Andrew Farotte

Zero Gravity Management is out with THELMA by Andrew Farotte. John Kennedy Toole dies by suicide before finding a home for his masterpiece novel. His mother Thelma makes it her life’s mission to find a publisher.

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Every year, a new Young & Hungry List is compiled from across the industry, proudly showcasing those writers most eager to stake their claim. Voted on by Hollywood’s most influential players, each list distinguishes a fresh slate of up-and-coming creatives preparing to take the next step in their careers. We’re pleased to present the 2016 Young & Hungry List.

Screen Shot 2015-04-30 at 3.08.38 PMLogline: With author John Kennedy Toole committing suicide a decade before his Pulitzer Prize winning novel – A Confederacy of Dunces – is discovered, his aging, guilt-ridden mother, Thelma, dedicates her final years to find a publisher in the hopes of redeeming herself and her son.

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Facing financial ruin, auteur filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola is forced to direct the adaptation of Mario Puzo’s pulp novel The Godfather, pitting him against legendary mega-producer Robert Evans in this comedy about art versus commerce.