A man grieves for his wife at a funeral and discovers a nightmare. Based on the Edgar Allan Poe poem. **Free script for any filmmaker, contact me for details.
Type:
Short
Status:
Available for Free
Page Count:
2pp
Genre:
Drama, Horror
Budget:
Shoestring
Age Rating:
13+
Based On:
A Dream within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe
Copyright Details:
2021
Synopsis/Details

This is one of Poe's more surreal poems. He lived most of his life in death. His mother died, his wife died very young. So I decided to interpret this poem as a funeral scene where a man deals with the nightmare of denial and questions, not his life, but death itself.

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Submitted: 2021-Oct-08
Last Updated: 2023-Jun-26
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The Writer: Lily Blaze

I write because I can. Screenwriting is my mobility aid to express my creativity and show my craft. I live with disability, but art has no limits. I've lived in four cities, travelled across North America, worked as a computer graphic designer since 1997, and I've been a visual artist all my life. In 2003, I was struck by chronic illness. Things happen. Plans change. My whole life changed. And now I'm a screenwriter. My short To Lucasta is now a beautiful film. https://youtu.be/jpaRvkgeSfg I have a couple of TV pilot scripts which are not on the site. Send me a message if you'd like to know more. Annex is a feature I wrote as a tribute to David Lynch. The companion piece, a 5-page short… Go to bio
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