{"id":4245,"date":"2026-11-04T01:32:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T01:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=4245"},"modified":"2026-11-04T01:32:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T01:32:49","slug":"braking-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=4245","title":{"rendered":"Braking Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>2026 Official Selection: Screenplay \u2013 Screenplay &#8211; Pilot \/ Web Series<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/thumbnail?id=1qu0bGeR2T8ySwoExyVHdPKrpxd_OmSJF&amp;sz=w515\" alt=\"Braking Point\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Screenplay Awards Ceremony<\/strong> \u00b7 Sun, Dec 6, 2026 \u00b7 2:00 PM<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" id=\"ffr-eb-kx769swbdvpf76gy131p76ysgd8cj1hc\" style=\",Arial,sans-serif;color:#F4F4F6;background:#1E1E22;border:1.5px solid #1E1E22;border-radius:9px;padding:.7rem 1.4rem;cursor:pointer\">Buy Tickets or Passes<\/button><\/p>\n<p>(function(){var t=&#8221;ffr-eb-kx769swbdvpf76gy131p76ysgd8cj1hc&#8221;,e=&#8221;2004326102327&#8243;,x=1796597700000;var b=document.getElementById(t);if(x&amp;&amp;Date.now()&gt;x){if(b){b.disabled=true;b.textContent=&#8221;Past Event &#8211; No Tickets Available&#8221;;b.style.color=&#8221;#6B6B72&#8243;;b.style.background=&#8221;#ECECEE&#8221;;b.style.borderColor=&#8221;#E2E2E5&#8243;;b.style.cursor=&#8221;default&#8221;;}return;}function go(){window.EBWidgets.createWidget({widgetType:&#8221;checkout&#8221;,eventId:e,modal:true,modalTriggerElementId:t,iframeContainerHeight:425});}if(window.EBWidgets&amp;&amp;window.EBWidgets.createWidget){go();return;}var s=document.getElementById(&#8220;ffr-eb-lib&#8221;);if(!s){s=document.createElement(&#8220;script&#8221;);s.id=&#8221;ffr-eb-lib&#8221;;s.src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/static\/widgets\/eb_widgets.js&#8221;;document.head.appendChild(s);}s.addEventListener(&#8220;load&#8221;,go);})();<\/p>\n<p><em>Sixteen-year-old street racer Mack Shelby gets one shot at the pro league. The price? Her best friend. The catch? It\u2019s rigged. The stakes? Her heart.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Writer(s):<\/strong> Chris Van De Polder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Language:<\/strong> English<\/p>\n<p><strong>Country:<\/strong> Not Specified<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"@Braking_PointTV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit this Official Selection&#8217;s Instagram \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/Braking_PointTV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit the official website \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a dystopian near future where the powerful have no limits and the powerless must drive to survive, speed is currency and racing is the only escape. Sixteen-year-old street racer Mackenzie \u201cMack\u201d Shelby refuses to stay in her lane, and fights her way out of the underground to race against her secret crush in the big leagues. 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