Running: A New Screenplay

Logline
A closeted, married mayoral candidate is outed in a lascivious, public manner and his family is left to pick up the pieces as they move forward.

 

Synopsis
Ed Shirko, local mayoral candidate, has his campaign derailed after having a heart attack while watching gay porn in an adult bookstore video booth. Camille, his publicly-loyal wife, has covertly invited Justin, their distanced son, home to help Ed with his campaign. Justin is left with caring for his ailing father, managing the mayoral campaign and emotionally supporting his mother and Cassidy, his physically challenged, punk/goth sister. When Ed’s plans for mayor are sidelined, he recruits Justin to run in his place. However, Leslie Marks, Ed’s vice mayor running mate, challenges this plan as she sees Ed’s debilitation as an opportunity to further her own ambition to become mayor.