A NIGHT FULL OF BLUES written by Scott Harbison
In 1954, love, racism, and the blues clash in the sultry Mississippi night. For Frank Powers a white club owner and lovely black blues singer Gracie Marks, the future looks bright until Franks alcoholic brother decides Frank has disgraced the family honor and to sets out to make things right. Talented blues guitarist Ray Rollins must watch helplessly as the drama unfolds with disastrous results.

A SACRED HEART written by Frank Zagottis
When the 7th grade student athlete of Sacred Heart Grammar School is required to be tutored by the more studious classmate he's made fun of for years, unexpected and undefinable emotions give way to communication, friendship, and a trusting of their own hearts in ways they cannot yet comprehend.

ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL written by Helmann Wilhelm
Toronto, 2009. Kevin falls in love with a beautiful actress after watching her performance. But there's one problem - he has a speech disorder.

AUGUST SWEENEY: THE MONSTER BARBER OF HARLEM written by Jomo Merritt
A cautionary urban tale read by a grandfather to his trouble-bound grandson, may not be a fairy tale at all.

BUCKLEBURY'S FOREST written by marcarthur baralla
Tom, lonely, has a surreal encounter in the wood....

CULLING HENS written by Christopher Jarvis
The uneducated wife of a ploughman becomes jealous of his attention to a mare.

DEATH & DEVOTION written by Alex Flanagan
The Captain is a forlorn ex army officer of the seven year war who has found new hope with a married woman named Lenore. But when the couple are caught together by Lenore's morally zealous husband, the Captain must face the consequences of his actions in a duel as mysterious and supernatural stranger looks on from a distance awaiting the outcome.

DOSED THOUSAND written by Joseph New
A young boy, Dexter, uses his above average intelligence to create a super pill that has devastating consequences.

EGG written by Pascal Perrin
In its nest, Little Bird faces a dark menace: a cuckoo's egg, ready to hatch...

FISH FETISH written by Ray DeFeis
What happens when you mix compulsion with alcohol? A horrific, fast paced story of abuse and revenge inspired by 'Tales From The Crypt' A young woman learns the Honeymoon isn't all it's cracked up to be when her Mr. Right shows his true colors as a quick-tempered, sex-abusing alcoholic. His only love is that of his rare tropical fish aquariums. Will she survive the marriage, only to grow insane? She may not survive her First Anniversary!!

FOR CALLIE written by Linda Nieves-Powell
A GORGEOUS WOMAN kidnaps a child in an attempt to free herself.

GRAND MA TAKEDOWN (SHORT SCREENPLAY) written by Emmanuel Lee
Frustrated with circumstances and facing what could be her last years, 80 year-old Matilda Sweitz embarks on a barrels-blazing ride with the help of her dark-natured grandson - confronting a bank-robbing gang including brutal ninjas and unknown accomplices on a thrill-a-minute new chapter.

HALF written by David Perri and Aaron Schwartz
Billy, a struggling musician, and his half-sister Bridget met under unusual circumstances in their early teens but quickly formed a special bond that would last a lifetime. Of course, any love between the two would be forbidden and both have put any possibility of such out of mind. Bridget ends up marrying Stew and Billy moves in with his girlfriend Samantha. Stew, wealthy and cocky, is a typical frat guy who never really grew up. Samantha is an artist who robs Girl Scouts of their cookies and sells them herself with hopes of saving enough money to open her own art gallery. When Billy catches Stew having sex with Samantha, his world is rocked and he comes to realize that the love of his life has always been right in front of him.

HOPETOWN written by Gustavo Bernal
A writer (Gabriel) after suffering a car accident, unexplainably finds himself waking up in a mystical, isolated town (Hopetown). There, he meets a beautiful, mysterious, young woman (Luzia) who entices him to stay; and who seems to know more about him than he imagined. While this occurs, his brother back home becomes devastated by his absence, something that slowly affects his family as time passes by.As Gabriel is ready to leave, an unforeseen truth regarding his whereabouts, the nature of the place and its habitants, will finally unfold... unaware of how much his life has changed.

ISN'T IT SHOCKING? written by Laura Kelber
Two female mental patients break out of the hospital for a night on the town.

KITTEN written by Magali Rennes
When an African-American tween gives birth to twelve kittens one night, she must choose between a disbelieving mother and her own maternal instincts.

