Richard Gonerko

PLEASE DON'T TELL YOUR CHILDREN Budget: $100K - $1M | Thriller / Suspense ⋄ Drama After accidentally discovering that she’s been adopted, a young aspiring journalist’s desperate search for her birth mother, in spite of her father trying to stop her, reveals a deep family secret that may lead to tragedy.

THE LEAVES WERE GREEN Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance ⋄ Drama A young aspiring filmmaker and his rebellious best friend fall for a captivating young woman in 1939 Poland, but after the Nazis invade,  they struggle to keep themselves, their dreams, their families and their relationships alive,  as they experience the physical, emotional, and romantic casualties of war and its aftermath.

NOT PERFECT Budget: $100K - $1M | Thriller / Suspense ⋄ Drama After a revered father beats his wife, his teenage son struggles to justify the love and esteem he feels for him with the reality of his brutal actions, and the son’s decision will determine nothing less than the course of his life and the lives of his closest friends.