DECEMBER 5

TV Series, TV Pilots, SITCOM - Scripts Reading

TV Pilot Reality: LIFE RITUAL
Production year: 2024
Genra: Documentary style talk show/reality
Premier Status: NYC premier
Runtime: 26.34 mins
Country: USA
Host: Denise McQueen
Cast: Sevin Ceviker, Shannon Rose McCabe
Producer/Edited: Denise McQueen, Fernando McFarlane
Cinematography: Katy Mlink
Sound Mix: Jeremy Gill
Synopsis: Life Rituals is a documentary-inspired reality show that supports participants in deep, personal growth. In each episode, individuals face their deepest fears and traumas in a sacred space filled with symbolic tools—crystals, and herbs,—that they use to create personal altars for healing. Led by expert healer Denise McQueen, participants undergo transformative life rituals that help them reclaim lost parts of themselves. Six weeks later, the show revisits them, revealing how these powerful ceremonies have reshaped their lives.
  • TV Pilot Title: The EKSPATS (We’re Going to Africa)
  • Production Year: 2024
  • Genre: Dramedy (young adult animated TV series)
  • Premiere Status: World Premiere
  • Runtime: 20 minutes
  • Country: USA and Nigeria
  • Director: Ron Myrick; Adebisi Adetayo (3D animation); Mbuotidem Johnson (2D animation)
  • Cast:
  • Glenn Steinbaum
  • Sarah Widmann
  • Ike Amadi
  • Sofia Moorefield
  • Jacques Moorefield
  • Dan Hofstadter
  • William Moorefield
  • Producers: Salman Zoueihed; Efeturi Ojonah; Jeffrey O’Brien
  • Synopsis: An animated clash of cultures dramedy TV Series about an all-American family that relocates to Nigeria.

 

TV SHOW - PILOT  TITLE: THE RIGHT RECIPE

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2023

GENRE: UNSCRIPTED

PREMIERE STATUS: WORLD PREMIERE
RUNTIME: 39:12
COUNTRY:  USA

DIRECTOR: Michael Pinkney

CAST:  CANDICE SMITH (host)

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Truelight Films


PRODUCER/S: LAMONIA DEANNE BROWN; TRACEY BAKER-SIMMONS

SYNOPSIS:
This unscripted format series features single people looking to build new lifelong relationships with others who share a love for food. During their first encounter, they will showcase their culinary skills, while introducing audiences to new cuisine, cultures and ways to connect. 

As with any great food dish, THE RIGHT RECIPE between each other will be key to these relationships being successful, cherished and filled with joy.
THE RIGHT RECIPE will introduces audience to new cuisine, interesting cultures, and unique pathways to connecting as they watch these singles navigate their first date which will be centered around cooking together.

In the cases where this first date is all there is, the couple will still walk away with a new interest in the food they cooked, an understanding of the culture surrounding the meal and a better idea of how to have “break the ice” conversations with the next person they meet.

The show is designed to make sure the couples are well-matched, well-fed and so entertained by each other and the experience that they’ll want to go on a second date and beyond. Each episode will have supplemental support in the form of a podcast, blog, entries in The Right Recipe Cookbook, and more.

SELECTED SCRIPTS

 

TIMELESS LOVE
Written By Simin Vaswani
Sarina Film Productions
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MOBSERVATIONAL
TV pilot

Written By
Frank Vespe

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Orthodox Girl

Written By
Jeryl Parade

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Victoria

Written by
Dina Jade Liabeuf

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HAPPY LANDING

Written by
Dianne Lee Blomberg, PhD, Joseph Alexander Carabello

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TV SERIES TITLE: BLACK ROSE

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2023

GENRE: DRAMA

PREMIERE STATUS: U.S. PREMIERE

RUNTIME: 20:37

COUNTRY:  USA
DIRECTOR: HARRY A. DAVIS

CAST:
Tiffany Rachelle Stewart
Al Tejeda
Yoshi
Richard Alleman
Kevin Jackson
Abigail Russell
Charly Bivona
Armani Cooper

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Jeff Melanson

PRODUCER/S: LAMONIA DEANNE BROWN; HARRY A. DAVIS

SYNOPSIS: In Brooklyn’s crime-ridden neighborhood of Brownsville, a haunted, idealistic professor’s research unveils mysterious abductions of local teen orphans, which leads her to discover the nature of corruption.

 

TV PILOT TITLE: THE CAFONE

 

TV PILOT TITLE: Old Nevada

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2024

GENRE: Modern Day Western

PREMIERE STATUS: State (Arizona) Premiere

RUNTIME: 29:14

COUNTRY:  USA

DIRECTOR: Gary Sax

CAST:
Jake B. Miller
Cali Tucker
Misty Rowe
Shawn Dunham
Drew Lopez
Frank Lopez
Owen Conway
Zoe Zamora
Danielle Tasi
John Hughes
Cassi Colvin

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Robert Conway

PRODUCER/S:
Gary Sax, Karina Sax, Ted Booe, Misty Rowe

SYNOPSIS:  Sometimes modern technology can't take the place of good old fashion resourcefulness. When current crime fighting techniques can't get the job done, it's time to call in the age old lawman to solve the problem the old fashioned way. Where the old west meets the new west in law enforcement.

