Tilt
Tilt
Feature
· Historical · 120 pages
When a law outlawing pinball machines passes in 1940s New York, a widowed, now-out-of-work amusement arcade owner and his autistic son strike a perilous deal with the mob to smuggle one-hundred-thousand-dollars hidden inside a repossessed pinball machine to Salt Lake City.
Written by
James Sismanes
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4 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Semifinalist,
Emerging Screenwriters Drama Screenplay Competition 2024
Quarterfinalist,
Manchester Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2025
Quarterfinalist,
Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Winter 2024
1 Writer
Melbourne, Victoria, AU
James Sismanes is an Australian storyteller and mad scientist, blending screenwriting, music, and branding into pure imagination. A small business owner by day and a creative powerhouse by night, he’s a Coverfly “Red List” screenwriter (Dr. Claus, The Ballad of Bam Barlow, Bliss Inc., and Tilt), a published children’s book author, and a music compos...
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