One of these Nexkarians is an audacious woman, CAROL ROYAL. Her earthling drinking buddy is an ex-army officer called DAKODA, who is very proud of her native south-western Paiute Indian heritage and the American way. She wanted to become an astronaut someday, but instead, the army paid off her college debt and later award her the Silver Star and the Purple Heart.
Dakoda discovers that her drinking buddy is from the Tau-Ceti star system that is twelve light-years away and keeps a cloaked saucer hidden in Area-51, near Las Vegas. Carol uses that saucer to transport equipment to earth and bootleg beer and hotdogs for the human abductees back on her home planet.
Her Nexkarian race is advanced in technology and IQ but they are chicken-shits.
After an evening of drinking, Dakoda gets abducted from earth by three hungry meat-eating Kaolin ETs from the Alpha Centauri triple star system. Carol chases the Kaolins in her private flying saucer that she purchased from casino winnings with her telekinesis abilities at craps. Meanwhile, Dakoda, while bloody and wounded, kicks those Kaolin asses without her drinking buddy's help.
Carol finds Dakoda and rushes her to the Stella Hospital on Nexkar to have her drinking buddy's bloody wounds treated and to eradicate the virus she contracted from the Kaolins before it dissolves her brain.
After being released from the hospital, Dakoda experiences shocking social and cultural differences on her new planet to include the food that she strongly detests. She also meets some other rescued human abductees that the FBI would love to handcuff and another that Las Vegas would love to have back.
On an afternoon, Carol’s Nexkar beach community is attacked by some hungry meat-eating Kaolins. Some of Dakoda’s Nexkarian alien acquaintances get abducted or killed during the assault. Dakoda kicks a few of the Kaolin asses until the rest of them had enough and escape in their flying saucers.
Carol’s Nexkarian husband is found partially eaten and dead on the beach surf. This gives Carol more justifiable resolve to hunt down and kill those Kaolins.
Dakoda gives her new Nexkarian friends some courage by teaching them how to defend themselves and kick ass by using their hands.
Carol and Dakoda depart planet Nexkar with a fleet of three dozen flying battle saucers. They find the rival Kaolin base on the far side of the earth’s moon. Carol's armada of 36 saucers battles the evil Kaolins' hundred-plus saucers.
The war is fought with huge colorful explosions in the moon’s orbit that are seen from the earth. This freaks out the earthlings and the president is rushed into the White House basement.
After the war and upon landing in front of a Las Vegas casino, Carol and Dakoda must now stop the possible nuclear annihilation of earthlings from their most formidable aggressor. . . Humans!
I'm So Done | One Tough Cookie | Pilot |
Writers Chuck Alley, Rachael Berman
in Television Script
United States
Set in Silicon Valley California, at the intersection of Sweet Bytes Bakery and the epicenter of the high-tech industry, Chef Rachael Berman bootstraps her budding business, as she copes with everyday family-life events while trying to survive and thrive,
in an environment divided between the elites and those that serve them. She quickly learns to default to her quick wit and biting humor to motivate her eccentric staff, manage Brad, her mostly out of work husband; nurture her children, Daniel, a sleepwalking sports nut and Stacy, a social media diva; attend to the family’s aging pug-nose therapy dog; support her mother Alice, an aging hold-over hippy from the 1960s and her almost-famous singer Uncle Alan, retired and obsessed with WebMD. Her natural comedic approach to life helps her keep her sanity but ultimately leads to her true calling.
LOGLINE: When Pastry Chef, Rachael Berman-Harris bootstraps her bakery business, she relies on quick wit and biting humor to motivate eccentric employees, manage her quirky family, and survive in Silicon Valley.
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Writers Chuck Alley, Rachael Berman
in Television Script
United States
Set in Silicon Valley California, at the intersection of Sweet Bytes Bakery and the epicenter of the high-tech industry, Chef Rachael Berman bootstraps her budding business, as she copes with everyday family-life events while trying to survive and thrive,
in an environment divided between the elites and those that serve them. She quickly learns to default to her quick wit and biting humor to motivate her eccentric staff, manage Brad, her mostly out of work husband; nurture her children, Daniel, a sleepwalking sports nut and Stacy, a social media diva; attend to the family’s aging pug-nose therapy dog; support her mother Alice, an aging hold-over hippy from the 1960s and her almost-famous singer Uncle Alan, retired and obsessed with WebMD. Her natural comedic approach to life helps her keep her sanity but ultimately leads to her true calling.
LOGLINE: When Pastry Chef, Rachael Berman-Harris bootstraps her bakery business, she relies on quick wit and biting humor to motivate eccentric employees, manage her quirky family, and survive in Silicon Valley.
