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THE ASSIGNMENT

THE ASSIGNMENT
By J.A. Brown

GENRE: Action, Drama
LOGLINE:

This powerful and haunting story from writer J.A Brown follows the story of an award-winning investigative reporter Dana Conners. While writing an assignment on Atlanta's Black Spring Break (Freaknik), she uncovers the rape of a 15-year-old that hits home personally.

SYNOPSIS:

Black Spring Break, aka Freaknik, Atlanta, In 1996, three fraternity brothers hold a party in the penthouse of a sleek Atlanta hotel. 18-year-old Donna Lewis and 15-year-old Samantha Jones attend the party. During the celebration, Samantha Jones is found drugged and raped.

Fast forward to 2022, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Dana Conners is asked by her editor to do a new assignment, an article on the 30th anniversary of Black Spring Break. When a VHS tape mysteriously surfaces of the 1996 rape of Samantha Jones, Dana Conners's story becomes personal.

THE ASSIGNMENT

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Nate Rymer

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