Synopsis/Details
AMBUSH is a true story, dramatized as a short film that proves the real world of local politics and campaigns in Los Angeles is as thrilling as any political fiction. Set in 2013, the short follows QUINN, a young campaign manager on the effort to elect the first openly LGBT person to citywide office in LA history, as a bizarre and homophobic smear attempt threatens to derail the surging underdog campaign.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Social Justice
Story Situation:
Deliverance
Story Conclusion:
Bitter-sweet
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Accusation, Dereliction of Duty, Disrespect, Innocence
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Couple
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Male Young Adult
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Villian Type:
Bully, Corrupted
Stock Character Types:
Hotshot
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on True Events
Subgenre:
Gay and Lesbian, Political
Equality & Diversity:
LGBT+ Focused
Time Period:
The Tens (2010–2019)
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Writer Style:
Aaron Sorkin, David Mamet
