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2006 Bronx Independent Film Festival
Best Film: The Pitch by Mario Escobar


Running Time: 61 minutes | Filmed in: DV, Color | Completed: 2006 | Premiere: World Premiere

SYNOPSIS
Follow a restaurant manager who's a born storyteller, a left-of-center singer-songwriter, a devout Christian with a message of hope for Hollywood, a horse-wranglin’ ladies’ man with a passion for tales of horses and death, and a gentle philosopher with 20 years screenwriting experience, as they pursue the elusive dream of selling a screenplay in Hollywood.

Their touching, absurd, and often humbling journey leads them to the Creative Screenwriting Expo 3 in Los Angeles, where each of these industry outsiders will be given a rare opportunity: five minutes with a studio executive, producer, or agency to sell their ideas and stories. Will they succeed? Or will they fail? Find out when these writers give…The Pitch.

The Pitch is an intelligent look at what it takes to break into Hollywood as a screenwriter from the perspective of five unknowns. It’s also a film for anyone who’s ever had a dream, and was bold enough to follow it.

The Featured Writers
Ashia Chacko, Cregg Lund, Adam Cherier, Andrew Quirk abd Denise Garcia

CREW
Director: Mario Escobar; Producers: Elisabeth Fogli, Mario Escobar, Aric Leung; Executive Producer: Aric Leung; Director of Photography: Toshio Omori.

Director’s Bio: Mario Escobar is a 28 year-old Director who broods and sometimes tells stories. He has worked as an editor on industrials and documentaries in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past five years. He has also produced and directed numerous short experimental films, and has dabbled in screenwriting. His last short, “What to Believe,” was screened at festivals in the US and Europe. The Pitch is his first feature-length documentary, and stems from his fascination with the creative process, storytelling, and how people actualize their dreams. Mario suffers from severe separation anxiety, and is never seen with out his companion animal, Melvin K. Dog.

Website: www.thepitchmovie.com