Scripts Available/Loglines "East Meets Western" Western. Budget: 800k The old wild west, retold from the point of view of Asians, blacks and women. Inspired by actual people and events. A runaway indentured Asian cook bakes his way into the good graces of a frontier town, where he struggles to win the skills and allies he needs to avoid recapture by the ruthless outlaw who 'owns' him. Awards: 2nd Place - FirstGlance Feature Screenplay Competition Finalist - 2006 Writemovies.com Int'l Screenwriting Comp. Finalist - 2006 Century City Shorts & Screenplay Fest. Consider - June 2006 AAA Screenwriting Contest Quarter Finalist - 2006 Winnipeg International Film Festival Eighth Finalist - FilmMakers Int'l Screenwriting Awards "The Man with the Package" Comedy. Budget: 700k A new secret agent arrives in a small town in Mexico to obtain a rare chest and it's mysterious contents. His task is simple - once the item is acquired, mail it safely back to his boss in the US. His job, and his future depend on it. How hard could it be to fulfill this one task? Let's just say the man with the package won't be going home anytime soon... Awards: Winner - 2007 deadCENTER Film Festival Second Place - All Access Screenwriting Competition Finalist - 2006 Queens International Film Festival Finalist - Top 10, Century City Shorts & Screenplay Fest. Semi-finalist - Find the Funny Comedy Screenplay Contest Semi-finalist - 2006 Blazing Quill Screenwriting Comp. Semi-finalist - Vision Fest 06 Winner 4th place, Comedy - 2006 The Indie Gathering Quarter Finalist - June 2006 AAA Screenwriting Contest Quarter Finalist - FilmMakers Int'l Screenwriting Awards Honorable mention/Top 10% - Script Savvy Screenplay Comp. Guarantee of distribution in place. "Shades of Sin" Period, romance. Budget: 1.2M Set in the Renaissance, a woman is caught between two men and their long-standing feud with each other. She is bound to one by an arranged marriage and duty, but loses her heart to the other - a young renegade who craves revenge against the man he feels is responsible for the death of his family when he was a boy. She is conflicted by loyalty to one, and desire for the other - but must make the choice between the right man and the wrong one, at the risk of losing everything she has known. Awards: 2nd Runner Up - Beverly Hills Film Festival Final 10 - Screenwriting Showcase Awards Finalist - Open Door Contest Semi-finalist - American Zoetrope Semi-finalist - Vision Fest '06 Quarter Finalist - Expo 5 Screenplay Competition Guarantee of distribution in place. "What Do You See When You Look at Me?" Documentary. Exploring how people's first impressions and so-called "judging a book by it's cover" is influenced by stereotypes - and can be totally inaccurate as to who a person really is. "Invisible Disabilities, Visible People" Documentary. There is prejudice even inside the disabled community against it's own. If you can hide your disability, should you? Does having the ability to "pass" as "normal" help or hurt? What is it like to suffer from something no one can see? If you can't see Multiple Sclerosis, cancer, cardiac conditions, a traumatic brain injury, or any of the other 'invisible' diseases and conditions - what do you say to people who tell you, "but you look fine to me"? "The Other Half" Documentary. With a rash of reality programs and TV shows showing young people living lavish lifestyles, it's gotten harder than ever to keep up with the Joneses. What about the rest? What is it like to be poor in one of the richest countries? What struggles are overcome every day by financially challenged youth as they grow into adults? We will profile the stories of several to highlight how they made it, successfully, without succumbing to the pressures that surrounded them. "Sunny Springs" Short Comedy. Residents in a retirement home rebel after budget cuts take away their chocolate pudding snacks. Awards: Columbine Award - 2006 Moondance Film Festival Finalist - 2006 SoCal Independent Film Festival Semi-finalist - 2006 Moondance Film Festival Winner 3rd place, Comedy - 2006 The Indie Gathering Quarter Finalist - American Gem Short Script Competition "Script Pitch" Short Comedy. A new writer gets the opportunity to pitch her first script to a Hollywood Bigwig. Awards: Finalist - WILDsound Screenplay Competition Finalist - The Writers Place Screenplay Competition Semi-finalist - 2006 Gimme Credit Screenplay Competition Quarter Finalist - American Gem Short Script Competition Recently Completed Projects The 2006 Sketch Comedy Championship. TV pilot and live theater show/charity benefit. Smashing Stereotypes - Short film based on the true story of Asian actor Josiah D. Lee, and the stereotypes he faces in Hollywood. In distribution individually on Amazon.com and in the Short Stack Vol. 5 compilation disk on Netflix.