“Intergalactic Io” was the winning feature screenplay for 2021 at the LGBTQ+ Film & Screenplay Festival. Conversation with writer Seth Nesenholtz on the process of writing this screenplay and the art of writing “camp” movies.

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Space thief Io finds herself caught in a galactic war while attempting to sell a stolen crystal. Now the most wanted person in the galaxy, she races against the clock to save her alien dog and face responsibility for the war she inadvertently started.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Allan Michael Brunet
DOMINATRIA: Val Cole
NIRYAT: Julie Sheppard

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TAGS was the POLITICAL Festival winning screenplay. Conversation with screenwriter Stephen Glickman on the process writing the TAGS.

“A young woman abandons her dying mother to free laboratory animals; capturing the world’s attention and forever changing the vivisection industry (based on real events)...”

You can WATCH the Screenplay Reading HERE

CAST LIST:

Narration: Steve Rizzo

Sarah: Hannah Ehman

Marcu: Bill Poulin

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JEWELS OF LIGHT is a TV PILOT screenplay winner. Interview with screenwriter Tessie Herrasti on the process and journey writing the pilot. Followed by the audio version best scene reading.

“In the world of Upprunkna, a guilt-ridden elven warrior is tasked with the care of a powerful and untrusting royal. Together, they begin a journey that will unite the most adventurous beings of the different realms and force them to work together in order to restore the vital energies of a darkening era. But, one of them holds an ominous secret.”

Watch the BEST SCENE Reading

CAST LIST:

Narration: Steve Rizzo

Mullion: Bill Poulin

Thulia: Kyana Teresa

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BORDER FLESH was the DIVERSITY Festival winning screenplay for 2021.

“After losing his brother and the only family he has left, 14-year-old Connor encounters Fernanda and her 13-year-old daughter, Bárbara. Both women are Mexican and don't speak a word of English. Connor, Fernanda and Bárbara must communicate as best they can to survive zombie apocalypse at the México-U.S. border. When they all decide to head North, a series of events unfolds that will ultimately lead Bárbara and Connor to unexpected encounters and unwanted confrontations.”

You can watch the 1st Scene Reading HERE

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Dustin: Geoff Mays

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SERIAL was the winning September 2021 Feature Screenplay from the CRIME/MYSTERY Festival.

Conversation with writer Robert Benjamin on the process writing SERIAL, followed by a best scene reading from the script. We also dive into the feature film, BLOODY HELL, that he wrote, and his past editing for UFC.

You can watch the Best Scene Reading HERE

The peaceful life of a kind, old retiree is thrust into anguish and peril when it is disrupted by a present day serial killer. Following the connections, this otherwise trusting father can only suspect that the brutal killings have been at the hands of his own flesh and blood. His eldest son.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Steve Rizzo
Rebecca: Hannah Ehman
Helmer: Geoff Mays
Bradley: Bill Poulin

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FINDING EDEN is an award winning screenplay. “Captured along with 30 female asylum-seekers by modern-day pirates on a remote utopian island, Captain Anna Kruger struggles to escape while her rescue ship’s crew attempts to unite warring African, Arab and Asian villages to mount a rescue.”

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Conversation with Brad Dude on the process writing this screenplay. Followed by the 1st scene reading of the script.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Chike: Bill Poulin
Desta: Geoff Mays
Kruger: Hannah Ehman
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THE SURGE is the winning ENVIRONMENTAL Festival screenplay.

Conversation with writer David Cooper on the process of writing the screenplay, plus his time running for office in Georgia. Followed by best scene reading of the screenplay.

You can watch the video best scene reading of THE SURGE - HERE

“John O’Neal wants to change the world to honor his dead mother and to spite his abusive father—while getting very, very rich. Following a worldwide Global Warming catastrophe, he loses his invention to a deep conspiracy and becomes an eco-terrorist—until he uncovers the truth.”

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Steve Rizzo
O’Neal: Geoff Mays
Foster: Andy Camp
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EL ALACRAN is the winner feature screenplay from the Female Film Festival.

“After being stung by a scorpion during a holiday in Mexico, Lexie uses newfound superpowers to wreak revenge on men who have crossed her, ridding her world of toxic waste ... one asshole at a time..”

Interview with writer Julie Miller and best scene reading afterwards.

WATCH the Best Scene Reading of EL ALACRAN HERE

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morris
Lexie: Hannah Ehman
Cassidy: Kyana Teresa
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“Jubilee Nation” is an erotic thriller about a political conspiracy that takes place in a fictional 1960’s all-black nation created in the aftermath of the Civil War. It is what the world would look like if reimagined through an alternate historical lens.

Conversation with writer Henry Myers on the process writing this screenplay, with best scene reading afterwards.

Watch the best scene reading.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Hannah Ehman
Newscaster: Geoff Mays
Symington: Allan Michael Brunet
Farnsworth: Bill Poulin

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FIX ME is the winning SHORT Screenplay from the 1st Scene & Short Script Festival. Interview with writer Aubree Sweeney on the process writing this story with the first scene reading after.

