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This list last updated: January 26, 2024. Below is a summary for 23 of Keith's film projects.
Shenandoah Treasure Hunt
Genre: Romantic Comedy /Adventure Status: filmed and edited - 1:02 movie from 85 page script. Type: feature Production elements: Small ensemble cast, few minor cast or extras, few locations. IMDB. Link for additional information. Script sample. Blurb:
When the notes reaches the end of the war and discusses the legends of gold buried in the chaos, they latch on finding it as a way to pay for their education. Kayla and Velma keep finding their research being overlapped. They catch Max and Harry in their parallel investigation. After a rocky start, the pairs join forces. Now they have to account for over 150 years of history in order to find the one square foot patch of ground where the treasure may be buried.
Four Old Ladies and Their Guns
Genre: Crime Caper Status: script - 107 pages. Type: feature Production elements: Small ensemble cast (6-8), lots of extras, many locations. Script sample. Blurb:
In frustration, Mary insists their life is so utterly boring, it can't be any worse than jail. Though the other three initially dispute this, they quickly realize the truth in Mary's statement. They decide to go on a crime spree until they're all caught or until they've made so much money they can do anything they want. After robbing a bank goes off without a hitch, they set their sights on Vegas. Then circumstances arrive to test their earlier theory...
Domestique
Genre: Sports /Coming of Age Status: script - 85 pages. Type: feature Production elements: Small main cast, but _lots_ of extras riding bikes. Could be international, or could be done in similar locations with select imagery from actual locations. Very high probability could be successfully self-distributed to an international audience. Link for additional information. Script sample. Blurb:
Lizzy was glad she no longer had to share Mike with his bike. But ever the dutiful girlfriend, she swallows her disappointment to support her man. After all, that was the original plan - to be her man's manager - before the echoing lack of interest when he graduated. But when he can't make time for her that changes. After taking off work and flying - on her own dime - to the other side of the world, the last straw is when she sees him cozy with a beautiful groupie. Then, burned out after leading his team up a mountain, Mike is risking elimination. "They say it's always darkest before the dawn, but, dammit, it just keeps getting darker. My professional career is at a standstill, my best friend is in a hospital, my girlfriend... no, that doesn't capture the importance - my high school sweetheart has left me, and I'm riding backwards up a mountain. "Endless hours in the saddle were supposed to take me to the top of the world, instead I'm not even sure I'll wind up at the top of this mountain."
Winds of Mortality
Genre: Life Story Status: script - 100 pages. Type: feature Production elements: Small core cast and small ancillary cast. The vast majority takes place in a single house. Script sample. Blurb:
Then Frank is diagnosed with dementia. At first the changes are subtle. Senior moments, for the most part. Then they accelerate. Eventually Frank doesn't even recognize other family members. Frank remembers Barbara, though. Their love continues as they grapple with what to do at the end.
The Dominatrix Wore Red
Genre: Murder Mystery /Detective Status: script - 122 pages. May adapt to a miniseries. Type: feature Production elements: Small main cast, moderate number of minor cast. Few locations. Link for additional information. Script sample. Blurb:
The nude victim, a Senator's aide - who has Top Secret clearances - is tied to his bed. Strangled, it's obvious he enjoyed his demise. The scene is almost entirely devoid of evidence. Just an imprint of a high-heeled shoe on his chest and three strands of long brunette hair. Hair that's the exact color and length of Mistress Elise, whose contact info is among the victim's possessions. Mistress Elise, the Dominatrix with a PhD, provides BDSM services along with erudite conversation. She's coy with Hap, proving her brilliance isn't limited to her occupation and academic research. Hap can't figure if Elise is his prime suspect or an exceptionally capable subculture consultant. The more he learns, the less he understands. And the bodies keep piling up.
The Dominatrix Was Blue
Genre: Murder Mystery /Detective Status: script - 97 pages. May adapt to a miniseries. Type: feature Production elements: Small main cast, moderate number of minor cast. Few locations. Link for additional information. Script sample. Blurb:
Hap gets suspended from the force when the District Attorney's case against the mob falls apart. The death of the mob goon who'd turned state's evidence leaves the DA with only a few shreds of evidence - and even that's thrown out. Hap violated too many rules and the evidence was tainted. Hap cautions Elise to let the investigation play out, as he's not sure the mob was behind Pensely's death. He remains close enough with his erstwhile partner that he can keep up-to-date on the investigation, despite his suspension. Elise ignores Hap and once again challenges the mob boss, this time at his house. Hap discovers, after she's left, that Elise doesn't care if she survives the confrontation.
