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Zoetrope Screenplay Contest


2009 AMERICAN ZOETROPE SCREENPLAY CONTEST
Judge: Francis Ford Coppola

Grand Prize-Winner

 
 

Baby Fat, Michael Raphan

 

Top Ten Finalists

 
 

Victoria Falls, Matt Ackley

  

The Last Age of Heroes, Matthew Jack Altman

  

Justice/Vengeance, Sarah Turi Boshear

  

The Donner Party, Theresa Anne Carey

  

Splintered Porch, Dennis Frank Douda

  

All Hallows Eve, Justin Charles Foster

  

Blood Brothers, David Michael Pendze

  

Luna's Highway, Tamuira Mia Reid

  

American Child, April Rouveyrol

  

Banana Rat, Phoebe Catherine Rusch

  

 

Semi-Finalists

 
 

The Death Of Christopher Marlowe, Joseph Abisso

Cloudband, Leon Alexander

Diamonds In The Rough, Mark Clayton Baldwin

Flowers Before The Sky, Joseph Neal Buckley

Invisibill, Jason Carreiro

68 Minutes, Samuel Clark

The Source, Nisso Cohen

Naked Lady Blues, James S. Cordingley

Off Road, William Dickerson

Marcus Sloan, Steve Richard Doyle

White Lightning, Dov Simon Engelberg

Weed: A Love Story, Sheila Erdmann

The Triangle, Frank Harkins

The Madness Of Poe, Robert Hayhurst

Out Of The Ashes, Patrick Hennessey

Coltan, Chris Johnston

Jokulhlaup, Zachary Reed Kerschberg

Mother's Day, Kevin Lee Miller

Galapagos, Amanda Carol Parham

Gone Again, Chip Phillips

Caught, Karen Anne Pluemer

The Festering, Joseph Sharp

Fire In Beulah, Paula Kim Sullivan

Iron Butterflies, Kathleen Patricia Summon

UC, J. Martyn Tosh

A More Perfect Union, Ruth Helene Witteried

The Partnership, David Zeltser

 

Quarter-Finalists

 
 

No Such Thing As Monsters, Tony Abbate

The Secret Of Habit, Michael Albanese

The Last Patriot, Fred Albert

Djinn, Matthew Jack Altman

Trice, John Arends

Max Weinstein Presents, Erik Anthony Argenti & Thomas Kelley Price

The Great One, Russ Babines

Band Of Angels, Michael Joseph Baley

Backstage Passengers, Buddy Baron

31 Rancho Modena Court, John Beaulieu

A Hint Of Heaven, Charles V. Bender

House Of Mystery, Rachel Bennett

Playing Cozette, Samantha Jean Bennett

A Day In March, Roberto Bentivegna

Zenobia, Nancy Carol Bilyeau

Tears Of Our Fathers, Marc Bloom

A Simple Tailor, Jay S. Blumenkopf

Hidden Defects, Jim Bodley

Waking Up Dead, James V Bontempo

Mack And Tripp, Amy Bright

Jericho Rose, Debzrah Luna Briske

Season Of Mists, Kevin Stuart Brodie

Dakota Sky Alive, Caitlin Brown

Wake, Lori P. Cazanov

Human Resources, Marissa Jo Cerar

Kiss And Tell, Christopher Michael Chase

Mr. Confidence, Steve Chen

42 Belle Gardens, Katherine Noel Clegg

Moriarty: The Dark Chamber, Daniel Corey

The Early Hours, Angela Beckman Cravens

The Adventures of Don Juan, John Arthur Crews

The Hajj, Kelly Alexander Crigger

Time Will Tell, Kathleen Dee Cronin

Life During Wartime, Angela Michelle Crosato

The Exiles Of Pine Stream, Charles Alexander Cutter

The Great Sign, Jack Davidson

Across The Vast Profound, Cassandra Dawes

Lock'd In, Kyle Duggan Deangelo

I'm History, David Robert Deboy

The Palace, Robert Dodds

The Bloody Ballad Of Sal, Lawrence Joseph Dougherty, Jr.

