Sundays with Ethel

An elderly man and woman cross paths while visiting the graves of their departed spouses. Sparks don't exactly fly, but sometimes a simple connection is enough.

Type:

Short

Status:

For sale

Page Count:

8pp

Genre:

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Budget:

Shoestring

Age Rating:

Everyone

Copyright Details:

WGAw

Synopsis/Details

1 location. 2 actors.

All Accolades & Coverage

Finalist, 2019 Milledgeville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition

Semifinalist, Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition

Story & Logistics

Linear Structure:

Linear

Cast Size:

Couple

Locations:

Single

Characters

Lead Role Ages:

Female over 45, Male over 45

Hero Type:

Ordinary

Advanced

Subgenre:

Buddy, Chick-Flick/Guy-Cry, Comedy, Drama, Fairy Tale, Family, Farce, Fish-out-water, Life Story, Love, Melodramas, Mysteries, Nostalgia, Psychological, Quest, Romance, Romantic, Slapstick, Small-town Life, Social Commentary

Life Topics:

The Elderly

Time Period:

Contemporary times

Relationship Topics:

Bonding

Coverfly All-time Overall Top 35%

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Submitted: 2017-Mar-01

Last Updated: 2025-Jun-03

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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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