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TV Series, TV Pilots, SITCOM Web-Series

TV  PILOT TITLE:  St. Marks

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2023

GENRE: Comedy / Drama

PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere

RUNTIME: 23.45

COUNTRY:  USA

DIRECTOR: Emily Cohn

CAST:
Eden Marryshow
Donna Augustin-Quinn
Jesse Wakeman
Mle Chester
Jaime Lincoln Smith
Jasmin Walker
Carl Hendrick Louis
Cecil Blutcher

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Juan Carlos

PRODUCER/S: Nathaniel Mary Quinn, Donna Augustin-Quinn, Eden Marryshow, Evan Bass, Andrea Shahayda

SYNOPSIS:
When a successful visual artist moves into a slowly gentrifying area in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, he must find a way to straddle between his life with the wealthy one percent and that of his working-class neighbors; otherwise, he's doomed to be seen as a nerd forever.

 

FILM TITLE : RESILIENT

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2023

GENRE: Drama, Romance

PREMIERE STATUS: It has premiered in France, London, LA

RUNTIME: 11

COUNTRY:  USA

DIRECTOR: Claire Chubbuck

CAST:
Simin Vaswani,
Harish Vaswani

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Dominick Sivilli

PRODUCER/S: Simin Vaswani and Harish Vaswani - Sarina Film Productions 

SYNOPSIS: A woman with a traumatic past supported by her husband's deep love, discovers the depth of her resilience and finds her inner strength during a difficult moment. Inspired by real life events, Resilient is a transformational piece of art told through narrative and dance.

THe Sessions

TV SHOW:   BARBARA & BENNY

YEAR: 2024

GENRE:  1/2 hour SIT COM

PREMIERE STATUS:  WORLD

RUNTIME: 27 Minutes

COUNTRY: USA

DIRECTOR:  DAVID WENZEL

CAST:
RITA REHN
ROBERT JOHNSON
ANDY PROSKY
DOUG EVERTT
DAVE WENZEL
NIKO KAIM
KAYLA ASOUTY
GEORGINA WONCHEE
GABRIYEL THOMAS

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: DAVE WENZEL

PRODUCERS:
DAVE WENZEL, KALPESH MISTRY, RITA REHN

TV SHOW - PILOT- SITCOM TITLE: City Girl Eats The Country 

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2023

GENRE: Unscripted, Food, Comedy 

PREMIERE STATUS: US Premiere 

RUNTIME: 15min

COUNTRY:  Canada

DIRECTOR: Avi Federgreen

CAST:
Sara Schwartz Geller
Jewels Krauss

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Ivan Arsovski

PRODUCER/S: Soul Pro Productions / Federgreen Entertainment

SYNOPSIS:
City Girl Eats The Country is a comical culinary escapade. City Chef Sara and her trusty sous chef and sidekick, Jewels, aim to prepare a cherished family recipe in the ultimate fish outta water wanna be food show. Bon appétit meets barnyard bedlam.

TV SHOW TITLE: Helen and Harold: Wrong Turn

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2023

GENRE: Comedy

PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere

 RUNTIME: 23:14

COUNTRY:  United States

DIRECTOR: Rommel Villa

CAST: Sharon Shayne, Thom Rachford, Bryan Mittlestadt,Jennifer Lynne Christie, Landon Jacob Lee, Amaka Kairo, Tom Fox

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Andre Solarzano

PRODUCER/S: Andrea Porras Madero

SYNOPSIS:An always arguing older couple, just like our parents, learn life starts after 60 as they continually get caught up in and solve absurd and outrageous situations, this time accidentally becoming drug dealers.

 SITCOM TITLE: "DORFMAN"

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2024

GENRE: Comedy (adult animated sitcom)

PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere

RUNTIME: 4 minutes, 58 seconds

COUNTRY:  USA

DIRECTOR: Scott Dorfman

CAST: Scott Dorfman

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Scott Dorfman

PRODUCER/S: Scott Dorfman

SYNOPSIS:  A burned-out business executive quits his job and moves back home to Van Nuys in order to start over, much to the surprise of his "crazy" parents and much to the chagrin of his idiot, older brother who still lives at home.

TV SHOW - PILOT- SITCOM TITLE: Love Music Shelter 

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2023

GENRE: Social Impact Musical Drama

PREMIERE STATUS: none

RUNTIME: 19:11

COUNTRY: USA 

DIRECTOR: Courtney Miller

CAST:
Laurissa Romain
Marsha Dietlein
Brenda Braxton
Esther McGregor
Frederick Weller
Isabella diRienzo

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Learan Kahanov
PRODUCER/S: Alixx Schottland, Scott Rosenfelt

SYNOPSIS:
A homeless teenage girl and her mom are living on the streets, busking for their survival until a performing arts school rescues the talented singer despite her mother’s fears, alcoholism and past demons.

