The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project a riveting, fast-action, suspense thriller that travels from the concrete jungles of Manhattan and the halls of justice to the cocaine factories in the jungles of Columbia, to the pristine beaches of the Bahamas and Miami. After a drug deal gone bad, we meet the charming nephew of a ruthless Columbian Cartel leader, a Harvard educated attorney who after clerking for a Supreme Court Justice, expects to take over his uncle’s cartel and legitimize the business, and the dedicated DEA Agent who, orphaned as a child, is willing to compromise her ethics in search of answers behind the murder of her family and is now tasked with dismantling the Cartel. Weaving a tale of greed and corruption, the story follows the Manhattan corporate lawyers who use their positions to build a criminal cocaine distribution network, along with a mystery middle man who aids with import logistics, a depraved New York City minister, and his heir apparent, looking for a new revenue stream and are willing to sacrifice anyone to save the monument he built to himself, and the Bulldogs, a dedicated team of investigative reporters who were handed a story that unravels the complex enterprise and connects the players in a vast criminal web that exposes the depths the privileged will go to hide their criminal organization. The Manhattan Project is a riveting suspense thriller with plot twists and turns, exposing the underbelly of the drug cartel and the never-ending flow of money available to those who are willing to risk it all on the game.
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Janet WalkerWriterThe Six Sides of Truth, The Assassins of Fifth Avenue, The Wednesday Killer
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Project Type:Screenplay
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Genres:Crime, Suspense, Thriller, Drama
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Number of Pages:114
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Language:English
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First-time Screenwriter:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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Toronto Film and Script AwardsToronto, Canada
May 26, 2022
Official Selection -
London International Screenwriting CompetitionLondon, England
June 19, 2022
Semi-Finalist -
Santa Barbara Film AwardsSanta Barbara, California
June 27, 2022
Official Selection -
Miami Indie Film AwardsMiami, Florida
July 4, 2022
Official Selection -
Oxford Script AwardsLondon, England
May 18, 2023
Official Selection -
8 & HalFilm AwardsRome, Italy
August 2, 2023
Official Selection -
8 & HalFilm AwardsRome, Italy
August 3, 2023
Winner - Best Feature Script -
Paris Film AwardsParis, France
August 3, 2023
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New York Movie AwardsNew York, NY
August 3, 2023
Official Selection -
Hollywood Gold AwardsHollywood, CA
August 3, 2023
Official Selection -
Paris Film AwardsParis, France
August 6, 2023
Winner - Silver Award - Feature Script -
International Gold AwardsNew York, NY
September 5, 2023
Official Selection -
International Gold AwardsNew York, NY
September 6, 2023
Winner - Silver Award - Feature Script -
Chicago Indie Film AwardsChicago, Illniois
September 26, 2023
Official Selection -
New Jersey Film AwardsHoboken
October 29, 2023
Official Selection -
New Jersey Film AwardsHoboken, New Jersey
October 30, 2023
Finalist -
Cambridge Script FestivalCambridge, UK
October 1, 2024
Winner - Best US Screenplay -
Barcelona Indie AwardsBarcelona, Spain
January 7, 2025
Nominee Best Original Screenplay -
Golden State Film FestivalHollywood, California
February 13, 2025
Official Selection -
Marina del Rey Film FestivalMarina del Rey, California
June 18, 2025
Official Selection -
Marina del Rey Film FestivalMarina del Rey, California
July 11, 2025
Winner - Best Suspense Thriller Feature -
Silicon Beach Film FestivalHollywood, CA
September 3, 2025
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San Pedro International Film FestivalSan Pedro, California
September 15, 2025
Official Selection -
Silicon Beach Film FestivalHollywood, California
September 17, 2025
Winner - Best Crime Thriller Feature Screenplay -
Folkestone Film FestivalFolkestone, UK
October 13, 2025
Official Selection -
London Movie AwardsLondon, UK
January 5, 2026
Official Selection -
Indie Vegas Film FestivalLas Vegas, NV
April 28, 2026
Finalist
Janet Walker, a screenwriter, journalist, and beat writer, is the founder and Publisher of Haute-Lifestyle.com. She has been a credentialed member of the media for top industry events including The Academy Awards (Day of Show Winner's Room), AFI Film Festival, and Denver Film Festival, as well as an invited member of the press for Hollywood premieres, media junkets, and film screenings in New York, London, and Los Angeles. Ms. Walker honed her news reporting skills as the News Editor at Suffolk County Community College, where she assisted in turning an obscure student paper into a respected and recognized newspaper. She continued her education at New York University, and graduated, respectfully, with a major in Journalism and a minor in American History. She attended Circle in The Square Theatre School, an acceptance by audition only theatrical preparatory program. She has completed five screenplays, "The Six Sides of Truth," a cerebral espionage thriller, "The Assassins of Fifth Avenue," a race against time murder mystery, “The Wednesday Killer,” a riveting, crime drama, "The Manhattan Project," a tale of greed and corruption, and the Sci-fi action drama, “Project 13: The Last Day.” She has also created "Justice Watch Investigates: A True Crime Reality Series" and "Rape, Religion, Wall Street & Money," a six episode true crime investigation. She is a member of the Author's Guild, Northwest Screenwriter’s Guild, Online News Association, National Writers Union UAW Local 1981/AFL-CIO and International Federation of Journalists.