LAST OF THE LONG EARS written by Alex Flanagan
Towards the end of a horrific tribal war between the long ears and shorts ears of Rapa Nui due to lack of natural resources, the last long ear must save himself and his family from the wrath of the cannibalistic short ears.

LIGHT FROM BELOW written by Edward Feldman
Light from Below follows Ray, a middle-aged piano salesman, on the anniversary of his father's death.

LOST AND FOUND written by Roz Sohnen
Sisters growing up in an unconventional household find out what's really important.

LOW-GRADE CHOCOLATE written by Jennifer Bogush
Phoebe attends yet another baby shower, where a mysterious Little Girl keeps appearing. She serves to bring back dark memories which affect Phoebe deeply and force her to re-examine her future.

MASTERPIECES written by Dustin Kahia
Grown-up Sean revisits the torments of his childhood, and faces a life and death decision

NAMASTE written by Antoine Jouanneau
A pregnant woman. A group of young people partying. A man waiting in an airport. A happy family. And a recurrent word. Several questions will be raised, and the keys to finding the right answers shall be revealed as the story unfolds.

RANDALL AND IDNAR written by Paul Rogalus
Conflicted over major decisions involving both his love life and his career, Dave meets up with his closest confidants in order to get advice on his future; one, Randall, is a somewhat snobby intellectual, while the other, Idnar, is a primordial and very impulsive caveman.

SALVAGING written by Joseph Lyons
A down on his luck man and his fourteen year-old step-son navigate the twists and turns of their troubled relationship while pushing a junkyard-bound car through equally difficult city streets.

SKAG written by Andrew Neary
It was supposed to be an easy score, but everything went wrong.

SONNY written by Julian Stephenson
Obsessive..Compulsive..Wiseguy?

STRANGE DAYS IN WASHINGTON PARK written by Jomo Merritt
A young man falls in love and finds out that he can't protect anyone from evil nor predict when miracles may strike.

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY written by Amar Shah
In the classic genre of much ado about nothing, The Birthday Party is a tale about an ugly brawl between two Indian couples that grows out of an infantile incident between their three year old children.

THE BLUE BIKE written by Hong Zhou
A little boy wants a blue bike.

THE BUDGIE written by Kimberly Coleman
When a boy's act of kindness turns horribly wrong, the Irish court commits him to life in a lunatic asylum. The return of an old friend brings a chance for escape. The latest script from the 2008 Short Script winner of the Omaha Film Festival.

THE CONVERSATION written by Gregory D. Goyins
God and the Devil sit on a park bench discussing their plans for Earth for next 1000 years.

THE DEER HUNTER written by Andrew Vannata
Bud is a Deer Hunter, but he's never shot a Deer and everyone knows it, especially Bud. Today, he sets out to change that - at any cost. This is the anti coming-of-age story.

THE HOMECOMING written by Edgar Ribon
How will you survive as one of the last people on earth? The World thought it was the Swine Flu. We were wrong. The plague killed most of humanity, including Dan's loved ones. His two friends jump at the chance to find other survivors but Dan struggles with leaving his buried family behind.

THE JOHN SMITH CONFERENCE written by James McLellan
If you had one chance,one opportunity to change your life.To change who you had become.Would you be willing to die to take it?

THE MOVIE THEATER written by Robyn Schmutte
The real fun begins before the lights go down. The Movie Theater follows a group of people as they prepare for a night out at the movies.

THE SCREAMING PHONE written by Faisal Qureshi
Natalya is stuck in her apartment and disturbed by her neighbour's refusal to answer their constantly ringing phone.

TO REST IN PEACE written by Fawaz Al-Matrouk
Drama about a Kuwaiti during the Gulf War, who wants to bury two dead Iraqis at great personal risk.

WELCOME written by Magali Rennes
While helping the USO welcome veterans home at the airport, an Indian mother seeking asylum meets a young girl who helps her imagine what it would be like to welcome her own daughter to American soil.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? written by Marcos de la Torre
What Happens When We Die? Heaven? Hell? Reincarnation? For Oak, that's a question that doesn't matter, his job is to pick up the dead bodies, wrap em up, and take them to the morgue. That's what happens, you die, he picks you up, and it's on to the next one.

