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Zoetrope Screenplay Contest

From 2,500 entries, Judge Gus Van Sant and the American Zoetrope staff honored the following screenplays:

Grand Prize-Winner

 
 

Midland by Kelly Patrick Stephenson

 

Top Ten Finalists

 
 

Stumblebum by John Charles Chase

  

Original Cyn by Robert W. Hazel

  

A Gentleman's Game by Mandel Holland

  

Salamanca by Arzhang Kamarei

  

The Last Marine by Paul Ian Johnson

  

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell by Dane Edward McCauley

  

Princip by Aleksandar Pajcin

  

The Machine by Mark Alan Patton

  

Temporary, Instead by Jason Michael Vetrano

  

Whistler's Ridge by Cynthia Webb

  

 

Semi-Finalists

 
 

Hot Beds, William Edward Ambler

Cardenio, Rene Andre

Redbanknation, Marc S. Ardito

Untitled Valentino Project, Edoardo Ballerini

Jordan's Place, R. Teresa Barnes

A Dangerous Practice, Robert James Barrett

Diamond District, Alan Brooks

Amazing Grace, Scott Alan Burgin

The Adventures Of The Velvet Cat, Bob Canning

Leif Eiriksson, Alexandre Carrière

Stumblebum, John Charles Chase

Sea Green Incorruptible, Anne Cheilek

The Pigeon Feeder, Andrew Cole

90 Day Wonder, Leon Cooper

Deathwork, Lester R Craft

Living In The Red, Todd Crawford

The City That Never Sleeps, Patrick K Day

Of Diners And Buses, Sarah Catherine Deakins

Monkey Boy, Jerry Decker

Harriet Quimby, Michael Albert Denison

Recoil, William Dickerson

The Backbenchers, John Bill Economopoulos

The Scavengers Of County Hell, Nate Rufus Edelman

Monster High, Mark Thomas Elliott

Kennesaw, Saul D. Fussiner

Bake Off!, Lynn Esta Goldman

One Night Only, Danielle Marie Greene

Dusk, My Darling, Adam Lutheur Haynes

Shallow Road, Linwood Howard

The Spanish Affair, Tony T Hua

Chicle, Josh Pol Hyde

A Song On The Seventh Floor, Nicholas Anthony Izzo

Untitled 'Binge & Purge' Script, Mikey Todd Jackson

Easy On The Game, Kenneth Jedding

Eros & Agape, Nimat Jones

Monday's Girl, Rhianon M Jones

Halcyon Days, Sarah Ellen Joynt

Fort Madeleine, Steven Pierce Kalvar

Shades Of Sin, Kitania Kavey

Behind The Mirror, Timothy Kernc

A Room Full Of Strangers, Edward Klau

Rendition, Michael Lofquist

Atonement, Adrienne Elizabeth Lusby

The Shangri-La Cafe, Lily Mariye

The C.O., Bob Messinger

Forgotten Soul, Ernie Minera

The Gatekeepers, Michiel Nijk

Pasteur's Shepherd, Donald John Novak

El Camino, Vincent A Onken

The Mission, Oscar Luis Perez

The Devil's Own Horse, James Nathan Post

The Burning Sea, Ron Randolph

The Domain, Michael Raymond

Perpetual Motion, Jack Wesley Richards

Catalyst, Corey Robert Schaffer

Moving Mother, Lisa Diana Shapiro

The Mills Of God (Rev 2), Justin Richard Smith

Season Of Speed, Doug Solter

The Fisherman's Wife, Lisa Super

Fight, Himkar Sharad Tak

Libertador, Himkar Sharad Tak

No Way Home, Jay Shiro Tashiro

The Valley Of Roses, Nickloay Todorov

Heart Of The Fisherman, Christy Usilton

The Henchman, Patrick Vala-Haynes

Requiem, Paul Vandevelder

The Crescent, Cyn Vespia

Black Ice, Michael -0- Wakely

Hearts & Minds, Brian G. Walsh

The Riggs Translation, Gary Wright

The Tower, Ed Wiles

Sherlock & Jack, Jeff Babcock Wolverton

 

