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CONTRETEMPS

Contretemps is currently in development.
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In a world where time travel is passed down genetically, secret societies and government groups decide how and when time travel is used, and keep their secret from the public. It is rumored that a musicologist named Andy Peters knows how to extract the time travel gene and give the ability to others. Morality and ethics are thrown out the window as the FBI, the mafia, the secret societies, and an anarchist group race to find Andy Peters and take control of time.

TELEVISION

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WRITTEN BY

Jermaine Burrowes

Julie Petrusak

Description

 In the 1990’s Brooklyn gang members, mafias, and even the police commissioner are searching for the Brooklyn Pieces, a map torn into four pieces and hidden decades ago by four scientists. While no one quite knows what is on the map, it is believed that the holder of the map will control all of Brooklyn, and beyond.

Drama 55 min

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WRITTEN BY

Jermaine Burrowes

Julie Petrusak

Description

The Jones's Family is a family comedy about three biological mixed-race brothers and their children, who live under one roof in a row house in Washington, D.C. Together they run the family businesses, a Junkyard, and a struggling VHS store. The family's experience illuminates the differences and challenges of growing up with black and white parents.

Comedy 22 min episode

FILMS

FEATURE FILM

The Speech

A man learns to read and write for the first time in order to deliver a speech at his daughter’s graduation.

WRITTEN BY

 

Jermaine Burrowes & Julie Petrusak

Zero-Love, Melissa

AN ATHLETIC COMEDY FOR WINNERS AND LOSERS

World tennis-star, Melissa Classon, suddenly falls from glory when she is divorced by her husband and suspended from the Tennis Association for being a naughty wife. With the reluctant help of her best friend, Donna, Melissa sets out on an insane quest to get back her money from her husband and steal back her fame.

WRITTEN BY

 

Jermaine Burrowes & Julie Petrusak

10 Days

A Slapstick comedy about one couple’s last-ditch effort to obtain a green card. Based loosely on real-life immigration experiences, 10 Days is a hilarious wedding movie that celebrates acts of love and blended families.

WRITTEN BY

 

Jermaine Burrowes & Julie Petrusak

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