While the results of the WeScreenplay Short Script Lab competition won’t be announced until August 15th, I was really pleased by the high praise my short “September” received from WeScreenplay’s coverage staff. The final paragraph of the feedback document reads:
“In conclusion, the script demonstrates exceptional storytelling prowess through its visual and sensory appeal, skillful use of symbolism, profound emotional depth, and the establishment of a poignant and reflective mood. By combining these elements cohesively, the script succeeds in capturing the hearts and minds of its audience, offering an introspective journey that is both emotionally evocative and thematically rich.”
The project is in pre-production, and will shoot in the fall.
About “September”:
Over the course of a decade, a man in a little rented rowboat on Central Park Lake considers what he's let go, and what he should have held onto, in the wake of the AIDS epidemic. Adapted from award-winning author and poet Jennifer Michael Hecht’s poem.