2021 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Semifinalists

The Atlanta Film Festival is happy to reveal the submissions which have now advanced into the Semifinals for the 2021 Screenplay Competition. The following 115 feature film screenplays, 75 pilots, and 50 short screenplays represent the top 10% from a record-shattering 2,385 total submissions from around the world. Please join us in celebrating the amazing accomplishment of these talented authors, and wish them well as they vie further for the honor of being named Finalists and Winners!

Feature Screenplay Semifinalists

10 ROUNDS DEEP by Parker Bohner
1314 by Paige Gresty
99¢ CITY by Graeme MacMillan
ALIEN BOYS ARE DOUCHEBAGS by Emma Oberle
AMERICAN BABYLON by Yvan Iturriaga
AMERICAN DIRTBAGS by Liam McEneaney
AMERICAN DREAMS by Tricia Lee & Corey Brown
ANATOMY OF THE PRIMAL SYMMETRIES by Ruben Latre
ANGELS & MONSTERS by Christopher Ellis 
ATTACK THERAPY by Warren Clarke
THE AUDITION by Eric Carlson
AUGUST IN EDEN by Joseph Craig & Jason Rein
AWAKENED by Yolanda Buggs
THE BETROTHAL by Jacob Menke
THE BLUFF by Darius Turbak
BORN AGAIN by Jason Fraley
BOUNDARIES by Asad Farooqui
BUNDLES by Michael Boyle
BURY THE YOUNG by Tavish Gudgeon
BYSTANDER'S APATHY by Jacob Swann
CAIRO by Ahmed Siddiqui
CITY SPIRIT by Warren Clarke
CIVIL BLOOD by Michal Lali Kagan & Shirley Kagan
COLOR BLIND by Yolanda Buggs
CONSENT by Frank J. Avella
CORKED by Lori Shockley
THE COUP by Joe Ayella
THE COWARD OF HICKORY COUNTY by Julia Maddox
CRUEL PECANS by Jonny Flores
CUBANOS by Marcos Buznego
DANIEL RADCLIFFE STOLE MY LIFE by Ed Wiles
DARK AND STORMY by Rick Purdy
THE DARK COOKIE by James Thomas Gilbert
DEATHLESS by M. Rowan Meyer
DEERSLAYER by Nathan Cabaniss
DEVOTION by James Paul Nelson
DIVISION DATE by Jon Beauchemin
E PLURIBUS UNUM by Diana Black
EAT by Eric Whitten
EBONYSHA by Mugs Cahill
A FAMILY REUNION by Xavier Burgin & Thomas Wright
FATE BALL by Richard Sirianni & Adam Jones
FEELING GRAVITY'S PULL by Mark Brown
FIRE PROOF SAFE by Julio DeSanctis
FOUR by Charles W. Miller
FULL COURT BONSAI by Andrew Benedict
GENTLE GIANT by Greg Bennett
GOOD CHANCE by Tricia Lee
GROW HOME by Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan
GUILT by Jamie Severson
HALFWAY HOME by David Schroeder
HAS BEEN BEAUTY QUEEN by Jennifer Gerber
HAYSEED by Travis Burgess
HERE TO STAY by Sara Robin & Shirley Miller
HOW TO SNATCH A CROWN by Dan Hass
THE HUNDREDTH MONKEY by Justin Michael Terry
IDOL by Tricia Lee
JUST BY CHANCE by Michael Musumeci
KARACHI DREAMS by Alexander Devereaux
KING OF SWING by Alessandro King
THE LAST SCHUBERT HOTEL by Sean Patrick Hennessy
THE LONG WAY GONE by Nils Taylor
LOST LAUNDRY by Devyne Johnson & Alanna Bryant
LOVE ALWAYS, UNDYING by Allen Davis
THE LUCID DREAM: AN INDY MOVIE by Lauren Kleeman
M O B by Sophia Lee
MAN IN A CAGE by James Muthuuri
MARCONIVILLE by Tony Clemente Jr
MESCALERO by Anderson Boyd
METASTASIS by Alessandro Guarino
MINDFULNESS by Damon Griffin
NATURAL BURIAL by Mike Greca
NATURE BOY by Elizabeth Johnson
OF SAINTS & SCHOLARS by Amy Allen
ON THE LINE by Kevin Romito & Andreas Aristides
PASSIONFRUIT by Kristian Holland
THE PERFECT SHAPE by Annalisa Consolo
PERSONAL INFLUENCE by Monica Sender
PLEASANT GROVE by Zack R. Smith & Andrew Miller
THE POLE by Hunter Whaley
POPULAR by Marley Schneier
PRIVATE LIVES by Cate Holahan
PROVIDENCE by Tatjana Marjanovic
THE PURPOSE OF A LIGHTHOUSE by Gabe Berry
QUEEN OF NEWBURGH by Lisa Cole & Veronica Moody
QUEENS OF CLARENDON by Chantal Eyong
RANDY MANDY AND THE CURSE OF THE PLAZA THEATRE by Leanna Adams
RED THUNDER by Liam McEneaney
RISE & GRIND by Levi McCachen
ROY RYDELL by Johnny Arnold
SEMBLANCE by Bill Whirity
SENIOR PRANK by Alexis Lea Irvin
A SHALLOW DROWNING by Alison Rayner
SHELTER by Jonathan Doyle
THE SKELETON WATCH by Tricia Cerrone
SPEAR OF THE NATION by Reggie Cook
THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF THE ELEVATOR by Katy Regnery
TAINTED by Sydney Deeter
TAKEN AWAY by Katherine Hill
THE TRADITIONAL PLAN by Alyson Titkemeyer
THE TRAVELER by Jameel Saleem
TRIPWIRE LOVE by J. Ryan Briggs
THE RUN-AWAY by Matt Scruggs
U.X. by Kevin Burke & Matt Galuppo
UNDER THE SINO-SUN by Pedro Santos
UPSIDE DOWNERS by Nicole Donadio
VIOLET, VIOLET by Rachel Leyco
VIRAGO by Kieran Conaty
THE WAITING ROOM by Alex May
WEIRD HAIRCUTS AND BAD ATTITUDES by Alyson Titkemeyer
WESTMINSTER by Anthony Gilmore & Ryan Seale
WHO WAS CARY GRANT? by Jon Davis
WIT-SEC by Aidan Largey
ZOMBABIES by Greyson Wyatt
ZORRO: THE HOT, CARAMEL FIST OF THE WEST by Alex Enriquez

