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THE MESHUGA METHOD

THE MESHUGA METHOD
By Keshia Kola

GENRE: Comedy, Family
LOGLINE:

A daring Mental Health Therapist who uses absurd methods to treat his patients must brave through many challenges, due to a complaint filed for his mischief, to save his practice, home life and his sanity.

SYNOPSIS:

This is the legend of Hollywood shrink, Dr. David Covington, who’s sole mission is to be a positive influence in the lives of the people around him. Think Ted Lasso as a Psychologist. David prescribes charming life lessons and anecdotes pulled from his strict upbringing as solutions to his client’s peculiar problems. His methods are crazy, but this is why his clients adore him.

David’s professional goal is to win all the accolades in his world of shrinkdom. His mantle boasts awards and framed magazine articles that celebrate him as the “progressive voice in contemporary therapy”. BUT there is a special space on his mantle for that World Cup of clinical validation; the coveted ‘Distinguish Humanitarian Award’. It’s the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Psychiatrists and he wants it. There’s just one problem...

He was just served a time-sensitive notice from the Los Angeles Licensing Board based on a complaint filed by the wife of one of his clients who challenges his unorthodox methods. He must uncover this mystery because someone on the panel is coming soon to interview him for that prestigious award! This puts our good doctor in a conundrum: give up his meshuga methods or face losing his practice?

Just when he thought it couldn’t get any worse, his college bestie and presiding Judge (MUNIRA GOVANI) gifts him the greatest challenge of his professional career, an “adult child” (BRADLEY HOFFMAN) who REFUSES to grow up. He pulls out all the tricks from his bag of zany antics to avoid this nightmare. Will he succeed in dodging this disturbed patient?

Luckily, Dr. Covington has the love of his adoring wife NOA and children (ASHLAND & DREW) to keep him grounded, but his highly ambitious preteen daughter, Ashland, whose brilliant money schemes have caught the attention of Principal CHARLES MILLER who attempts to take down her champagne wishes and caviar dreams. All David wants to do is run a successful practice and home life without losing his mind.

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