THE MAVERICK, by Sebastian Nye
Coming-of-age family drama in a rodeo setting. Billy, a delinquent orphaned teen,
is sent to live on a ranch with a gruff old cowboy. By chance, he discovers a knack for
bull riding and falls in love with it, resulting in an unusual bonding with
the old rancher and in his own redemption.
CHARIOTS, by Bridget Keller-Raber
A la “Thirteen”, an alienated suburban girl teen sinks
into a dark world of drugs and despair until an encounter with hip
Christian youth, and a shocking one with a devil-worshipping cult, forces
her to find new purpose in life.
SUPER NORMAL, by Kari Doll
Family fantasy of dimensional travel. David is your average ten-year-old,
not good at sports, flunking math and bullied even by the girls. But when he travels mysteriously to
three alternate worlds, he discovers that one person’s “ordinary” is
another’s “extraordinary,” and that self-confidence is the true source of
success.
THE PROMISE OF SPRING, by Logan Steiner
When a tragic accident leaves a young boy in the care
of an older, resentful step-brother he’s never met, the threat of foster
care looms and his last chance for a normal family life seems to slip
away…unless he can wake the dead.
Semifinalist at Austin Film Festival, 2008.
LITTLE FLAMES, by Caroline Michalicki
Tim Burton-styled fantasy set in a remote fishing
village and carnival. Two
little girls are kidnapped by a giant and a midget to work in Madam Moon’s
fish factory by day and play in her carnival by night. When they’re discovered missing,
good and evil clash in the hunt for them.
ROBIN HOOD CHRISTMAS, by Charles Noriega
Family-oriented
Xmas dramedy, a contemporary Robin Hood meets Scrooge. In a quaint “Alpine village” in the
Sierra Nevada, life is simple and folks have their own quirky nature. When three street-smart youths find
a credit card belonging to a rich, stingy miser, a tale unfolds of giving
and forgiving in the most unexpected ways.
SOUND AND THE FURRY, by Heather Maclean
A 10-year-old boy, stymied between a neurotic mother
and inattentive father, feels lost at home until he discovers a magic spell
that causes his feuding parents to trade places with his equally feuding
family cats. An emotional journey ensues that tests family bonds,
rekindles the magic of love and makes us stop and listen to the “sound and
the furry.”
MENEHUNES, by Phil Fiegler
Family adventure centered on a mythical Kauai tribe, a
la “Goonies.” A charming but
cynical resort developer searches for a group of missing children and
discovers that the “little people” of Hawaii have kidnapped them,
responsible for derailing his expansion plans. This forces him to choose between his personal ambitions
and protecting the Menehunes’ ancient secret to save the kids.
NOTHING IN COMMON, by Philipp Senn
At
seventy-five, a retired movie star’s days of glory are long behind
him. Life seems pretty much
over, he feels...until he opens his front door to find the 16-year-old
granddaughter he never knew on his doorstep, bags in hand to move in.
DEAD DAD, by Terry Southern
Dramedy about fatherhood, Ghost meets Parenthood. An acclaimed news cameraman who's
been neglecting his family dies under mystical circumstances and returns
home as a ghost to haunt his 12-year-old son. He only has a short time to teach his son life lessons
and finally learn how to be a dad.
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