A photographer pays a housecall to shoot a family portrait where his true talent becomes apparent.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
8pp
Genre:
Drama, History, Thriller
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
13+
Synopsis/Details
At the twilight of the 19th century, New Yorkers Herbert and Margaret Jaffe request the services of Michael Houtman, a renown photographer, for a family portrait with their daughter, Linda. As he sets up his equipment, Michael talks with Linda and she reveals that she fell on the ice a few months ago and was left paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. She expresses her hopes to continue with her dreams in spite of her condition and increasingly fragile health. However, this morning she feels better than she has in a long time, but is still not wanting to have her picture taken. He convinces her to let him take her picture, but this is no ordinary portrait and he is no ordinary photographer.

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The Writer: Ian J. Courter

Ian has been a technical writer for twenty years and has published numerous professional journal articles but his true passion has been screenwriting and the joy of storytelling. So far, he has written scripts for fifteen shorts, four episode in a series, and seven feature-lengths, as well as three public service announcements translated and aired in the Middle East. He draws inspiration from a wide range of sources to include: a background in international relations and comparative government; over twenty-seven years of military experience, including overseas combat tours; extensive time spent in foreign countries with immersion in their cultures and languages; a wide range of reading… Go to bio
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