A gritty urban crime drama with a supernatural twist.  A Tarantino-esque screenplay that tells the story of a recently released convict, a hardworking cobbler, his son, a coke dealer, the pushers that work for him, a certain bag of cocaine, and the importance of having the right pair of shoes.

SYNOPSIS:

Anthony, a man innocent of the conviction that sent him to prison for several years is being released from prison. Meanwhile, Sam, a cobbler with a shop in the city, happily runs his business with his apprentice son, Junior.

Rubio, a drug kingpin, convinces a local priest, Father Hitchens, to bless a bag of cocaine. After being unintentionally agitated by the priest, Rubio shoots Father Hitchens dead. Cassius, a local hoodlum, attempts to rob Sam’s Shoe Repair Shop. While working there that day, Anthony intercedes, and Sam shares his secret with Anthony. Sam secretly makes the shoes that go under the Spiro Thicket brand, an expensive, exclusive, line of shoes and has been training his son, Junior, to do so in his stead.

Bisbee, an overweight cocaine user who makes a practice of eating meat while convincing his guests of the horrors of the meat production process, is killed by Rubio shortly after using cocaine from the earlier mentioned bag. Anthony meets Chico and Luisa, Sam’s daughter, who attempt to push him into using some of the aforementioned cocaine.

Cassius and his accomplice, Howard, use the money from the robbery to buy some cocaine from Rubio. The two get high together and hatch a plan to steal the money from Rubio’s safe.

Cassius and Howard manage to get the money from inside the safe without Rubio finding out and do more of the cocaine. In a freak accident, Howard is electrocuted and the constricting muscles in his hand pulls the trigger of the gun which kills Cassius. Chico and Luisa discover the dead bodies and realize that everyone that has used the cocaine blessed by the dead priest has died. The coke is cursed.

Who will live? Who will die? Is there any hope of redemption for anyone? To find out, read The Curse of Father Hitchens.