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FORBIDDEN: Once Upon a War

Based on a true story -  In Nazi-occupied France, a young French girl’s life is up-ended when she falls in love with a Czech Nazi officer, sparking a series of events that test her courage, resilience, and ultimately, her capacity for forgiveness. WGA REGISTERED ©2020 OFFICIAL SELECTION - CANNES INTERNATIONAL CINEMA FESTIVAL 2022 WINNER BEST TELEPLAY - NEW HOPE FILM FESTIVAL AND SCREENPLAY COMPETITION - 2021 SEMI-FINALIST - FILMMATIC TV PILOT AWARDS - 2021  


Round Trip

Mystical spirit sends white baseball star back to the Negro Leagues to play as a black man, where he experiences racism and hardship, before returning as a changed man.


My Name Was Icek

Inspired by A True Story A refugee from Europe, stripped of his identity and roots by an invading army, searches for proof of his existence and must come to terms with memories of violence at the hands of his country’s enemy. History repeats itself... Ron Modro ©2019 WGA Registered


«ZUGZWANG OF OBER LIEUTENANT BRUNO THEVS»

This story is about Afghan war and peace, happiness and tragedies, strong friendship and a return to the roots.The main character is a Russian German, Bruno Thevs, he is an officer of the special operations forces of the KSK Bundeswehr (FRG), the son of a Soviet soldier who died in 1986 in Afghanistan. The desire to get even for the death of his father directs Bruno, who was taken away from the USSR for permanent residence in Germany in 1989 to participate in the military operation of the NATO forces (ISAF) "Enduring Freedom" in the 2010s. The victims and destruction inflicted by ISAF, the death in that moloch of his own Afghan bride and close comrades lead to a turning point in the hero's consciousness, a reassessment of the causes of the bloody confrontation.Disappointed by the actions of the Western ISAF coalition, not wanting to be part of a cynical military machine, Bruno resigns from military service, returns to his historical homeland in Russia.Bruno's gratitude for the hardships and overcoming he experienced, at the end of the story, will be the new happiness he found in Russia.


Catch

A father and son struggle to connect through baseball, leading to a poignant journey of reconciliation and understanding on the day of an historic perfect game. 


The Place Between Our Lives

Two hurt souls are pulled together through space and time to meet and fall in love, but just their love grows they are suddenly ripped apart. When they miraculously cross paths again only one remembers the experience, which challenges their connection and the boundaries of love. 


Blame It On The Bossa Nova (Lower East Side Story)

After undergoing electroshock therapy, a closeted, emotionally-fragile playwright moves to the beatnik-inhabited Lower East Side to start a life, only to be undermined by his social-climbing, vindictive sister who plots to deny him his inheritance and return him to the sanitarium.


A Women's War, Too

A conscientious American pilot and a closeted RAF surgeon are torn between love and duty as they battle a vindictive philanderer and institutional chauvinism for their forbidden WWII lesbian romance and careers.


CONVERTED

Danny, a middle age Engineer for an Electric company finds an ancient relic as a teenager and later discovers it has powers to change the world. It will give free electricity to the masses, but when his employer, the electric company itself finds our about Danny's discovery, they want to silence Danny along with his find! Suspenseful, dramatic and witty. A true David and Goliath thriller!


Garage Band

A music video game lures high school friends to pursue a record deal.


The Gods Demand Flesh

The murder of a detained church arsonist leads a police captain to discover his own daughter's connection to a deadly conspiracy within the Catholic Church.


Wild Horses

A reclusive, world-famous classical pianist must perform a concert at Carnegie Hall to save his Montana ranch house from disappearing into a massive sink hole. A Jewish/African-American burlesque dancer he relies on to help ease his anxieties is targeted by a violent white supremacist. *** R-Rated. Multiple prestigious screenplay accolades. Coveted 8 evaluation score from a Black List reader. Overall Top 3% on Coverfly.


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