While secretly living in strangers’ homes to evade capture by her ultra-religious parents, a frightened trans teen witnesses a crime she cannot ignore.
Type:
Feature
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
92pp
Genre:
Thriller
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
13+
Synopsis/Details
After escaping from an anti-gay bootcamp and with nowhere else to go, trans teen RILEY secretly hides from her parents in the home of strangers SHERYL and KURT where one night she witnesses Kurt fondling himself on his 8 year-old daughter EMMA’s bed. Horrified, Riley moves the couple’s nanny cam into Emma’s room and catches Kurt in the act; but not before she’s chased out of the house by Kurt, who is later arrested when OFFICERS PEREZ and BURTON watch the nanny cam footage with a gobsmacked Sheryl. At the police station, Sheryl sees Riley getting booked for trespassing. She also sees Riley’s dad, who turns out to be Officer Burton, make a scene at the station and take Riley. At home, Burton and MRS. BURTON lock Riley in the basement where she endures a priest’s ‘exorcism’ and electro-shock ‘therapy’ administered by her parents. Near her breaking point, Riley fights back, escapes, and hides at Sheryl and Emma’s house. Burton finds her there and has a standoff with Sheryl, Riley, and a couple of cop colleagues, which leads to his and Mrs. Burton’s arrest. Soon after, Sheryl applies to foster Riley, and the last scene shows her watching Riley and Emma happily playing together in their living room.

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The Writer: Joel McElvaney

Joel McElvaney is produced screenwriter specializing in taut thrillers and action comedies. Co-writer of Murder at the Writer’s Retreat (IMDB). Known for taking a workshop from William Goldman in college, then waiting 30 years to start his screenwriting career. A former high school English teacher and screenwriting instructor, McElvaney has garnered accolades for his fantasy/comedy Dragons of the Gloaming, a Top 5 Finalist in the Save the Cat! Screenplay Challenge; his dystopian thriller Twisted Justice, a Semi-Finalist in the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition; and his risqué TV pilot The Pineapple Chronicles, a 2nd-rounder at the Austin Film Festival. McElvaney is an active… Go to bio
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