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.

November 2009:  Red Inkworks Top Finalists

In order of Excellence:

UNDER THE BRIDGE  by Len and Ali Lippman
A young homeless guy befriends a ghost stuck in the trunk of an abandoned car. Together, they resume the ghost's life, reconcile with his killer, and woo the girl that all three of them love - until the body washes up! (Dark Comedy)

DO-OVER  by Mark Bond
A homeless teen, knowing he will die in the effort, races against time to save the world from a deadly virus. (Action)

THE WINK OF THE BLACK EYE  by Mark Wagner
A 16-year old girl overcomes being raped by a local politician to perform a satire about racial violence. (Period Piece Drama)

FRAT MOM  by Vicki Joyce
The Golden Girls meet Animal House. (Comedy)

CATFISH CREEK  by Deana Costner
Sparks fly when ex-spouses meet their daughter's future in-laws to plan the wedding.  (Romantic Comedy)

DOG PARK  by Harold Taw
Three lonely people's lives intersect in a dog park due to a random act of cruelty that smashes their rafts of emotional solitude.  (Drama)

TURF  by Len and Ali Lippman
When a dirt-bag politician leaks military grade weapons to rival street gangs and locks down their turf with soldiers and tanks, it's up to a high school kid with a video camera to stop the massacre.   (Action Thriller)

COAST GUARDS  by Katrina Nicholson 
In a heated competition between seagull coast guards, a spunky Newfoundland gull has to overcome both her fear of flying and her jealous childhood rival.  (Family-Animation)

NEVER TIME FOR GOODBYE  by Aaron Chan 
When a 19 year-old musician discovers a time-traveling piano, he falls in love with another young composer 7 years in the past.  (Drama/Fantasy/Romance)

HELL GATE TO GOLDEN GATE  by Vicki Joyce 
Despite sabotage, Alice Huyler Ramsey becomes the first woman to drive an automobile across the United
States. (Adventure Drama based on actual events)

CROSSING THE LINE  by  Len and Ali Lippman
A factory worker obsessed with rules, propriety and order gets caught up in a dangerous criminal scheme, meets a dangerous girl, and finds his life spiralling out of control. (Black Comedy)

AMERICAN RIDGE  by Carl B. Clark
Cherish your elders before it is too late.  (Drama)

THE LAST AGE OF HEROES  by Matthew Altman 
A former prisoner must embrace his destiny by defeating super heroes and saving the world.   (SF/Action)

ANCIENT OF DAYS  by Craig Stewart 
A famous, hard-living writer discovers his spiritual redemption interwoven with the rescue of a young accident victim and her family.   (Drama)

ARTIFICE  by Steve Hochman
A genius con man specializing in large scale, global hoaxes is hired by the Department of Defense to help them increase their budget.   (Political Satire)

PLASTIC MINNOWS  by Carla Robinson 
A teenage prostitute attempts to make a fresh start but a betrayal by her best friend forces her back into the streets and into danger from a serial killer. (Drama)

LOOKING FOR LOUIE  by Shawn Royce 
When a young Californian man with little purpose in life goes to Japan, he unwittingly gets caught up with a disparate group of extreme 'talents' in an unusual spiritual quest.  (Romantic Comedy)

40 MILLIMETER  by Steve Hochman 
After a rising Chinese table tennis star follows his coach's orders to lose in the Olympic semi-finals, he defects to the U.S., to one day return to world competition as a member of Team USA to face his former team.  (Sports Drama)


ESPERANCIA  by John Edward Flynt 
A wealthy and arrogant black shipping tycoon must forsake all his money, power and influence keeping a promise to the dying friend who saved his life years before, but in the process he faces almost certain death after discovering that someone he cares about deeply is the kingpin of the murderous, multi-billion dollar human trafficking trade in South Florida and the Caribbean.  (Historical Drama)

THE VOYEUR  by John Bengel
An ethicist and college dean with an an obsession for voyeurism sees something that creates the ultimate ethical dilemma. (Drama)

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

THIRD BALL KILL  by Steve Hochman 
A washed up table tennis champion rediscovers his passion for the game and learns important life lessons after he reluctantly agrees to help a troubled inner city youth.  (Sports Drama)

THE FAERIES OF AUTUMN  by Crystal Tidrick  
A young girl must solve rhyming riddles of a pesky faerie in order to save her sister.   (Fantasy)

