2012 Nicholl Finalists
Sean Robert Daniels
Current residence: Laezonia, Gauteng, South Africa
"Killers"
A hitwoman is called home by her mother who has a dying request... one the hitwoman cannot bring herself to honour...
Nikole Beckwith
Current residence: Brooklyn, NY
"Stockholm, Pennsylvania"
19 years after her kidnapping, Leia is returned home to her parents where she discovers her name is Leanne and her birthday isn't in March. As Leia longs for the life she remembers and the man who made her who she is, Leia's mother works harder than ever to get her daughter back by any means necessary.
Bob Roden
Current residence: Berkeley, CA
"Return of the Dipsticks"
A downtrodden 60-year old reunites his old rock band to compete against the Rolling Stones in the Super Bowl halftime show, but has to overcome the severe case of stage fright that cost the band its shot at the big time 35 years earlier.
Ryan Belenzon
Current residence: Los Angeles, CA
Jeffrey Gelber
Current residence: Sherman Oaks, CA
"X"
Antiquities thief Chance Callahan unlocks the 200-year old mystery of Oak Island and its infamous booby trap, leading to the discovery of the greatest treasure of all time.
Allan Durand
Current residence: Lafayette, LA
"Willie Francis Must Die Again"
In 1946 Louisiana electrocuted an innocent 16-year-old African American kid in the state's electric chair...and in 1947 they wanted to electrocute him again.
Michael Werwie
Current residence: Los Angeles, CA
"Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, And Vile"
Based on a true story, a promising young law student fights an oppressive legal system and growing public scrutiny when his routine traffic stop snowballs into shocking criminal charges, imprisonment, daring escapes, and ultimately acting as his own attorney in a nationally televised murder trial.
James DiLapo
Current residence: New York, NY
"Devils At Play"
A Soviet secret police officer in the era of Stalin's purges struggles to solve a mystery while also dealing with his hidden doubts about the regime he serves.
Robert Carter
Current residence: Red Bank, NJ
"A.W.O.L."
When the world's deadliest soldier is betrayed by his country and goes A.W.O.L., the Army accidentally brings back a dork with the same name.
Laurel Minter
Current residence: Seattle, WA
"When Thunder Sleeps"
Accused of murdering her mentor, a young veterinary doctor is forced to escape into the Arizona desert. The only one willing to help her is a young Navajo Indian, and together they uncover a lethal game of genocide that leads them all the way to the White House.
April Rouveyrol
Current residence: Glendale, CA
"Life Copy"
In a futuristic Los Angeles, a cop investigating a young woman's death visits her life-like holographic memorial and finds himself falling in love with the dead woman while uncovering a massive conspiracy that could change the world forever