Pilot Screenplay Semifinalists

2 FALLS FORWARD, 1 STEP BACK by Ada Lee Halofsky
ACTIVATED by Juliet Warren
AFTERGROUND by Chantal Eyong
ALL IS NOT LOST by Ruth Johnson
ALLENSWORTH by Bryce Cracknell
BANKS OF HAVANA by Tom Brown
BEST BITCH by Rachel Hein
BETTER JUDGEMENT by Mark Marino
BLOCKCHAIN by Dan Jackson
BLOOD SHEPHERD by Adam Lapallo
BOMBSHELLS by Shanice Williamson
BROWN COUNTRY by Asad Farooqui
THE CALLING by Reggie Cook
CAMP AMERIKA by Donna McNeely Burke
CARPATHIA by Ashling Aisulu Sugrue
CHEESE THIEVES by Sadie Rae
CLIMBING ROCK BOTTOM by Jillian Sczesnak
CLOISTERED by M. Rowan Meyer
CRESCENT COVE by John Lawniczak
DARK HORSE by Jenny Ulmer & Hannah Stoddard
DEAD PLANET by Audrey McPherson & Hallie McPherson
DIARY OF A MADMAN by Ryan Brennan
DISINTEGRATED by George Gecewicz
ENIGMA by James R. Cowley
ESA by Joe Kourieh
THE FAR SIDE by Ben Guenther
GIRL ADRIFT by Veronica Burgess & Lauren Steffany
GOLDEN by Fran Lewis
HAPPINESS THERAPY by Ornella Ohayon
HARVEST by Jazmyn Wright
HE'S WITH ME by Matt Baetz
HIGHER DIVINE by John Russell
ILLUMINATI & SON by Kyle Vorbach & John Horan
JOYLESS by Ryan Manns & Jocelyn Manns
JUST SOUTH OF NORMAL by Ellen Gerstein
THE KILLER B'S by Dave Chan
KING ELIZABETH by Joe Cline & Eric Martin
LAND OF EAGLES by Isaac Banuelos
LEGALIZED by Bryan Torresdey
LEO by Brian McDevitt Jr.
LIBERTY by Sina Sultani
LIKE A JOHN DENVER SONG by Zina Kresin
LOVELY SHADOWS by Gillian Abrams
THE MAD QUEEN: NO ONE TRUSTS A TRAITOR by Cindy Matta
MAKING A KILLING by Valerie Bodurtha
MERCY TOYS by Elena Perez
MOMMY HOOD by Nathalie Dortonne
MOMO by Matthew Cameron
MOTEL CALIFORNIA by Connor O'Connor
NEVERTOWN by Megan Weaver
THE NOC by Lillian Wang
NOT YET by Marieve Herington & Jeffrey Jones
NOTHING EVER DIES by Neil Thomas Kirby
THE NUT FARM by Warren Clarke
ON THE FLY by Daniel Reji
THE OTHER SIDE by Allison Sanchez
PANHANDLED by Joel Handler
PASSION FLOWER by Jae Nichelle
PINEY RIDGE by La’Chris Jordan
POSTAL by Rob Sorensen & Zachary Lovelace
QUILL AND DAGGER by Maddie Ehrenreich
RAISIN MEN by Katrina Jaxson
ROLL CALL by Anngelica-Marie Eshesimua
SAVANT by Johnny Gilligan
SHOWSTOPPER by Ron O'Berst
SOMM COMEDY by Molly Rydzel
SOUTH SEA by Yancey Wang
SPACE VIOLET by Phoebe Stonebraker
THE ISLAMIC BOYS (TIB) by Asad Farooqui
UNDERTAKEN by Jamie Severson
UNREMARKABLE by Brittany McChesney
VICTORY LANE by Carol Sabik-Jaffe
VILOMAH by Nathaniel Nauert
WELCOME TO TRISTAN by David Caliguire & Blake Rutledge