THE BIG IDEA  by DJ Schroeder 
Modern day stooges -- a martial arts Asian Mensa chick; a disabled dirty joke scholar; a Swedish hip-hop urban poet; and a multiple personality John Doe take to the road.  (Comedy)

DOG DAYS  by Eric Carlson 
Will a hot shot young executive on the fast track to the top give up his lavish lifestyle in the city to keep the animal rescue farm he inherited?    (Comedy/Family)

CODE BLUE  by Patrick J. Power
Before he can break up a ring of terminally ill suicide bomber killers for hire, FBI agent Paul Lucas must avoid a little old lady sent to kill him.  (Political Thriller)

COMPROMISED  by Jocelyn Osier  
A secret service agent goes  undercover to bust a Russian mobster...and then the case turns personal.  (Action Thriller)

KHENG KHENG CROCODILE  by Donna Lisa 
A lonely Thai boy must overcome village fear, a nasty poacher, and a raging river in order to keep his beloved pet crocodile.  (Family/Animation)

SCOUT'S HONOR  by Jocelyn Osier 
A widowed farmer takes on a formal rival when their daughters compete for a college scholarship.  (Comedy/Family)

THE CODE OF HAPPINESS  by David Margolis 
In the near future, a 29 year old man is told he holds the key to happiness. Refusing to believe in his gift he accepts a job with a corporation who are intent on controlling happiness. (Science Fiction)

BLANK PAIGE  by Kevin Holmes 
Paige is twenty-one going on six when she awakens from a fifteen year coma.  (Dramedy)

ALL NIGHT LONG  by Matthew Altman 
A nerdy novelist meets the girl of his dreams and experiences the worst night of his life. (Romantic Black Comedy)

DECEASED  by Orlanda Szabo
Presumed dead in World War II, one man's desperate return to the U.S. after decades makes him unwilling to invade his family's new lives. (Drama)

PSYCHE FRAGILE  by Michael R. Lewis 
A disturbed housewife must save her greedy husband from a vengeful artifice, but matters are complicated by a bizarre twist when their daughter becomes ensnared in the supernatural murder plot.  (Psycho-Thriller)

GEMINI  by Cate Caldwell and Matt Pearson 
An astronaut must work with a clairvoyant criminal psychologist to find out why an experimental space travel technology causes catatonic dementia.  (Science Fiction)

STALLED  by  Jocelyn Osier 
A man who lost his wife and a woman mourning the death of her daughter rediscover life as they drive down California's Pacific coast.  (Drama)

THE RECIPE  by Matthew Forgay 
A down and out fighter inherits a troubled eatery and disgruntle chef and to keep the door's open he devises a plan for regaining the restaurant's chilli pizza recipe.  (Black Comedy)

UNLUCKY FOOLS  by Jeffrey Lynn Ward 
A gambler must work off his debt to a mob kingpin, but his night goes awry when the car he steals contains a dead body.  (Crime)


BISHOP'S GAMBIT: ENDGAME  by Matthew Altman   
A lone wolf assassin must team up with a former flame he shouldn't trust.  (Action Thriller)

SUNNY KINCAID  by Penelope Kahler Swan 
When an innocent farm girl learns about love from a bad man, she turns toward the dark side of life.  (Drama Thriller)

LAW OF THE FIST  by Matthew Altman 
A self destructive young man with a natural talent for fighting gets involved with a underground no-holds-barred fight club for highly skilled martial artists. When he draws the attention of the founder and deadliest member, he's forced to fight to the death in order to save the woman he loves and his own soul.  (Martial Arts Drama)

THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER  by Marjorie E. Glantz and Scott Fickas
When they hit hard times, two middle-aged Republicans join forces with local hippies to sell their son's marijuana to their stodgy country club friends. (Comedy)

DROPLETS  by Lisa Cordova 
A guilt-ridden detective, crippled with ombrophobia, witnesses the disposal of a body and is drawn into a mystery that threatens his life and forces him to face his demons.  (Psychological Thriller)

ALLEGIANCE  by Jocelyn Osier  
A veteran of the SFPD biding his time until retirement and a new recruit with secrets investigate a cold case with surprising results. (Crime)

THE PAYBACK  by Ed Duncan 
A lawyer and a crime enforcer form an alliance against a common foe  when a teenager witness to a killing is market for death.  (Crime Drama)