WRESTLING WITH ANGELS written by Thomas Rushforth
A redundant man is confronted with himself.

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IN THE NIGHT OF OLD DAYS written by Ryan Ivanoff
A successful lawyer must confront his criminal past and descend into the New York City underworld to find the men responsible for the deaths of two old friends.

PICTURES OF YOU written by Brendan Soffientini
An elementary schoolteacher must confront her poisonous past after a former lover appears at her son's funeral.

'SINGLE BULLET THEORY' written by Mike Bencivenga
SINGLE BULLET THEORY - SynopsisBen Denbo, a conspiracy nut, is shocked when his longtime love, Katie, suddenly leaves him. He must harness his paranoid powers and enlist the aid of friends and his lecherous brother, Rick, to unravel the mystery of why. A comedy about finding the truth that's right under your nose set in the ever distracting, romantic and exciting city of New York. Based on the Off Broadway play of the same name.

SAVING SANTORO'S written by Mike Bencivenga
A self absorbed young actor, JAKE MANCUSO, must masquerade as his 80 year old grandfather, MARIO, to save the old guy's job and to keep the legendary Italian eatery where he works from closing. Along the way Jake learns to be a better actor and a better person by pretending to be someone else. LOGLINE: Sometimes the best way to save face is to get a new one.

THE BIG IDEA written by David Schroeder
'The Big Idea' is a comic story of unlikely 'stooges': an Asian Mensa chick with martial arts skills; a disabled dirty joke scholar; a Swedish hip-hop urban poet; and a John Doe with multiple personalities.They go on the road, raising havoc, while pursuing their $10m court settlement for the 'Big Idea'--a telephone condom.

COAL BLACK HOLE written by Scott Macom
Tragedy brings a town together uniting their resources, prayers and strength as miners fight for their lives deep beneath the surface in a mine cave-in. The movie has quite a twist at the end.

TEA & HEROIN written by Rhonda Smiley
An ex-junkie returns home when he hears that his abusive mother has terminal cancer, but facing her for the first time in fifteen years only awakens the past and makes reconciling seem impossible.

THE CHOCOLATE BOX written by Giuliana Morello
"Sliding Doors" meets "Magnolia" with the wit of "Four Weddings and a Funeral". A present day surreal romcom set mainly in London and partly in Paris and N.Y. This '6 Degrees of Separation'-tale follows a chocolate box making a full circle through six separate peoples' lives and storylines during 8 days in London, connecting them in circumstances and with twists that change their destinies forever. How one person's act today changes a stranger's life tomorrow and how some lose their integrity, values and dreams to rediscover them again. "...'Love, Actually' and other Richard Curtis movies come to mind..." The Script Connection, London - UK

RONDAY-VOO written by Hanna Sawka
A Pygmalion-style romance between an uneducated handyman and a New Yorker who buys a country house. Arleen tries to shape the simple and virginal Abe into the perfect boyfriend, in the process changing his life forever, often with hilarious results.

TRIPTYCH written by Wayne Keeley
Three closely knit suburban couples who play poker twice a month decide to spice up the game and their lives by allowing the winner of the game to spend the night with another player's spouse. Chaos ensues.

IN THE NIGHT OF OLD DAYS written by Ryan Ivanoff
A man found dead on a train pulls the pathways of a lawyer and a train conductor into the criminal underworld of New York City.

DEAR MR. FANTASY written by Jeffrey McDonald
A fantasy baseball champion finds himself General Manager of the New York Mets.

DISPOSSESS written by Jeffrey McDonald
Dispossess: Finding an apartment in NYC can be murder!Chelsea and Ben are a cute New England couple in their early twenties who try their hand with the big city, low on cash but high on dreams. They quickly learn the hard way just how tough things can get outside of their small-town cocoon. Just as they are on the verge of giving up and going home, a place comes along that seems to good to be true...Enter an amazing apartment in a massive dark building. New room mates, some sexy, some silly, and new landlords, an intriguing couple who also share the space. Though it's only a matter of hours before things start going wrong.They appear to be alone in the building, or are they? 'The Lorimer' has a long history, rooted in evil and death. When those around them start vanishing one-by-one, have they moved out over night, or have they fallen prey to 'The Doorman?' And how do all these elements tie together with a traumatic event from Chelsea's past? They will never see the outside world again, unless she can conquer both her own demons, and the ones roaming the halls around them.