Quarter-Finalists

 
 

The Eagle & The Hawk, Carol Madden Adorjan

Love In The Riots, Sung Ju Ahn

Devine Comedy, Patrice Anne Allen

River Champion, David L Ariniello

Steps To Be Taken, Bren Arkins

The Benshi, Robert Arnett

Moonchild, Stacy W. Arnold-Strider

Ping-Pong, Patrick Raymond Bahrich

Pepper Road, R. Teresa Barnes

The Golden Door, Mark Anthony Barrionuevo

Imps, Deborah Ann Baxtrom

San Saba, Christopher Michael Beams

Lover's Quarrel, Richard Beck

Wings Of Darkness, Joshua Bermont

Teachings Of The Disgusting And Awful, Alex Stuart Bernstein

Joyful & Triumphant, James Bicknell

Peace 101, Eric Ernest Biskamp

Shadow Falls, Edward Gregory Bond

The Dupe Of Wales, Peter Dominic Bove

Bon Jovi Sucks!, Eric Boyd

Son Of The Mob, Jennifer Brasher

When Filipino Children Don't Listen To Their Mothers, Laurence Andrew Soriano Bueser

Amabako, Jeremy Jonathan Buirski

Dime A Dance, Burt James Bulos

Twentieth Century Limitied, James Edgar Burnside

The Eyes Of Mara, Joseph P Calabrese

Golden Boy, Sheldon Candis

Bob's Your Uncle, Joel & Lisa Canfield

Jerry's Kids, Joel & Lisa Canfield

Tequila Blues, Marco Cappetta

Martinis In Brooklyn, David Jacob Cappin

Travler, Howard Wallace Carlson

Overture, Michael David Chatlien

Carol's Big, Mother-F#*%In' Day, Susan B. Chick

Seven Seconds, Christopher Kang Ching

Trim, Carl Bernhard Clark

He's A Winner, Warren Gordon Clarke

Mig-21, Nisso Cohen

Nine-Tenths Of The Law, James Colbert

Playing The Numbers, Lauren Jill Comiteau

Unicorn, Sara Compton

Union Pacific, Stacey Deborah Conner

Veronica's Veil, Roger Connolly

Til Death, Marybeth Conti

Triton, Ryan Patrick Cooke

Deliberation, David Coons

The Last Flight Of The Blackbird, David Charles Cooper

The Bum, The Whore, And The Hitman, Luis C Cordoba

Zombie Wedding, Brian Daniel Cox

Lucid, Mary-Terese E Cozzola

Tidewalker, Randy Cruts

Cowboy Up, Judith Cummings

Jeremiah Arrowmaker, Kathryn Louise Dahlstrom

Red Riding-Hood, David Adrian Daniels

Hopetown, Karen Louise Davidson

The Skin, Jeanne Davis

Be Here Now, Victor De Oliveira

Black Leather Jackets, Jerry Decker

Kill, Baby... Kill!, Jerry Decker

Trail Of Blood, Gregg Delcurla

Loud Fast Rules, Michael Albert Denison

The Formula, Richie Dent

The Long Road To Tremble, Nick Dichario

Lush, Zayd Dohrn

When Joseph Met Mary, Alex Drummond

Sisters' Secrets, Jean-Guy P Ducreux

An American Graduation, Kathryn Elizabeth Edler

Blue Ii, Heather Lee Edmiston

Persistence Of Vision, Ira Eisenberg

When God Sleeps, Daniel Steven Elliott

Monsters In The House, Elissa Elliott

An Army Of One, Eric Meyer Escobar

The Dark Half Of The Room, Dyer Evans

Northern Lights, Christopher Blake Evernden

White Boyz, Pete Ferrari

Ghost Faced, Daniel Finley

Game Face, Michael Frias-May

Spy Vs. Nerd, Steve M. Friedman

Off The Ashes, Adam Frost

The Tyrant's Plea, Jake Gagnon

Kate & Co., Chad Gilkison

The Sutterman Bill, Matthew Robinson Golad

Bake Off!, Lynn Esta Goldman

Paul Sussman's Eleven-Step Guide To Self-Actualization, Jonathan David Goldman

