Loglines & Screenplays by Patricia Roszkowski

GENRES: Mystery, Thriller

A young field interviewer, KAT, goes to a fishing village infested with a drug epidemic to gather information on drug use. She sees things, others don’t see. She knows something terrible is about to happen, but nobody believes her. She wants to leave but she can’t. She has to stop the impending disaster.

GENRES: Independent, Drama

Jhumpa Lahiri meets Power of One

Coming to age story of Em, a 5 year old Eurasian expat girl in Sri Lanka torn apart by ethnic violence and mass exodus. She fights to maintain a normal life and normal relation with her family which is anything but.  The elite expat politics divide her family,  the riots drive everybody including her best friend abroad, and her father is forced into exile.  She is alone with her mother and they grow close but now, her mother is about to leave her as well. Based on actual events. (This can be shot under $1M in India.  I can assist in getting line producers and cast in India)

GENRES: Crime, Drama

In the Name of the Father meets Shawshank Redemption

An innocent Muslim couple indicted on terrorism and facing certain execution, must fight a corrupt system and their enemies from within bent on their destruction.

GENRES: Romance, Comedy

Pride and Prejudice meets Something About Mary and Fawlty Towers

At a large New Year's Gala, a fired kitchen staff dumps a bag of hallucinogens in the party punch bowl, spinning the party out of control, nightmares, bad habits and hopes galore. The 'history' behind the host and her nemesis is revealed.... a history that was the best kept secret until today. (Set basically in one location, the party, so budget can be low)

GENRES: Comedy, Family

Family intrigues, faux pas and drama surround a 3 generational  family’s attempt to protect GRANDMA JOY from herself. But she is stubborn, emotional and manipulative. She will have none of that. It’s ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ meets ‘Monster-in-Law’.