SPEAR OF DESTINY  by Matthew Altman  
A depressed military lawyer vanishes when he encounters a supernatural force in a Texas town. (Horror)


DJINN  by  Matthew Altman  
A man discovers a hidden world of magic under the streets of New York city. ( Action Fantasy)


BROKEN GLASS  by Mary M. Lamont  
When her father is killed in a tower collapse, a cathedral glass artist takes on a daring new project that threatens the plans of an ambitious local bishop. (Period Drama)

 

April 2009: Red Inkworks Top Finalists 

In order of Excellence:

BLACK ICE BELOW  by Peter D. Fraser 
A bonus-hungry ice road trucker, suspected of being involved in a diamond heist, returns to a stranded convoy to make up with girlfriend only to get mired in a death struggle against a pod of alien creatures. (SF Action/Thriller)

THE ACE OF ACES  by Geoffrey Breuder 
The true story of Dick Bong, a rookie WWII pilot caught up in a deadly race to break the old record of America's top scoring ace. (War Drama)

IT'S A BIG TOP WORLD  by William Bienes 
Stitches, an out of work clown tries to keep his family together, finds out he cannot outrun prejudice...or his past. (Drama)

HELLHOLE  by Curtis Burdick and Scott Burdick 
A sinkhole swallows a Texas oil field; horrifying, unexplainable events follow. (Supernatural Thriller)

TIMELESS BAGGAGE  by Barbara Albers Jackson 
A woman's past lives regression gives her insights into her present day problems. (Drama)

BEADS OF THE SEA  by D.B. Crawfod 
Outwardly jovial, a woman who faced tragedy hides from the limelight and avoids relationships until a man's friendship compels her to re-evaluate the value of her life. (Drama)

SECRETS OF THE LOST PATROL  by  Curtis Burdick and Scott Burdick 
An army patrol lost in a blizzard in remote mountains makes a shocking discovery.  (SF/Adventure)

FANTASY GAMES  by Gary Person 
Logline to follow (Action/Adventure/Fantasy) 

ZIPPER  by  Eric W. Carlson 
It took a dog's life to change the life of a wounded Army veteran.  (Family/Faith)

.30/06  by Chris and Jim Burnham 
A troubled New York State Trooper from the Bronx is sent to the Adirondacks to investigate the strange deaths of local hunters and gains a new life as he mentors a misguided teen. (Mystery/Thriller)

LOOKING FOR LOUIE  by Shawn Royce 
When a young Californian man with little purpose in life goes to Japan, he unwittingly gets caught up with a disparate group of extreme 'talents' in an unusual spiritual quest.  (Romantic Comedy)

LASALLE: CHILD OF GOD  by Bob Rowen 
In this epic of Native America, Robert La Salle descends the Mississippi in alliance with the Indian tribes, but at a human price.  (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)

TRANSPARENT  by Chris and Jim Burnham   
On the brink of revolutionizing the aviation industry with nanotechnology, an aeronautical entrepreneur suffers a traumatic brain injury and must struggle against confusion, hallucinations and paranoia to protect his technology. (Paranoid Thriller)

COUNTED AMONG THE WICKED  by Jeff Bowers and Gerard Breitenbeck 
logline to follow

KING'S HEART  by Svilen Kamburov 
The true story of a King who risks everything to defy Germany and make his down and out country the only nation in Europe to save its entire Jewish population.  (Historical Drama)

EKE'BOLOS  by Stephen C. Settle 
Greece 1974: A battle-scarred veteran confronts a terrorist plot to incite final war between east and west.  (Historical/Political Thriller)

HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS  by Andrew J. Crane 
Small town cop investigating a thirty-year old murder finds the trail leads to the President of The United States. (Drama)

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)

FOR LIFE  by Steve Weissman 
Edged on by his incestuous sister-in-law, the president of a leading euthanasia group faces-off with his estranged anti-euthanasia daughter over the fate of his aged mother.  (Drama)

THE CONDUCTOR  by Sheryl Fletcher 
10-year old Victor escapes the abuses of his world through the love of classical music. As an adult not much has changed in Victor's world except he's learned it takes more than music to soothe the savage beast within. (Drama)

THUMP  by C.V. Herst  
A shy teenage tennis sensation must prevent war between the superpowers when aliens in the form of tennis balls invade Wimbledon. (Animation Comedy)

