Calypso by Fiona Faith Ross | Script Revolution

Calypso

An orphaned young American woman suppresses her fear of open water and travels to the 'old country' to connect with her last remaining family and is drawn into the superstitions of Calypso's island.

Type:

  • Feature

Status:

  • For sale
Page Count: 
96pp

Genre:

  • Action, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller

Budget:

  • Independent

Age Rating:

  • 13+
Copyright Details: 
USCO
    • Coverfly All-time Overall Top 25%
Synopsis/Details: 

Supernatural, Fantasy, Thriller.

Two strong female leads (22 and 40s/50s).

Inspired by Calypso, the mythical ancient sea-goddess, punished by Zeus for crimes committed by her Titan father, and told in Homer's Odyssey, this story is a blend of the fantastical and family heartbreak for contemporary times.

Locations USA (New Jersey) and Europe (Adriatic/Mediterranean)

Producers/Executives: Please request the script if this fits in your genre wheelhouse and looking to shoot between a budget of $1 to $2 Million.

All Accolades & Coverage: 

April, 2022 The Script Lab QuarterFinalist, Free Screenplay Competition

13 July 2021 Diamond Award for Best Feature Screenplay, May/June 2021 Bi-monthly from Pinnacle Film Awards (Los Angeles).

8 July 2021

Oh, Fiona! What a beautiful, strange, wonderful script!
Dreamy, creepy, harrowing at times, but transcendent and luminous. Really great. Unlike anything I've ever read before. This is a very, very cool story, and would make a magnificent, hallucinatory movie. I really enjoyed it. Very lean and fast-moving, too, great super short style on the action lines and dialogue. Very well done. Interesting, clear characters, and a story that unfolds in a mysterious, but inevitable way. Very cool. Thanks so much for letting me read it - I think it's beautiful. And a very professional, artistic script. One I'll remember a long time.

Submitted: March 3, 2021
Last Updated: November 26, 2022

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The Writer: Fiona Faith Ross
UPDATED: October 2022 Fiona Faith's work explores themes of family relationships, friendships and misunderstandings in Supernatural Fantasy, Comedy and Romance genres. She draws extensively on myth and ancient cultures. My Scripts Mr Singh's Christmas Spirit placed as an Austin Film Festival 2nd Rounder 2022 , and won Finalist in Mikel Fair's Austin Comedy Film Festival, Spring 2022. Roasted landed Semi-Finalist in Killer Shorts, 2022 . Calypso placed in the QFs of The Script Lab 2022 (9000 entries) and won The Pinnacle Film Awards (LA) May/June 2021 season, for Best Feature Script. Tomb of the Ruby Heart placed as Finalist in Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival 2022. Her short screenplay... Go to bio

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