The 2013 NYU Purple List

THE ADDERALL DIARIES by Pamela Romanowsky

Drama

Writer and Adderall enthusiast Stephen Elliott reaches a low point when his estranged father resurfaces, claiming that Stephen has fabricated much of the dark childhood that that fuels his writing. Adrift in the precarious grey area of memory, Stephen has to navigate the unstable terrain of truth and identity.
Email: adderalldiaries@gmail.com
Website: www.pamelaromanowsky.com

ARROW by Emily Carmichael

Sci-Fi Comendy

Five years ago, three outlaws saved their world, (which is much like our world but with more talking reptiles.) Today, they’re adjusting to everyday life in alternate-reality Brooklyn. The two timelines interweave, mixing sci-fi action with indie romance and turning the conventions of both genres inside out.
Email: emily@kidcandrive.com
Website: kidcandrive.com

APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR by Desiree Akhavan

Comedy

Shirin’s a bisexual, Brooklyn-based child of Iranian immigrants who can’t find her niche. After being dumped by her (secret) girlfriend, she embarks on a journey to rebuild her life and win back her ex.

MANOS SUCIAS by Josef Wladyka & Alan Blanco

Thriller

A desperate fisherman and a naive kid embark on a dangerous journey trafficking drugs up the Pacific coast of Colombia. Hidden beneath the waves, they tow a narco torpedo filled with millions of dollars worth of cocaine. Together they must brave the war-torn region while navigating the growing tension between them.
Email:    joe.wladyka@gmail.com, alanpaulblanco@gmail.com

OUT THERE by Jennifer Cho Suhr

Drama

When his deadbeat father takes off, 16-year-old Collum hits the road with his ufo-obsessed half brother to find his long lost mother.
Email: jennifer.suhr@gmail.com
Website: jenniferchosuhr.com

THOSE PEOPLE by Joey Kuhn

Coming of Age

On Manhattan’s gilded Upper East Side, a young painter, Charlie, finds the man of his dreams in a charming older pianist from across the globe. If only Charlie weren’t secretly in love with his manipulative best friend, Sebastian, who is embroiled in a financial scandal.
Email: ThosePeopleFilm@gmail.com

YOSEMITE by Gabrielle Demeestere

Drama

It’s the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three friends unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the specter of a killer mountain lion looms over the community.
Email: gdemee11@gmail.com