Life Plug - sci-fi drama short (spec script) by Mike Lomax | Script Revolution

Life Plug - sci-fi drama short (spec script)

A miracle wonder drug that delays the aging process; but is it right to use it on your own child for selfish reasons?

Type:

  • Short

Status:

  • For sale
Page Count: 
10pp

Genre:

  • Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Budget:

  • Shoestring

Age Rating:

  • 13+
Synopsis/Details: 

A father wants to illegally use a “Life Plug” to delay his young daughter’s ageing to please his sick wife. A doctor desperate for money willing to do the procedure.

But nothing is what it seems in this visually striking sci-fi drama short about the ethics of making a child immortal.

Submitted: August 20, 2023
Last Updated: August 20, 2023

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The Writer: Mike Lomax
Film Lover, Comedy Lover on a mission to combine the two in the sci-fi horror genre - check out my debut screenplay (written in Final Draft) “The Navada Gang”! Also check out my film shorts! Go to bio

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