STUNNERS written by David Rugely
A hitman and his girlfriend try to complete a mission against insurmountable odds. A nod to classic Crime-Thrillers from film legends such as Steve McQueen and Alain Delon. A modern film noir.

THE DREAMER written by Jeremiah Lujan
This is the story of a young man who has lived his entire life paralyzed by fear. His boss treats him like crap but he is too afraid to quit and find a new job. He is too afraid to talk to people so he has no friends. He is terrified of girls so he has never had a girlfriend. His life sucks.But as crappy as his real life is, Joseph has found a place where he has friends, he is important, people like him, and he can do whatever he wants without any fear. There's just one little problem with this place: it's not real. He begins to spend more and more time in his fantasies until eventually he loses control of both his worlds, the real and imaginary. He is then faced with a choice, live in the fantasy he loves and lose his real life, or lose the fantasy and live a real life.

SKIN written by Josephine Mackerras
SKIN PITCHA little boy knows something in him is very wrong. He quickly learns to hide his secret, even from himself.Ten years later, Flynn is estranged from his abusive father and loving mother. Desperate for affection and determined to reject his trans- identity he throws himself headlong into a racist street gang. But no matter how hard he tries to hide from his true self he cannot and falls secretly in love with the gang's charismatic leader, Max. His rejected homosexual love devastates his already fragile world and forces him to face the darkest corners of himself. On the run from his mistakes and with nowhere left to hide, Flynn flees to the big city embarking on a journey of self-discovery that finally allows him to accept his own- skin.

SOPHRONIA L. written by Tim Bridwell
Martha's Vineyard, c.1864. To avenge the murder of her kid brother, a schoolteacher sails the seas as the wife of tyrannical whaling Captain James Folger. Herself orphaned by a murdering father, Sophronia struggles between her desire for vengeance, empathy with the killer and the love of a native harpooner that lies in the balance.

PIGTAILS written by Melanie J. Patterson
Alienated teenage girl Pecola and a domestically abused boy Henner, cross racial and social barriers when falling in love in the early 1990s.

HANK written by Philip Travis
Ten-year-old Hank, a fugitive from the misery of his own family, is on the run after gunning down a powerful politician and his underworld crony. Suddenly Hank has enemies everywhere and nowhere to hide. The only thing that can save him is a story about something that might have happened 150 years ago; a story no one believes.

THE SEQUEL written by Matthew Rhoden
The familiar M.O. of a talk-show host's murder forces a true-crime author and female P.I. to re-investigate the case that inspired their bestseller.

GOTTLIEB written by Jake Hart and Alexander Rubens
A screenplay writer and his characters try to figure out a way to cheat death in order to seize the day, change the world and impress girls.

SELIM, MY BROTHER written by Tochi Onyebuchi
A Kosovar Albanian arms dealer investigates the suspicious death of a friend in Chechnya. During the course of his investigation, he is forced to reevaluate his profession and the effect that it has on those close to him.

B.E.A.R.S. written by Gradella Young, Marron Young, Jinell Young-Kinard download
Paradox of the Past, Pulse of the Present and Fate of the Future, this is a prophecy that was foretold about the awakening of six descendants of Atlantis who will help save the future.

OUT OF SYNC written by John Barlowe & Irin Evers
To repay a huge debt to an orphanage, a recently paroled, simple-minded band promoter reunites the members of an '80s boy band, only to find that they're woefully past their prime.

THE WAY IT SPINS written by Irin Evers
A Brooklyn teenager deals with a tragic mistake while trying not to let the guilt destroy his life.

HER SWASTIKA SWORD written by Christopher Canole
Like a lone gunman of the American west, the greatest swordwoman since Joan of Arc, half-Jewish German Helene Mayer, stands her ground against the Nazi Team and American Olympic officials threatening a boycott to make her point during 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.

KINGS OF ENGLAND written by Erik Steenken
In 1963, the English National Football Committee turns to an unexpected manager, Alf Ramsey, and his band of unknown players to guarantee England's bout for a world title will finally be successful in the upcoming 1966 London World Cup. Alf, realizing the fate of his team's success lies within the heart of one man, Bobby Moore, must find a way to rally his leader, and have him willingly accept the demanding challenges his team will face in fighting for their country's ultimate dream. Will Bobby Moore and his teammates rise to the challenge and win their country its glory? History awaits in the Kings of England.

