NYISA 2022 – FINALISTS
NYISA2022 BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY AWARD FINALISTS
NYISA2022 Best Feature Screenplay Award Official Finalists
“ Taken Away “ by Katherine Hill, Canada
“ The Macedonian Trapeze Artist “ by Lyle Deixler, USA
“ This Is Fine “ by Jim Griffin, U.K.
“ Dark Return “ by Les Zig, Australia
“ Cold Dead Hands “ by Michael Dunker, USA
“ Aqua Tofana “ by Kate Lockwood, USA
“ Death Drop “ by Jesse Grainger, USA
NYISA2022 Best Feature Screenplay Award Semi-Finalists
“ Winnie & Clyde “ by Matthew Rafferty, USA
“ St. Amber of Orange County “ by Tim O’Brien, USA
“ The Lowest Deep “ by John Fitch, USA
“ Culture Shock “ by Jodi Levitan, USA
“ Mumbly Peg “ by Mark Lesser, USA
“ How to Be DysFunctional After Divorce “ by Erin Elizabeth Keefer, USA
“ A Matter of National Significance “ by Justin Hartough, USA
“ Pork Roll “ by Robert Emilio Proto, USA
“ Omowale “ by Ray Grewal, U.K.
“ Blind Spot “ by Steve Garvin, USA
“ Bloodlines: The Mogadishu Diaries 1992-1993 “ by Eddie Clay Thompkins III, USA
“ Simulation “ by Peter Jang, USA
“ Disorder “ by Roy Tan, Hong Kong
“ Tuxedo Park “ by Myles Lazarou, USA
“ A Nice Place to Visit “ by John Munn, USA
“ Saint Catherine’s Boys “ by John Ravitz, USA
“ Pathfinder Down “ by Thomas Brannagan, Canada
“ Last Night at the Longhorn Ballroom “ by Kathleen Kent, Kimberley Morrison, USA
“ Aerials “ by Stephen Michael Vanderpool, USA
“ Like Father Like Son “ by Barry Jay, USA
“ William The II “ by Virginia Austin, USA
“ Swiss Clean “ by Jim Wurst, USA
“ Camden, Til The End Od Time “ by Valesca van Rees, Netherlands
“ Postman “ by Anthony DiVastanzo, USA
“ Heartstone “ by Michael Williams, Robert Biheller, Phillip Margoli, USA
“ The Reluctant Hero “ by Rudy Gray, USA
“ Ella “ by Daniela Coppola, Brazil
“ Slaves to Love “ by William Keith Lombardo, USA
“ The Tunnel “ by Temma Marie Willey, USA
“ The Holy Ghost “ by Paul Root, USA
“ I’ll Give You My Heart “ by Tamara Steren, USA
“ The Human Parrot “ by Gerard Myles, USA
“ The Faerie Rings “ by Zina Brown, USA
“ Templin Highway “ by William Prosser, USA
“ Preacher’s Daughter: Giant Slayer “ by Gregory Bonds, USA
“ Sergeant Freeman “ by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, USA
“ Martin’s Accidental Quest “ by John McCloskey, USA
“ HB¢U “ by Hamza Abdullah, USA
“ Pride & Prudence “ by Fran Evelyn Ervin, USA
“ The Emergence “ by Corey Higgins, Australia
“ The Man Who Killed the World “ by Guy Ducker, USA
“ Synthesis:Weave “ by Deane Rexx Saunders-Stowe, U.K.
“ Ash “ by Dave Stockwell, USA
“ Lana’s Haunting “ by Richard Gustason, USA
“ Incarnations “ by Albert M. Chan, USA
“ Bone Creek “ by Armand Arekian, USA
“ bGone “ by Scott Marshall Taylor, USA
“ Questioning “ by Joshua Allen, USA
“ Alta California “ by Lynn Elliott, USA
“ A Nun And An Officer “ by James Anthony, USA
“ Money Is The Stream Of Blood “ by Kevin Ndango, USA
“ The Lion Tamer “ by Jordan Taylor, U.K.
