TENDER & MILD

What would you get if Terry Gilliam directed a Mel Brooks Coming-of-age/Fantasy?

New Orleans, Christmas, 1925: While masturbating for the first time, and at the exact point of climax, a fledgling idea-man for a toy company falls into a magical consciousness full of toy-ideas. But when the magic is stolen by a poverty-stricken femme fatale, he must get it back in time to save his job, all the while bringing to light his true identity-- the one true son of Santa Claus.

• Quarterfinalist, Scriptation Feature Showcase, 2023

• Quarterfinalist, Stage 32 Comedy Feature Screenwriting Competition 2022

• Semifinalist, Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards Season 6

• Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival 2016 (early draft)

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