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Casa Liliane
Writer Nadia Pandolfo
in Feature Screenplay
United States
A woman is pushed over the edge of her terrace overlooking a rocky cliff with ocean beneath. It is not certain who she is or whether she survives. Flash forward to a young handsome Mexican couple (Juan and Rosa) celebrating on the same terrace. Flashback three years earlier: Juan (30s) handsome Mexican man, is building the very same terrace. Liliane (50s) and her husband Elliot (70s) have just moved to Baja from the US after retiring. Elliot wants the house to be perfect for his wife and has enlisted Juan to make it happen. Liliane innocently admires Juan's good looks but wouldn’t dare act upon her desire. Elliot and Liliane treat Juan like the son they never had. Juan recommends an acquaintance, Rosa to come to work for the couple as a cook and housekeeper. Rosa is young and sexy in a demure way. Liliane feels jealous when her husband and his friend ogle at Rosa at a party. It is not long before Elliot suffers a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital in San Diego. Liliane and Juan strike up a passionate romance after a night out while Elliot is gone. Elliot returns after a few days, his health greatly deteriorated. He is now confined to a separate room where a nurse must attend to his needs. Liliane and Juan become more heavily involved as Elliot condition worsens. Elliot takes a tragic fall, and, against her better judgment, Liliane allows Juan to convince her to hold off on calling the ambulance. Juan smothers Elliot with a pillow while Liliane is out of the room. Liliane experiences guilt and confides everything to her psychiatrist, including her affair with Juan. A fellow French neighbor, Yves, a gay man, with flamboyant style, falls upon hard times and asks if Liliane will give him a room in exchange for minor household chores. While Liliane is away visiting family, Yves discovers Juan is having a romance with Rosa. Afraid of being exposed by Yves, Juan tries to frame Yves for killing Liliane’s dog. Liliane does not want to believe Yves when he tells her about Juan and Rosa and the dog. It is revealed in Liliane’s psychiatric sessions that she suffered abuse at the hand of her father and has a fear of being alone and survived multiple suicide attempts. Juan's volatile nature triggers those painful memories, causing her panic attacks. Liliane is unable to escape the relationship because she is paralyzed by her fear of being alone. Juan manipulates Liliane using her own guilt and her insecurity about her age. Even though Liliane is afraid of Juan, her attraction to him is overpowering. She begins drinking more to cope. When Liliane confronts Juan about Rosa, he explodes and embarks upon a plot to kill her for her money. Flash forward to the opening scene when Liliane is pushed off the edge of the terrace. It is now revealed that Liliane survived the fall. A local Mexican fisherman comes to her aid. He and his wife nurse Liliane back to health. Once recovered, she flies to Mexico City, where she and Elliot own an apartment. A montage sequence shows her transformation as she undergoes a series of surgeries, physical therapy sessions and how she later emerges as a newly improved, stronger woman. Flash forward 1 year later, Liliane returns to the same community posing as an American with hair extensions and facial reconstruction. She has a plan to exact revenge and manages to fool Juan with her altered identity. Being the type of man he is, he is immediately seduced by her looks. Because she learns Rosa is pregnant, she leaves her out of it. She manages to get Juan alone, and they have spontaneous passionate sex, during which time her true identity is revealed. There is a struggle, and Juan tries to kill Liliane for a second time. But Rosa surprises them and kills Juan in a jealous rage. Liliane regains her self-esteem, reconciles with Rosa and embraces an unconventional life with a new family.
Writer Nadia Pandolfo
in Feature Screenplay
United States
A woman is pushed over the edge of her terrace overlooking a rocky cliff with ocean beneath. It is not certain who she is or whether she survives. Flash forward to a young handsome Mexican couple (Juan and Rosa) celebrating on the same terrace. Flashback three years earlier: Juan (30s) handsome Mexican man, is building the very same terrace. Liliane (50s) and her husband Elliot (70s) have just moved to Baja from the US after retiring. Elliot wants the house to be perfect for his wife and has enlisted Juan to make it happen. Liliane innocently admires Juan's good looks but wouldn’t dare act upon her desire. Elliot and Liliane treat Juan like the son they never had. Juan recommends an acquaintance, Rosa to come to work for the couple as a cook and housekeeper. Rosa is young and sexy in a demure way. Liliane feels jealous when her husband and his friend ogle at Rosa at a party. It is not long before Elliot suffers a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital in San Diego. Liliane and Juan strike up a passionate romance after a night out while Elliot is gone. Elliot returns after a few days, his health greatly deteriorated. He is now confined to a separate room where a nurse must attend to his needs. Liliane and Juan become more heavily involved as Elliot condition worsens. Elliot takes a tragic fall, and, against her better judgment, Liliane allows Juan to convince her to hold off on calling the ambulance. Juan smothers Elliot with a pillow while Liliane is out of the room. Liliane experiences guilt and confides everything to her psychiatrist, including her affair with Juan. A fellow French neighbor, Yves, a gay man, with flamboyant style, falls upon hard times and asks if Liliane will give him a room in exchange for minor household chores. While Liliane is away visiting family, Yves discovers Juan is having a romance with Rosa. Afraid of being exposed by Yves, Juan tries to frame Yves for killing Liliane’s dog. Liliane does not want to believe Yves when he tells her about Juan and Rosa and the dog. It is revealed in Liliane’s psychiatric sessions that she suffered abuse at the hand of her father and has a fear of being alone and survived multiple suicide attempts. Juan's volatile nature triggers those painful memories, causing her panic attacks. Liliane is unable to escape the relationship because she is paralyzed by her fear of being alone. Juan manipulates Liliane using her own guilt and her insecurity about her age. Even though Liliane is afraid of Juan, her attraction to him is overpowering. She begins drinking more to cope. When Liliane confronts Juan about Rosa, he explodes and embarks upon a plot to kill her for her money. Flash forward to the opening scene when Liliane is pushed off the edge of the terrace. It is now revealed that Liliane survived the fall. A local Mexican fisherman comes to her aid. He and his wife nurse Liliane back to health. Once recovered, she flies to Mexico City, where she and Elliot own an apartment. A montage sequence shows her transformation as she undergoes a series of surgeries, physical therapy sessions and how she later emerges as a newly improved, stronger woman. Flash forward 1 year later, Liliane returns to the same community posing as an American with hair extensions and facial reconstruction. She has a plan to exact revenge and manages to fool Juan with her altered identity. Being the type of man he is, he is immediately seduced by her looks. Because she learns Rosa is pregnant, she leaves her out of it. She manages to get Juan alone, and they have spontaneous passionate sex, during which time her true identity is revealed. There is a struggle, and Juan tries to kill Liliane for a second time. But Rosa surprises them and kills Juan in a jealous rage. Liliane regains her self-esteem, reconciles with Rosa and embraces an unconventional life with a new family.
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