“ Falling Into Love “ by Michael Diamond, USA
“ Safety Patrol “ by Aidan King, USA
“ Long Live John Africa! “ by Sean Gregory Slater, USA
“ Cove “ by Thomas O’Malley, USA
“ Strange Bedfellows “ by Miriam Animashaun, USA
“ The Melting Pot “ by Miriam Animashaun, USA
“ Bad Love Tigers “ by Kevin Schewe, USA
“Amy and Angel “ by Julia Verdin, Deedee Benkovich, USA
“ Dear Eszter “ by Alex Balassa, Marisol Mijares, Alejandro Orozco, Mario Pacheco Szekely, Chile
“ Ski Week “ by Mike Gallagher, Holly Martinez, USA
“ Tink “ by Theresa Cardiello, USA
“ The Truth Serum “ by Martin K Zitter, USA
“ BOYSandGIRLS “ James Ferda, USA
“ Serenade of the Vulture “ by Joseph Dionisio, USA
“ Masters and Servants “ by John Enright, USA
NYISA2022 Best Feature Screenplay Award Quarter-Finalists
“ Intergalactic Io “ by Seth Nesenholtz, USA
“ Totem “ by Heidi Morrell, USA
“ Wild Bill and Lulee “ by Jill Elaine Hughes, USA
“ Fade to Black “ by Tim O’Brien, USA
“ Nilsa “ by Leonardo Millan, USA
“ Girl On Fire “ by Kimberly Fisher, USA
“ Sonoran Saints “ by John Joseph Sollecito, Jeffrey I Hoppenstand, USA
“ The New Wine “ by Matthew Douglas Pinard, USA
“ As the Fog Rises “ by Cassandra Schneider, USA
“ Hypatia of Gainesville “ by James Babanikos, USA
“ Rachel’s Funeral “ by Raey Ang, Canada
“ Only My Sister “ by Nikki Smallwood, USA
“ Supposed To Be “ by Dr. Beth-Anne Blue, USA
“ Jewel “ by Tamara Steren, USA
“ Art “ by Stefan Alexander Mannes, Germany
“ Recitation “ by Courtney Froemming, USA
“ Casa Liliane 10421 “ Nadia Pandolfo, USA
“ Alms “ by Andrei Ivan Mamal, USA
“ My Undeniable Attraction “ by Kathryn Kim, Margaret Rossini, USA
“ The Honjok Generation “ by Sebastian Pinto, USA
“ Blind Man’s Bluff “ by T.J. Moore, USA
“ A Possession for All Time “ by Charles Kaufmann, USA
“ The Malta Scrolls “ by C. F. MELLO JR., Brazil
“ The Caretaker “ by Gerald Teaster, USA
“ Rewind “ by Malini Tolat, USA
“ Mountain God “ Xue Ni, China
“ Dad “ by Stuart Forrest, USA
“ Men Without Soles “ Curtis Jackson, USA
“ Colony of Ants “ by isaac Ballesteros Barba, Mexico
“ The Sake House “ by David A. Seader, USA
“ The Failed Domestication of Nicholas G. “ by Pierre St-Jacques, USA
“ Family Embers “ by Carlo Colecchia, USA
“ Ivy “ by Eddie Sánchez, USA
“ Fragments “ by Alison Balnar, Canada
“ Tomorrow After Supper “ by Zangba Thomson, USA
“ Prophet “ by Aaron Ybarra, Kenny Solberg, USA
“ Half an Hour Cafe “ by Eric Futterman, USA
“ The Greek Passage “ by Lorenzo Guarnieri, Italy
“ Abilene (8-17) “ by Dave Holloway, USA
“ Esmerelda “ by Garland Scott, Aaron Cathey, USA
“ Edward Cardinald: The Ghost At Black Moor Castle “ by Elyssa A Catalfano, U.K.
“ 7 on 10 “ Samantha Lavin, USA
“ East Side Story “ by William C. Swanson, USA
“ The Lost Life “ by Anna Novikova, Italy
“ Dying For the Suburbs “ by Rick Purdy, USA
“ Ace of Cups “ by Jackie Shelton, USA
“ Guns Drugs Rivals “ by Matthew David Rafferty, Thomas Ardavany, USA
“ You Were Just Here “ by Dania Denise, USA
“ Failure to Adapt© “ by Yerania Del Orbe, USA
“ Willow’s Compass “ by Brittany Marasciulo-Rivera, USA
“ Stepping Off The Carpathia “ by L. J. Cluskey, U.K.
“ Surrogates “ by Mike Bevins, USA
“ Rain No Evil “ by Michele Savaunah Zirkle, Michael Bacon, USA
“ Butterflies Wake “ by Arlene Lagos, USA
“ Welcome to the Orpheum “ by Tim O’Brien, USA
“ Cat and Mouse “ by Kathryn Schulien, USA
“ Taser “ by David M Hinds, U.K.
