Ania august and the dead sea scrolls (2023)
Short Screenplay
"How much are you willing to sacrifice for what you believe in?"
Log-Line
When word leaks out that the Nazis have stolen an ancient biblical scroll, a young Polish archeologist teams with a group of American spies to go behind enemy lines and discover its location.
Behind the Story
This short screenplay prompt is part of the hiring process from Level 4 Press. This selection is a part of their action-adventure genre. My job was to write 5-10 pages based on the information provided. They wanted to see how well I can write based on their arc, character descriptions, story concepts, and outline beats, which I had to follow. I had a lot of fun writing this. I don't usually write screenplays based on other works but I wanted to give it a try. If hired, I would be part of the writers' room at their company, which would allow me to work with the novelist on creating the story and adapting it into a screenplay. I, unfortunately, did not get accepted.
Level 4 Press has other genres I can try to take a stab at so onward and upward.
*NOTE: I do not own the rights to the above image. It is clearly a depiction representing the story.