#NFF2021 Tony Cox Episodic Screenplay (60 Minute) SEMI-FINALISTS Announced!
/Congratulations to our 60 minute Episodic Screenplay Semi-Finalists!
THE MAN PROJECT
by Steven Briggs
Dr. Karah runs the male reproduction section of the government while trying to become pregnant herself. The sperm samples saved and used for reproduction are largely white-male-sperm and she wants to preserve the dying black race. Meanwhile the black president wants results but harbors a secret love for neos. The head of fertility has her own neo child and two natural children and does not want to want to mandate a forced neo-fetus abortion ruling. Political complexity with gender rights.
MIGRANT MOTHERS
by Ashley Rebecca Farley
Jumping back and forward in time, we understand the hardships of the beginning and middle of the Dust Bowl period in Oklahoma. Annabelle's family are tenant farmers for Ginny's husband, Floyd. With the dust storms ravaging the land and the health of farmers, it's only a matter of time before they must leave. Annabelle's African American family feels the weight of the racism of their elected officials during a roundup of Black Americans celebrating Juneteenth at a park. Ginny's husband, Floyd, watches as his land is threatened by bankers. When both Annabelle and Ginny's husbands are dead, under circumstances only yet foreshadowed, the women join their families together to move to California. This teleplay is about motherhood, Black history, and overcoming hardship-all set during this historical period.
DYING TO
by Joseph Gilberto
Arlene attends Debra's funeral during her stay at a retirement center. Young at heart, the daily activities of the center bore her. Her daughter Victoria resides out-of-state and can't visit frequently. And Arlene still thinks about her ex-husband, Bart, despite the fact, he has already moved on with a new lover. Arlene gains the attention of Mark, the right leader of a group of rowdy folks at the center. Mark and his friends encourage Arlene to take another chance at life. Eventually, they talk her into attending a nightclub when they participate in hard drugs. Arlene in the midst of a panic attack catches a cab but changes her mind and heads back to the club. Finally, they end their night after running into the police and head back to the facility. Arlene embraces her new friends, unaware of the consequences of last night's actions.
RUBBERNECKER
by Tom Hancock & Varun Raman
ADAM meets CHLOE in an unconventional way - after she's been hit by a car while biking. Obsession at first sight, he steals her camera and thus begins a year-long stalking of her. Time passes, Chloe recovers from her injuries, and Adam knows the ins and outs of her daily life in London. Meanwhile, he is passed over for a promotion at his office job while making friends with a guy named CAL. He also tries to please his annoying mother, PEG. Adam manages to get a copy of Chloe's house key while she's jogging. He also manages to sneak into her house and install a secret camera into her bedroom fire alarm, but nearly gets caught by Chloe and her sexual conquest, SPENCER, while doing so. All is well - he gets to watch Chloe while she sleeps. But while searching for clues about the disappearance of a girl named HOLLY PRESTON, things get dark. Adam encounters Chloe trying to save the life of a bleeding teenager. He is forced to help her save the kid's life, but he dies. Adam tries to get close to Chloe while doing so, but it creeps her out. Disheartened, Adam confides in Cal about Chloe (Cal thinks Adam is actually DATING Chloe), and he tells him to "not take 'no' for an answer". Determined, Adam shows up on Chloe's doorstep to profess his love, but notices she doesn't answer. He gets in with his copied key, and unfortunately, it seems like Chloe's committed suicide in the bathtub. However, Adam notices his camera in the fire alarm is gone. Was this planned? Adam takes her cat, HARRY, with him back home - his new objective to find out who killed Chloe.
SECOND CROSSING
by James Howells
A small snowy town has a new sheriff. There is a bizarre case of a man who plummeted from the sky and died on impact. Him and his assistant begin investigating, and struggle to understand what happened to this man. They discover (with help from scientists, and forensics) that this man seem to have dental work typical of the 1930's which is strange because he is in his 20's. They find out that this man was dropped from a parallel universe, and that the town's mayor is much more involved than they originally thought.
PARADISE VALLEY
by Danielle Autumn Stratton
Karolyn and Bobby Shaw were once Sarah and Michael Kaplan. As part of the witness protection program, they and their children Levi/Liam and Abigail/Ava have moved from New York City to Arizona. Each member of the family struggles greatly with adjusting to their new, mundane lives. Suspicion also grows around the family, as a nosey neighbor and New York mobster both search for the truth about them.
