ZEEKA CHRONICLES WHERE THE FUTURE IS NOT WAITING BUT HUNTING

My first attempt to venture into cinematic stories seemed hopeful.
I entered the contest with cinebooks.com and won more than the 1000 votes required to make the first series in my five-series sci-fi thriller Zeeka Chronicles into a Cinebook.
Things were going fine until it was time to sign the contract. I was told that because Trinidad and Tobago was not a member of the European Union they could not proceed.
I heard nothing further from them, but my book is still listed as one of their projects and I asked for it to be removed.
In August 2022, I decided to get a screenplay written for my five-series sci-fi thriller. I arranged with a screenwriter from Stage 32, but he got into an accident and could not do it. I then asked the daughter of a close friend but she got a new job and could not find the time. I did a crash course and wrote the screenplay myself.
I submitted pitches for both the pilot and series.
Here are both the positive and negative responses.
POSITIVE
AND NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FOR PITCHES FOR SCI-FI THRILLER – SEPT. 2024
ZEEKA
AND THE ZOMBIES – SERIES ONE - PILOT PITCH
CATALINA
RAMIREZ;
POSITIVE: I
like how the story keeps you interested and makes you want to keep reading it.
I also like how you combine futuristic technology with elements of zombie
horror.
NEGATIVE: clarity is required with high-tech settings
and Zeeka’s motivation.
JODIE
PLATT
POSITIVE: Hi,
thank you for sharing this pitch with me. I like that the theme is good
triumphing over evil after an event that happened 20 years before. The setting
in South America, with the backdrop of Carnival, could make this visually
attractive. It is also interesting that this is based on reality with the Zika
virus as the inciting incident.
NEGATIVE:
Clarity is required with set- up of the series and clarity with Steven Sharpe
and Grady.
JONNY
GUTMAN
ZEEKA CHRONICLES – Five-series sci-fi thriller
POSITIVE: This was definitely one of the most unique pitches I've ever read! I love that the inspiration came from a real-life crisis and that Brenda has taken it in such an imaginative direction. Like I said, this was one of the most imaginative pitches I've ever seen, but I think it's a little too ambitious for me! I wish Brenda good luck with it though because I think it would make an incredibly entertaining series!"
NEGATIVE: Too ambitious. Unclear as to how Janet and Mandy relate to the rest of the story or what were their motivations.
I am re-writing and not giving up.
Here is the blurb for the book:
GOOD TRIUMPHS OVER EVIL
When 51 programmable zombies unleash chaos and death on spectators at a Carnival event on the tourist haven of Gosh Island, local police, detectives, and a man kidnapped as a boy by their Master, must hunt down Master Zeeka before he kills again.A TALE THAT DANCES ON THE EDGE OF SCIENCE FICTION MYSTERY AND ISLAND INTRIGUE Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka is a tale that dances on ...