Genre: Thriller, Horror, Drama
The murder-suicide that left a thirteen-year-old girl without a mother and father triggers voices within encouraging her to kill.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julian Ford
Amy: Penelope Corrin
Kevin: Dan Cristofori
Morgan/Heather: Rachel Salsberg
Madison: Emily Weir
Matt: Steve Rizzo
Get to know the winning writer:
What is your screenplay about?
This screen play is about a dysfunctional couple who adopts a deeply disturbed set of twin girls who’ve witnessed their mother murdered by their father, and then turning the gun on himself. Now untrusting of anyone, one twin will do anything to protect them both from harm, including ridding their life of anyone she considers a threat.
What genres does your screenplay fall under?
This is a Thriller/Suspense, that also leans into the Horror Category.
Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
Like The Sixth Sense and Fight Club, this screenplay gives the audience to feel as they’ve figured out the film, they know where its headed and what’s going to happen, until… Oh no! They were wrong. The fact that I’ve written this film in one location with no extras, and a small cast also allows it to be shot on a lower budget, but still at a high quality, giving the investors a larger ROI than most films. Not to mention it’s creepy as F@$& with a little humor sprinkled in.
How would you describe this script in two words?
Incredibly deceptive.
What movie have you seen the most times in your life?
The movie i’ve seen the most times in my life has to be The Slammin’ Salmon, with Hot Rod coming in a close second.
How long have you been working on this screenplay?
I’ve been working on this screenplay for about nine months, and have done a couple rewrites since this reading, tightening the script for better production values.
How many stories have you written?
I’ve written seven screenplays to date, one is currently in production, Riley’s Rainbow, and The Weak Outdoors, is currently in Pre-Production.
What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Isreal Kamakwiwo’ole
What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?
The largest obstacle in this screenplay was to hide the fact that there was only one girl, and the her twin sister was just a mental disorder… A genetic disposition passed down by her father. Since this table read, we’ve done another two rewrites, better adjusting for this, though once we bring in a Director, we expect him or her to add input resulting in , I’m sure at least one more rewrite.
Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?
Outside of writing, my other real passion is spending time with my children, watching them grow and learn through hard work and effort in whatever it is they are involved in.
What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?
I entered the festival because, like every screenplay, rewrites are necessary, and without reputable feedback, the rewrites are useless. As far as the feedback I received for my work, even though no one is ever excited to her where they could have done better, it was all correct, and those adjustments needed to be made to take a film from being considered good, to great.
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Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Director: Kierston Drier
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: John Johnson
Camera Operator: Mary Cox
Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival 