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Name: |
John Hasznosi |
Phone: |
(778) 688-9940 |
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John.Hasznosi@gmail.com |
Website: |
www.vancouver-ninjutsu.com |
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N/A |
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| Biography: |
John Hasznosi was born in Wolverhampton, England, and moved to North America as a teenager. After graduating from the University of British Columbia in Psychology he enrolled in Vancouver Film School’s Screenwriting program. Afterwards he immediately moved to Japan to learn martial arts from the famous Masaaki Hatsumi. While there, he continued to work on his feature screenplays and did some TV and writing work for friends and musicians.
After 7 years of martial arts training and fantastic life experience in Tokyo, he finally returned to Vancouver Canada to pursue his writing career. He very nearly joined the British Royal Marines but decided to make the move back to Vancouver instead.
John is now focused on both the TV and Film industry and is pitching his spec scripts and features to agents. |
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| Title 1: |
Broken Shadows |
| Genre 1: |
Action/Thriller (Feature Film) |
| Log Line 1: |
A young man grows up on the run from his psychotic ex-special forces father, and must decide to either live in solitude for the rest of his life, or turn and face his greatest fear. |
| Synopsis 1: |
'Broken Shadows,' is an action/drama about Ian Paddock who grows up on the run from his father Drake, a deranged ex-special forces commando. In order to escape his abusive father's clutches, Ian and his mother Joanna flee to North America from their native UK in the hopes of starting a new life.
In perpetual fear and living in poverty, Ian's final place of hiding takes him away from his only friend, Elwood, to Japan, where he learns a martial art from the most unlikely pair of teachers—a young girl, the beautiful Hiromi, and Ryoko, her elderly aunt. He must decide whether to hide in fear for the rest of his life, or turn back and make a stand with what he's learned. |
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| Title 2: |
Loki's Gift |
| Genre 2: |
Comedy (Feature Film) |
| Log Line 2: |
A shy bachelor becomes 'blessed' with a supernatural silver tongue of persuasion. |
| Synopsis 2: |
Burt is a speechless jellyfish in the presence of his dream girl, Kendra. His two friends, Louis and Gideon, both do their utmost to help Burt with his sexual speech impediment.
Burt's pathetic whimpering in the basement of his house is heard by the Norse god Loki, the infamous deity with magical powers of persuasion. He bestows on Burt 'Loki's Gift', the proverbial silver-tongue, turning him into the perfect sweet talker.
Yes, being able to set up your buddies with lesbian couples is pretty damn impressive, but just as with any power, there comes a price. The three friends are targets of their nemesis, a budding politician with dreams of governorship, who is looking for a way to pull off that perfect speech. Plus, if you used such a power on 'the one' to gain her affections, would that love be real...? Oh and there's the other small problem with Loki being responsible for the end of the world. |
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| Title 3: |
Defiant |
| Genre 3: |
Action/Horror (Feature Film) |
| Log Line 3: |
A guilt-ridden war veteran is haunted by ghostly images of his past. Once he realizes the visions are real, the ghosts become targets of his wrath. |
Synopsis3: |
'Defiant' is an action/horror which follows the internal struggles of Nolan Baine, a rigid and fearless war veteran.
Nolan is on operations in the Middle East when he befriends a little girl. The girl is brutally murdered and her body displayed in the village as a warning to other 'traitors.' Nolan loses control.
After stealing intelligence, he discovers the lair of those responsible and storms the building in a violent rampage. He is discharged from the military and sent home. Soon after, hallucinations of the dead come to haunt him day and night.
An untimely visit by Crystal Reese, a girl-scout, sparks an unlikely friendship and revelation—she sees the same spirits.
He discovers that through his grief and touches with death, Nolan can not only see the ghosts, but can actually hurt them as well. He must find a way to drive them off forever, or become a fatal victim of their malice. |
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