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My scripts are available to interested parties, if they are not complete, it is noted.  All completed scripts are registered with the WGAw.

Cry of the Dove

Adapted from the nonfiction book Mother of the Pound, by Dr. David Kazzaz

Log Line

An epic romance set amidst the turbulence of WWII, Cry of the Dove pits an idealistic medical student and a courageous young woman against a childhood friend-turned-enemy in a deadly age-old vendetta.

Synopsis

In a story that is rich in the romantic traditions of Romeo and Juliet, DAVID–-an Iraqi Jew, tragically learns that life in Baghdad is no longer safe for his family and the woman he loves, LOUISE. David resolves to become the “window to freedom,” the family’s only hope of escape. However, war tensions spread throughout the Middle East and David is exiled, unable to complete his plan. As the struggle escalates in Baghdad, Louise rises, becoming a beacon of courage and leading a modern day Exodus of her people from Iraq.  Her bravery puts her squarely in the crosshairs of MAJEED, David’s former childhood friend.

Before it’s finished, Louise will become a pawn in Majeed’s deadly game to trap David.  Unlike Romeo and Juliet, courage born of love and moral convictions will triumph over betrayal by those most trusted.

Cry of the Dove, based on a true story, is rich in the exotic ambiance, culture and traditions of the Middle East, and is as current as today’s headlines. This epic film offers powerful lead and supporting roles.

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Shadow Seeker

Log Line

A complex murder mystery, Shadow Seeker pits a chronically driven detective, gifted with spiritual powers from his Native American elders, against an intensely clever woman motivated by life long revenge.

Mini Synopsis

In a story that reveals the personas hidden beneath thick veneers of civility and duty, Detective MARK HARRIS, unravels the complex ties that connect murder victim CLAIRE SANDERS to PAUL and JENNIFER DELANEY, who control the powerful Bachteller Industries. While working a case rife with political and social influences, Mark must also fight the relentless interference of his Native American Grandmother, MAKAH, the tribe’s Spirit Woman who pressures him to put aside his chosen career and return to the reservation to honor his heritage and the Spirit’s gift of “shadow seeking.”

As Mark digs deep into the case, he reveals the painful past of Claire and the child she gave up, the corporate machinations and romantic liaisons of Paul and the tormented desires of Jennifer. But when Mark probes into sensitive areas of the couple’s past, the Delaney’s employ powerful political connections to hamper the investigation.

Before it’s finished, Mark will risk his professional reputation, his chosen career and his heritage to get to the truth of who killed Claire and why.

Shadow Seeker is rich in the psychological twists of “a why dunnit” and offers strong dynamic roles to attract acting talent at the highest level.

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Stone of Heaven

Semi-Finalist in 2007 Scriptapalooza Contest

Semi-Finalist in 2007 Writer's Network Contest

Log Line

A reclusive woman braves the mystical Yucatan to rescue her treasure-hunting twin sister from ancient immortals focused on resurrecting their god to conquer the world.

Mini Synopsis

Stone of Heaven opens as Hurricane Mitch lashes the Yucatan Peninsula, uncovering what had best remained buried.

Days later, ABBY CARSWELL, an adventure junkie, discovers the lost tomb of ITZAMNA AHU, a Maya god forgotten by most of humanity, except his loyal and immortal priests.  At the tomb, Abby finds the legendary blue jade -- The Stone of Heaven, and is telecasting her prize to her sister when she's seized by the priests who realize she's a twin and can aid in the resurrection of their god.

TORI CARSWELL, Abby's older twin, is happy living her life on her train only wanting to design jewelry and be left alone.  But she can't leave Abby to her fate and heads out to the Yucatan woefully under prepared.

She encounters REID HUNTER, one time partner of Abby, now an adventurer on his own.  And while he's engaging, Tori knows he's untrustworthy.  Reid wants the jade and its fabled powers, and if Tori is the only way to get it, he'll use her.

Their search for Abby takes them through Mexico to the Yucatan as they fight priests and zealous Believers, match wits with a powerful female "Immortal," learn the incredible power of the jade and during a climatic battle in the god's tomb, clash with the resurrected Itzamna Ahu who wants to enslave mankind.

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Iokaste

Log Line

When a sister and brother encounter an alien who is the answer to Earth’s energy crisis, they risk all to save the alien race from an unscrupulous Earth scientist.

Mini Synopsis

When not watching movies in her high tech tree-house, nine-year-old MADDY BAKER is either at Biology Club or bugging her sixteen-year-old brother JOSH BAKER about being a superstar quarterback.  Unlike Maddy, Josh masks his intelligence, wanting only to be a normal High School jock.

Both must pool their uber-talents to protect LETO, a shimmering alien, who was mistakenly brought to Earth by their father's Laser Assisted Interplanetary Travel (L.A.I.T.) experiment.

Their father's nemesis, DR. WILLIAMS, is stymied by the sudden surge in his fusion energy experiments, only to discover the energy comes from Leto's plasma--the shimmery substance which sustains her.

When he learns that Leto's entire race contain the same energy plasma, Dr. William's dream of becoming a Nobel Prize winner is eclipsed by greed, and he travels to the planet intending to harvest all their plasma.

Maddy will not let her new friend travel back to the planet alone to fight Dr. W and Josh will not let his baby sister go without him.

On Iokaste, they learn the planet will become critically unstable if any of the plasma is removed.  Additionally, they discover the true treasure of the alien race is the history they've recorded of the galaxy's species for hundreds of millennia. 

Maddy and Josh battle with the Keeper--the leader of the Iokastians, the alien's who have been turned by Dr. W, even the hostile alien environment to save Leto, her planet and the priceless histories the Iokastians have recorded.

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The Christmas Legacy

Log Line

A home-decorating maven learns from three Christmas spirits that her devotion to her business comes at too high a cost.

Mini Synopsis

How do you convince a home-decorating hotshot that even as her life’s focus, The Legacy Group, is headed for success, her myopic vision places her family and colleagues in peril?

By three Spirits taking her on the journey of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

In this modern day drama, told in the tradition of a Christmas Carol, Ella O’Brien’s life and crises are right out of today’s headlines, yet the three spirits are old English, reminiscent of the story read to her as a child.  Ella’s stubborn rejection of the Ghosts prognostications nearly results in the death of her young niece, who follows the path the ghosts foretold.

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Coming soon; Peace to the Pied Piper


 

     

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