The Vine

Slamdance Screenplay Coverage: "This is a very entertaining script. It displays a lot of visual imagination that comes off like an LSD-fueled version of 'No Country For Old Men.'" (Quarter-Finalist in the Slamdance Screenplay Competition 2017) (Quarter-Finalist in the ScreenCraft Action/Horror Competition 2017) International drifter Sal Harris comes to visit an old friend in St. Louis, Missouri before he heads back on the road to self-destruction. While staying at a motel, he nearly drowns, but is saved by a beautiful woman with an unforgettable tattoo on her wrist. After a sexual encounter, she disappears, but leaves him a message asking him to find her. Although his search begins harmless, too much curiosity gives him a glimpse at the town's involvement with illegal drug and women trafficking. Suspecting the tattooed woman of being in danger, Sal infiltrates the criminal operation. This sends him down a rough path until he finally rediscovers the woman, who’s true motive puts Sal into even more risk: save her teenage daughter. Sal uses his old pal and new friends to piece together a plan, but soon everyone discovers the operation is vastly more violent and intricate than expected.