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The Campaigners

LOGLINE: An edgy political operative and his bookish trainee lead a mad push to win the presidency.
BRIEF SYNPOSIS: The election is a dead heat, a single voting district in Maine will decide the presidency, and an edgy political operative and his bookish trainee blow in to lead the final push. As they attempt to will their side to victory, they discover in each other what’s missing in themselves.

  • Kenneth Conner
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Number of Pages:
    107
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Portland Comedy Film Festival
    Portland, Oregon
    December 23, 2022
    Finalist: Best Feature Screenplay
  • Austin Comedy Film Festival
    Austin, Texas
    March 24, 2023
    Finalist: Best Feature Screenplay
Writer Biography - Kenneth Conner

I grew up in Buffalo and live with my family in nearby Rochester. My job is serious and comedy screenwriting is a great way to lighten things up that leverages my love for writing. Through compelling storytelling, networking, and success in screenwriting contests, my goal is to see a screenplay through to an independent film.

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Writer Statement

I am a junkie for presidential races, enthralled by the gravity of the choice and dismayed that a relative handful of voters in swing states can decide the outcome, a formula for slick political operatives to dictate the country’s fate. Accordingly, I wrote ‘The Campaigners’ based on the premise that the election would come down to a single district caught in the crossfire of warring campaigns and the personalities leading them.