Logline:

American ex-pat Harry Hogan, a man with a past, guilty of everything except the murder he’s accused of, is forced into the deadly world of African politics to clear his not-so-good name – and remain alive. An offbeat, violent and sexy 21st Century “Casablanca”.

Plot Synopsis:

“Never get involved in third-world politics.” That motto has served the “break all the rules”, American ex-pat Harry Hogan very well during his eight years in the small African nation of Baranya. Harry’s one of the lucky few, living like a king while the rest barely live – until a stranger with an empty camera is gunned down in Harry’s bar, and everyone wants the pictures that Harry “honestly” doesn’t have. And that causes problems – real problems: there’s the murder that Harry’s accused of; the corrupt police; the woman; a thug from Harry’s mysterious past; the other woman; foreign agents; a psychotic octogenarian still dancing to Boney-M; a man-eating crocodile; and 500 spear-throwing Tambu warriors. So what are these missing pictures and will Harry find them? He’d better, if he wants to survive Another Sh**ty Day in Paradise – an offbeat, violent and sexy 21st Century “Casablanca”.

About Wayne Crawford:

Wayne Crawford is the writer and lead producer of “Another Sh**ty Day in Paradise”. He has been writing, producing and directing independent films and television for the past 30 years. His first big success was “Valley Girl”, a charming teen comedy that launched the leading man career of Nicolas Cage. “Valley Girl”, made for $375,000, eventually earned almost $15 million and was recently added to the list of American Movie Classics. Several years later, Wayne had even more success with “Night of the Comet”. Its $750,000 budget generated more than $20 million. But it was his cult favorite “Jake Speed”, a fantasy adventure shot in Africa, which proved to be life changing. For the next 15 years Wayne was somewhere in southern Africa creating motion picture and television programming. He was the creator and host of Discovery/Travel’s long running series “On the Loose…In Wildest Africa” and received numerous awards for “U’Bejani”, a whimsical environmental children’s feature. Wayne currently has a new African series “On Safari” playing on cable television. When not filming in South Africa, he resides in North Carolina and is a university professor. Wayne is a 20-year member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.