Social Thriller/Horror
In American Retail, a black millennial woman comes to truly understand that in retail work, there’s only one thing that matches the brutality of screaming customers and the cold-bloodedness of corporate management: murder.
Screenwriter: Gabriel Malasig
American Retail was a finalist in the Roadmap Jumpstart Competition and the HussleUp Pitch Competition.
Coming of Age/Dark Comedy/Family Drama
Magpie is the coming of age story of Margie Montgomery, a Christian high schooler who’s faith and identity are tested by the reappearance of her antagonistic grandmother, as well as the emergence of her own sexuality.
Screenwriter: Megan Mead
Magpie was the winner of Out on Film Festival’s 2022 screenplay competition.