Moth

A young, single mother will do anything to escape her baby's incessant crying.

Type:

Short

Status:

Available for Free

Page Count:

10pp

Genre:

Comedy, Drama

Budget:

Shoestring

Age Rating:

17+

Story & Logistics

Story Conclusion:

Surprise Twist

Linear Structure:

Linear

Cast Size:

Couple

Locations:

Single

Characters

Lead Role Ages:

Female Young Adult

Hero Type:

Ordinary, Unfortunate

Advanced

Equality & Diversity:

Female Centric, Female Protagonist

Life Topics:

Parenthood

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Submitted: 2019-May-08

Last Updated: 2019-May-08

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The Writer: Ben Clifford

Writer (primarily screenplays), late twenties, based in Australia. Black comedy and drama are my primary working genres. Couple of shorts produced ~2017-2020. Also write prose. Some short stories published in journals. Contact me via email or PM about my scripts. Go to bio

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