Writing
Doug Funnie experiences common predicaments while attending school in his new hometown of Bluffington, Virginia.
Doug and his pal Skeeter set's out to find the monster of Lucky Duck Lake. Though things get really out of hand when some one blurts out that the monster is real.
Finnegan Jones is a misunderstood Tourette's syndrome sufferer who lives with his mother. By chance, he meets a 12-year-old girl, who is 28 years his junior – they strike up an unlikely friendship.
"Dreams on Spec" takes an intimate look at how far people will go - and how much they will sacrifice - for the chance to pursue their dreams. This feature-length documentary delves into the lives of three aspiring Hollywood screenwriters as they pour their hearts into their spec scripts, pitch their ideas to anyone who will listen, go to meetings, hold table reads, and work at low-level day-jobs - all in the hopes of one day seeing one of their beloved creations made into a movie. These poignant portraits are intercut with wisdom from a "Greek Chorus" of superstar Hollywood creative-types like James L. Brooks, Nora Ephron, Gary Ross, and Carrie Fisher to forge a funny and compelling look at inspiration, creativity, and solitude in the movie industry.
Samir is a 12 year-old boy who simply wants to play soccer with his friends. But this is Iraq, and there's a war in his way. Though his love for the game is strong, the reality of combat is daunting. Will Samir overcome bomb blasts, gunfire, and the horror of his 'normal' life? Or will his determination to play... to simply be a kid, prevail?
Ten-year-old Jo spends her days along the Shenandoah River with her best friend Selma, fishing, scrapping for metal–surviving. But when her abusive junkie stepdad dies, Jo decides, Selma in tow, to dump the body, steal the car, and set off across the country in search of her real dad, a legendary folk singer in Los Angeles.