LAST OF THE SADDLE TRAMPS written by Susan Sfarra download
In 1954, 62-year-old Mesannie Wilkins was told by her doctor she had two to four more years to live, if lived restfully. Instead she set out on a summer camp horse on a 7,000 mile journey from Maine to California to fulfill a lifelong dream.

THE WEST DALLAS GANG written by Melissa Hemann Borell
After gunning down Bonnie and Clyde, Deputy Ted Hinton struggles to keep his personal feelings and professional obligations separate, as he hunts down the last member of the West Dallas Gang.

ALL GOD'S CREATURES written by Josh Folan download
Love isn't just for the gifted, but for all the animals God created.

THE MESSIAH'S COMPLEX written by Eric Alexander
Dreedan, a heavy-set realtor from New York, thinks he's the next Messiah. In order to achieve his 'second coming,' he needs to lose twenty pounds. When Dreedan arrives at the 'Island of Eating Disorders,' he'll embark on a weight loss adventure like none other.

THE IN-BETWEEN TIME written by John Barry
When Dean Taylor's failed proposal to his long time girlfriend blows up in his face, he suddenly finds himself at the best time of his life; the time between relationships when a man gets to be a man.

THE BIG IDEA written by David J Schroeder
'The Big Idea' is a comic story of unlikely 'stooges': a disabled dirty joke scholar; a Swedish hip-hop urban poet; a John Doe with multiple personalities; and an Asian Mensa chick with martial arts skills.They go on the road, raising havoc, while pursuing their $10m court settlement for the 'Big Idea'--a telephone condom.

WONDER DRUG written by Caitlin McCarthy
WONDER DRUG is a scientific drama of how DES (diethylstilbestrol), the world's first drug disaster, harms the lives of a Big Pharma executive, feminist doctor, and thirtysomething newlywed across different decades. Screenplay is currently in development with acclaimed filmmakers Tom Gilroy (SPRING FORWARD) as director/producer and Vanessa Hope (WILLIAM KUNSTLER: DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE) as producer.

DRAGONFLIES AND ELEPHANTS written by Vicki Bartholomew
Tween Amy wants more than anything to be reunited with her father Rudy and travels to exotic Thailand to make her dream come true. Family film.

L'ORFEO written by Eduardo A. Garcia
An open, crude drama about a struggling photographer who checks into an inner city hotel to find inspiration and salvation, but instead finds himself being pulled and tempted to the bottom of society by the residents of hotel L'Orfeo.

THE END OF THE WORLD written by Karen Lindholm-Rynkiewicz
A near miss car accident was bad enough; then the asteroids came. What are the odds of surviving in the middle of nowhere with someone you can't stand? What if a disaster was the best thing to happen to you?

SIMPLER written by Surita Parmar
A mousy teenage girl risks becoming the pariah of her community when she sets out to romance her married high school teacher.

THE BUM written by Mike Kozlowski
A homeless man finds a baby thrown away in the trash, and decides to keep it.

RIPPLES written by Mark Winzer
A traveling business man encounters an abducted teen in a Brazilian brothel. Is it too late to save her life? Is it too late to save his soul?

BURDEN OF TREASURE written by Jason Wallach
A rogue and bastard son, Prince Madog, is forced into exile. From Wales to Jerusalem and back this rogue plays the jokester, thief and pleasure seeker. He is forced to accept a position of responsibility to save his brother. In exchange, this prince becomes obligated to safeguard a treasure of seemingly questionable value but key to the evolution of humanity.

UNDER COVER OF NIGHT written by Peter Matsoukas
The paths of a troubled loner, a cocky playboy, an ambitious call girl, a degenerate gambler, a struggling filmmaker and his unfaithful girlfriend intersect to create an urban nightmare in the noir tradition.

