Screenwriters
Where the story begins
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2023 NCFF SCREENWRITING FINALISTS:
The Winner will be announced at Best of the Fest program on Sunday June 25th at the Nevada Theatre.
BEACH SHORTS
Writer: Curtis JL Medina
Tristian & Roddy are queer youths who met online and now, upon meeting in person for the first time, must come to grips with their deep affection for each other on a romantic walk around a beach town in South Carolina. Each of their single straight parents are trying to strike a romance with each other at the same time, causing Roddy & Tristian to consider whether its worth hurting their parent’s romance for what seems like something too special to pass up.
THE REVVER
Writers: Mike Hanson, Kelly Moothart
Iris can’t eat, sleep, or finish drawing her masterpiece when her macho neighbor constantly revs his mammoth truck — but now it’s time she takes matters into her own hands.
PRIPYAT
Writer: Alicia Hayes
Inspired by a true story. The Russian government mandated a Ballet dance troop from Moscow to perform in Pripyat, Ukraine’s exclusion zone to quell the fears of the local townspeople. A tragic love story reveals a controversial performance of a prima ballerina and a musician in the immediate aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
PURGATORIO
Writer: Hakan Ünal
An SS Nazi Officer with an injured in head has been found by a Jewish woman in the middle of nowhere. He revives but with no memory of his past or his identity. He sets out to build himself a new life, but the past inevitably catches up with him.