11/9 - 9/11, Hany Eissa & Lisa Roscoe

Diaghilev, Fatma El-Nahry

It's Over, Oliver Evangelista

Revolutions Per Minute, Christopher Farran

Atom Smashers, Phil Ferriere

Silent Killer, Phil Ferriere

Tightrope, Cory Fosco

Night's Angels, Ahmadu Garba

The Next, Bill Garza

Butterflies & Lightning, Katherine Griffin

A Thousand Needles, Christy Janae Hall

The Balloon Guy, Dana Moe Halley

Tripping Into Darkness, Erik Albert Hamilton

God Loves Ugly, Warren Robert Hanna

The Fighting Cajuns, Warren Robert Hanna

Sweet Zoe Jane, David Scott Harrison

Love And Law, Sagar Haveli & Kranti Kanade

Vital, David Haynes

Schwarz, Ralph Herscu

In Defense Of The Devil, Richard Herstek

Sebastian And The Lost Atoll, Michael William Hogan

Changing Habits, Rodney Hom>

Monkeyfish, Ross Hotchkiss

Antarctica, Dave Jacobs-Robinson

Stella By Starlight, Clarissa Jaye Jacobson

Out Of Whack, Alice Lynn Johnson

The Dreadnaught Box, Kyle Patrick Johnson

Sheba, Laurie June Johnson

Snark, Mike Jones

Alienate, Alexandre José Kaufmann

Plan, Edward Klau

Mister Jackpot, Adam L. Koster

The Gleaning, Edward Lovett Kramer

Mud And Stars, Inger Twila Kuhl

Everyone's Guide To Surviving The Man, Grey Michael Kupiec

Hopper, David Alex Kurtz

Daylight, Noga Landau

Filthy Youths, Wilder Lawless

The Other End Of The Gun, Richard Jean Leblanc, Jr.

The Impostor, A. L. Lee

Ten Days In Lampedusa, Maria Teresa Lennon

Drama, Justin Lo

Termino Blanco, Mario G Lopez

Gravity, David MacGregor

Karma, Dawn Marks

Manic Memoirs, Sean Mashkouri

Plastic Flesh, Luke Benjamin Mayes

Counting In Baht, Kevin J McCloskey

Breathing Silk, Sharron Lynette McCuistion-Lewis

Runaway, Brian Keith McDonald

Fortytude, Kerry-Anne McLean

The Afterlife, David John Meister

The Shaman's Runaway Train, Juan Francisco Melchor

The Flƒneur, Oliver Quimby Melton

Meadowlandz, Moon Molson

Deadline, Carol Mulholland

Crescent, Joseph David Muszynski

Cancer Zombie Slut, Brooke Lilia Nasser

The Dying Words Of August, Joe Nava

The Ezekiel Factor, Caroline Ann Noe

Congers: A Tragedy, Stephanie Jill Novel

HK Katerina, Azusa Ohno

The Adventures Of Pecos Pete & Black Bart, Paul Olsen

The Stern Gang, John O'Mahony & James Morton-Haworth

The Patriot Act, Steven Oppenheimer

Ice, Lew Osteen

The Honourable Mister Winslow, Lew Osteen

The Seduction Of Persephone, C.J. Palmisano

Berlin, Narmandi Zaurice Parker

Escaping, Alex C. Pedersen

Gone Again, Chip Phillips

Without Consent, Roberta Pieczenik

Crooked, Richard Benton Pierre

Crossings, Joey Porcelli

Kingdom Come, John Gilberto Portilla

The Revenant, Steve Ramsay Pratt

Sutro, Brendan Casey Raher

Dancing In The Shadow, Jovan Rameau

Brooklynese Troy Ransome

Leaving On Your Mind, Sefi Atta

Summer Soldier, Robert Repino

Atom Bravo, Rob Rex

The Odd Ball, Todd Rhys-Roosevelt

Dead Hookers, Neil Riley

The Ace Of Clubs, Wayne Robbins

Afterglow, Mick Rochon

Flathead, Marty Rosen

Brooklyn Still, Johnanthony Anthony Russo

My Perfect Arranged Marriage, Shane Ashwin Sakhrani

Mrs Capt Henry, Owen Salmon

Ritual, Reuben Sanchez

Iggydonia, Daniel Joshua Schneider

Trailer Girl, Jonathan Morris Schwartz

Zitkala Wasté, Olivier Séguéla

Eke'bolos, Stephen C Settle

In Search Of Margaret, Frank H Severa

Sister Of Sleep, Salahudeen Abdush Shaheed

American Tribe, Joseph Sharp

The Tear Of Allah, Marina Shron

Ambidextrous, Gerardo Silano

Dirty Wars, Elizabeth Laura Silver

An Unmemorable Man, Wendy Sue Simons

Run Wild Mustang, F. Thompson Smathers

Boone, Dean Smith

Jewels In The Night, David Philip Sortino

The Long Strange Trip Of Cary Grant, John Stansifer

Raw Milk, Courtney Brooke Stephens

Lyrical, Carter Stewart

Passed On, George Stumpf

Purified, Elizabeth Savage Sullivan

Catching Out, Elizabeth Savage Sullivan

Eddie Fantastic!, Neil Brian Swaab

Minus Men, Jeffrey Richard Taylor

The Chosen, Chinny Ugoji

The Deserter, Herman Muni Weisman

Ximabara, Robert Wesley Wendt

Regal, Diana Westfall

Final Romance For Margaret Fuller, Mark Wildermann

Heart, Angela Lynn Wilson

Sara's List, Mariah Wilson

The Golem Of Washington Heights, Aaron Wolfe

In The Name Of God, Kelvin Timothy Wyles

The Jesus Hickey, Luke Brian Yankee

Dunamis, Aaron Yarber

Halo, Norman Ken Yonemoto

Agent Orange, Luke Adam Zimmerman

Litchfield, Christian Zuber

 
     

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