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August 19th Table Reading
August 19, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
First 10 pages of the following 6 projects (casting will be in the room, so actors come along!)
UNTITLED NZOMBIE FEATURE written by Steve Barr
LOGLINE: In a zombie-ravaged Aotearoa, a diverse group of survivors navigate cultural tensions and deadly threats as they race to share a life-saving secret.
THE LAST FINAL GIRL (feature) written by Rene Le Bas
LOGLINE: A group of middle-aged actresses, famous for their roles as “final girls” in a cult 1980s horror franchise, attend an exclusive fan convention, only to discover they’ve been lured into a deadly game where they’re hunted by obsessive super fans.
THE COURIER (feature) written by Mary Lyn Chambers
LOGLINE: In a climate-ravaged 3025 Aotearoa, an unremarkable cat lover and courier on the brink of retirement is on her last job: transporting genetically modified babies that could restore the environment. But as eco-terrorists and corporate mercenaries close in, she must choose between retiring or saving the nation from collapse.
CRIMINAL SKETCH (feature) written by Rachel Papprill
LOGLINE: Caught between her artistic ambitions and her heart, an aspiring painter finds herself falling for a charming art thief who becomes her ultimate muse. As her career takes off and a shrewd detective sniffs around, she must decide if love is worth the price of complicity in a world where art and crime blur the lines.
DESOLATION’S KEEPER (feature) written by Shay Green
LOGLINE: A traumatized engineer at an isolated desert outpost must confront her past and battle hallucinations to uncover the truth behind the sinister facility.
AERODYNAMIC written by Lyn Collie
LOGLINE: An under-appreciated aerodynamicist, fired by her toxic boss, must fight to prove she has what it takes to win in the high-stakes universe of Formula One motorsport.