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BOOKSHOP BOOTLEG
By Alana Gerdes
Facing eviction from their beloved home, a chaotic bookseller and her quirky neighbors start selling drugs to pay their rent, but things get complicated when a detective moves in to uncover a grandparent scam.
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Following the death of their landlord, the quirky residents at Canterbury Crescent find out that their beloved home gets inherited by his never-seen-before niece. To pay their increased rent bookseller Debbie, hairdresser Ken, and retiree Ms. McKilly, come up with a plan to hawk Ritalin pills to senior citizens for recreational use. While Debbie forges medical prescriptions and Ken uses his salon to launder money, Ms. McKilly sells the pills to her friends whilst enjoying the company of a dubious suitor. However, things get more complicated when Debbie falls for their new neighbor Conan, an undercover detective investigating a grandparent scam within their home. Just when things are about to go downhill Ms. McKilly reveals herself to be a scheming mastermind, proving that true heroes weren’t born yesterday.
* Official Selection Manchester Lift-Off Festival 2024
Official Selection London Lift-Off Festival 2023
Official Selection International Film Festival of Wales Dragon List (2023)
Honorable Mention Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition Fall 2023
> Pitch deck attached <
London Lift-Off Festival 2023 pitch:
*BOOKSHOP BOOTLEG
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This sounds like a funny Crime/Comedy, Alana Gerdes. :D What does "bring a grandparent scammer to book" mean?
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Maurice Vaughan It‘s a British idiom meaning thag they are brought to justice. Maybe I‘ll change it, though I found it fitting since the feature is set in London.
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Are you pitching the script to producers and production companies in London, Alana Gerdes? If so, I think ""bring a grandparent scammer to book' is fine. I like "only to accidentally uncover a grandparent scam" too.
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Maurice Vaughan I‘ll pitch it to producers both in the UK and US once I finish the script. I‘ll keep the more „international“ wording though so as not to confuse anyone.
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Ok, great, Alana Gerdes. Hope you find the right home for your script! It sounds like it's going to be hilarious! :D
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This is good!
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Wendy Appelbaum Thank you! Just sent the first draft in for an Industry Reader review, let‘s see what they say.
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Such a great idea.. keep us posted
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Talk about irony. You nailed it to a tee here.
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