Octavia Spencer

Screen Shot 2015-04-30 at 2.48.33 PMAlex and her husband, Greg, want only the best for their precocious four-year-old, Jake. When they apply to New York City private schools, part of what makes Jake special starts to cause concern.

great-gilly-hopkinsGilly Hopkins has seen more than her share of foster homes and has outwitted every family she has lived with. In an effort to escape her new foster mother Mamie Trotter’s endless loving care, Gilly concocts a plan that she believes will bring her mother running to her rescue. But when the ploy blows up in Gilly’s face it threatens to ruin the only chance she’s ever had to be part of a real family.

Logline: A pioneering Jamaican doctress battles prejudice to play a key role in the Crimean War, rivaling Florence Nightingale.