Turnabout, Jerry John Green

When The World Was Square, Irwin Sonny Greenstein

Those Who Wait, Rhonda Kay Grimm

The Good Plague, Paula Lillian Grisafi

36 Hours, Rajan Gulati

Rifle Men, Stephen Sandor Halasz

8 Items Or Less, Lisa Halpern

The Sentinel, Sharon Jo Halstead

Divine Rites, Lucy V Hay

Drag Race, Billy Henehan

Virgin Inc., Thomas M Heric

A Modern Day Buddha, M.K. Herzog

Burning Atlanta, Anton Hill

Home And Away, Craig Matthew Hodgkins

Conduct Unbecoming, Mandel Holland

Booker T., Joseph Howard Holland

The Amulet, Cory L Hollingsworth Ramirez

Cyberspider, Cory L Hollingsworth Ramirez

Cupid's Psyche, Linwood Howard

Chicle, Josh Pol Hyde

The Low Dweller, Brad T Ingelsby

Welcome Home, Audrey, Nicholas Anthony Izzo

Untitled 'Binge & Purge' Script, Mikey Todd Jackson

The Fairways Of Brown Deer Park, Christopher James Jacques

The Witch Of Lime Street, David Jaher Hunsdon Jaher

1970, Damon James

The Roommate, Laurie June Johnson

Cheap Grace, James Lawrence Johnson

Felix!, Shirley Johnston

Coldmetal Rim, Jason Jeffrey Kane

The Puzzle, Michael Kaplan

The Hide Behind, Michael Robert Kasino

Triptych, Wayne J. Keeley

The Building, Tim Craig Kennaley

Hawkridge, John A.C. Kennedy

The Rebound Guy, Richard William Kidd

In Goons We Trust, Blaine Kneece

The Listening Sky, Tad Knutsen

Aromo, Kevin Richard Krause

(End Of The World On) Huckleberry Mountain, Amy Kreitzer

Algebra Of Need, Joshua Krist

Sandscape, Joe Lam

Jonah And The Whale, Matthew Hart Landfield

Mommies, Yvonne Isabelle Latty

Highland Ollie, George Duncan Leggat

Soft Shoe Finale, Dave Lieberman

There Are Photographs, Teresa Lo

Rendition, Michael Lofquist

Waiting For Rain, John William Lopresti

The Showman, Robert Scott Macintosh

The Code Switch, Anne Maciver

Grace's Pawn, Billy Maddox

Southsiders, David Allen Malley

Last Flight, Robert Mandrioli

The Mother Road, James Woods Marshall

Huck, Bob Massey

Arcana, Renee Marie Matteucci

Driven, Douglas Mattingly

The Grove, Elizabeth Mcaulay

American Dream, Chris Mccann

Oxford, William John Mccrabb

Moving Target, Michael James Mcdonald

The Halloween Party, Patrick Mckay

Our Man Lilburne, Patrick Mckay

Like A Fish Needs A Bicycle, Ruth Mckee

Standing Still, Tiffany Ferrante Mcmichael

Coal War, Brooks James Mcmullin

Fait Accomplis, John Alexander Mcnulty

Returning To The Redd, Gene V. Mcsweeney

The Homecoming, Marc Christopher Merrill

The Heroine, Jonathan James Miller

Looking For A Rainbow, Claire Ann Mix

Nothing Like The Sun, Lyndell Moore

Poster Child, Jared Scott Mukri

Henrietta Tillman, Melinda Mullins

Unicorn, Matthew William Murphy

The Donor, Adam Neubauer

Track Zero, Richard Edward Nguyen-Marshall

The Gatekeepers, Michiel Nijk

Crack The Whip, David Robert Nordstrom

My Invisible Savior, Annabel Elizabeth Oakes

Anonymous, Matt Ogens

Strangers Inside, Gwen Mei-Lee Ong

The American, Aleksandar Pajcin

The Spark, Nick J. Palazzo

Best-Seller, Stephen P. Peace

Say Goodbye Oscar, David Herrero Perez Jr.

