A terminally ill man wants to mend his broken relationship with his daughter before he runs out of time, although she is not quite ready to forgive him.
Type:
Feature
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
104pp
Genre:
Drama, Romance
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
13+
Synopsis/Details
Allison Floyd, a quiet and shy seventeen-year-old is the daughter of a pastor. She lives in Oregon with her father Paul, her mother passed away years ago from a car accident. Because Paul blames himself for her death, he has drowned his sorrows by heavy drinking. Since her mother's passing, Allison’s relationship with her father is on the brink of destruction, there is a big distance between them. Every little mistake she makes, she is punished heavily for it. Paul still does not know how to cope with this big loss in his family, he takes out his anger on his daughter physically. These further damage their bond. After another physical altercation, Allison runs away. She goes to live with her aunt in Texas. She blocks all contact with her father. Years have passed, and things are looking up for Allison. She has a good job and met someone. That happiness is short-lived when she sees her father who is in town for medical reasons. Paul has kidney failure; he doesn’t have long to live. Not too many people are willing to help him get a kidney, and he has alienated his family and friends. He has lost hope and stopped trying. He uses the opportunity to try and apologize to her, she is not having it. Every time he tries to get closer to her, she shuts him down. Allison wants him to pay for how he mistreated her, she even thinks his kidney failure is his karma for all the bad he did to her. She has no pity for him. After many attempts to get to her, he gives up and leaves the state. Allison is visited by her mother one night, who tells her to make things right with her father and find a place in her heart to forgive him. Paul is staying in a cabin, trying to spend some of his last days in solitude, and he gets a call. His doctor tells him a donor has been found. The surgery goes well, Paul is a healthy man again. Sometime later, Paul and Allison are sitting in a park, Paul wants to know the person who saved his life since they chose to be anonymous. Allison reveals it was her, Paul is moved to tears. They finally reunite and embrace. A year later, Paul is walking his daughter down the aisle and officiating the wedding. They even share a father-daughter dance; Paul is also visited by his wife.... standing in a corner, watching the beautiful moment.

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The Writer: Annelise Gaparasi

Hello there! I am Annelise, a Rwandese girl who immigrated to the US at 15 and loved movies since I was little. I went to college and studied film production... realized my heart wasn't in it. I kept trying to figure out exactly where my place was in the film industry. Some years later, after I was fed up with seeing the same stories being told so I decided to write my own. I have been writing for two years now and have never looked back. I want to tell stories for those who are not as represented as the rest, bring different worlds to the screen and inspire every person who sees my stories. See you at the movies! Go to bio
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