A home robbery forces a mother to confront her parental responsibilities and her son’s compulsive lifestyle.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
13pp
Genre:
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Budget:
Shoestring
Age Rating:
13+
Synopsis/Details

Kathy is a loving mother to her lazy nineteen-year-old son, Dan. Her kind nature means that she lets Dan get away with anything, things like quitting every job opportunity and even a university degree after just one day. To Dan, this overendearing parental approach makes him feel claustrophobic, pushing away his mother rather than embracing her.

Kathy cracks a joke to her prized possession, Wingsley, a sloth statue, as she eats her favourite breakfast - dipped toast in milk - when a masked robber enters the house, demanding access to her safe. Her first reaction is to panic, but when the robber turns around, revealing that the back of his football jersey bears the name 'Dan', Kathy realises the man beneath the mask's true identity and decides to use the situation as a teaching opportunity.

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The Writer: STEVEN BLOWS

After enjoying the life of a reader for many years I am now a passionate writer compelled to create fantastical fiction in varying genres. With a focus on writing feature-length screenplays and experimenting with potential ideas in the form of short stories/scripts. Not a day goes by when I am not working on my latest screenplay, engaged in a writing group, or expanding my knowledge of cinematic practices. I aim to explore this world through writing. I have four completed feature-length spec scripts and fourteen short scripts of varying lengths from 3-24 pages long. Among other awards, my script 'THE MIGHTY VARIANTS' has been awarded a Quarter-Finalist place in the Final Draft Big Break… Go to bio
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