DECEASED  by Orlanda Szabo 
logline to follow

A SMILE THROUGH TEARS   by Shawn Royce 
When Bryce Arena, a former CIA operative, and a group of covert specialists free Bryce's Thai-Burmese girlfriend and other political prisoners from a Burmese jail, they are shadowed by the Myanmar military, bent on destroying them before they reach Thailand. (Action Drama)

THE RETURNERS  by Anthony Ingoglia 
With World War Three approaching, spirits begin returning from the dead. (Fantasy)

SPIRITED  by Jeff Lewis 
The spirit of man is in his music, and the ghost of a rock and roll legend lingers in his guitar.  (Fantasy Romantic Comedy)

THE SUSPECT ASSASSIN  by Sultan Stover 
New York's most infamous hitman, the District Attorney, the Defense and the police all have a hidden agenda - but so does the defendant!  (Crime/Action)

THE ROAD TO ATONEMENT  by John F. Maffucci  
Pursued by organized crime contract killers, an inveterate thief rediscovers God after he mistakenly steals the identity of a high-profile mobster in the Witness Protection Program who is marked for execution.  (Drama)

THE HOUSE THAT PETERBILT  by Carl B. Clark 
Trucks and whores and how an ancient Greek playwright may have influenced a modern-day logging community.  (Romantic Comedy)

PICTURE THIS  by David G. Juhas 
Employment terminated, demoralized scientists band together to restore dignity in a haphazard attempt to assassinate their egocentric carpet-bagging CEO.  (Black Comedy)

DOUBLE DRIBBLE  by Winston D. Barber 
A decade long coming of age tale that follows a sharp young basketball player, as he struggles with love, friendship, and his attempts to define himself on the court as well as in the snide white suburbs he and his family call home.   (Drama)

MICHAEL ROW  by Russell Richardson 
A teenage boy with very mild autism travels to a quirky New England island to escape his abusive father, search for his missing mother, and ultimately discover his family's secrets.  (Drama)

BROKEN GLASS  by Mary M. Lamont  
When her father is killed in a tower collapse, a cathedral glass artist takes on a daring new project that threatens the plans of an ambitious local bishop. (Period Drama)

YOUR LIFE: THE MOVIE   by Mike Wech 
A hotshot Hollywood filmmaker becomes the unwilling subject of a celebreality mystery when he receives the script of his entire life.  (Mystery Supernatural Thriller)

FOR MONEY AND PROPHET  by Daniel Wilson Clark 
A nurse is drawn into a sinister patient's web when she gives him winning lotto numbers. (Comedy Thriller)

DARK MEN  by Jeff Heckler 
A District Attorney struggles with a psychotic sleepwalking condition. Evidence mounts against him that he’s responsible for a series of murders. A police detective wades through a slew of red herrings laid down by a shadowy businessman who has a vendetta against the D.A.  (Mystery)

ALLEGIANCE  by Andrew Thompson 
Two friends. Two sides. One allegiance. (Drama)

MARCUS and FAITH  by Benjamin Ray 
Afflicted stand-up comedian addicted to painkillers believes that a mysterious dancer, from a criminal underworld will be his saviour.  (Dramatic Thriller) 

THE UNBROKEN BOND  by Ronald Weir 
When his father mysteriously disappears, a young man spends twenty years searching for answers.  (Drama)

CHILD OF THE DISAPPEARED  by Michael Holliday 
Years after having survived a repressive regime where tens of thousands of people have disappeared, a seriously ill woman must come to terms with a horrible past and a once strong faith that has been severely tested as she searches for the child that was literally snatched from her womb. (Drama)

QUAD  by Eric Mather 
A quadriplegic with a criminal past runs for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council. (Drama)

HIDDEN MILLIONS  by David Spiro 
A father's forgotten journal leads a construction worker, his female best friend, and the ghost of a playboy on a life threatening search for $30 million in gold. (Mystery Fantasy Thriller)

SMACK THE LIP  by Mindy McElliott 
Four high school teens road trip through Baja for spring break in search of big waves and bigger adventure.  (Comedy)

CROSS MATCH  by Ronald Weir  
When forced to find a cure for her young daughter's illness, a mother emerges from marital stagnation and dependency to take control of her life.  (Drama)

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