NORTH END PRINCE PRODUCTIONS
Projects in Development
Captain Tsunami's Army (comedy/adventure)
Three vagabonds in the San Fernando Valley become unlikely friends, and band together to foil the plans of an evil drug salesman. The script is being developed, with plans to shoot in 2019.
Three vagabonds in the San Fernando Valley become unlikely friends, and band together to foil the plans of an evil drug salesman. The script is being developed, with plans to shoot in 2019.
North End Run (action/comedy)
Set at Christmastime, two young African-American brothers search for missing diamonds hidden underground in Boston's little Italy, but accidentally stumble upon the crime lord who took their father years before. The script was chosen as a 2018 PAGE AWARDS Quarterfinalist.
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.
Set at Christmastime, two young African-American brothers search for missing diamonds hidden underground in Boston's little Italy, but accidentally stumble upon the crime lord who took their father years before. The script was chosen as a 2018 PAGE AWARDS Quarterfinalist.
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. The pilot presentation has been shot. The teaser trailer can be seen here (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.
The Dying Room (contained microbudget suspense/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 sold and is in pre-production.
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.
The Dying Room (contained microbudget suspense/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 sold and is in pre-production.
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.
Smartphone (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.
Smartphone (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
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. Along with his numerous feature screenplays in development, he has penned three award-winning TV scripts. Bella Napoli is a half-hour comedy pilot which has placed as a finalist and won several writing contests. His spec script for The Simpsons, titled "The Heavyweight Beer Championship of the World", finished second for Scriptapalooza. 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.
Tessa Munro
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!). Most 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.
Prince Street, Boston
