2019 Screenplay Official Selection

The 19th annual Beverly Hills Film Festival is proud to present the following screenplays

REBORN

By: Aaron Abeyta

EXABYTE

By: Daniel Abrams

NORA

By: Shepherd Ahlers

HE IS GONE

By: Gregory Allen

MILES APART

By: Adrienne Argenbright

AMUSE ME

By: Shreyas Ayaluri

TIMELESS

By: Christina Babinsack

DETECTIVE COCO

By: Isaac Barba

YOU AND ME AND ELVIS

By: Jimmy Barden

DON

By: Alberto Battistutti

ALT-AMERICA

By: Andreas Becker

THE MILK ROUTE

By: Michael Begg

SANDS OF LANIKAI

By: Greg Blair

KAYLA

By: Kate Bohan

EXECUTED AND RISEN

By: Salvatore Bono

THE LEASE OF NATURE

By: Anderson Boyd

POWERS, RESPONSIBILITIES, THRONES AND DOMINIONS

By: Kevin Brettauer

THE DRESS

By: Bill Brock

DESTINY OF TAR AND FEATHERS

By: Harold L. Brown

WEST POINT WIVES

By: Ann Buchanan

THE CIRCUS

By: Woting Cai

REBEL

By: Susan Cameron

EL PUNK

By: Tony Cammarata

THE PAISLEY WITCH TRIAL

By: Julia Campanelli

AWAKE THE REAPER

By: David Campfield

WHERE DO THE CLOUDS GO?

