NORTH END PRINCE PRODUCTIONS
Projects in Development
Captain Tsunami's Army (comedy/adventure)
Magical comedy about three vagabonds in the San Fernando Valley who become unlikely friends. The feature is currently in post.
Magical comedy about three vagabonds in the San Fernando Valley who become unlikely friends. The feature is currently in post.
The Dying Room (contained horror/thriller)
After stealing a van with 20 million dollars inside, Jimmy wakes up in a safe house living room getting beaten to death by a very curious band of thugs. The script has been optioned with plans shoot in 2020.
North End Run (action/comedy)
In order to save their home from foreclosure, two ne'er do well Aftrican American brothers set out to find lost diamonds hidden underground in Boston's mob-infested little Italy. The script was a PAGE Awards Quarterfinalist & Austin Film Fest Second Rounder.
Skip to my Lou (dark comedy)
A man held prisoner in a futuristic desert penal colony befriends a zombie hitchhiker, the last of many pets he names "Chrissy", but Chrissy is jealous, and has a tendency to eat any new friend the man makes. The script is currently being shopped.
After stealing a van with 20 million dollars inside, Jimmy wakes up in a safe house living room getting beaten to death by a very curious band of thugs. The script has been optioned with plans shoot in 2020.
North End Run (action/comedy)
In order to save their home from foreclosure, two ne'er do well Aftrican American brothers set out to find lost diamonds hidden underground in Boston's mob-infested little Italy. The script was a PAGE Awards Quarterfinalist & Austin Film Fest Second Rounder.
Skip to my Lou (dark comedy)
A man held prisoner in a futuristic desert penal colony befriends a zombie hitchhiker, the last of many pets he names "Chrissy", but Chrissy is jealous, and has a tendency to eat any new friend the man makes. The script is currently being shopped.
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The Society (action/thriller)
Souls in purgatory struggle to find Heaven. A TV script for the project was chosen as a contest winner, and optioned. A pilot presentation was shot. The teaser trailer can be seen (right). |
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Gotham Adjacent (comedy pilot)
In the crappy town next to Gotham, two bailiffs on lunch break vent their frustrations about dumb superhero court cases. A sample web series can be seen on Youtube.
Halfway Place (comedy pilot)
A group of undercover, self-absorbed, party-obsessed misfits trapped in the government's witness protection program share an apartment complex in Barstow.
Properties of Love (comedy pilot)
A multi-racial couple in their 30’s in Los Angeles, dealing with career and family struggles, sign on to be stars of a reality house hunting TV show called “Properties of Love.”
In the crappy town next to Gotham, two bailiffs on lunch break vent their frustrations about dumb superhero court cases. A sample web series can be seen on Youtube.
Halfway Place (comedy pilot)
A group of undercover, self-absorbed, party-obsessed misfits trapped in the government's witness protection program share an apartment complex in Barstow.
Properties of Love (comedy pilot)
A multi-racial couple in their 30’s in Los Angeles, dealing with career and family struggles, sign on to be stars of a reality house hunting TV show called “Properties of Love.”
The Adventures of Craig's List (action/comedy)
During one crazy afternoon in Los Angeles, a hapless dude hitches a ride with his beautiful neighbor, who is on a mission to sell off her boyfriend's most prized music collectibles, one at a time, via craigslist.
Hell Island (horror/thriller)
Two college kids wake up in a cottage, not knowing how they got there, next to a severed head, a bag full of money, and a mysterious smartphone.
Franky Gets Fired (animated comedy pilot)
A lifetime mafia goon and his cohorts get laid off by the Boston mob and must search for new ways to make a living. Franky is next in line to take over mafia operations in Boston, but when the Old Don dies after choking on a meatball, the big bosses from NYC decide to go virtual.
Over the Tobin (drama)
After his hot-tempered brother is released from prison, a young man in Boston's little Italy struggles to stop the mafia from destroying his family, as a snitch schemes to destroy the fabric of the neighborhood.
During one crazy afternoon in Los Angeles, a hapless dude hitches a ride with his beautiful neighbor, who is on a mission to sell off her boyfriend's most prized music collectibles, one at a time, via craigslist.
Hell Island (horror/thriller)
Two college kids wake up in a cottage, not knowing how they got there, next to a severed head, a bag full of money, and a mysterious smartphone.
Franky Gets Fired (animated comedy pilot)
A lifetime mafia goon and his cohorts get laid off by the Boston mob and must search for new ways to make a living. Franky is next in line to take over mafia operations in Boston, but when the Old Don dies after choking on a meatball, the big bosses from NYC decide to go virtual.
Over the Tobin (drama)
After his hot-tempered brother is released from prison, a young man in Boston's little Italy struggles to stop the mafia from destroying his family, as a snitch schemes to destroy the fabric of the neighborhood.
The Production Team
P.J. Marino (partner)
P.J. Marino was born and raised in Boston's North End, on Prince Street. Since moving to LA, he has appeared as an actor in over 100 TV shows, films, and commercials. He is also an accomplished writer. His writing journey began when his spec script for The Simpsons, titled "The Heavyweight Beer Championship of the World", was a Scriptapalooza Second Place Winner. His sci-fi TV script The Society was chosen as a contest winner, and a pilot presentation was produced. He has also co-written the short films Pearblossom Hwy, which won Best Comedy at the Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival, and the festival dramatic short film The Dark Bar. His action comedy feature script North End Run was recently chosen as a PAGE Awards Quarterfinalist. His comedy feature script Captain Tsunami's Army was produced in 2019 and is currently in post. He is actively shopping several other TV and feature scripts that he has penned.
Tessa Munro (partner)
Tessa Munro was born in Peru, and spent her childhood years in Venezuela and Haiti, before settling down in the Washington, DC area. She studied acting at the Studio Acting Theatre Conservatory with renown acting guru Larry Moss, who famously coached Hilary Swank and Helen Hunt to Oscars. In addition to performing at the Kennedy Center, she has been seen on stage as "Costanza Mozart" at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (with the LA Philharmonic), as "Elvira" in Blithe Spirit, as "Donna" in John Patrick Shanley's The Dreamer Examines His Pillow, and as "Meg" in Crimes of the Heart. Some TV and film appearances include Private Practice, NCIS, All My Children, CSI: Miami, Disney's The Haunted Mansion, and a recurring role on Sands of Passion, directed by comedy legend Jerry Zucker (Airplane!). More recently, she was seen in the TNT's drama Perception opposite Will McCormack and Rachel Leigh Cook, ABC's Revenge, and the hit Shonda Rhimes drama Scandal. She will next be seen in CBS's S.W.A.T, and in a starring role in Captain Tsunami's Army.
Prince Street, Boston
