Jingle Trails

Two hikers encounter a mysterious backpacker with a long white beard, rosy cheeks and a penchant for milk and cookies.

Type:

Short

Status:

For sale

Page Count:

10pp

Genre:

Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy

Budget:

Shoestring

Age Rating:

Everyone

Copyright Details:

PAu#003826897

Synopsis/Details

1 location, 4 actors

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Review by Simply Scripts: https://www.simplyscripts.com/2017/05/31/a-jolly-encounter-short-script-...

Story & Logistics

Story Conclusion:

Surprise Twist

Linear Structure:

Linear

Cast Size:

Couple

Locations:

Single

Characters

Lead Role Ages:

Female Young Adult, Male Young Adult, Male over 45

Hero Type:

Legendary

Advanced

Subgenre:

Action/Adventure, Action Comedy, Anarchic, Buddy, Christmas, Classic, Comedy, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Farce, Fish-out-water, Jungle and Safari, Man vs Nature, Mountain, Mysteries, Nostalgia, Other Dimension, Psychological, Quest, Road, Satire, Screwball, Slapstick, Social Commentary, Spoof, Super-Heroes, Supernatural, Survival, Teen/Youth, Undercover

Time Period:

Contemporary times

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Submitted: 2016-Sep-09

Last Updated: 2023-Dec-15

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The Writer: Jason K. Allen

Jason Allen is a writer and filmmaker from Nashville, TN. He is also a wilderness guide, nature photographer and award-winning journalist. His first produced screenplay was the 2009 feature comedy Lucky Fritz starring Corey Feldman and Julia Dietze. Since then he's won Best Screenplay honors at the Nashville Film Festival, San Diego Film Awards, Mountain of Laughs Comedy Fest, TSA Screenwriting Awards, and Artlightenment Film Festival, and is a seven-time finalist of the Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition. His scripts have also been finalists in the ScreenCraft and ScriptVamp competitions. His writing credits include the award-winning short films You Destroy Me , American… Go to bio

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