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Homefront

HOMEFRONT
By Alex Stathis

WAR-DRAMA

A shell-shocked soldier, George Ganakis, looks to reunite with his family as he returns from the strife of the Korean War. Though, civilian life isn't as easy as he thought as he struggles to adjust to civilian life, experiencing wartime flashbacks. While attempting to find a job, he slowly learns that his service meant nothing to the nation. George even has to ask his brother, Andrew, for his help for a job.

George's inability to reintegrate into American society even causes him to go to the Naval Base looking for a job, but to no avail. While looking for a job, he believes that his wife, Katarina, is having an affair. Though, his African-American neighbors tell him that Katarina is not cheating, she is actually ill in the hospital.

George rushes to the hospital and demands to know what happened to his wife. Unfortunately, there is no way for doctors to save Katarina. George feels like he failed his wife and knows he must not do the same for his two boys, Demetri and Kosta.

Katarina is resilient and fights her illness, but sorrowfully dies. With this loss, George gains the support of members of both sides of the family. Though, with this support comes opposition to him being a single father in 1950s society.

  • Alex Stathis
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Television Script
  • Number of Pages:
    59
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Dublin Web Festival
    Dublin, Ireland
    October 8, 2017
    2017 Official Selection in Dublin Web Festival, "Homefront"
  • Glendale International Film Festival
    Glendale, California
    September 20, 2017
    2017 Official Selection in Glendale International Film Festival, "Homefront"
  • Depth of Field International Film Festival
    Nassau, Delaware
    September 18, 2017
    2017 Official Selection in Depth of Field International Film Festival, "Homefront"
  • Creative World Awards Screenwriting Competition
    Marina Del Rey, California
    August 9, 2017
    Quarter-Finalist at the Creative World Awards Screenwriting Competition, "Homefront"
  • Peachtree Village International Film Festival
    Atlanta, Georgia
    September 24, 2017
    Finalist at the Peachtree Village International Film Festival, "Homefront"
  • Austin Revolution Film Festival
    Austin, Texas
    September 23, 2017
    Semi-Finalist at the Austin Revolution Film Festival, “Homefront”
  • WRPN.TV Global Webisode Competition
    Nassau, Delaware
    June 4, 2017
    Award of Exceptional Merit Winner at WRPN.TV Global Webisode Competition, “Homefront”
  • New Media Film Festival
    Los Angeles, California
    April 25, 2017
    2017 Official Selection in New Media Film Festival, “Homefront”
  • Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood (Spring)
    Sherman Oaks, California
    April 6, 2017
    Spring 2017 Award of Merit Winner at LACFH, “Homefront”
  • TVWriter™'s 2016 People's Pilot
    Port Hadlock, Washington
    February 3, 2017
    3rd in TVWriter™'s 2016 People's Pilot, "Homefront"
Writer Biography - Alex Stathis

Alex Stathis is an emerging director/screenwriter/producer from San Diego, California. As an undergraduate at California State University, Fullerton, he created the school’s first comedy sketch show, Laugh Out Loud despite being told it could never be done. He has won many awards with his projects, Homefront, The Hitman's Brother, Love Unknown, and Parenting For Monsters. He has interned with entertainment companies, such as, NBC Universal, AMC Networks, and Shoreline Entertainment. Alex received his Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from CSUF in Spring 2020.

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Writer Statement

Since high school, my passion has been to entertain people and bring joy to them through my writing, which is why I am looking to make it my career.