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• God’s Providence – Poetry Reading by Lucille Marais

• Grandma’s Love – Poetry Reading by Poetic Gurl Janet M

• Farewells of Mt Auburn – Poetry Reading by Mark Curtis Dunn

• Ground Zero – Poetry Reading by Melissa R Mendelson

• Lessons On Throwing Shade – Poetry Reading by Nigel Toussaint Bray

• My Demons – Poetry Reading by NADIA CABALLERO

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CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES
Written by Cate Carson

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Family, Drama, Fantasy

After losing her mother, a vexed 9 y.o. girl discovers a dream machine hidden in her deaf father’s workshop, but an unexpected friendship with a quirky boy becomes the real cure to her loneliness.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Michelle Alexander
CHARLOTTE – Katelyn Varadi
OLIVER – Gabriel Darku
MS. GRAY – Sandy Kellerman
OLDER CHARLOTTE – Julie C. Sheppard
OLDER OLIVER – Rikki Wright

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What is your screenplay about?

After losing her mother, a vexed 8 y.o. girl discovers a dream machine hidden in her deaf father’s workshop, but an unexpected friendship with a quirky boy becomes the real cure to her loneliness.

What genres does your screenplay under?

Family/Holiday/Dramedy

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Everyone experiences grief and everyone needs love to heal. This film is one that…

Watch the Winning stories performed by actor Michelle Alexander

SHORT Story – DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES October 2016 Reading Written by Alisha M Risen Kent

SHORT Story – A TOXIC GAME October 2016 Reading Written by Marianne Hagadorn

SHORT Story – TRUE NORTH October 2016 Reading Written by Hal Ackerman

SHORT Story – GOBLIN October 2016 Reading Written by J.F. Capps

SHORT Story – DEAD END JOB October 2016 Reading Written by Alice Lacey

SHORT Story – ASTRONAUTS SWEAR THE THE VIEW IS NEVER DULL October 2016 Reading Written by James Hartley

SHORT Story – IN THE CLEARING October 2016 Reading Written by Steve Bensinger

SHORT Story – TOUCHING MY SPINE October 2016 Reading Written by Monique Amado

SHORT Story – WATERMELON EATING CONTEST October 2016 Reading Written by Teri B. Clark

SHORT Story – DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES October 2016 Reading Written by Alisha M Risen Kent

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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Casting…

Watch the winning screenplays performed by professional actors.

LONG SHORT Screenplay – TOGETHER October 2016 Reading Written by Jade Syed-Bokhari

LONG SHORT Screenplay – THE SON, THE FATHER October 2016 Reading Written by Lukas Hass

LONG SHORT Screenplay – NOTE TO SELF October 2016 Reading Written by Humayun Mirza

LONG SHORT Screenplay – CUCKOLD PICASSO October 2016 Reading Written by James R. Adams II and Lance Larson

LONG SHORT Screenplay – THE MIGHTY BIRD October 2016 Reading Written by Brian Gililland

SHORT Screenplay – THE TEACHER October 2016 Reading Written by Josh Goodman

SHORT Screenplay – WHAT’S IN A NAME October 2016 Reading Written by Ted Stanley

SHORT Screenplay – HAPPY LITTLE PILLS October 2016 Reading Written by Kennedy Erin

SHORT Screenplay – SYMPATHY October 2016 Reading Written by Steven Sinnenberg

SHORT Screenplay – THE STRUGGLE October 2016 Reading Written by Janice Kennedy

SHORT Screenplay – THE MIDDLING CLASS October…

Watch the winning screenplays performed by professional actors.

BEST SCENE Screenplay – PORT SUDAN October 2016 Reading Written by Jack Sherry

BEST SCENE Screenplay – PARADISE AT MAIN AND ELM October 2016 Reading Written by Barry Brennessel

BEST SCENE Screenplay – LOVE IS NOT LOVE October 2016 Reading Written by Stephen Keep Mills

BEST SCENE Screenplay – THE ACCIDENTAL ANGEL October 2016 Reading Written by Oren Weitz

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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editor: John Johnson