A young man from Manhattan who witnesses a murder flees New York City in fear for his life. He lands in Camden, NJ, and becomes seriously wounded in a vicious attack, a homeless hate crime.
Type:
Feature
Status:
Seeking finance
Page Count:
88pp
Genre:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
17+
Studio/Financer:
N/A
Synopsis/Details
"Camp Camden" is an original film script about a young man from Manhattan who witnesses a murder and flees the city in fear for his life. He finds himself in Camden NJ, and settles in a homeless camp there. He becomes the victim of a vicious attack, seriously wounded. From there, the story becomes from one of survival to a case of a hate crime not yet in the law books: a homeless hate crime. Only one District Attorney has the courage to try this case as it should be, changing the law to get justice.
Attached Talent

N/A

All Accolades & Coverage

http://CampCamden.com

https://youtu.be/bUqX-Bai724

2018
American Filmatic Arts Awards, Brooklyn
Won, Honorable Mention - Best Short Narrative Fiction
Honorable mention for The Codependent Therapist (2018)
2018
Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival, NJ
Nominated, Best First Time Director
Director for The Codependent Therapist (2018)
2018
The Cutting Room International Short Film Festival
Nominated, CRISFF Award
Best Comedy Short for The Codependent Therapist (2018)
The Codependent Therapist
Nominated, CRISFF Award
Best Actor in a Comedy Short for The Codependent Therapist (2018)
Tommy McInnis, The Codependent Therapist
2017
Buffalo Niagara Film Festival
2nd place, Genre Award
Most Innovative Writing for Camp Camden
2017
Depth of Field International Film Festival Competition
Won, Script Writing Silver
Script Writing for Camp Camden
2016
Back in the Box, California
2nd place, Best Screenplay
Screenplay for Camp Camden
Additional awards
* not verified by IMDb
2017
Depth of Field International Film Festival *
Camp Camden Action Drama screenplay Silver award
http://www.dofiff.com/Pages/Script_Writing_Winners_Spring%202017.html
2016
Beverly Hills Screenplay Competition *
Last Stop - Drama - Bronze Award
Last Stop, an adaptation from the book Last Stop: A Survivor's Story, was awarded a Bronze in the 2017 Beverly Hills Screenplay Contest
2016
Back of the Box *
Camp Camden - Finalist
Camp Camden, a feature length screenplay, was nominated for "best Screenplay, Feature Length."
2018
American Filmatic Arts awards *
Honorable mention Fiction short comedy film
Award Winner The Codependent Therapist https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6119228/

Video
Camp Camden teaser

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Submitted: 2020-Jun-06
Last Updated: 2020-Jun-06
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The Writer: Tommy McInnis

Tommy McInnis was born in Staten Island, NY to working class parents. His mother worked in banking, and his dad worked as a real estate agent. Tommy got his first taste of the arts in the 6th grade. His teachers noticed that he could actually carry a tune, so he was called upon to sing solos in school music pageants. His next venture wouldn't come until he was a young adult. Having no stage experience, but having a desire to be of service, he became part of a theater group that was formed to raise funds for a church in Manhattan's Upper East Side. Writing sketches and performing as various characters, the show was very well received, with the performance being sold-out. So, they put on… Go to bio
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