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
ADI
An African proverb says, Those in love with illusion refuse to accept reality.
YURI
That Russian . . . again!
Kia takes both their hands.
KIA
And an African proverb says, He who forgives ends the argument.
Yuri and Adi laugh and hug.
--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