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Vengeance Is Mine
 
Logline: A woman imprisoned in a remote village ruled by the heavy-hand of religious zealots discovers a power that allows her carry out her revenge and escape.

Tagline:  The Dreamtime is Deadly in the Ozark Hills

Vengeance is Mine is the dark, gritty story of a fictional cult set in the Ozark Backwoods. It tells the story of Macie Jones, a young woman born into the cult who believes her only salvation is death. Cooter James, the hermit who lives on the mountain above the cult, discovers that saving Macie is his only chance of redemption. Their story is a supernatural thriller that takes the viewer into a world that most would prefer to ignore.

Truth of Becoming
 
Logline:  A vampire seeks a normal life in a world where others want more than he is willing to give.

Tagline:  Becoming a vampire is easy, being one is difficult

After dying from a tick bite, family man John Thomas awakens in the morgue and discovers he is now a vampire.  Teaming up with two others like him, Lazarus and Sierra, John wants nothing more than a normal life where he can raise his children in relative peace.  He learns quickly that this is going to be difficult as not only does he have a secret consortium after him, but also various gangs of vampires known as The Destroyers. Following a showdown where Sierra is killed and his children are kidnapped, John finally discovers what the truth of becoming a vampire means.

Retirement Plan
 
Logline:  Left destitute after their husband's deaths, two women decide robbing banks is the way to secure their retirement years.

Tagline:  Desperate situations call for drastic solutions

Lifelong friends, Betty and Martha, are two older women facing a problem they never expected.  After their husbands die in a car accident, the two housewives find themselves next to penniless, as nether man provided for their retirement years.  Martha has the IRS breathing down her neck and desperate to help her friend, Betty robs a neighboring small town bank.  As things get worse financially for the two women, they decide to pull off a second heist.  All goes as planned, but family friend and detective, Kevin Peters has begun putting two and two together and the two women know their days of freedom are numbered, unless they can outsmart him and make a getaway.

In the Backwoods
 
Logline:  A small town prosecutor sees a double murder as her ticket to the big time.  As she prepares for the trials, she discovers winning may not be worth what she is losing in the process.

Tagline:  Does having it all means giving up what you value most?

After taking the job as a small town prosecutor, Ellie Bradford is handed the most notorious murder case the county has seen in years.  Leaning heavily on the advice and wisdom of her former professor and mentor, Aaron Bestor, she ignores everything, including her husband and marriage as she prepares to win convictions against Dutch Marley and Jane Stone.
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