Belle's Bones by Philip Sedgwick | Script Revolution

Belle's Bones

In the 1890's Arizona, a clairvoyant prostitute wrestles with information received from the other side about a murder committed in the brothel where she works.

Type:

  • Short

Status:

  • For sale
Page Count: 
12pp

Genre:

  • Crime, Romance, Western

Budget:

  • Shoestring

Age Rating:

  • 17+
Synopsis/Details: 

A metaphysical murder mystery set in a brothel in the American west (c. 1886).

Very filmable. One of three short westerns I wrote in the same relative time frame for self funding and to direct. Decided on a more complicated script to test my directorial chops.

All Accolades & Coverage: 

Best Suspense Short Screenplay, The Wild Bunch Film Festival, 2022
Top Ten Finalist, Bass & Belle Wild West Fest, 2022

Submitted: January 17, 2023
Last Updated: January 17, 2023

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The Writer: Philip Sedgwick
Philip wrote his first script at the prompting of a writer friend. He entered his second script, Neon Cactus, into the Academy's Nicholl Fellowship, which placed as a Quarter-Finalist in the prestigious competition. Since that time, more than thirty of his screenplays & films have received acclaim from film festivals, fellowships and competitions. Philip served as a juror for the Prescott Film Festival for the past several years, where he also presents screenwriting workshops. His produced short films have screened and won at many film festivals. A handful of feature scripts can be read on ScriptHop (links provided). It is my practice not to post short screenplays online. However, any... Go to bio

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