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BEYOND THE ARC
By David Mills

GENRE: Drama
LOGLINE:

When a closeted high school basketball star is outed in his conservative hometown, he must navigate the fallout with his family, teammates, and himself as he rebuilds his identity beyond the game that once defined him.

SYNOPSIS:

Brady Miller is a talented high school basketball player in a small Kentucky town where expectations—on and off the court—are tightly defined. Under the quiet pressure of his father, Carl, Brady’s life revolves around discipline, performance, and the future basketball promises him. Privately, he is struggling to reconcile his identity, forming a secret relationship with a teammate he cannot fully acknowledge.

When the relationship is exposed, Brady’s carefully constructed world begins to unravel. At school, he faces isolation and shifting loyalties; at home, Carl’s restrained but unyielding response creates a growing emotional distance. Unable to remain in the same environment, Brady leaves town, stepping away from the life that once defined him.

In a new place, he begins to rebuild—tentatively forming a more honest connection and redefining his relationship to basketball. No longer driven by expectation, Brady moves forward on his own terms, embracing an identity that remains unresolved but finally his own.

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