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It's the summer of 1982. Following their parents' bitter divorce, 13-year old Mickey and his older brother Wade stay in the country with their farm-hand father, Acre. This season of unexpected self-discovery for Mickey coincides with some mysterious and violent changes to the world at large.
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The frightening insanity of George A. Romero's The Crazies The character self-discovery of Call Me By Your Name The unwholesome manipulation of 1985's Smooth Talk |
QUICK PITCH90 second (+) video pitch for BOYS.
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FEEDBACKArtist Vanessa Puopolo: “'Boys' is an absolute wonder. It is simultaneously horrifying and heartbreaking. Positively riveting."
Filmmaker Monte Light: "The scene between Acre and Mickey, after Acre's head is injured and Mickey is caught sipping a beer, is goddamn poetry. It's beautiful, poignant, the kind of stuff you win awards for." PROPOSED CASTINGVertical Divider
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ACCOLADES2021 Top 20% @ Academy Nicholl Fellowship
2021 Feature Screenplay Finalist @ FilmQuest 2021 Top 25 Finalist @ NOLA Horror Film Festival 2021 Official Selection @ LA Int'l Horror Film Festival 2021 Horror Semi-Finalist @ Table Read My Screenplay Genre 2021 Official Selection @ Austin After Dark Film Festival 2020 Finalist @ ISA Virtual Pitch Challenge 2020 Official Selection @ Screamwriting Festival 2020 Official Selection @ Vegas Cinefest Int'l Film Festival PRESSAnnouncement: ISA Virtual Pitch Challenge
Winners & Finalists: including BOYS HEY, SHANNON!In what has become a tradition in most of my scripts, I have a character named "Shannon" within the story. In BOYS, "Shannon" is Mickey's beloved childhood doll. |
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[ A virtual reading was held in September 2020 ]
The Cast: Ryan Newton Harris, Katherine LaVictoire, Joel Liestman, Monte Light, Motown Maurice, Matt Mercer, Steve Newman, Whit Spurgeon and Suzanne Voss. |
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