SHIFTED is a character-driven crime story that takes place over the course of one year in David Anderson's life, detailing the rise, fall and redemption of a successful young businessman stranded in Los Angeles, when the SEC shuts down the company he works for. After losing his job and the beautiful, but expensive Rachel, his life is turned upside down and inside out. A chain of unfortunate losses leads David to a new 'home', where he makes friends with two unusual men. One of these men, Marcos, an older black man unemployed by outsourcing and age, becomes his close friend and confidant. Through a series of events, David comes to the realization that someone is out to get him. While the audience knows this long before David, a sub-plot involving Primo Mortgage parallels the progression of David's shifting perspective on life. A brutal murder forces David to re-examine his life choices and he goes to work at the Midnight Mission on Skid Row, where he rebuilds his self-esteem. After a few near misses with Robert, right-hand man for Peter Novak, the founder of Primo, David figures out that he must have something they want. Marco helps him figure out the 'why' and together they figure out the 'what'. Faced with a decision about what to do with the information hidden by Robert, David must choose between his old materialistic self and a new life of shifted values, as he and Marcos fantasize about the new lives they could have.

Forms: Narrative Fiction, Feature
Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime, Independent
Niches: Mature/Adult