Red Inkworks Presents the Top Finalists

Ranked according to excellence of story and entertainment value. Not all the scripts, in their current form, are entirely industry-compliant.

June 2010:  Red Inkworks Top Finalists

In order of Excellence:

THE HOOKUP  by  Kane McGuire and Chris Thorn
A college skirt chaser battles through temptations provided by his domineering wing woman to pursue a new co-worker for the "right" reasons.  (Romantic Comedy)

ONE UP  by  Carlton T. Saito
A Las Vegas casino owner one-ups a rival casino owner in practical jokes, but when his wife is kidnapped must partner up with his nemesis to get his wife back.  (Comedy Thriller)

DANIEL'S INFERNO  by Eric W. Carlson
After spending one day in Hell, a reprehensible sporting goods company president gets a short reprieve under the watchful eye of his ditzy guardian angel to reconnect with  his family and fix his life - or else!  (Dramatic Comedy)

TEARS OF TERROR  by Reza Meede
A traveling salesman's car breaks down and while waiting for a part to be delivered, people mysteriously disappear. (Horror)

FOR LOVE OR PAPER  by Shawn Royce 
When an American artist realizes he cannot paint anyone other than a young Chinese woman, he follows her to China. (Romantic Comedy)

ONCE AND NO MORE  by Bruce McAuley
A college professor engages in a dangerous relationship with a student and finds his life mirroring the poet he is writing about.  (Dramatic Romance)

MARTEL'S LAW  by Mickey Thompson 
A corrupt green activist taps into the groundswell of public opinion to thwart a county business park by polluting his own drinking water; accidently killing his own family. (Drama)

THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS  by David Minaskanian
A man who delivers bad news for a living attempts to hide his profession from his girlfriend but faces exposure when friends and family keep inadvertently hiring him. (Comedy)

GHOSTS ANONYMOUS  by Kari Ciardi
Desperate to stop a vengeful spirit from terrorizing him, a phobia-addled young man starts a support group for ghosts addicted to haunting. (Supernatural Thriller)

FINDING MISS DAGNY   by Dann Ogilvie
A young journalist from New Jersey attempts to rescue a beautiful woman from another time, armed only with clues from a recently banned 'dangerous' political book as to her whereabouts.  (Political Fantasy)

G.I. SAMURAI  by Carlton T. Saito 
After Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and their father is wrongly arrested, two Japanese-American brothers join the U.S. Army to prove their family's loyalty. (War Drama)

PASTEL WINDS  by Shawn Royce 
An American archaeologist in Cambodia becomes entangled in political intrigue, involving ancient ruins and the remnants of a desperate Khmer Rouge while attempting to discover the truth about his missing father. (Drama)

REDUX VISIONARY  by Barbara Winston
After a decade living in exile, a convicted computer hacker is given her freedom and hired to head up a top secret cyber-war division, and from day one people start dying. (Thriller) 

MISSING LOVE  by Ronald Marchand
A young woman is left pregnant by her boyfriend killed in the Vietnam War and searches for answers surrounding his mysterious death.  (Drama)

IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE  by Rob Flett
A woman undergoing treatment for sleep paralysis discovers the duo that attacks her while paralyzed aren't hallucinations, but instead real, and able to kill her. (Thriller)

SHAFTED  by Matthew J. Gossage
logline to follow (Comedy)

GOING MADISON  by Kevin Holmes
A young advertising copywriter seeks revenge on his former boss when a fluke car accident leads to a drastic error by a plastic surgeon.  (Dark Comedy)

GRATEFUL DEAD  by Warner H. Wickham
Edged on by an evil spirit, a wanton hussy takes on the role and the habit of a young nun and stalks an idealistic young priest with a sexual secret.  (Drama)

THE GAMES  by Shawn Royce
Believing it is her destiny to be an Olympic champion, a Japanese-American girl endures personal, athletic and intercultural challenges to compete against the world's best.  (Sports Drama)

WHEN EYES GO DARK  by Annie Elizabeth Ryan 
A journalism student helps a Chicago detective investigate the suspicious death of his brother, a cold case detective, in Montreal, Canada.  (Supernatural/Crime)

TOMORROW'S KEEPER  by David Forrest Termuhlen
When she writes the "Story of the Millennium" who will be left to read it? (Science Fiction)

A MOMENT OF INDIFFERENCE  by Janyce Lapore 
A young Cuban prodigy arrives at Miami by raft to become a famous American guitarist who meets a women who derails his career and seals his fate when she experiences a moment of indifference.  (Drama)

ZAIMORPHS BEGIN  by Carlton T. Saito 
On an alien world a man battles gigantic locusts and a power-mad priest to save his medieval village thanks to a mysterious woman who shows him how to morph into a flying tiger. (Fantasy) 

FALLING ILLEGALLY  by Peter D. Aston 
An American Border Patrol Agent falls in love with the Mexican woman he must escort back across the border. (Romantic Comedy)

AMONG US  by Renana Unger Hannahs 
logline to follow

SOUTH PADRE  by Ceasar James 
A retiree finds himself warding off his lawyer's son's attempts to control his life all the while fighting for the only thing he may have left; his destiny.  (Drama)

NICARAGUA  by Jennifer Contreras 
Returning from a spontaneous trip to Nicaragua, a woman discovers life outside the conventional mold and her views of life are forever altered. (Drama)

BORDERLINE  by Peter D. Aston 
A Border Patrol Agent manoeuvres to arrest an illegal family , but has a change of heart. (Drama)

FLYING SOUTH  by Chad Zemel 
When a popular young author dies, the pages of her book spring to life. (Fantasy Drama)

SOPHIA  by Penelope Kahler Swan
logline to follow

RENT-A-HERO  by Roy Haroldsen 
Two mall security guards thwart a alien invasion. (Comedy)

KATIE AND VEE  by Peter D. Aston 
An intellectual alien moves in with a human family and attempts to adapt to Earth life. 
(Science Fiction Family)

ONCE WE WERE ALIVE  by Greta Stern   In a grim near-future world a young wave-power repair worker discovers an old chest in a government tool shed and stumbles upon a copy of an outlawed document - the Declaration of Independence. (Political Thriller)

HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT by Mark Van Seton  
A notorious gambler embarks on a mission to prove there is a cosmic pattern to poker hands but soon attracts the attention of someone...or something that will stop him at all costs.   (Horror Thriller)

FULL NEST  by Toby Cook 
When the grown children move back home and cramp their free lifestyle, two empty nesters find their marriage in trouble.  (Comedy)

LIMELIFE  by Mindy McElliott 
A young pop-star on the verge of self-destructing must allow her estranged mother to be guardian of her infant daughter while she undergoes counselling and re-hab.  (Dramedy)

THE BREWERY  by Kyle Price
A group of unsatisfied workers realize through humorous and serious encounters that they might be sharing a similar dream, one they hope to make a reality. (Comedy-Drama)

SECURITY DEPOSIT  by Sandra L. Bolton and Thomas H. Tresilian 
Screwy relationships develop when people in a condo community confront criminal activity within their environment.  (Dramedy)

Ranked according to excellence of story and entertainment value. Not all the scripts, in their current form, are entirely industry-compliant.

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