For The Love Of Jane, Valerie Ann Peterson

Pompeii, Michele Lynn Peturis

The Watermark, Joseph Pillitteri

White Eye And The Upright Eagle, Matthew D Pinard

Out Of Burma, Joey Porcelli

Jack And Marilyn, Paul Lobo Portuges

Dogfighters, James Nathan Post

Extropia, Darcy Jae Pratt

Of Heroes And Common Men, Brenda Jane Pressnall

Invasion Of The Pod People: The Terror From Outer Space That Came To Conquer The World, Craig William Proudley

Life Incorporated, John Padden Racine

Dear Loser, Tom Ray

Nanjing, Garey Riester

Breaking The Tiger, Garey Riester

Virgin Highway, Garey Riester

Feed, Mel Roberts

Vesey- A Story Based On Actual Events., Nick C. Roberts

Keys To The Kingdom, Vincent Rocchio

Burning Rage Of A Dying Planet, Craig Scott Rosebraugh

Promised Land, Marcia Ruth Rudin

Bulletproof, Jamie Russell

Soul Calling, Victoria Sambursky

Stay, Dominic Saxon

Catalyst, Corey Robert Schaffer

Sunshine And Shadows: The George Washington Carver Story, Wes Schellenbaum

At The Gates Of Freedom, Nancy Schleifer

The Closest Of Enemies, Brett David Schneider

Gatsby, Brett David Schneider

Tell Me This Isn't Clint!, George Scurlock

Barterboys, Jared Seide

God Willing, Doug Shepardson

Burn, Zac Sherman

Vice, Benjamin Shiffrin

Homes, Georgia Shreve

Oasis, Roman A. Skaskiw

Knit One, William H. Sokolic

Loved Ones, Vicki Speegle

Feast Of Fools, Julian Starks

Mass Hysteria, Edward Cooper Stites

All The Stars In The Heavens, William B Stoddard

Washington's Ax, John M Strawbridge

Archangel, Russell Summers

Two Less Rats In The Race, Tish Sutherland

Monkey Love, Ken Swapp

Homeland, Helen Sykes

Rock Steady, Michael Aram Tolajian

Revisions, Patricia Alford Traxler

The Grassy Knoll, David Howard Treichler

Dogs Of Golgotha, Glen Treilhard

Socked In, Richard Anthony Trotto

Don't Call It Frisco, Corbett Trubey

Fortune's Slaves, J. D. Tulloch

Hurricane Killers, Shohn L Turner

Under The June Moon, Elisabeth Gayle Tyler

The Damascus Affair, Khan Grogan Ullah

The Border, Julia Van Develder

Sudan, Darcy Alexander Vernier

The Race, Chris Vincent

The Last Rocket, Caesar Voghan

Dead By Morning, Victoria J. Waks

America Under Siege, David L Wallace

Dragon Chase, Joey Q Wang

The Cordoba Caper, Marcus Webb

The Red Robin, Michael Zachary Wechsler

The Noise Of War, Jim Welke

Walden, Thomas Jude White

The Flid Show, Richard Willett

You Make Me Smile, Lane Zola Williamson

One Torrid Summer, Charles Ryall Wilson

Six Days Of Blue, Abbie Lynn Wisdom

Simon Of Athens, Georgia, Jacqueline Marie Wood

Mr. Clemens And Mark Twain, Nick Woodard

The Power, Michael Keith Woods

Ancestral Home, Aaron M Yarber

Curie, Elizabeth Yng-Wong

Mind If I Play Through?, Grant Young

Immersive, Jeff Zabin

The Mayor Of Loonville, Jamie Zerndt

Trio, John Unger Zussman

  

 
     

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