Philippe Le Miere

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When an African American CIA operative is recruited by a secret global organisation, he must learn to master the art of time inversion, to stop a renegade Russian oligarch with precognition abilities, from starting World War III.

October 15, 2020
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An immortal alien race must come out of hiding on earth and reunite, when an ancient enemy threatens humanity.

September 21, 2020
When a Commander of the largest military force in the universe, telepathically thwarts an assassination attempt by an obstinately powerful female warrior. He tricks her into facing and ultimately destroying her evil mirror double. A double that’s the source of her own power.

October 24, 2019
When an ambitious young basketball player decides to boost his exposure, by accepting an invitation to host a hip hop music award show. He risks his million dollar career, when inadvertently exposing the winner for best performer as a plagiarist.

October 10, 2019
A recently engaged vain sports star is forced to compete in a drag queen competition. After a wealthy psychopath out bids him on an auction record breaking painting by a famous outsider artist.

October 5, 2019

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[English translation] "A friend who wants to say how he feels about his life, but does not feel understood by his friend." When an empathetic, but oversensitive young protagonist experiences being taken for granted by a self-centered friend he must…
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on After getting a stuffed yak as a birthday present, a young Tibetan girl discovers that it turns into a real one.

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on A blind boy who helps police identify and apprehend a possessed serial killer must now prove that he witnessed the crimes and convince the police that a demonic entity is the real culprit behind the recent homicides.

Hey Ben, Getting warmer. While 'mysterious' is a trait, it perhaps lacks the psychologal clarity of the character trait 'Reserved'. Or its related traits: Bashful, constrained, constricted, controlled, detached, distant, guarded, inhibited, introverted, repressed, restrained, reticent, stiff, subdued, unassuming, withdrawn.…
on A blind boy who helps police identify and apprehend a possessed serial killer must now prove that he witnessed the crimes and convince the police that a demonic entity is the real culprit behind the recent homicides.

"blind boy" = protagonist "helps police identify and apprehend a possessed serial killer" = inciting incident "must prove he witnessed the crimes" = main character goal Seems the playfulness of this logline, might be the contrast of blindness vs. sight.…
on In the aftermath of a nuclear war, a young man must defend his town from an alien invasion before they can destroy everything that remains of his life.

While we may not use the word "PEACEABLE", in ordinary language these days, a thesaurus list of related Traits are: Appeasing, calm, conciliatory, easygoing, even-tempered, gentle, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered, imperturbable, mild, moderate, mollifying, noncombative, nonviolent, pacific, placating, placid, quiet, thickskinned,…
on In the aftermath of a nuclear war, a young man must defend his town from an alien invasion before they can destroy everything that remains of his life.

"a young man" = protagonist "defend his town from an alien invasion" = goal "before they can destroy everything that remains of his life" = story stakes Like the simplicity of this logline. Expand on main character. Identify a psychological…
on After escaping the clutches of the animal smugglers, a timid sanctuary wolf must find his way through the African Savanna to reunite with his beloved caretaker before the poachers get to him first.

Great logline! "a timid sanctuary wolf" = protagonist "escape clutches of animal smugglers" = inciting incident "reunite with his beloved caretaker" = story goal If this were my logline, I'd wonder if the story might go deeper. Clearly the story…