A single statement throws a mother's hypocrisy into stark relief. Will she finally stop denying the family's darkest secret, or maintain the status quo?
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
9pp
Genre:
Drama
Budget:
Shoestring
Age Rating:
13+
Synopsis/Details
Survivors who come forward should be believed – that's Edith's reaction to the latest sexual abuse scandal. Yet Edith didn't believe her own daughter when she came forward, which her second child Sam (20s, nonbinary, loudly queer) points out from the other end of the phone conversation. The moment reignites a mother's internal battle with quilt, shame, and fear of change that might undo all progress that has been made. CONTENT WARNING: "End of Denial" deals with issues of sexual child abuse. It is non-graphic, though please tread carefully if such content is triggering to you.

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Submitted: 2019-Mar-18
Last Updated: 2020-Aug-10
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The Writer: Jay Pendragon

Jay Pendragon | Berlin | 31, queer, trans* (they/them) I'm a writer of (fan)fiction, filmmaker and – you guessed it – a screenwriter! So far, I have written, directed and produced two short films: Acceptance/Akzeptanz (2016) and The Hacker (2017). You can read my completed scripts here on Scriptrevolution. Highlights include: "Hellfully" , a dramedy in which a body-positive bakery opens across the street from a fitness center, forcing a trainer to confront his unhealthy relationship to food, fitness, and himself; "The Holo Hack" , a spy drama with a protagonist who happens to be queer; "End of Denial" , a dramatic short about how a mother deals with her family's past of child sexual abuse.… Go to bio
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