A Beautiful Dream
Genre: Avant garde Status: script - 22 pages Type: short Production elements: Small cast, few locations but substantial CG, compositing and/or greenscreen and requires access to a mansion. Link for additional information. Script sample. Blurb:
Savant Jack once again escapes from his prison, where he's been kept under control with drugs. Inside Jack's head are secrets that can transform the world. His pursuers can't let them be revealed, but also can't risk damaging him either, since his magnificent brain is their golden goose. The Woman always finds Jack, no matter how hard he tries to hide, and he's quickly returned to his drugged, incarcerated state. This time, Jack decides to take his fight directly to his enemy. Barely inside his lair, Jack is surrounded by The Woman's henchmen. There Jack confronts the mastermind behind his incarceration.
Fuck Retirement
Genre: Adventure /Psychological Thriller Status: script - 7 pages Type: short Production elements: Single cast, single location. Script sample. Blurb:
For retired contract killer Gator, the greatest game just turned out not to be that great. Sure, hunting humans was a lot more interesting than moose, boar or even bear - they can hunt back - but professionalism ensured his prey never really had a chance. Ambivalent about retirement anyway, Gator’s life regains meaning when someone targets him for assassination. Dealing with a string of professional killers will make life a little more interesting. For a while, at least. Getting old sucks, but experience counts for something. At what point will youth and enthusiasm counter old age and treachery?
Lily's Party
Genre: Horror Status: script - 37 pages Type: short Production elements: Ensemble cast, single location, some CG, requires mansion. Link for additional information. Script sample. Blurb:
Lily visits with some of her past college peers to invite them to a party at her parents old mansion. She's been living alone since the horrific deaths of her family and wants to bring happiness to the place. The guests arrive in a swirl of drugs and alcohol, though Lily shyly accepts it all. Night has made the mansion creepy, so they start telling ghost stories. Each one with Lily as the terror target. Later, they decide to up the ante and explore the house, but with most of the power off and without their phones. When two guests gruesomely kill each other in a drug-induced frenzy, Lily calls off the party. Except the land line's been cut, the phones are all missing and now a rabid pack of dogs roams the exterior. The dogs have Lily in a catatonic state. Then, one-by-one, the other guests meet grisly untimely ends.
The Dominatrix Went Dark
Genre: Mystery /Detective Status: synopsis - 2,500 words. May adapt to a miniseries. Type: feature Production elements: Small main cast, moderate number of minor cast. Few main locations, but the finale has a large number of international locations. Blurb:
Hap is excited to risk their lives again while Elise is adamant against it. After Hap eloquently reminds her this is about helping people on a global scale, she reluctantly agrees. Needing additional resources, they bring DB into their investigation, who objects strenuously when he finds out they have to work with Nunzio and the mob. Hap and Elise, though, manage to convince DB to make the sacrifice. Their investigations begin to draw too much attention from many sources, leading to Hap and DB's Captain being forced to suspend them due to political pressure. Abandoned on all sides, the trio have to decide if they've gone too far this time. If so, can they even stop?
The Dominatrix And The Detective
Genre: Murder Mystery /Detective Status: adaptation - Miniseries to be adapted from 2 completed scripts and a 2,500 word synopsis. Type: miniseries Production elements: Small main cast, moderate number of minor cast. Few main locations, but the finale has a large number of international locations. The Wrong Place (or The Elevator)
Genre: Heist /Crime Status: synopsis - 670 words. Type: feature Production elements: 80% takes place in an elevator or police interrogation room. An ensemble piece with around 8 main actors and very minimal additional cast/extras. Psychic Warriors
Genre: Scifi Status: synopsis - 2,600 words. Type: feature Production elements: Very few locations, two main actors, small minor cast and limited extras. It will require computer imagery for the space 'battles,' and many of the characters are emaciated, which will need CGI. Hobson's Choice
Genre: Suspense /Psychological Thriller Status: adaptation - Existing script to be adapted. Type: feature Production elements: Two main actors and a handful of voice actors. The vast majority takes place inside a single car. Jane of the Jungle
Genre: Military /Suspense Status: synopsis - 2,200 words. Type: feature Production elements: Ensemble cast of around 10. Main protagonist' age is late teens. Helicopters, explosions and lots of guns. Link for additional information. Blurb:
Jane circles the team, doing what she can with just a .45 pistol. Her luck runs out and she's shot down, but survives the impact. She's separated from those she set out to rescue, the bad guys closing in for revenge. Can Jane hold off her enemies until the rescuer can be rescued? Or will her risk seeking behavior finally seal her fate?
