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Logline -  In the same year that Aaron surpasses Ruth's home run record, Stuartville, Georgia still has a color barrier in their youth baseball league.  Only the power of friendship between a black newcomer teen, RJ Jackson and a white established teen, Cordell Berger can break this injustice.
Summary 

While Jackie Robinson broke the major league color barrier in 1947.  In 1974, while Aaron chased Ruth homer record, Stuartville, GA maintained a color barrier in youth baseball.

This is a coming of age story wrapped in civil rights and driven by a sports theme.  Two primary protagonists propel this story:  RJ Jackson, a 14 year old black kid moves with his mom back to her hometown while his father is stationed oversees.  This is the first time that he’s lived in the South and been exposed to prejudice.  He’s a good kid, but doesn’t fit in here.  His only saving grace is Cordell.

 

Cordell Berger is a white 14 year old boy, who lives across the street.  He’s never had a close black friend, but all his sports heroes are black.  He and RJ become fast friends, contrary to his father (Lyle) wishes.  Cord’s mom is a positive influence for him and foster’s the friendship.

Three events propel the story and shape the characters. RJ’s dad is killed in a training exercise, baseball tryouts place the boys at odds, until Cord boycotts the team and RJ’s mom saves Cordell’s life.  The outcome produces a change in Coach Lyle, where he places RJ on his baseball team.  The combination of RJ and Cordell produces a winning team, changing this town forever.

YouTube Links
https://youtu.be/jVEat_jLMB8?si=SM2t_aSoT57_HmOU
https://youtu.be/8ngIv9oNCjM?si=7_HzoUDkuW34_Zd6
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Logline - In September of 1863, three wayward souls intersect in the Tennessee woods.  Kana Ti, a Cherokee Brave heading for Indian Territory.  Eli, a Confederate deserter after the Battle of Chickamagua and Tanner, a runaway slave from Alabama looking for a black community in the Kansas Territory.  Although vastly different, they share experiences of severe loss, distrust for each other and a desire for a better life and home in the West.
YouTube Links
https://youtu.be/vHauhppDrrE?si=NqXbhxiI5rUI4BYN
Summary


Let me take you on a journey.  One night in 1863,  three young men meet in the Tennessee woods:  Kana Ti, a Cherokee brave, who’s family avoided the 1839 relocation to Indian Territory; Tanimola, a Yoruba tribesman that was enslaved at 13 from his Benin homeland and ran away from his Alabama plantation; Eli, who lost his last family member in the Battle of Chickamaugua, then deserted from the Confederate army.
Although vastly different, these men have three things in common - they hate each other, they each suffer loss and they are searching for a place to belong.

Using Eli’s map from the Lewis & Clark expedition, follow these wayward souls to see if they kill each other, die by the hands of slavers, outlaws, natives, or the mighty Mississippi River.
If they survive, does Kana Ti find a home with his Cherokee brethren in Indian Territory?  Will Tanimola find a black community in Kansas to replace his tribal roots - or do the men follow Eli to that grand, mystical place that his Pappy marked on his map - so many years ago.
This is a tale of adventure, conflict, and understanding that the family you’re “born to,”may not be the family you choose.

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Logline - An unemployed dance professor and his wife, move to Harmony, Texas to save her family farm.  While working the farm, the couple seize an unexpected opportunity to develop a teen show choir.  When a devastating tornado hits, the teens put on a show of a lifetime to help heal a broken town.
YouTube Links
https://youtu.be/exQpAXCwaGg?si=dbIwLSrRuPjNRqNa
https://youtu.be/KAKyVwo5Pzg?si=rhqtuVbsW-uhdSyW
https://youtu.be/KJudir5eGTY?si=vKw83QcS9rdHxrR0
https://youtu.be/u8omlBirSJk?si=ABYdATzTmQgfgofW
Summary 

Desmond Howard is an unemployed black dance and philosophy professor.   His white wife, Karis, gets word that her father, John Caufield had a stroke.  Desmond, Karis and their daughter, Haley, move to Harmony, Texas to help save the family farm.  Personality and operational conflicts ensue between Desmond and John.  Meanwhile Karis teaches at the local high school, where she runs into a former rival, Lucy Dunn.  Lucy coaches the cheerleaders and is engaged to Karis’ old flame and current school football coach, Billy “the kid” Payne. 

An opportunity arises that allows Desmond to teach dance to local teens.  Several quirky kids trade farm chores for dance and singing lessons.  The teens fight and bicker, trying to become a team. This group also becomes competition to Lucy’s dance studio in town.

A tragic tornado hits the town causing death and destruction, which becomes a catalyst to bridge the differences between Desmond and John, along with the teens.  The group holds an incredible show to help heal this broken town. 

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At age twelve, a car accident claims Jack’s parents, stymying his emotional development. At age thirty-five, Jack is a drunk and failing actor in LA.  A lifeline for his money problems arises - taking care of his ailing grandparents (Ike and Kate) in Oklahoma.  Caretaker Jack flails at his new job, struggles with friendships and is on the verge of running away.  As he sits in the OKC airport to fly back to LA,  he hears a familiar song that nudges him back for another try. He begins bonding with his grandparents and listening to Ike’s advice.  Jack’s life, relationships and career begin to improve, even as Ike’s and Kate’s deteriorates.  After a regional stage play, Jack is offered the role of a lifetime. He must decide between fame and responsibility. In the end, he gets both. Ultimately, he finds himself at the Oscars, nominated for an award.
 
Synopsis
Down and out LA actor, Jack Spencer is a jerk. The car accident that killed his parents when he was twelve, left more than a physical scar.  On the verge of bankruptcy, he’s offered a job to take care of his ailing grandparents in Oklahoma.
His lack of empathy and poor work ethic leads to problems. His only salvation is a romance with the high school basketball coach, Nathanial and friendship with local grocery clerk, Darlene. However, these relationships begin to unravel and the stress of caring for Ike and Kate, leads Jack to the OKC airport, ready to run back to LA, but to what or who? Sitting at the gate, the song about Oklahoma comes on, “I’ve Never Been to Heaven, but I’ve Been to Oklahoma. The tune takes him back to his grandparents (Ike and Kate) with a renewed purpose. He bonds more closely to them, including a trip to see the musical, Oklahoma.                                                       
Jack’s new attitude helps him mend fences with Darlene and Nathanial. Jack gets the lead part in a local theater production.  He’s able to channel this new compassion into the role, stealing the show and leading to a substantial acting offer.  Jack turns down the job to continue his grandparents care.  Ike’s health spirals downward, while Kate’s Alzheimer’s worsens.  Jack steps up to the plate and helps Ike pass from this life and into the next.  He delivers Ike’s eulogy and then finds a memory care facility for Kate.  He settles in Oklahoma with his two best friends, until suddenly he’s offered the acting role of a lifetime.
The new Jack nails the role and miraculously  is nominated for an Oscar.  As he and Nathanial anxiously await the award presentation, Darlene and Kate watch the event.  When Jack wins,, he references the song that brought him back to Oklahoma and that healed his broken soul.
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