Virginia Governor's Screenwriting Competition - 2009
WINNERS
Unfinished Business
Jesse Bausch
Richmond, VA
bausch@gmail.com
An office drone accidently kills his boss, but his coworkers believe it to be murder and help him cover it up. When the boss's ghost starts haunting the office, the worker must battle against the undead, the police, and still get the girl.
Souveniers of Men Who Cheat
Travis Gordon
Altavista, VA
travis1908@gmail.com
Abby Layne, a seemingly harmless waitress, must stay one step ahead of a detective hot on her trail as she attempts to quit killing men.
Land of Egypt
Charles Griffin
Richmond, VA
chdg@comcast.net
Based on a true story, a black youth exposed to Depression era bigotry changes from rebel to civil rights leader.
Best
Nathan King
Roanoke, VA
naking22@hotmail.com
Mason, a highschool senior athlete, experiences his last summer of boyhood in 1973.
FINALISTS
A Better Man
Baron Blakely
Henrico, VA
baron.blakely@comcast.net
A hardened criminal is forced to see that he is playing the villain in the story of his life. His first attempt to turn his life around puts him at odds with his gang who later frame him for the murder of a cop.
Again
Wayde Byard
Winchester, VA
byard@shentel.net
A security agent who blames himself for 9-11 gets a chance to prevent an even bigger catastrophe.
Fabulous
Jeremy Dillon
Richmond, VA
jeremydillon@vba.org
Adam and Skylar are two out of work actors who can't catch a break until they accidently come across the Mafia's little black book. They come up with a scheme to impersonate hit men and pay off their debts.
Chris Gaines Saves the World
Donald Driscoll
Chesapeake, VA
ddriscoll0004@gmail.com
Two friends must kidnap Garth Brooks and convince him to adopt his rock alter-ego Chris Gains again in order to stop a malevolent super computer from destroying mankind.
Killing Jane
Jeremy Fischer
Richmond, VA
fischerfilms@earthlink.net
The story of a 17 year old suburban girl who wants nothing more than to escape the abuse of her alcoholic stepfather. One night her stepfather accidently kills another girl in the house and nearly kills himself in a devasting fire. The girl now has a chance to start her life over....if only her stepfather wasn't looking to silence her.
The Lightkeeper
Karen Rugg
Alexandria, VA
karen@karenrugg.com
A young woman takes over a Chesapeake Bay lighthouse at the start of the Civil War. She faces the isolation and dangers of her job, impending attack from Confederate raiders, the Union soldiers sent to protect her and the local man bent on marrying her.
