"SHOE GAME" FINALIST IN ONE CONTEST & OFFICIAL SELECTION IN THREE OTHERS!

SHOE GAME is a romantic comedy about eSports and the world of sports gear that was a quarter-finalist in the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards and an official selection for the New York Movie Awards, Oregon Short Film Festival, and the Script Summit.

The logline for SHOE GAME: NBA player retires to work for shoe company expecting to rep his own line of sports gear like LeBron, only to have eSports as his account forcing him to embrace diversity with a long-time WNBA rival as his boss.

The synopsis for SHOE GAME: Hustle, hard work and hitting the boards resulted in a two-decade NBA career for Tim Brown, who was solid but not a star. He went to work for the shoe company started by his team’s owner, expecting to rep his own line of sports apparel, like LeBron or Michael. But instead he was put in charge of eSports, which he did not even know existed. His post-NBA existence now means embracing diversity and working with his long-time WNBA rival as his boss with his first friend from eSports’ Korean grandmother trying to marry him off!

"Shoe Game" as defined by Urban Dictionary is “all the shoes you own, your show wardrobe, used when comparing the type and amount of shoes you have against another person.”

Many thanks to the judges!

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Jonathan Yates is the host of, "The Culture of Sports", a show that focuses on its business, community, economic, educational, philosophical, and political features.

He has degrees from Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Georgetown University Law Center; and has also matriculated at the U.S. Naval War College and The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Much of his career was spent working for Members of Congress and state legislators in positions such as Chief of Staff, General Counsel, Legislative Director, Press Secretary, and Legislative Assistant. Twice he was granted "Top Secret" clearance in accordance with his duties on Capitol Hill. In the private sector, he was General Counsel for a publicly traded corporation and Assistant Washington Counsel for a major trade association. He has taught courses on government, business-government relations, and national security policy.

Thousands of his interviews and pieces under his byline on politics, sports and other topics have appeared in media outlets such as CNBC, NPR, American Politics, Atlantic Community Quarterly, Baltimore magazine, Baltimore Sun, Boston Herald, Buffalo News, Charlotte Observer, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, CollegeAD, Des Moines Register, Detroit News, Foreign Policy, Fuels & Lubes, The Gazette, Hartford Courant, Houston Chronicle, Investor's Business Daily, Legal Times, Michigan Law Weekly, New York Times, News American, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sports History Weekly, Tallahassee Democrat, Toronto Daily Mail, USA Today, and The Washington Post, among others.

Five of his scripts have been selected as finalists at major contests with 12 making it overall.

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