Set in Philadelphia |
A multi-prized screenwriting competition for feature length or pilot scripts that could be filmed in the Philadelphia region.
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Feature  · Thriller  · 104 Pages
In order to crack a cold case, a Hard-Boiled True Crime Podcast Host attempts to debunk an urban legend about a deadly batch of LSD, but instead finds himself becoming part of the story.
Philadelphia, PA
Despite his distaste for the epithet “writer” and the process thereof, Karl Weimar has been prolific and unique in his word-craft from an early age; a regretful blessing he ascribes to swallowing a cursed amulet on a dare as a child. Inspired by his fetish for public humiliation, Weimar co-founded the comedy group “Grog Movies”, writing, directin...
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Finalist
Feature  · Drama  · 93 Pages
After witnessing the killing of his activist brother as a young boy, a brilliant but unsettled Black college professor joins two students on a turbulent social justice march and must race to find an escape, as the three become trapped between the spiraling mob and a rogue cop. SELMA meets CIVIL WAR.
Rick has an abiding love for emotionally resonant stories, which has resulted in a long track record of IP development for global entertainment leaders including ABC Television, Cartoon Network, HBO, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, The Walt Disney Company, and Warner Bros. Before pivoting to screenwriting Rick had an extensive career in narrative ga...
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TV Script  · Other  · 33 Pages
A cunning thief balances risky scores with being an uncle, caretaker, student, and small business owner.
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