TV PILOT TITLE: Attention Whore

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2024
GENRE: COMEDY
PREMIERE STATUS: WORLD PREMIERE
RUNTIME: 00:22:12 (22 Minutes, 12 Seconds)
COUNTRY: USA
CREATED BY: Liv Glassman
DIRECTOR: Brianna Barrett
CAST:
Liv Glassman
Lauryn McCardell
Kenny Johnston
Wyatt Anderson
James Knight
Sandi Eberhardt
Jinnie Lee
Seth Brubaker
Kalani Jules
Hanna M. Gutman
CINEMATOGRAPHY by Elijah McNally
PRODUCER/S: Clara Nevins, Gabrielle Fleck, Liv Glassman, Iman Lavery
SYNOPSIS:
Attention Whore follows the rise and fall of fame-seeker Jonie Hunt, a20-something-year-old influencer who desperately wants to be lovedbut keeps looking in all the wrong places. A coming-of-age dramedywith female friendship at its core, this show follows characters who seek pleasure to escape pain, who are all attention whores in their own way.

Short Film Title - Love Beyond Dreams

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2024

GENRE: Drama, Romance

PREMIERE STATUS: It has premiered in France, London, LA)

RUNTIME: 28:41

COUNTRY:  USA

DIRECTOR: Jeremiah Kipp 

CAST:
Simin Vaswani,
Harish Vaswani,
Stefan Badea

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Dominick Sivilli

PRODUCER/S: Simin Vaswani and Harish Vaswani - Sarina Film Productions 

SYNOPSIS: When Simin struggles in her intimacy with Harish, she seeks solace in her dream world. Discovering Charmaine and Antoine's life which is rich in love, romance, passion and dance, a portal of inspiration opens, fueling her romantic journey with Harish and thus rekindling their timeless love.

TV PILOT TITLE:  Venuses

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2024

GENRE: Dramatic Comedy 

PREMIERE STATUS: WORLD PREMIERE

 RUNTIME: 30 minutes

COUNTRY:  United States

DIRECTOR: Stanley Schofield

CAST:
Reginald Barnes
Frankie Montero
Yvette "YaYa" Williams
Stephanie Kurtzuba
Ariana Santana
Lanisha Javon Gholston
Sarang Sharma
Arlene McGruder

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Vince J. Vennitti

PRODUCER: Stanley Schofield

SYNOPSIS: Venuses is a dramatic and unexpectedly comedic series that follows a dysfunctional "family" of five complicated women and their gay pimp. Their ironic, funny and often touching approach to life is something we can't help but root for.

1) TV Pilot Title:  The Sessions

2) Production year: 2024

3) Genre:  Thriller/Crime

4) Premiere Status:  World Premiere

5) Runtime: 27:16

6) Country:  USA

7) Director:  Vince Eisenson

8) Cast (Principal only):  Bobby J. Brown, Dhruv Maheshwari, R. Keith Harris, Joy Jones, R. Emery Bright, Kenneth Wayne Bradley, Emily Shenaut and Al Julian

9) Cinematography by:  Ted R. Tuel

10) Producers:  Al Julian, Vince Eisenson, Hadi Akkad, Matthew Myslinski, Troy Suter, William Julian

11) Synopsis:  In a therapy group for murderers, someone is bound to snap. As each killer's backstory unfolds in the group session, the tension heightens until a fresh kill by one of them is revealed in a stunning twist.

TV PILOT TITLE: The Podcast

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2024

GENRE: Comedy

PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere

RUNTIME: 20m 

COUNTRY:  USA

DIRECTOR: Garrett Pahl 

CAST:
Garrett Pahl
Nick Carbonara
Sierra Joy
Cyrus Eslami
Ari Rudansky
Andrea Pahl
Shelby Hightower
Dasha Zhykharska
Cosmic Kitty 

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Garrett Pahl

PRODUCER/S: Garrett Pahl, Ari Rudansky, Nick Carbonara 

SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of their first podcast recording - best friends, Nick & Garrett, try to make the most out of getting canceled. While their relationships and careers are at stake, the podcast could be their ticket to fame. 

TV SHOW - PILOT- SITCOM TITLE: Get a Real Job

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2024

GENRE: Comedy

PREMIERE STATUS:  World Premiere

RUNTIME: 20:56

COUNTRY:  USA

DIRECTOR/S: Sam Lochs & Yogi Paliwal

CAST:
Sam Lochs
Yogi Paliwal
James Adomian
Donald Chang
Christiana Jackson
Lola Davis
Jose Bedoy

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Verve Reposar & Tyler Ruvo

PRODUCER/S: Sam Lochs, Yogi Paliwal, Andy Rich, Grant Salgaller, Ramona Donohue

SERIES SYNOPSIS:
The successes and failures of amateur non-profit fundraisers Sam and Yogi - this show is a gritty, outrageous, and irreverent intertwining of lives and experiences while working a sales job in the streets of New York City. While navigating the cutthroat world of fundraising they lie, cry, and convince the upper class to donate a dollar a day, 30 bucks a month.

The duo discovers that true challenges and triumphs lie not in the job itself, but in the eclectic and supportive ensemble cast of co-workers they come to cherish. Together, they learn that surviving in "the city that never sleeps" is not just about finding a job that pays well but finding the people who make your youth worthwhile.