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IDES OF MAY
By Erik Gagnon

GENRE: Drama, Comedy
LOGLINE:

When a florist begins examining her role as woman, wife, and potential mother, she rejects her religious upbringing in favor of a Wiccan lifestyle, a transformation that threatens her marriage to a conservative husband.

SYNOPSIS:

Chad wakes up to the aroma of white sage. His wife, Holly, is burning it again to rid the house of bad vibes. It's part of her new morning routine. So is meditating in front of a 3-card Tarot spread, reading tea leaves, and making lilac syrup. She calls herself a wedge witch. Chad calls her crazy. How else do you explain the tattoos and piercings? And her new Sunday routine. She used to go to church. Now it's yoga class with Swami Dan. Swami encourages Holly to explore her spiritual path, but Chad doesn't trust him. Not since discovering Swami Dan's eerie resemblance to porn actor, Dustin Peaches.

Why is Chad watching porn anyway? Since bathing in lilac syrup during Beltane, Holly's had a fairly powerful sex drive. Chad shouldn't be complaining. He just doesn't understand all the changes she's made. Doesn't understand that the changes are necessary for her spiritual growth as a woman. In the church, Holly learned about a woman's proper place. She was meant to be a wife and mother. But now that Chad keeps talking about buying a house and expanding the family, Holly starts questioning her purpose. Questioning everything she was taught about womanhood.

Holly's so different now, Chad doesn't know which version is the real her. All he knows is that today is the worst day of his life. Not only is his marriage falling apart, but he might lose his job as an accountant because the IRS notified his boss, Mr. Grogan, that their company is getting audited. Arguments at work. Arguments at home. Maybe Chad needs his own Tarot card reading. But where's his wife? At the damn yoga studio with Swami Dan again! Will Chad ever understand his wife's spiritual journey? Will Holly ever discover Swami Dan's dark secret? Will the lunar eclipse during the Ides of May save their marriage or push them apart forever?

IDES OF MAY

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Marcos Fizzotti

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