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    Taking Life
    Taking Life
    Taking Life
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    Taking Life

    By Carey Kight

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    When Jack Ramey died, he left his family everything. And nothing. When a mysterious and unseen stranger attends his wake, Jack's family deals with a past they were not prepared to revisit.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarey Kight
    Release dateJan 31, 2015
    ISBN9781311039361
    Taking Life
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    Carey Kight

    CAREY KIGHT is an award-winning screenwriter, director, and producer. ​ His screenplay for INFIDEL was a semi-finalist in Screencraft's 2015 Short Screenplay Contest, and the short film went on to win a Platinum Remi Award at Worldfest-Houston International Film & Video Festival. The film also played Asian CineVision's 40th Annual Asian American Film Festival, Long Island International Film Expo, and several other film festivals around the country. ​ His first short film, CARTOON CHARACTERS, played a handful of festivals around the country including Florida Film Festival, rated a top-50 film festival in the world by INDIEwire, and culminating with Studio City International Film Festival in Los Angeles. ​ His latest short film, AN ACTOR PREPARES, is currently on the festival circuit. ​ A veteran of the US Air Force, Kight used the Post 9/11 GI Bill to study Film Studies at The Ohio State University and Creative Writing for Entertainment at Full Sail University. ​ His work has appeared on the digital platforms of Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Travel + Leisure, Time, InStyle, and more. His clients include Bud Light, Disney XD, Texaco, eBay Motors, Ford Motor Company, USGA, New York Mets, Citi Bank, American Family Insurance, and more.

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