A small Texas border town fights for its independence from Mexico and the U.S. after an earthquake changes the course of the Rio Grande River and makes it an island.

A new Liechtenstein -- Interesting concept. Could be a very amusing comedy.

Interesting and different premise, certainly. Top marks for originality. But there's the big hole of why would the former Texas town suddenly want independence. Being suddenly surrounded by water does not cut it by itself. Unless this town has a population of, say, far right survivalists and/or right-to-bear-arms types. (In which case this needs to be specified in the logline for the sake of clarity.)

Going with the right wing population thread, here's a suggested rewrite of the logline: "When the Rio Grande wraps around a Texas town, an unemployed lumberjack leads the liberation fight against the cheap labour Mexicans and the over-taxing US government."

Steven Fernandez (Judge)

It is a nice concept, but as Paul says, what are the stakes and who's the hero? I'm intrigued, but I want to know who I'm following and what the consequences of success/failure will be.