Synopsis/Details
Buck Lynch, a fatherless, twelve year-old boy has a strong belief in the power of prayer. Buck lives with his grandparents and dying mother in the small rural southern town of Newnan, Georgia in the year 1955, but for a young boy of twelve Buck’s life is far too complicated. From the almost daily tardiness at school and the target of the classroom bully, Buck now has to find a way to deal with a mysterious stranger claiming to be an angel that has heard his prayers that only he can see and hear. The angel is filled with promises to relieve Buck’s mother of her pain; but the discovery that the angel is one of death leaves Buck with the lone burden of finding a way to thwart the angel’s plans in a race with time, before his mother’s runs out. Buck incorporates the medallion of the legend of St. Michael as his only weapon against the angel in a head to head confrontation for his mother’s life on Christmas Eve that brings closure to all involved.
All Accolades & Coverage
Winner, Bronze Prize, PAGE Awards - PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Competition 2019
Quarterfinalist, The Script Lab - TSL Free Screenplay Contest 2021
Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Family Screenplay Competition 2021
Quarterfinalist, Faith in Film festival 2023
TOP 4% of discoverable projects on Coverfly
BUCK AND THE ANGEL is on Coverfly's, THE RED LIST, #5 in Faith
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Hero's Journey
Story Situation:
Loss of loved ones
Story Conclusion:
Bitter-sweet
Linear Structure:
Linear
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Several
Special Effects:
Other on-set effects, Other post processing effects
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Adult, Female over 45, Male Adult, Male over 45, Male under 13
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Stock Character Types:
Everyman
Advanced
Equality & Diversity:
Diverse Cast, Passes Bechdel Test
Time Period:
The Fifties (1950–1959)
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Illness Topics:
Physical
Relationship Topics:
Family