“ Exciting Life of Joe Sorenson “ by Joe Sorenson, USA
“ With a Whimper “ by James Westbrook, USA
“ Murder Takes Time “ by Giacomo Giammatteo, USA
“ Hidden Clasp Locker “ by Rachel Ingrisano, USA
“ Every Ticket Tells A Story “ by Tamara Steren, USA
“ 5th & Hope “ by Robert C Hall, USA
“ Hypertoad “ by Virginia Mariposa, USA
“ Bloodline Blues “ by Kimberly Fisher, USA
“ The Princess in the Castle “ by Sean Price, USA
“ Aren’t You the Family? “ by Angelise Milton, USA
“ Out Of The Lantern “ by Peter S. Vinal, USA
“ I Do In 30 Days “ by Amina Hawes, USA
“ The Redeemer “ by Brian Andrew Pluchinsky, USA
“ Brown Recluse “ by Stuart J Forrest, USA
“ A Dirty Business “ by Gregg Marshall Greenberg, USA
“ Adventures in Serial Killing “ by John W Munn, USA
“ Bitter Harvest “ by John Munn, USA
“ Boy If You Don’t “ by Myles Lazarou, USA
“ Tiny Vessels “ by Saraphina Redalieu, USA
“ Birmingham “ by Gary D Jaworski, USA
“ Pardon “ by Barry Kohl, Joseph L. Harrison, USA
“ Nicaea 325 AD “ by Adrian Radu, U.K.
“ Salt Beast Guardians “ by Yelitza Prada Breen, USA
“ Literally Too Mad To Die “ by C. Raymond Martin, U.K.
“ Cecil’s Woods “ by CJ Hatch, Kevin Renshaw, USA
“ The I in Our “ by Norris Young, USA
“ A Little Sedated “ by Joseph Paul Sanders, USA
“ Kissed by an Elephant “ by Christina Macaulay, USA
“ Skinned “ by Carlos Perez, USA
“ A Tale of Bondage “ by Ali Kiani, USA
“ Saved at Summitview Manor “ by Kim E. Ruyle, USA
“ Lucky – Love and Blood in the Time of Jazz “ by Tyler C. Turner, USA
“ Elektra “ by Roxy Mitchell, USA
“ Dogfight “ by Hannah Gavagan, USA
“ Just Us Kids “ by Stuart J Forrest, USA
“ The Promise “ by Frank P Mancuso, Chris J Adams, USA
“ A Possession for All Time “ by Charles Kaufmann, USA
“ Homegrown “ by Jake Lazarow, Greta Guthrie, USA
“ Blogger “ by Jimmy Kelly, USA
“ A Siren’s Sweet Whisper “ by Fred G Stemme, USA
“ Glass Rekindlers “ by Yelitza Prada Breen, USA
“ Too Much Toad “ by David W Hughens, USA
“ A Family Is A Family “ by Bryant Anderson, USA
NYISA2022 BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY AWARD FINALISTS
NYISA2022 Best Short Screenplay Award Official Finalists
“ Try Harder “ by Monte Ferris Bourjaily, USA
“ Fix ” by “ Mohau Michael Mannathoko “, South Africa
“ No Hearing Hero “ by Stephen Hansen, USA
“ Cowards That Kill “ by Karlie Dowding, U.K.
“ Breathe ” by Shanra J Kehl, USA
“ The Artist “ by Elyssa Catalfano, USA
“ Baldwin’s Theory “ Kevin Steele, USA
NYISA2022 Best Short Screenplay Award Semi-Finalists
“ Gloomy Sundays “ by Kevin Machate, USA
“ 2001 “ by Jagger Waters, USA
“ The Way the Song Whispers “ by Hannah Rittner, Canada
“ Dissection Day “ by Rachel S. Thomas-Medwid, USA
“ Phantoomz “, by SherLann D. Moore, USA
“ The 7-Day Test “ by Nimish Tanna, New Zealand
“ Daphne M “ by Michael Carvaines, USA
“ We Don’t Talk About Godspell “ by Stevie Jackson, Canada
“ Little Bird “ by Michael Mau, USA
“ Diversity and Desolation “ by Michael Kureth, USA
“ The Dance “ by Ross Joseph Elkon, USA
“ The End of Us “ by Lorena Chiles, USA
“ Heavy Flow “ by Paige Wood, USA
“ Swerve The Movie “ by Raphael Xavier, USA
“ Azadeh “ by Shahnam Sojoudizadeh, USA
“ $26.50 “ by Samantha Merrick, USA
“ Red-Handed ” by Alan Pritchard, U.K.
