SYNOPSIS

Not over his parents’ divorce, Vincent hasn’t really found himself. Untethered to a job nor any real responsibilities, he hangs out with Steve, his childhood best friend, and Jess, his girlfriend. That is until the moment he meets Roma. The chemistry is undeniable, but Vincent's still involved with Jess, so he introduces Roma to Steve and watches love bloom, forcing him to hide his growing feelings. When Steve leaves town, Vincent and Roma hook up, admit they are in love and vow to tell Steve by the end of the day. But as the sun drops behind the Los Angeles skyline, Vincent ruminates on his parents’ failed marriage, his own arrested development and the choice he must make to become a better man.

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PANELIST BIOS

Wade Allain-Marcus, actor, co-writer, co-director
Wade received his BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in Theater. Immediately following graduation Wade booked roles in Friends With Money, Take Me Home Tonight, Waist Deep, and co-starred with Ethan Hawke in Antoine Fuqua’s Brooklyn’s Finest. After moving to Los Angeles three years ago, he began his journey as a writer/director. Since his arrival he’s written over 10 feature films and plays, and helmed a series of short films including You’re Fucking Nothing, Open House, and Una Y Otra, Y Otra Vez, which is currently on the Festival circuit. In August 2014 he was invited into the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program where he worked with a series of current showrunners, Sony Executives, and highly established television directors like How I Met Your Mother's Pam Fryman. On the heels of finishing his first feature, French Dirty, that he starred in, co-wrote, and co-directed, he is doing the same for his second feature which is currently ramping into pre-production. Presently untitled, it explores similar themes and is described as a modern take on "the 7 year itch."

Peter K. Hagen, co-writer
Peter was born and raised in New York City. He studied communications at the University of Miami, where he began writing and making short films. After college, he returned to New York and cut his teeth working production on a slew of independent films, as well as TV shows Reading Rainbow and Law and Order. He spent time at NBC Sports, working as an assistant in the camera and editing departments at events such as Wimbledon, the French Open, and the Winter Olympics in Torino. Peter moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting and in 2014, his first feature, French Dirty. Other projects currently in the works for Peter include a follow up romantic-dramedy indie and a period drama television series.

Jason Wolf, producer
Jason is a Los Angeles native who has always had a passion for storytelling. After graduating from Boston University’s school of Communication, he began working in the realm of non-fiction television. He has produced hundreds of hours of television for networks such as CBS, Discovery, Lifetime and SpikeTV. He is currently executive producing an 8-part mini-series for History Channel and continues to work on both short and long-form scripted content for a variety of distribution channels.

Mel Jones, producer
Mel is a passionate independent content producer and storyteller. Upon graduation from Howard University with a Film Degree, she entered the world of non- fiction television, working full time at Discovery Communications. As her interest in narrative filmmaking grew she applied to the American Film Institute (AFI) and was awarded the highly coveted Hewlett Packard Scholarship to attend AFI. Shortly after earning her MFA in Producing, Jones gained employment at Participant Media, her former internship, as a development assistant. She later began a mentorship with independent Producer Stephanie Allain, who later hired Jones as her assistant. Mel has risen through the ranks and is currently the Director of Development at Homegrown Pictures. Mel most recently served as a producer on Dear White People.