PROGENY by Mehul Desai | Script Revolution

PROGENY

Intercepting a probe sent by a forgotten human colony, Commander John Teller and the crew of the starship Arcas voyage to make first contact, only to find half the crew intent on exploitation.

Type:

  • Feature

Status:

  • For sale
Page Count: 
118pp

Genre:

  • Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Budget:

  • Independent

Age Rating:

  • 13+
Copyright Details: 
NCRC103439
    • Coverfly All-time Overall Top 25%
All Accolades & Coverage: 

- Semi-finalist, ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition (2022)
- Quarter-finalist, Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition (2022)
- Official Selection, Los Angeles CineFest (2020)
- Semi-finalist, American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest (2014)
- Grand Prize, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards (2009)

Submitted: April 4, 2022
Last Updated: May 17, 2023

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The Writer: Mehul Desai
UK based Science Fiction screenwriter. Winner of the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards (Grand Prize) and Finalist for Final Draft Big Break 2022. A graduate in Film Theory & Production, Mehul has written and directed several short films funded by the UK Film Council before focusing primarily on feature film screenwriting. In 2009, Mehul won the Grand Prize at the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards for his science fiction mystery thriller Progeny. He has since garnered over 40 festival and contest accolades (including Final Draft Big Break, BlueCat, ScreenCraft and American Zoetrope). Between 2020-22, Mehul was hired by Voyage Media (Los Angeles) to adapt an original science... Go to bio

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