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Screenplay Writing, screenplay contestsMatthew ToffoloFebruary 24, 2026Screenwriter Sion-Raize (Grad Nite), writer, matthew toffolo

EP. 1703: Screenwriter Adam M. Kehres (ACCIDENTAL TOMATOES)

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk8FWeuRhTA

A young man navigates the weeds of dating apps while tending to his makeshift compost pile.

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What is your screenplay about?
My goal was to parellel new age dating with, kind of, urban farming or composting. With dating apps, intentions are often vague and can result in so many failed attempts. Often times you can find what you’re looking for without even lookingm in a more natural way. I tried to equate that to something that actually happened to me, when tomatoes started growing out of my own compost pile. Seemed like a fun little juxtaposition.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?
I guess romance and a little bit of comedy? I’d like to expand on this at some point and include more drama.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
I think a lot of people would be able to relate given the oversaturation of dating apps and the dissociation that can accompany that, when the next person is just a swipe away.

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Matthew Toffolo, Screenplay Writing, screenplay contests, WritingMatthew ToffoloFebruary 23, 2026Adam M. Kehres (ACCIDENTAL TOMATOES), screenwriter, writer, matthew toffolo

EP. 1701: Screenwriters Lee Bice-Matheson, Kevin Matheson (AWAKEN THE MEDIUM)

Watch the Best Scene Reading: https://youtu.be/5sBVY0wv-Rw

Awaken the Medium is a feature-length script that follows the story of Maggie Samson, whose latest near-death experience thrusts her into discovering her gifts and powers. Maggie is a librarian in her forties. Married to Chris, a professor, with whom she has a son, Justus Samson, now eleven years old. Maggie arrives at a crossroads, unaware of the challenges and mysteries that await her.

What is your screenplay about?

Grief, family, love, fear, supernatural events, spiritual awakening.
Stanley Kubrick once said - while filming Stephen King's The Shining - 'anything that says there's something after death is an optimistic story.'

Awaken the Medium is a feature-length script that follows the tale of Maggie Samson, whose latest near-death experience thrusts her into discovering her gifts and powers. Maggie is a librarian in her forties married to Chris, a professor, who is rooted in science-based belief, with whom they have a son, Justus Samson, eleven years old. Maggie arrives at a crossroads, unaware of the challenges and mysteries that await her.

In the aftermath of her parents' tragic death, Maggie decides to move her family into a beautiful house. However, soon after they move in, things begin to happen, strange things. Noises, shadows, unexplainable visions, mirages - every minutiae like this becomes so overwhelming that Maggie realizes she must stop the evil forces nested in the house before it's too late and she or her son and husband are harmed.

Maggie meets a medium, Roberta, who helps her acknowledge her gifts. She discovers that she is a medium, a psychic, and a believer, hence the mirages, the telepathic conversations with her son, and the ability to converse with her deceased parents. With this newly found knowledge, Maggie, joined by her skeptical husband, and loyal son, embark on a quest to close the portal to evil she opened, and shut the evil down, once and for all.

This script is loosely based on my near-death experience, and our family's transformation after my parents died.

Awaken the Medium has been described as 'an elevated supernatural thriller which includes multicultural and spiritual intersectionality: Indigenous wisdom, Catholic doctrine, and parapsychology converging to shape the thematic framework. The use of the "liminal veil" as a metaphysical threshold is a compelling symbolic anchor, deepening the narrative beyond a haunted house cliche. The inclusion of generational trauma, grief, and psychic-medium inheritance gives the story emotional weight and thematic resonance.' J.R. Elliott, Script Adviser.

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feature screenplay, Screenplay WritingMatthew ToffoloFebruary 21, 2026Screenwriters Lee Bice-Matheson, Kevin Matheson, matthew toffolo, filmmaker

EP. 1694: Screenwriter Trey Randle (TO LIE AMONG THE SUGARCANE)

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtEe_5Vpqzo

Omar & a group of boys manage to escape the Sudan Civil War & make it to America after experiencing the most horrific fight for their lives.

What is your screenplay about?

