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A FAMILY AFFAIR
By Randy Holloway

GENRE: Horror
LOGLINE:

During the last night of a family reunion, family and friends attend a deadly party that test the limits of their familial bond.

SYNOPSIS:

Factory worker DUTCH doesn’t want to attend this year’s Annual Jackson Family

reunion because he feels his time can be better spent on vacation. His sister, and no-nonsense patriarch of the family NINA convinces him to show up. The year, the event is being hosted by DEMETRIOUS, one of the richest men in the family’s hometown, and his latest wife MARSHA. SIMON is Dutch’s nephew and resident momma’s boy who comes to the reunion one, because his momma told him to, and two, because wants to prove to the family that he is now his own man. SEMAJ is his friend that comes along because he believes he will be able to get a girl from one of Simon’s family members. MITCH only attends the festivities to stay on the good side of YASHICA, his girlfriend and Dutch’s niece. Nephew DUCK is the professional athlete who comes just so he could show off his success. Nephew JASON attends the reunion because he was hired to be the DJ. The family reunion kicks off with a speech delivered by Nina and then Demetrious, who also happens to have once been married to the late sister of Dutch and Nina. The group of guys take note of the snazzy leather goods owned worn by Demetrious and Marsha. The husband and wife invite the family out to a private gathering later that evening. Dutch has a premonition that something is off, but he is considered a worried for nothing old head by the young guys. A family bonding canoe event during the reunion brings the family closer, but it also foretells of the dangers that they will soon face. Semaj, who is never taken seriously, witnesses something in the water that the others never see. During, the last night of the family reunion, when a lot of the family has started to head back home, the guys are ready to party. Semaj remembers the party that he was invited to and realizes it is the same location, which is weird to him. Upon arrival, things look off, but their fears are allayed when they enter the home and see that the party is the better than they could have ever imagined. Women, drinks, and music are plentiful until the guys find themselves drugged and robbed of all their belongings. One by one the guys begin to drop off as they search for a way out of their new nightmare. Stranded, the guys soon become the prey in a game they never knew they were playing. They must bond together as a family in order to escape the danger that is sure to follow them to their graves.

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