ERIN AND OWEN IN MYTHATANIA written by Nicholas Julius
When Erin and Owen are swept off their father's Loch Ness tour boat during a storm, Nessie must make a decision, swallow the children and bring them to Mythatania via a tunnel at the bottom of the Loch, or let them drown. Her decision transports Erin and Owen to the wondrous world of Mythatania, where all creatures heard of in myth and folklore have gone to escape the outside world. Erin and Owen's father, sure that Nessie had devoured his children, drops dynamite across Loch Ness. The tunnel is collapsed and Erin and Owen now must find another way home. In Mythatania, Erin and Owen meet up with sons and daughters of the Elders Council, better known as "The Mythfits." They join Unee the Unicorn, Pegora the Pegasus, Abbtor the Yeti, and Salandra the Sasquatch as they endeavor on a quest to return Ulee the Great's (Unee's great-grandfather) Golden Unicorn Horn from the lair of Nogard Eci. The Golden Horn was the price paid for entrance to Mythatania, causing the Unicorn's horns to glow golden no more. Their advantage is a book, "Nogard Eci's Tome of Mythical Creatures and Artifacts," which describes all the creatures of Mythatania. The downside is that the sinister "Moan the Minotaur" and his dark minions will stop at nothing to get the book, destroy the good creatures of Mythatania and begin a conquest of the outside world. All this transpires as Erin and Owen try to find their way home, aided by The Mythfits of course.

WATER FALLS IN MANHATTAN written by Brian P. Katz & Maria Rosenblum
Sonja, a 28-year-old cater-waiter, lives with her boyfriend, Anthony, 29-year-old writer of an independent comic book, _Neutron Girl_, in a prewar building in the Lower East Side. Their world isn't as hip as it may seem based on their age, friends, and neighborhood. Their lusterless reality, however, takes a sharp turn after their apartment is flooded and all their belongings destroyed by an unexplained water tower explosion on the roof of their building. Forced to move into Sonja's mother's house, the couple enter the world of an older, eccentric New York -- a world even further removed from the gloss of media expectations. Anthony, falling in and out of the fantasy of his comic book, struggles to rebuild his lost manuscript; and Sonja comes to terms with the fact that she's may be more than a character in Anthony's graphic novel -- she may be Neutron Girl in reality.

LEVITICUS written by Joshua Yancey
Law determines guilt. Guilt demands punishment. Punishment is violence. Violence is law.

JESUS IS BACK written by Dave Bishop
Jesus Christ is alive and well and living undercover in New York City. When his housemates discover his secret (after a drunken night when he walks across the Hudson) hilarity ensues.

HER BEST/WORST SUMMER written by Barbara Riddle-Dvorak
A neurotic Swedish film director is haunted by a dark childhood secret that is poisoning his relationship with Jeanne, a brilliant American expatriate. All hell breaks loose (in a good way) when Jeanne’s flamboyant mother swoops into Stockholm from New York City and cheerfully disrupts their repressed household during the sweltering summer of 2008, as all of Europe intently follows the unforgettable presidential campaign of a young politician named Barack Obama.

in/Rai_nbows written by Adarsh Fernando download
Empowered by the deeply emotional lyrics and melodies of 'Radiohead', 'in/Rai_nbows' tells the inspirational story of a young university student who must learn the dark consequences of fear and doubt before earning the life and love of his dreams.

FREE ME written by Brian Clores
A lonely high school senior finds inspiration for an English assignment through a beautiful, popular girl whom he falls in love with. But when his current girlfriend gets in the way and his obsession grows deeper, he must decide how far he will go to be truly happy.

FRIENDS AND ROMANS written by Gregg Greenberg
A pair of extras from classic mafia movies attempt to prove their acting abilities by staging Shakespeare's Julius Caesar at a Staten Island theater.

ONEIRONAUT written by Alejandro Sesma
What would it take, for you to leave your routine, leave your work, the comfort of your home, to go away with someone you're obsessed with, someone you have been stalking for some time, you even see this person in your dreams... but you haven't even talked to him.

DANIELLE'S BEACON written by Patrick Scott and Michael Berlin
She wants a big family. He wants a long happy honeymoon - no kids, no problem. What they both get is heart-numbing disappointment. Marriage soon leads to baby carriage for most couples. Not for Brad and Gina. After years of failing to have children - adoption is the only option. But, no one told Brad and Gina they would get ripped off, witness domestic situations that put children in harms way, and ultimately strain their marriage to the brink of collapse. Danielle's Beacon is a true story of love, trust, and the ability of the human spirit to endure. It asks a question we all ponder. Why do we love each other? Because we're family.