Blindsided
Sam, an African American teen from Baltimore's inner city, commits a felony in Middle School. As Baltimore erupts in riots, Anne, a white lesbian Mom from the suburbs, takes him from Baltimore to a Christian prep school in rural Tennesee. Sam's tremendous size and athletic acumen make him a formidable force on the school's gridiron, and attract the attention of college recruiters. A true story, this unlikely friendship transforms Sam's life -- and Anne's.
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Nancy LangerWriterAID DARFUR, THE STORY OF DR. EVELYN HOOKER
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Project Type:Screenplay
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Number of Pages:90
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Country of Origin:United States
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Language:English
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First-time Screenwriter:No
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Student Project:No
My script BLINDSIDED is an LGBTQ twist on "The Blind Side," and is based on my unlikely friendship with an inner city boy from Baltimore. My other new project is a first novel based on my six years working with celebrities at the United Nations. A writer, producer and communications expert, I produced and wrote an educational series for the UNHCR starring Meryl Streep during the Darfur crisis. It won an Ad Council Award. Traveling around the world as a humanitarian, including on a hair-raising trip to an African war zone with author Khalid Hosseini, I saw extraordinary scenes of human suffering and human survival. I have published extensively on political issues and worked in Los Angeles for nine years as a writer, professionally represented (Judy Coppage, Geoffrey Sanford), although no projects were produced. My first film project, where I served as Associate Producer, was nominated for an Academy Award (The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker).
With experience working on four continents, I write about everyday people who face extraordinary challenges in a world of PLACE. My work is guided in part by Hemingway's insight -- "place is everything." I explore place in a deep way, and by so doing, I explore our troubled humanity, and our search for redemption.