A timid, over-weight gay man gets the body of his dreams thanks to a powerful weight-loss supplement, but it comes with ravenous side effects. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Gabe: Biden Hall Kayla: Pascale Behrman — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines,… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Script: Adonix, by Daniel Boddicker
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LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Across The Neon Hours, by J. Malia Miranda
Unable to face the reality of her collapsing marriage after news that her husband has gambled away a small fortune, a Las Vegas casino manager bonds with a card-playing tourist during one impulsive night under the neon lights of Sin City. CAST LIST: Dante: Allan Brunet Reese: Jillian Robinson Narration: Kat Smiley Alex: Pascale Behrman… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Across The Neon Hours, by J. Malia Miranda
LGBT Best Scene Screenplay: Secondhand Heart. by Amber Nardolillo
Reese is a commitment-phobic lesbian who can’t be in the same room with her homemaker sister Rachel without them verbally eviscerating each other, but, when Rachel’s marriage falls apart, Reese is forced to take her sister in, along with her two kids and their dog until they can get back on their feet. Along the… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay: Secondhand Heart. by Amber Nardolillo
LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading: The Pardon, by Anthony Maddalena
When lonely widower Nigel learns of the government’s pardoning of his former dead lover Freddie of the crime of homosexuality he is haunted by memories of his tragic love affair more than fifty years earlier. In two parallel “now and then” stories the young men’s initially hedonistic love affair unfolds leading to an unprecedented awakening… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading: The Pardon, by Anthony Maddalena
LGBT SHORT Screenplay Reading: Owen, by Becca Roth
Longtime couple Kate and Owen travel to Kate’s rural hometown for her conservative mother’s funeral, just as Owen is beginning his transition from female to male. CAST LIST: Uber Driver – 6 – Adrian Carter Hotel Employee – 5 – Sean Ballantyne NARRATION – Andrea Irwin Kate – 32 – Laura Afelskie Owen – 34… Continue reading LGBT SHORT Screenplay Reading: Owen, by Becca Roth
LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading: LOTUS OPERANDI, by Janet Caulfield
This one is pure fun! It’s a genre buster, James Bond meets All That Jazz and Cabaret. Asian American black belt goes undercover for the CIA to help track down terrorists. Oh, and did I mention she’s the lead in a Broadway musical? This is very musical, but there’s a lot of action. Genre:… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading: LOTUS OPERANDI, by Janet Caulfield
LGBT Best Scene Screenplay: Supercut, by Anthony DeFoe
Nick a man in his late twenties reflects on his relationship with his partner as he get’s ready for an event. The script uses flashbacks to tell the story of relationship that starts with a beautiful beginning but heads towards a bitter ending. CAST LIST: NARRATION – CASSANDRA GUTHRIE Nick – JUSTIN DESOUZA Drew –… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay: Supercut, by Anthony DeFoe
LGBT Best Scene Reading of The Caregiver by Christopher Santos
When his elderly mother requires full-time care, a middle-aged gay man moves into her stodgy New England retirement community and soon becomes obsessed with a troubled Iraq war vet, who is very much on the down-low. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Michael: Peter-Mark Raphael Jake: Christian Vargas *** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Reading of The Caregiver by Christopher Santos
LGBT Best Scene Reading of He Is Gone by Gregory Allen
What do you do when the entire world you thought you knew crumbles around you? How do you piece it all back together? While attending a 20th high school reunion in Alabama, New Jersey transplant Blain Harrington has lost the love of his life in the blink of an eye. He soon realizes that everything… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Reading of He Is Gone by Gregory Allen
LGBT Best Scene Reading of The Girl in the Navy Blue Sweater by Laura Carrione
In this decade-spanning coming of age story that highlights sexuality, parental/societal/religious pressure, and the fine line between dreams and reality, Haylee Padovano has learned to leave before she is left. But when she returns home to help her sick mother, a mysterious murder prompts her to stick around. CAST LIST: Receptionist – 3 – Pip… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Reading of The Girl in the Navy Blue Sweater by Laura Carrione
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