By: Serge Ioan Celebidachi

THIGH GAP

By: Nella Citino

THE DAYS OF CHAOS

By: Chase Coble

SILVER BILL MINER

By: Ty Copeman

THE DOOR

By: Robert Cox

SOLITARY

By: James Croke

BOLLES

By: Michael Dalzell

ABANDONED

By: Bryan DeFazio

UNCLE FRITS

By: Charles DeRykus

LUANA

By: Danielle Erlich

MOONSHADOW

By: Ruth Evelyn

LOVE WITHOUT A NAME

By: Sebastian Faure

THE NEXT PARIS

By: Alan Flurry

OPERATION BROTHER SAM

By: Gustavo Freitas

CLAYTON CADAVER

By: Shayna-Raye Funderburk

MAP OF YOUR LIFE

By: Jordan Galland

MIRACLE MAN FROM HOMELESS TO HOLLYWOOD

By: Glenn Gannon

THE CONFESSIONS OF DEACON JIM

By: Jason Aaron Goldberg

THUNDER ROARS, GET INDOORS

By: Gabrielle Gozo

SIR KEVIN

By: Randall Greenland

MACEY

By: Ruben Guevara III

MIDNIGHT AT THE MOVIES

By: Jen Gutierrez

THE EVENING

By: Alan Harrington

GODLESS SKIES

By: Joshua David Harris

ROBERT SMALLS

By: John Harris

PIECES OF THE HEART

By: Joseph L Harrison

ZAPP

By: Justin Hayward

ONEIRO

By: Dan Healey

LEGENDS OF THE EAST

By: John Heavey

ALL IN FOR LOVE

By: Paul Herbig

PARADISE FOUND

By: Adam Hersh

THEY PLAYED SOCCER

By: Rex Holiday

WOLFE OF CANYON DIABLO

By: Neil Hoover

LIZZY…FROM TULSA

By: Josh Hope

LAST REFUGE

By: Ben Imperato

GABRIEL

By: Doug Johnson

SHRIMP

By: Nicole Jones

THE ADVENTURES OF CHATSWORTH MILLER

By: C.W. Jones

OPEN HOUSE

By: Sean Jourdan

HUDSON RIVER CROSSING

By: Demetra Kareman

SATORI

By: Peter Kaufman

TARBELL’S MEN

By: Mary Keating

JAPANESE FOR BASEBALL

By: Ray Keller

THE REPUBLIC OF JACK

By: Jeffrey Kerr

APATHY

By: Stephen Kessen

THE BLUE DOOR RETREAT

By: Scott Kirkpatrick

UNDER COVER

By: Hideki Kiyota

THE KIDNAPPED

By: Jonathan LaPoma

THIS IS NOT THE END

By: Ruben Latre

OF COURSE GOD IS ITALIAN

By: Rokk Lattanzio

KERRY DUNBAR

By: Evan Laughlin

PHIL

By: Marissa Lessman

ANYBODY’S ANYTHING

By: Jon Lindstrom

LETHAL INJECTION

By: James Manion

MADISON MANOR

By: Windy Marshall

TRIAL BY TRIAL

By: John Martins III

LOST IN CONTROL

By: Maria Massei-Rosato

UNDERNEATH THE SKY

By: Ally May

TALL BOY

By: Deirdre McCarrick

A NATIVE LAND

By: Caitlin McCarthy

GOLD TRAIL PASS

By: Rob McNeil

THE FIRST LAW

By: DJ McPherson & Jack Christian

WINGMAN

By: Raphael Michaels

SEVEN ACRES

By: Paul Miley

HICK

By: Marianna Moneymaker

LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT

By: Michael Monteith

THE ONLY FLIGHT

By: Simon Morton & Eric Vale

THE SILVER FOX

By: Martin Simon Muldoon

WHIITE WOLF, BLACK WOLF

By: Florence Nahon

DARK WAS THE NIGHT

By: Stefano Napolitano

A RUMOUR OF ANGELS

By: Bramwell Noah

TAKE THE SHOT

By: Jim Norman

FOREVERLY

By: Ray O’Conor

PHAETHON-2: CONTACT

By: Victor Orel

BACK ON THE WATER

By: Owen Palmiotti

DAYS OF THE FUTURE PAST

By: Magdalene Paniotte

MY BIG FAT NANA’S BAT-MITZVAH

By: Todd Pliss

LARIAT GIRL

By: Suzanne Prescott

THE NIGHT WITCHES

By: Steven Prowse

SURFMEN OF THE PACIFIC

By: Derek Quick

PICKETT GAP

By: Matthew Ray

BAD ART

By: Tania Raymonde & Zio Ziegler

ROGUE’S COWARD

By: Robert J. Rogers

PRONOIA

By: Emmanuel Sandoval

ANGELS IN HIP HOP LAND

By: Clyde Santana

RIIS

By: Daniel Schwabauer

BASTARD

By: Tony Schweikle

PERSON NUMBER ONE

By: Philip Sedgwick

MOONLIGHT ON THE WATER

By: J.M.R. Serrato

THE TRUMPET SOUNDS

By: Karen Joy Sharp

THE HUNTERS

By: Karl Shefelman

THE RING OF SOLOMON

By: Elizabeth Shum

MYSTERY OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD

By: Adam Smit & Jenny Chen

RAPED

By: Malcolm Solomon

ANOTHER SNOW WHITE

By: Eduardo Soto-Falcon

LUCID

By: Holly Stanford-Brown

DRAGGING THE MARK

By: Suzy Stein

ESCAPE TO HOLLOW EARTH

By: Colin K. Stewart

THE FACE OF RAGE

By: Jim Sullivan

ANHEDONIA

By: Eric Swinderman & Carmen DeFranco

YOSEMITE

By: Daniel Talbott

THE PHOENICIAN

By: Larry Thomas

RED LIGHT

By: Dempsey Tillman

WHERE’S JIMMY?

By: Joe Toppe

SIMON SON OF STAR

By: Ronen Tregerman & Jack Snyder

PROMISELAND

By: Doug Tucker & Tony Mohorovich

THE METHOD & HIS MADNESS

By: Mimosa Jones Tunney

GLASS ANGEL

By: Lea Ann Vandygriff

TRANSFIGURE

By: Kenneth W

MURDER IN WASILLA

By: Mary Wasche

KLAN

By: Casey Watson

PERRY

By: RJ Watson

KILLER KISSES

By: Scott Wheeler

THE HANDLER

By: Lawrence Whitener

SIDESHOW BANDIT

By: Marie Wilson

THE COLOR OF EVIL

By: Connie Wilson

RELENTLESS LOVE

By: Sandon Yahn

DAMAGE CONTROL

By: Gina York, B.Sc., P.G., J.D.

VIGILANTES

By: Andrew Young

MONDAYS WITH AMY

By: Roy Zafrani

ZENITH

By: Jordan Zignego

DANCING IN CIRCLES

By: Nicholas Zingarelli

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