Player at the _Real_ Game
Genre: Suspense Status: synopsis - 850 words. Type: feature Production elements: Will require lots of big sets, guns and explosions. Fairly small main cast, but lots of minor cast and extras. Link for additional information. Blurb:
After Maria's mentor has taught her all he knows, she forms a team who all want revenge on him. The most well-known of these is Harold. He and Maria form an uneasy alliance. She feels he takes too many risks, he thinks she's too sympathetic. Maria's mentor knows the score and has no intention of being supplanted. As they battle in the arena, allies and enemies fall. Finally, it's just Maria, Harold and her mentor. Who will prevail? Who will prove to be the very best?
Murder IRL (In Real Life)
Genre: Murder Mystery /Detective Status: synopsis - 2,000 words. Type: feature Production elements: Will require some level of CG, but it might be minor. Ensemble cast, moderate minor cast and extras, few locations. Blurb:
Jillian's latest ‘MacGuffin,' as she likes to call her investigations, is determining who's been ending virtual people and consuming their resources. Something everyone was assured was impossible to do. Then Jillian is murdered. Jane was connected to Jillian when she met her demise, but doesn't know who pulled the trigger. Carl uses VR to relax, his real life is a homicide detective. When Carl is in deep, he's approached by the mysterious Jane, who insists he's the only one who can uncover who killed Jillian. Reluctantly, Carl agrees to tie his real life to his virtual one. Carl has to move fast, though, as aspects of Jane's knowledge and personality will vanish when her power runs out.
Removing the Rose Colored Glasses
Genre: Crime /Murder Mystery Status: synopsis - 1,300 words. Type: feature Production elements: Explosions and guns. Small ensemble cast, few minor cast, moderate extras. Many locations, but most should be inside any city. A Solar System Travelogue
Genre: Scifi Status: synopsis - 500 words. Type: feature Production elements: Will require some way to emulate space stations. Small cast, many minor cast, few extras. Lesbian Slumber Party - Night of the Succubus
Genre: Horror /Erotic Horror Status: adaptation - 10K word nearly finished novella to be adapted. Type: feature Production elements: 7 main ensemble cast, 1 minor cast, a single location. Intended to have extensive 'T&A.' Blurb:
Prominently displayed, an old book promises deeply erotic dreams if read aloud, so they start chanting. The book quickly forgotten, the evening gets interesting when someone - or something - starts pulling their bikinis off as they splash about in the pool. Later, as they begin to drift asleep, they have the promised erotic dreams. Except some end in horror. Then the dreams become real.
Cannibal Lesbian Snuff Film - Featuring A Lot Of Gratuitous T&A
Genre: Erotic Horror /Documentary Status: synopsis - 1,500 word. Type: feature Production elements: Small main cast, moderate number minor cast, one scene with a lot of extras. Few locations. Link for additional information. Blurb:
There's just one problem: Harold hates horror and is mortified he makes his living as a misogynist objectifying women. He comes up with a desperate idea: make a film so morally objectionable that no one will want to watch it. A film within a film (within a film) documenting Harold's efforts to extract himself from his plight.
The Conservatory
Genre: Horror Status: synopsis - 560 word. Type: feature Production elements: Small cast, few locations, either night shoots or indoor sets. Diary of a Contract Killer
Genre: Adult Contemporary /Spy /Crime /Espionage /Romance Status: adaptation - To be adapted from novel series, likely best as a miniseries. Type: miniseries Production elements: Small ensemble cast, lots of minor cast. Many international locations. Guns and explosives. Link for additional information. |