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HOW THE GREAT DIVIDE CAME TO BE
 
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When NY-Times bestselling novelist John Skipp joined an acting class with a wonderfully diverse group of talented actors, he was so inspired he wrote a screenplay tailored to each of their unique gifts. And now we're making the movie! 
 
 
 
LOGLINE

When the world’s richest woman finally dies, her dysfunctional family gathers to see who gets which slice of  the multi-billion dollar pie. What follows is a hilarious untangling of lies and betrayal.

THE STORY
Frances Anne McMann was older and richer than God: the sole heir to a robber baron fortune dating back to America’s plunder-filled earliest days. When Granny Fanny (as she was not-so-fondly called behind her back) finally dies at the age of 98, her three known children and their families gather after the wake at youngest daughter Olivia’s home. Ostensibly, it’s a “celebration of life,” but the not-so-secret truth is that nobody is celebrating Granny Fanny and everybody is vying for their slice of the multi-billion dollar pie.

That’s when a series of freaky surprises start to fall like a hailstorm of dominoes. A mysterious phone call from the last two people to see Frances alive during her final days of hospice care. An unexpected appearance by gonzo investigative journalist Nick Blank, who claims to be Granny Fanny’s bastard son. And an array of colorful characters who round out the ensemble and provide glimpses into the deep dysfunction of the McMann clan.
 
ABOUT JOHN SKIPP
John Skipp is a NY Times bestselling novelist-turned-filmmaker whose books have sold millions of copies in a dozen languages worldwide. He is the recipient of the 2021 Splatterpunk Lifetime Achievement Award, which encapsulates a long, colorful career as a Saturn award-winning filmmaker (Tales of Halloween), Stoker Award-winning anthologist (Demons, Mondo Zombie), and New York Times bestselling author (The Light at the End, The Scream.) IMDB

 

 
ABOUT THE SCORE

Writer/Director/Composer John Skipp has written a dozen songs and instrumental compositions for the score, singing and playing or programming almost all the instruments (electric and acoustic guitars, bass, drums, percussion, piano, organ, synthesizers, and digital brass and strings). Skipp's inspirations included jazz-inflected '60's caper film scores by Henry Mancini, as well as whiskey-soaked New Orleans gospel, '70's hippie folk rock, '90's riot grrrrl and electronic dance music, mirroring the wide range of age groups in this multi-generational saga.

 
 
The sax on the opening credit theme ("Fish in a Barrel") and sprinkled throughout the score was provided by legendary jazz  virtuoso   Doug Webb. So, the man who played Lisa Simpson's riffs in the opening credits for THE SIMPSONS also plays on the opening credits to our film! HOW COOL IS THAT?!?!?

 

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