Coordinated by Michael Claes and Lucie Tripon
Finalist Readings
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2:00 PM
Three scripts made it to the finalist position. As finalists, they are offered a 10-minute live reading of an excerpt from each script, read by actors, thus offering the screenwriters the opportunity to hear their words out loud. To view the live streaming > Register here
The screenplay contest and table read
of the finalist scripts are organized by:
Michael Claes
Lucie Tripon
THE FOUR FINALIST SCREENPLAYS
Reading of excerpts from the three finalist scripts directed by Lucie Tripon
FINALIST
Coleman
When a young boy's activist mother is unjustly institutionalized in 1963, his own protest five years later becomes the key to her freedom. Blending personal story with history, Committed is a powerful reflection on justice, courage, and the fight for change.
FINALIST
Abeokuta (Underneath the Rock)
Bolaji Tijani-Qudus
A high-powered attorney returns to her Nigerian roots to confront family secrets and reconcile with her estranged sister, only to uncover more profound truths that challenge her understanding of love, loyalty, and legacy.
FINALIST
Steve Hunyi
Confined to a wheelchair and a controlling marriage, Ophelia
has visions of a homeless man’s death. When her husband’s new
blog features the man alive, she becomes obsessed with saving
him.
FINALIST
Christopher Peter Atam
When young Canadian-Armenian screenwriter Zori comes to Armenia, he falls in love with an elderly but still beautiful woman, Mrs. Abrilyan. She wants to help his career but does not realize how duplicitous he is, or that he had another girlfriend his age named Stefi.
TABLE READ
Thursday, March 12, 2:00 PM on Zoom - Register here
ACTORS READING THE SCRIPTS
to be announced