“ The Smell “ by Stephen Hansen, USA
“ Joe “ by M.r. Fitzgerald, USA
“ The Cat “ by Drew Allen, USA
“ The Humdrum “ by Charles Carrara, Italy
“ The Lost Camp “ by Connor Etter, USA
“ The Paradise Road “ by Lisa Marie Tedesco, USA
“ Dark Winter “ by Shadow C. LaValley, USA
“ Identification “ by Larry Collins, USA
“ Once Upon a Time in Stray Cat Town “ by Wei Zhou, China
“ Linda Gets Justice “ by Evan Elise Owens, USA
“ Fig Jam “ by Frank J. Avella, USA
“ Fou “ by Gabrielle Barlatier, USA
“ Sans Everything “ by Yanzi Ding, USA
“ Just Food “ by Sean Hinds, USA
“ One Of Us “ by Alan Pritchard, U.K.
“ Everyday “ by Ryan Dellaquila, USA
“ A Visit to Grandma and Grandpa “ by John Peter Lepes, USA
“ Pretty Flamingo “ by Brittany Rostron, USA
NYISA2022 Best Short Screenplay Award Quarter-Finalists
“ Lump “ by Daniel Arora, Austria
“ The Midwife’s Case Notes in a Time of Contagion “ by James Fitzmaurice, Sara Read, U.K.
“ White Rage “ by Jeffrey Lee Woods, USA
“ Cake “ by Ashleigh Awusie, USA
“ Fish Tacos “ by Raven Petretti-Stamper, USA
“ Home “ by Anabel Estrella, Spain
“ Bungelosenstrasse “ by Justin Jackson, USA
“ The Scheme “ by Diego Trovarelli, Italy
“ Call Me Nevada “ by Alexander Julian III, USA
“ The Bubbles And Balloon “ by Wei Zhou, China
“ About Nelson “ by Sahlima S. , USA
“ Naked to the Night “ by Henry Myers, USA
“ Go Crazy “ by Kae Bahar, U.K.
“ A Good Thing “ Sean Hinds, USA
“ We Are The Things We Lost “ Adam Survay, U.K.
“ Kathy “ by Ruth Finnegan, U.K.
“ Obama’s Dreams of His Literary Father “ by James Fitzmaurice, U.K.
“ Wake-up Call “ by Alexandra Salkin, France
“ Sadman “ by James Hartmann, USA
“ The Walk Home “ by Renata Hinrichs, USA
“ Queen Vernita Meets Sir HeathyBean the Astronomer “ by Dawn Menge, USA
“ In Cold Pursuit “ by Elizabeth V Newman, USA
“ The Apartment “ by Alexis Karl, Justin Decarlo, USA
“ Best Interests “ by Larry Donell Williams, USA
“ 20.04.45 “ by Jimena Chimène Puente-Treviño, Australia
“ Wake Me Up “ by Karen Wang, USA
“ Mountains of Glory “ by Neil Mukherjee, U.K.
“ Colosseum “ by Adam Jay Crawford, USA
“ Chrysocolla “ by Nicolas Lam Villalobos, USA
“ A Package of Dreams “ by Bradley M. Look, USA
“ The National “ by Cris Manliclic, USA
“ Who Was That Masked Man? “ by Steve T Dini, USA
“ Youth & Age Flower “ by András Attila Farkas, Hungary
“ Balaclava Lane “ by Chris Broadbent, Australia
“ Some Other Dignity “ by Gang Chen, China
“ Bonesnatcher “ by Andrew Powers, USA
“ Lemonade “ by Christina Brandon-Gómez, USA
“ The Forks! “ by Myra Sito Velasquez, USA
“ Yesterday Never Ended “ by Bryan Huynh, USA
“ Adam “ by Steve T Dini, USA
“ Witness “ by Lorenzo Trane, Italy
“ School For The Strange “ Christopher Michael Andre, USA
NYISA2022 BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY AWARD FINALISTS
NYISA2022 Best TV Pilot Screenplay Award Official Finalists
“ Abso- Positively “ by Elyssa A Catalfano, USA
“ Gloom “ by Alison Balnar, Canada
“ Cream City “ by Jeffrey James Keyes, Matt W. Cody, USA
“ Sugar Land “ by Tammy Lynne Stoner, USA
“ Canusa Street “ by Zack Morrison, USA
“ Hit Man. Ep 1 “Answers To Soldier” “ by Elias Plagianos, USA
“ Non-Official Cover “ by Jodi Shelton and Hudson Shelton, USA
NYISA2022 Best TV Pilot Screenplay Award Semi-Finalists
“ Chicken Star “ by Lara Maamoun, Max Abela, U.K.
“ Shepherds Gone Wild “ by Joey Maranto, USA
“ Ambrose “ Elyssa Catalfano, USA
“ Virago “ by Dana Elizabeth Langston, USA
“ Ava + Eli 4ever “ by Jazmine Cornielle, Casey Reardon, USA
“ The Lions “ by Viktoria Franke, Germany
“ Prison Inc. “ by Mark Palmer, U.K.
“ Daylight Vampire “ Sam Alexander Reynard, U.K.
“ Bones of Hilo “ Hoyt Hilsman, USA
“ Dawg and the Simp “ by Myles Lazarou, USA
“ Burt & Mildred Go West “ by Randy Zobel, USA
“ Degeneration “ by Richard Imperato, USA
“ Family Rental 1&2 “ by SherLann D. Moore
“ Lusitania “ by Christopher Saunders, USA
“ Deadline “ by Phil Valentine, USA
“ Losing the Plot “ by Nicola Morris, Rupert Bogarde, U.K.
“ Stephie With A Why “ by Mirra Kardonne, USA
“ Tempestas “ by Jim Wurst, USA
“ Daydreaming Mom “ by Renata Elis, Spain
“ Lawless – diary Of A Fixer “ by JD Wallace, Jennifer Donohue, USA
“ It’s A Fine Day “ by Kent Flaagan, USA
NYISA2022 Best TV Pilot Screenplay Award Quarter-Finalists
“ Beyond The Lines ” by Rahul Chakraborty, USA
“ Ardor “ by Brian Jeongwoo Cho, Republic of Korea
“ A Promise of Vengeance “ by Giacomo Giammatteo, USA
“ Spiritual Intervention “ by Riley Madden, USA
“ Burning Daylight “ by Timothy Ryan, USA
“ Guardians Fall “ by Jolie East-Miji, USA
“ The Corpse that Went to War “ by Jack Robson, USA
“ Red Rose “ by Jorge Dario Alvarez, Marc Anthony Paulino, USA
“ The Combine “ by Cole Dilts, USA
“ Toxic Fun “ by Cole Dilts, USA
“ StephenTV ” by Tamara Steren, USA
“ The Rainbow Tour “ by Allegra Nasi, Spain
“ Green Union “ by Renata Elis, Spain
“ Bamboo Wife: “The Riddle” by Heather P. Shreve, USA
“ Tenochca “ by Frank Baruch, USA
“ Unchained Male “ by Myles Lazarou, USA
“ Blur “ by Jules Brenner, USA
“ Weightless “ by Anna Hooper, USA
“ Nutt To Butt “ by Matthew Domenico, Katherine Connor Duff, USA
“ The Good Lawyer “ by Thomas Benigno, Diana Benigno, USA
“ Bitter Sweet “ by Asia Harris, USA
“ Pole Position “ by Sionainn Kelly, USA
“ Simon Christ “ by Selena Lohan, Canada
“ The Acadians “ by Jim L. Carey, Canada
“ Spies, Lies and Lovers “ by JD Wallace, Jennifer Donohue, USA
“ Totems “ by Odin Waters, USA
“ Union Station “ by Evaristo Scarsanela, USA
“ Avalon Farms (Academy) “ by Sierra Blanco, USA
“ Deal with the Devil “ by Elyssa Catalfano, USA
“ The Double “ by Leor Zinati, USA
“ Two Fifths “ by Darren Daniels, Kaitlin Morris, USA
“ Culpepper “ by Phil E. Eichinger, Joshua Z. Weiss, USA
“ Fine-Tuned, Supersonic, Speed Machine “ by Kelly Eisenbrand, USA
“ ClubFit-less “ by Scott Marshall Taylor, USA
“ Wars of Fire “ by C. F. Mello JR., Brazil
“ Lobster Island “ by Christopher Willis, USA
“ G-Woman “ by Leor Zinati, USA
“ Mayberry Dark episode 1, “Yellow” “ by Mark Flake, USA
“ The Parliament Of Ebrill Roberts “ by Gregory Vines, U.K.
“ Checked Out “ by Andrew Ortiz, USA
“ Georgia Beats “ by Gregory Vines, U.K.
“ Influence “ by Leah Friedman,USA
“ Connie “ by Gerald Teaster, USA
“ The Malta Scrolls “ by C. F. Mello JR., Brazil