A floundering Millennial tech bro must earn the money for his latest startup investment by beating his abrasive Boomer father in a tournament of "Pickleball," a niche sport popular in his parents' retirement community.
Type:
Feature
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
102pp
Genre:
Comedy, Sport
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
13+
Synopsis/Details
Having lost the last of his father’s investment capital in a Silicon Valley startup, Jeremy, an entitled Millennial, flees California to his Boomer parent’s Arizona retirement community: Sunset Winds, where he discovers Mom and Dad are experimenting with a “trial separation” which is really just code for a poly lifestyle. Sunset Winds is bonkers for Pickleball (the fastest growing sport in America!) and vote to host a regional tournament with a big cash prize. Despite having no Pickleball experience, Jeremy enters the tournament determined to get the money he needs to invest in another startup (this one’s a unicorn!) and to impress Kaitlyn, the awesome lawyer he meets through the fuck app. It also wouldn’t hurt to finally get the better of his father by unseating him as Picklechampion. Through the coaching of hippie guru Bryan, a Boomer who never went capitalist during the 80s, Jeremy claws his way into the Picklefinals against dear Dad, only to have the neglected Sunset Winds septic tank overflow and send the tournament into an actual shit storm. Now literally up to his ankles in it, will Jeremy finally grow up and accept a job he considers beneath him?

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The Writer: Abbie Lucas

Abbie Lucas is a film director based in London, originally from Aotearoa, New Zealand. In 2018, Levile TV listed her as one of the Top 20 Rising Female Filmmakers in the UK. She is a member of Directors UK and Women in Film and Television UK. In 2022 she was invited to participate in the Reykjavik International Film Festival Talent Lab. As a storyteller, she enjoys stories with flawed relationships, female protagonists, vigilantes, crime, and a bit of magical realism but most of all loves work with strong performances and impactful story lines. She is known for exploring dark themes in ways that are humorous and unexpected. Her credits include a black and white screwball comedy web series A… Go to bio
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