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Lysistrata of Chicago

screenplay by Alan Nafzger The screenplay, a modern retelling of Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata”, follows a young woman of the same name who launches a sex strike to urge Chicago’s young men to put down...

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America’s First Pop Star

America’s First Pop Star The Story of Tom Wiggins. Screenplay by Alan Nafzger Setting: Georgia, New York, New Jersey. 1849 to 1908. Genre: Historical Drama involving music Logline: America’s first pop...

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Bamber Bridge

screenplay by Alan Nafzger LOGLINE: During World War II, the city of Bamber Bridge played host to a number of American servicemen. Trouble began on the evening of 24 June 1943, and it was largely an...

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Graduating

Graduating Screenplay by Alan Nafzger Daemon Washington barely graduates from his rural Mississippi high school and finds challenges everywhere he turns. THIS IS A MOVIE ABOUT A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE...

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The Elizabeth Jennings Story

The Elizabeth Jennings Story screenplay by Alan Nafzger Setting: New York City, 1826 to 1901. Genre: Historical Drama Logline: An entire century before Rosa Parks. Graham, an African American, stepped...

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Escape of the Planter

Escape of the Planter Screenplay by Alan Nafzger READ THE SCREENPLAY Setting: CSS Planter, South Carolina to Washington D.C. Genre: Historical drama, American Civil War Logline: Revenge done right....

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The 10th Cavalry

The 10th Cavalry Screenplay by Alan Nafzger Setting: West Texas, 1866. Genre: African American and Western Action Logline: Gabriel and July, former slaves, join the 10th Cavalry and become buffalo...

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Gina and the Green Book

Gina and the Green Book An African American Road Film Screenplay by Alan Nafzger Gina and the Green Book Setting: United States, 1956 Logline: Gina and the Green Book is the story of the...

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Freedom or Death

Freedom or Death screenplay by Alan Nafzger Setting: 1811, German Coast of Louisiana Logline: The grounds of the plantation owned by Manuel Andry is saturated in blood when 500 slaves rebel. Two...

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Martha Washington’s Problem Slave

Screenplay by Alan Nafzger Logline: At the time of George Washington’s death, the Mount Vernon estate’s enslaved population consisted of 318 people. Washington himself had been a slave owner for...

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War Boy

Screenplay by Alan Nafazger Logline: This is how African wars are fought now: by children, hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s. Children have become soldiers of choice. Setting: Darfur region,...

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Tupac Lives?

Tupac Lives? screenplay by Alan Nafzger Setting: Contemporary Las Vegas. Logline: An African American teen thinks he has discovered Tupac Shakur alive and living on the streets of Las Vegas. Screenplay...

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Shark Island

Shark Island Screenplay by Alan Nafzger LOGLINE: Before there was the holocaust there was Shark Island SETTING: Nazi Germany, 1936 to 1945 and Namibia Africa, 1904 to 1908. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: When...

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Unsolicited Material

Unsolicited Material screenplay by Alan Nafzger A character driven “Hollywood” story. Unsolicited Material Setting: Los Angeles, California. Unsolicited Material Logline: An improbable writing team, an...

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Cambria

Cambria The story of an African-American kid in Cambria Screenplay by Alan Nafzger Setting: Los Angeles and Cambria, California Logline: [read screenplay] The post Cambria appeared first on Unproduced...

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Philip Pirrip of Malibu

Philip Pirrip of Malibu  A contemporary West Coast retelling of Charles Dickens “Great Expectations“. Genre: African-American drama Setting: contemporary Los Angeles screenplay [read screenplay] The...

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Ghost Mayor

screenplay by Alan Nafzger LOGLINE: A ghost unhappy in the afterlife returns to run for mayor of embattled Chicago. LOGLINE: [read screenplay] The post Ghost Mayor appeared first on Unproduced...

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Ike

screenplay by Alan Nafzger Setting: Galveston, Texas, 2008-2009 Genre: Drama Logline: After Hurricane Ike, two friends must work together, facing bureaucratic red-tape, lack of money, [...] The post...

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The Puppy Mill

The Puppy Mill Screenplay by Alan Nafzger Lubbock and Amarillo, Texas LOGLINE: A White professor has a run-in with the law and is assisted by [...] The post The Puppy Mill appeared first on Unproduced...

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