The Skins Game by Justin Neal

The Skins Game

Feature · Drama · 108 pages

Status: Financing

After meeting in jail in Vancouver, B.C. two Indigenous men reunite by chance and embark on a cross border road trip to New Mexico. The journey goes sideways as they deface racist school mascots and grapple with who they really are.

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Finalist, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab Spring 2017

Finalist, Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition 2017

Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2016

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Justin Neal

Vancouver, BC, CA

Justin Neal writes offbeat narratives that weave comedy with high-stakes drama, creating uplifting tales of personal transformation. Neal’s projects have received Telefilm, Indigenous Screen Office, and Creative BC development funding. Born in the US, he moved to his family’s traditional Squamish territory in Vancouver, BC to pursue an MFA. He's a C...

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-Top Ten Canadian Film Fest 2019 (Toronto) -Selected project, 2019 Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices Initiative -- Banff World Media Festival -2018 Whistler Film Festival / Praxis Screenwriters Lab -2017 WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Finalist 2017 -2017-2018 Fresh Voices Screenplay, Quarterfinalist -2017 Stowe Story Lab -2017 Ojai Film Festival screenplay competition, Semifinalist -2017 Emerging Screenwriters Top 100 placement -2016 Beverly Hills Film Festival, Screenplay Official Selection (and more...)