| Biography: |
Jim Cunningham is a Vancouver based writer, producer and stand-up comedian. Jim and his writing partner, Fez Skala, look forward to mounting their play, "The Harbingers", in the 2010 Fringe Festival circuit. Jim holds a residency at a local Vancouver comedy club, "The Press Box", where he premieres his many short films. Jim Cunningham stays at the forefront of filmed entertainment by working at Technicolor. Jim has a BA from the University of Victoria and has completed Vancouver Film School's writing program. |
| Synopsis 1: |
Jack has just turned fifty. He once was an elite hit man. Jack considers himself the James Bond of the underworld. He does not have friends, certainly no family, those are weaknesses. Jack has traveled the world, he speaks many languages, slept with exotic women and drank the finest wines; but at fifty, he feels empty. Jack's boss gives him his birthday present: a scrapbook of photos of seemingly random children. This is Jack's illegitimate family that Jack did not know existed. Jack did sleep with a lot of women. The one son, RJ, is an auto mechanic in Jamaica. Jack's other son, Sid, is a goth musician in Boston. And Chloe, Jack's daughter, is a high energy marketing professional. But it's not like these now young adults would give Jack the time of day. And so Jack and his boss devise a plan: Jack pretends to be a head hunter and fools his children into joining a mob front business venture, a funeral home in Pennsylvania. Jack charms them into working for him, promising them money and a career. The philosopher, the marketer, and the engineer. Unstoppable. Only one problem, being headhunted gave the kids confidence and they are going to use it to take over the world... of funerals. Jack is so happy he has found his family. The mob is pissed attention is being drawn to them. And the marketing is top notch. Putting the fun back into funeral. A new way of dying is born. The End? |