Short Screenplay Semifinalists

A YEAR IN THE WIFE by Stacey  Garratt
AGWAJIING THE SANATORIUM by Michael O'Rourke
BAD GENES by Elen Boesing
THE BONEYARD by M.r. Fitzgerald
BOYS PLAY WITH TRUCKS by Alexander Cope
BREAKING, BROKEN by Jae Nichelle
CIRCLES by Brian Farrey-Latz
CODE SWITCH by Quamé Hamlin
THE CRICKET by Gabe Berry
THE CROSSING by Olga Rozanova
A DAY THAT ENDS IN Y by James M. Martin
DEAR BLACK SON by McKinley Bundick
DISRUPTURE by Ross Morin
DOGFALL by Nifemi Madarikan
DRAWING BLOOD by Zachary Tirgan
ETHEREAL by Wendi Tang
FIVE STAGES OF GRIEF: STARBUCKS-STYLE by Marcus John Julius
THE FORGOTTEN PLACE by Jeff Locker
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SPECIAL by Ada Lee Halofsky
GOODNIGHT AND GOODBYE by Elijah Noble El
HAIR DAYS by Noam Argov
HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH by Danish Aslam
HEROIN(E) IN LOVE by Danielle Thorpe
HIPPY DIPPY by Anthony Rainone
HOUSE KEEPING by Leanna Adams
I AM A GENTLEMAN by Nicky Calloway
A LEGACY OF LINES by Renee Padmore
THE LION by Samantha Duncan
LO-FI by Caity-Shea Violette
MAGIC SPOOL by Shaun Radecki
MARTHA by Sarah Smith
NATE, THE MOST CONSCIENTIOUS BOMB SQUAD ROBOT by Marcus Julius 
NORTH STAR by P.J. Palmer
OLD FART by Bryan Eisenbise
ONE SMALL VISIT by Jo Chim
OUT THE POT by Nifemi Madarikan
PHYSICAL by Dylan Murphy
PICK OR PAT by Jordan Whiteside-Johnson
ROAD TO ME by Gabe Berry
ROUGH TRANSLATION by Jonathan Chen
SAFE HARBOR by Serena Aguirre
SAY YES by Gabe Berry
SECRETS UNKEPT by Joseph DiFrancesco
A SIMPLE WALK by Donnetrice Allison
SIRENS by Maria Valdez
THE SLOW DECLINE OF DUKE TERROR by Nathan Cabaniss
THE SOUND OF MY HOUSE PLANT by Hua Shang
TRUNDLE AND THE LOST BORSCHT OF ATLANTIS by Zachary Smolar
UNTIL THE LAST ONE FALLS by Gabe Berry
VOID by Nieves Garcia Perchin
A YEMENI by Alyssa Amer