Winner Grand Prize 2017 Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition, International Screenwriters Association 

When a soldier returns home from combat with PTSD and questions the loyalty of his best friend killed in action, he spirals into alcoholism and paranoia which leads him to wrongly accuse his friend's grieving father of grooming a bullied Muslim teen as a terrorist.

SYNOPSIS:

The screenplay follows Anthony, a young American soldier who loses his leg in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, and his best friend Salam, a Muslim American soldier who saves Anthony's life in the attack but is killed. Anthony returns home struggling with PTSD and alcoholism, while his friend Salam's father Suliman deals with anti-Muslim sentiment and harassment. Suliman tries to mentor Ibrahim, a bullied Muslim teen who has become radicalized online, but tragedy strikes when Ibrahim brings a gun to school, accidentally shooting Suliman. The story explores themes of prejudice, radicalization, redemption, and the shared humanity of people from different backgrounds. Ultimately it is a plea for more understanding between communities.