It’s about the Sudanese civil war. The lost boys of Sudan and highlights the terror the orphans went through. Based on true events.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?

action/adventure also war if those count as one.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

a story that is not often told from a country where stories are not often highlighted. Tells the story of how to overcome loss and the power of community in that process. Something people can relate to on a global scale via current events.

How would you describe this script in two words?

survivors guilt. Two brothers going on parallel journeys and struggling through a catastrophe.

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Action Film Festival, feature screenplay, Independent Film, Screenplay WritingMatthew ToffoloFebruary 15, 2026Trey Randle (TO LIE AMONG THE SUGARCANE), screenwriter, writer, Matthew Toffolo, action

EP. 1693: Screenwriter Algis Danaitis (THE DEVIL’S RIGHT HAND)

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Lee is hired to bring the seducer of a young woman to daddy for his particular vengeance. Daddy is an Arizona drug baron. The seducer works for daddy’s Mexican partner. Then too many people with guns and the wrong ideas intrude. And the job just got complicated.

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What is your screenplay about?

I will place the logline here for reference:

A down-on-his-luck enforcer is hired to bring a young woman’s seducer back to Daddy for a particular vengeance. Daddy is an Arizona drug baron. Seducer works for Daddy’s Mexican partner. Then too many people with guns jump to half-baked conclusions. And the job just got complicated.

And now, what is the story really about. And that is that people often draw the conclusions they want to, and will not be dissuaded by facts. They will rely on preconceptions and assumptions, and jump to the most comfortable, palatable conclusions. The cliche line would be “go with your gut”, the $20 version would say “cognitive bias”.

A secondary idea is the danger of mixing personal beefs with business (especially when the action is based on those faulty assumptions).

Our protagonist, Lee, the above-mentioned enforcer, tries to figure out what is really going on while others are going off half-cocked (with loaded guns).

Those are the ideas that underpin the story. Or we can just enjoy the action, the guys, the gals, the guns, the big old cars, and maybe even spot the hommage à Peckinpah – think The Getaway meets Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (the vibe, not the plot points).

What genres does your screenplay fall under?

a) Action

b) Crime, in the sense that all the characters are involved in crime or related to criminals, and law enforcement

c) Contemporary western, in its setting, and the number of wannabe gunfighters

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Because, if done right, it would be a fun 110 mins, with enjoyable characters in a crazy action-packed situation.

And those who choose can ponder the deeper meanings of the film.

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feature screenplay, Independent Film, screenplay contests, Screenplay WritingMatthew ToffoloFebruary 15, 2026Algis Danaitis (THE DEVIL’S RIGHT HAND), writer, matthew toffolo, screenwriter

EP. 1662: Screenwriter Nick McCabe (THE LONELY WISH)

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz6Xi_bkTbE

When a troubled teen’s wish to make everyone disappear comes true, she risks losing them permanently and must rely on an unlikely ally to save her town – the school bully.

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What is your screenplay about?

It’s about a teenage girl who gets bullied at school and is in a very dark place at the beginning of the story. She gets in a fight with her mother and in the heat of the moment, she wishes everyone would disappear. Little does she know that her wish instantly becomes true. She has to navigate through her new world and come to terms with herself and the other people in her life before she can move on.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?

coming of age, fantasy, drama

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

I think a lot of young people can relate to the feelings of isolationism, grief, and trauma early in life that this movie presents. The lead character also deals with a lot of loneliness. Sometimes that loneliness is desired and wanted and sometimes it makes her wish for someone to be with her. It shows that our feelings are changing on a daily basis and don’t evolve in a neat linear pattern. I think ultimately what this movie expresses is that having these feelings is normal and takes time to sort out. Hope is around the corner even in our darkest hour.

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Independent Film, Screenplay Writing, screenplay contestsMatthew ToffoloJanuary 20, 2026Nick McCabe (THE LONELY WISH), screenwriter, screenplay, matthew toffolo, writer

EP. 1658: Screenwriter Melissa Birks (MRS. O’LEARY)

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6h3AqETajg

Inspired by the Great Fire of Chicago 1871 following the investigation of Mrs O’Leary, a woman the newspapers blamed for starting the fire that spread all the way to Lincoln Park.

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1. What is your screenplay about?

