Insignificant by Wendy Jean Wilkins | Script Revolution

Insignificant

A middle-aged Filipino-American man kidnaps a rich, middle-aged white lady thinking she’s his only option to thwarting his mother’s deportation but quickly regrets his actions when she proves to be no helpless victim.

Type:

  • Short

Status:

  • Seeking finance
Page Count: 
12pp

Genre:

  • Comedy

Budget:

  • Shoestring

Age Rating:

  • 17+
All Accolades & Coverage: 

CONTEST WINS
WINNER – Best Dark Comedy Short, HOUSTON COMEDY Film Festival, 2019
WINNER – Best Dark Comedy Short, AUSTIN COMEDY SHORT Film Festival, 2018
2nd PLACE, AUSTIN MICRO SHORT Film Festival, 2018
Finalist, CREATIVE WORLD AWARDS, 2019
Finalist, AUSTIN REVOLUTION Film Festival, 2019
Semi-Finalist, LAUGH or DIE Comedy Festival, 2020
Semi-Finalist, RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL Film Festival, 2019
Semi-Finalist, WOMEN’S COMEDY Film Festival, 2019
Semi-Finalist, GEORGIA SHORTS Film Festival, 2019
Semi-Finalist, HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL, 2018
Semi-Finalist, TABLE READ MY SCRIPT: HOLLYWOOD, 2018
Semi-Finalist, PORTLAND COMEDY SHORT Film Festival, 2018
Quarter-Finalist, SCREENCRAFT FILM FUND, 2018

Submitted: January 17, 2019
Last Updated: May 28, 2020

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The Writer: Wendy Jean Wilkins
Escaped from the hick area of upstate New York, Wendy Jean Wilkins is an award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker and comedian who been in Hollywood for over 28 years. While kicking ass working on television sets, Wendy has been a Warner Brothers Writers’ Workshop Participant , an ABC/Disney Writing Program Finalist , a Final Draft’s Big Break Contest Top-10 Finalist , a Women In Film: NY/Meryl Streep Writers Lab Finalist , twice an Austin Film Festival Second Rounder and in 2019, was named one of ISA’s Top-25 Screenwriters to Watch . She’s also placed or awarded in over 50 other writing competition. Wendy’s hottest feature script is the road picture comedy WHERE THE MEN ARE , which won Best... Go to bio

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