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The 3rd Coast is a story that takes place in the Gulf coast
region of the Country... Texas. It's a story about a young
college athlete who is at a crossroads with his life. Since
playing football at a division II school makes it a long shot
that you'll be scouted by the pros, you sometimes start to
look at other alternatives. Being myself a football product
from the 3rd Coast it happened to me. Twenty years later
my younger brother experienced the same thing. Football
is big in the state of Texas, so telling folks you are finished
playing the sport would be like Barry Sanders saying he's
retiring early from the NFL.
A few years ago, Morris Chestnut and I were talking about
doing a project and he suggested that I write about a topic
to which I could relate... and one that a young viewership
could relate to as well. Thinking about my younger years,
I came up with a story I called CARTOONS... after the club
around which the action was centered. In development,
the title was changed to "THE 3RD COAST" so as to better
reflect how all people in the area consider themselves both
a very different and very special part of America. My dream
is for you to experience in the theaters this story of growth.
- NATE C. WILLIAMS
©2008 F.A.Y. Productions in association with PearlWillia Films