Ghost Town

LOGLINE:  NEELAN PATEL (PITA), the obstinate Indian American father of AMISHA, insists his daughter marry the rich but foolish RAKISH LAGHARI.  But AMISHA loves JUAN ARAVALO, a Mexican American boy.  Soon illusion and reality, past and present, serious and absurd all mix when the young lovers escape to a New Mexico ghost town commune.  They are pursued by her parents, RAKISH and a motley crew of amateur sleuths-cum-videographers.  

GHOST TOWN, NM (New Mexico) is a cocktail mix of Shakespeare’s plays, ghosts (real and imaginary), language and images from Dungeons and Dragons, “Painted Ladies” in the Sassy Ladies Cat House, serial killers, gunslingers, a team of totally incompetent private investigators, and much more!  Throughout this comedy, characters explore what is real, what imaginary. 

Vimeo of GHOST TOWN, NM

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/704318663

--AWARD WINNER, BIFF (BRIGHT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, LONDON),  1/ 29/21.

--QUARTER-FINALIST, Wiki: The World’s Fastest Screenplay Contest, 1/14/22.

--AWARD WINNER, BEST WRITER, Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival, 1/14/22.

--OFFICIAL SELECTION.  Montreal Independent Film Festival, 1/17/22

--OFFICIAL SELECTED, Beyond the Curve International Festival, 1/27/22.

--FINALIST.  New York Tri-State International Festival,  1/26/22

--HONORABLE MENTION, Gold Star Movie Awards, 2/1/22

--OFFICIAL SELECTION. Reno Comedy Film Festival.  2/8/22

--AWARD WINNER.  Beyond the Curve International Festival (Paris)  2/9/22

--SEMI-FINALIST, Phoenix Shorts, 2/13/22.

--Currently SEMI-FINALIST, Palm Springs Movie Awards, 2/21/22

--AWARD WINNER, Crown International Film Festival, 2/21/22

--FINALIST, Best Comedy Feature, Texas Short Film Festival, San Antonio, 2/23/22

--AWARD WINNER, BEST CHARACTERS, Moody Crab Film Fest, 2/25/22

--currently FINALIST, New Wave Short Festival (Munich), 3/1/22

--SEMI-FINALIST, Palm Springs Movie Awards, 3/2/22

--PLATINUM AWARD, BEST SCREENPLAY, in MINDFIELD FILM FESTIVAL, ALBUQUERQUE, 3/3/22

--FINALIST, Austin Comedy Film Festival, 3/16/22

--FINALIST, Reno Comedy Film Festival, 3/16/22

--FINALIST, Texas Comedy Film Festival, 3/16/22

--FINALIST, Delta International Film Festival, 4/18/22

--SEMI-FINALIST. New Orleans Filmmakers, 5/19/22

--SEMI-FINALIST. Mad Wife Production Fellowship, 7/21/22

--SEMI-FINALIST, Austin International Art Festival, 8/10/22

--SEMI-FINALIST, Lonely Wolf International Film Festival, 8/10/22

--BEST OF THE BEST, EdiPlay International Film Festival.  9/4/22

--FINALIST, Portland Comedy Film Festival, 9/20/22

--QUARTER FINALIST, Table Read my Screenplay, 11/29/22.

--SEMI FINALIST, New Orleans Filmmakers, 5/1922

-- FINALIST, Austin Comedy Film Festival, 5/23/22

--SEMI-FINALIST, Mad Wife Production Fellowship, 7/21/22

--SEMI FINALIST, New Orleans Filmmakers, 5/1922

-- FINALIST, Austin Comedy Film Festival, 5/23/22

--SEMI-FINALIST, Mad Wife Production Fellowship, 7/21/22

--SEMI FINALIST, New Orleans Filmmakers, 5/1922

-- FINALIST, Austin Comedy Film Festival, 5/23/22

--SEMI-FINALIST, Mad Wife Production Fellowship, 7/21/22