WATCH the 1st Scene Reading HERE

CAST LIST:

Narration: Allison
Arianna: Kyana Teresa
Miss Walker/Sara: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Mason: Allan Michael Brunet
Dr. Ruffalo/Tammy: Hannah Ehman
Tom/Isaac/John: Bill Poulin
Larry/Jack/Homeless Man: Shawn Devlin

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KING is a LGBTQ+ TV PILOT Screening Winner. “After landing a coveted junior associate position at a prestigious law firm, a freshly minted lawyer must navigate the harsh reality of working for one of D.C.’s top firms, all while uncovering a dark family secret buried under decades of carefully cultivated deceit.”

Conversation with Jessica L. Folk on the process writing this screenplay. BEST SCENE audio version reading of the script after the interview.

Watch the Best Scene Reading HERE

CAST LIST:

Narration: Elizabeth Rose Morris
Ollie: Kyana Teresa
Sage: Hannah Ehman

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WILDsound has performed a few scripts of Hank BIro’s in the last few years, most recently the fan fiction winning screenplay “Godzilla and the Technicolor Guards”.

Listen to interview with the accomplished writer, plus best scene reading of “Godzilla” afterwards.

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“Marianas Web” is about a woman named Dani, who is released from prison and soon finds herself falling back into old habits to try and clear the debt that her cancer ridden mother left behind. She ends up finding a red room which opens her world to more torture and loss then she ever thought was possible.

Chat with screenwriter Taylor Salotti on the process of writing this very creepy screenplay. Best scene reading (audio version) after the interview.

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THE DISTANCE is the winning LGBTQ+ Feature Screenplay for April 2021. Interview with the screenwriter on the process of writing this story within the confines of boxing and the LGBT community. Audio version best scene reading after the interview.

WATCH the best scene reading of THE DISTANCE

Jackie Beeman, a young under privileged African American girl eyes for the boxing championship. The only obstacle is not the opponent but a Pastor who hates her guts. Coincidentally, Jackie soon gets a title shot, but at the same time she meets her college crush back in town. Whether she has the true heart of a fighter pr lover remains to be seen.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole

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‘They’re Watching Us’ is a psychological thriller surrounding an actor couple who agree to partake in an interactive experience acting opportunity. A HORROR FESTIVAL Winning Screenplay.

Conversation with writer Daniel G. on the process of creating this award winning script. Best scene audio version reading after the interview.

WATCH the Best Scene Reading:

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Emma: Kyana Teresa
Lenore: Val Cole

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Great conversation with the award winning screenwriter about her short screenplay WHY IS TONIGHT. Followed by audio version full screenplay reading.

The script tells the story of a family whose experience of being Jewish is radically different. The first Passover is taking place in the Warsaw Ghetto and then about 30 years later, in the 1970’s.

Passover 1943, Sybil, in her thirties, tries to enjoy a meal wit her family but is interrupted as the war outside rages on and Nazi intrude.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Henryk/Mel: Shawn Devlin
Bekah/Ruthie: Hannah Ehman
Sybil: Julie Sheppard
Sam/Ben/Sidney/Nazi: Bill Poulin
Abby/Frannie/Daniellie: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Ellie/Lillian: Kyana Teresa

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“15” was the winning THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival screenplay for March 2021. Great chat with writer Tim McClelland on the process of turning his idea into a script.

Audio version best scene reading after the interview.

WATCH the Screenplay Reading of “15”

As a child, Adrian experienced a horrific trauma resulting in 15 years of self-imposed solitude in his home, and now, his brother is sanctioning a radical new therapy that will push Adrian to his limits, forcing him to question his own sanity.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole
Adrian: Kyana Teresa
Barton: Geoff Mays

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THE MOUNTAINS ARE CALLING is a terrific family/drama screenplay about a recovering addict attempting to connect with his 18 year old daughter in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Great chat with the writer Eva Bennett on the process writing this award winning screenplay, followed by the audio version best scene reading.

Watch the first scene reading of the screenplay HERE

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole

Dale: Sean Ballantyne

Nurse/Edith: Kyana Teresa

Masion: Geoff Mays

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“A world without power and electricity.” That is the teaser sentence for the award winning Sci-Fi/Fantasy Festival screenplay GRID, written by Joshua Tywater.

Conversation with the writer, followed by the audio version best scene reading of GRID.

Watch the Screenplay Reading HERE

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Niles: Geoff Mays

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AN EVENING WITH ILLNESS is about a person slightly in denial of his addition, who is then forced to face it in a very unconventional way.

LISTEN to the full screenplay reading after the terrific interview with writer Donald Just.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Steve Rizzo

Jack: Sean Ballantyne

Bartender/Waiter: Allan Michael Brunet

Lilith: Julie Sheppard

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