CHRISTMAS AT CARTER INN
Holiday Romance – Feature – 89 pages
Logline
When a driven New York event planner loses her job and returns home weeks before Christmas to save her family’s struggling inn, she gambles everything on reopening its long-shuttered ice rink for a single Christmas Eve event. The plan forces her into an uneasy partnership with a steady local who challenges the life she thought she wanted.When a driven New York event planner loses her job and returns home weeks before Christmas to save her family’s struggling inn, she gambles everything on reopening its long-shuttered ice rink for a single Christmas Eve event—forcing her into an uneasy partnership with a steady local who challenges the life she thought she wanted.
Synopsis
Emily Carter built a high-powered career producing luxury events in New York. When a sudden layoff sends her back to the small town she once fought to leave, she discovers her family’s historic inn is only weeks from foreclosure.
Determined to save it, Emily proposes a desperate solution. She will reopen the inn’s long-abandoned ice rink and stage a Christmas Eve skating event that could bring the community, and the inn, back to life.
The plan forces her into an uneasy partnership with Jack, a steady local contractor who believes the town does not need another big-city reinvention. As tensions rise and the Christmas deadline closes in, Emily must rediscover her own love of skating and decide what success really means.
Production Notes
Contained locations: inn, rink, town exteriors
Holiday television format (approx. 90 minutes)
Ensemble cast with strong female lead
Climactic Christmas Eve skating performance
Script available upon request
THE QUIET GIRL NEXT DOOR
Psychological Thriller – Feature – 93 pages
Logline
A reclusive therapist trying to rebuild his life after a career-ending accusation becomes convinced the teenage girl next door is signaling for help. When he reports his concerns, her parents turn the entire neighborhood against him, forcing him to uncover what is really happening inside the house before he becomes the town’s next scapegoat.
Synopsis
Ethan Drake, a former therapist whose career collapsed after a damaging accusation, moves to a quiet suburban cul-de-sac hoping to disappear into anonymity. Instead, he becomes increasingly unsettled by the withdrawn teenage girl next door, Mia, who begins leaving subtle signals that something is wrong inside her home.
When Ethan cautiously reports a concern, Mia’s parents immediately flip the narrative and accuse him of projecting his troubled past onto their family. In a neighborhood where everyone watches everyone else, suspicion spreads quickly, and Ethan soon finds himself isolated and viewed as a threat.
When Mia suddenly disappears from sight, Ethan can no longer remain passive. As he investigates what is really happening inside the house next door, he uncovers a disturbing truth that changes his understanding of the entire situation. With the neighborhood and police closing in on him, Ethan must risk becoming the villain again in order to save the girl who may have been asking for help all along.
Production Notes
Contained suburban setting centered on a single cul-de-sac
Character-driven psychological thriller with escalating paranoia
Strong lead role with layered moral tension
Designed for contained production with minimal locations
Script available upon request
DEAD TROPICS
Thriller / Survival Horror – Feature – 86 pages
Logline
When a woman trapped in an abusive marriage becomes stranded at a luxury island resort targeted by a mysterious killer, she must outwit both her controlling husband and a relentless predator to escape the island alive. Dead Tropics One Sheet
Synopsis
Twenty years after a violent storm leaves a child orphaned on a remote tropical island, a luxury resort now stands on the same shoreline. What should be paradise quickly turns deadly when guests begin turning up brutally murdered.
Darla, a resourceful woman trapped in an emotionally abusive marriage, arrives at the resort with her wealthy and controlling husband, hoping the trip might offer a chance to reset their failing relationship. Instead, the island becomes the site of a terrifying series of killings that traps guests and staff in a desperate fight for survival.
As suspicion spreads and alliances fracture, Darla realizes the danger around her is twofold. Not only must she survive a relentless killer stalking the resort, she must also navigate the escalating threat posed by her own husband. With the island’s violent past beginning to surface, Darla must rely on her instincts and resilience to survive the chaos and escape before the paradise around her becomes her grave. Dead Tropics One Sheet
Production Notes
Contained tropical island resort setting
Survival horror thriller with a strong female lead
Combines psychological tension with slasher-style suspense
Designed for streamlined production with a limited number of locations
Script available upon request
TUMBLING TURBO THOT
Satirical Thriller / Dark Comedy – Feature – 99 pages
Logline
An ambitious gymnast desperate to become the best in the country launches a provocative online persona that skyrockets her popularity and competitive scores. But as her fame grows, the attention attracts predators, stalkers, and dangerous power players who threaten to turn her viral success into a nightmare.
Synopsis
Kelli wants one thing more than anything else: to become the number one gymnast in the country. Despite years of training, medals, and perfect routines, she cannot quite reach the top of the rankings.
Everything changes when she turns eighteen. Encouraged by her fiercely loyal friends, Kelli creates an online persona under the name “Tumbling Turbo Thot,” posting playful and provocative gymnastics clips that quickly explode across social media. Her following surges overnight, and suddenly the judges, sponsors, and audiences who once overlooked her cannot stop watching.
But fame brings consequences. Creepy spectators begin appearing at meets, powerful coaches take an unsettling interest in her rising profile, and obsessive fans push the boundaries of admiration into obsession. As the brand she created grows larger than her sport, Kelli begins to question whether she is controlling the attention or whether the attention has begun controlling her.
With her reputation, safety, and career at stake, Kelli must decide how far she is willing to go to stay on top.
Production Notes
Darkly satirical sports thriller set in the elite gymnastics world
Strong female lead with provocative social commentary
Combines competitive sports drama with psychological tension
Designed for contained production centered on training facilities and competitions
Script available upon request
CHARLOTTESVILLE LOST
True Crime Drama – Feature – 94 pages
Logline
After University of Virginia student Hannah Graham vanishes on a night out, a community-wide search reveals a chilling connection to the earlier disappearance of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington. As investigators, families, and a trauma therapist uncover missed warnings and overlooked patterns, the investigation ultimately leads to Jesse Matthew, forcing a town to confront how a dangerous predator remained hidden in plain sight.
Synopsis
In 2014, eighteen-year-old University of Virginia student Hannah Graham disappears after a night out in Charlottesville. As the search intensifies, investigators retrace her final hours and uncover unsettling parallels to another missing woman: Morgan Harrington, a Virginia Tech student who vanished five years earlier after leaving a Metallica concert in the same city.
As detectives, families, and community members revisit long-ignored warning signs, a disturbing pattern begins to emerge. The investigation ultimately leads to Jesse Matthew, whose history of violence and prior allegations raise troubling questions about missed opportunities to intervene.
Told through multiple perspectives including investigators, grieving families, and a trauma therapist inspired by real experiences working with survivors, the story explores the emotional and investigative unraveling of a community confronting the reality that warning signs were present long before the crimes were fully understood.
Production Notes
Character-driven true crime drama based on documented events
Multi-perspective narrative blending investigation and community impact
Strong roles for families, investigators, and survivor advocates
Designed for true crime television and streaming audiences
Script available upon request
Based on publicly reported events. Certain elements have been dramatized for storytelling purposes.