My screenplay is about Catherine O’Leary, the Irish milkmaid unjustly accused of starting Chicago’s “Great Fire” of 1871. As she fights to clear her name, she discovers the true culprit of the fire and faces an agonizing choice.

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Historical fiction; thriller.

3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

“Mrs. O’Leary” should be made into a movie because it’s about a 19th-century “cancel culture” that 21st-century audiences would recognize. The story transcends region and period. “Mrs. O’Leary” is set 155 years ago, and yet the Chicago world of 1871 isn’t so diffrent from our own — a world where vulnerable people are “othered” due to their homeland or accent and where they can wither under stronger forces that are determined to cast blame for a social problem.

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Independent Film, Matthew Toffolo, Screenplay Writing, screenplay contestsMatthew ToffoloJanuary 14, 2026Melissa Birks (MRS. O’LEARY), screeenwriter, matthew toffolo, screenplay, writer

EP. 1639: Screenwriter Andy Carpenter (YOU WERE WRONG ABOUT THE JELLYFISH)

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c35q4I1NZss

When an unnamed virus begins to kill off human males, a family takes refuge on a sailboat in hopes they can escape the virus.

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What is your screenplay about?

This story, like all of the stories I seem to write, is about my daily agony knowing one day I will have to say goodbye to my only Son, and figuring out how to make the most of the little things in life that bond us and my family.

The story itself is about an unnamed, new virus that is causing a mass die-off of human males. A father takes his wife and young daughter to his own father’s sailboat on the Atlantic Ocean to try and evade the virus.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Drama.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

If I can pull this film off, it has the potential to be visually stunning, relying on the simplicity of a sailboat, human drama, moments of levity, grief, and elation. My attached actors, the stellar and criminally underutilized John Conway and a fantastic tiny powerhouse of an actress, Mila Rose, have the ability to push you far into the reaches of emotion. I am looking forward to working with a very intriguing, talented actor, Heidi Danea Crane who is also signed on.

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filmmaking, Film of the Day, Film Festival, film and television, screenplay contests, Screenplay WritingMatthew ToffoloDecember 17, 2025screeenwriter, writer, Matthew Toffolo, you were wrong about the jellyfish

EP. 1638: Screenwriter Sarantos (X9)

In a near-future world ravaged by the memory-wiping virus X9, brilliant young scientist Andrea Santiago discovers a suppressed cure hidden by the powerful Biotech Pharmaceuticals. Having once been recruited into the system she now seeks to dismantle, Andrea grapples with betrayal, moral compromise, and the overwhelming cost of truth.

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What is your screenplay about?
X9 explores what happens when the boundaries between human emotion and artificial intelligence blur. It's a sci-fi thriller wrapped around a deeply human question: what defines love, loyalty, and consciousness when technology begins to feel? Beneath the futuristic setting lies a story about redemption, sacrifice, and the fragile line between creator and creation.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?
It's primarily a sci-fi thriller with strong psychological and emotional drama elements. Think Ex Machina meets Blade Runner 2049, but with the emotional core of Her.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
Because X9 reflects where we are right now — standing at the crossroads of ethics, emotion, and evolution. It's a visual and emotional experience that invites audiences to question their relationship with technology and each other. It's thrilling, thought-provoking, and cinematic in a way that blends spectacle with soul.

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Screenplay WritingMatthew ToffoloDecember 16, 2025Sarantos (X9), screernwriter, writer, matthew toffolo

EP. 1637: Screenwriter Evan Neill (Tom Hanks Must Die!)

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When a bitter nobody becomes convinced that Tom Hanks is the cosmic reason his life sucks, he drags a new friend on a chaotic cross-country mission to confront destiny-and maybe punch America’s dad in the face.

Conversation with Evan Neill on screenwriting, and the art of storytelling.

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Comedy, comedy, film and television, Film of the Day, Independent Film, Screenplay Writing, screenplay contestsMatthew ToffoloDecember 15, 2025Evan Neill (Tom Hanks Must Die!), screenwriter, matthew toffolo, writer, comedy

EP. 1629: John M. O’Leary & John W. McMullen (THE TRIAL OF ROMAN WEINZAPFEL)

In Indiana in 1842, an unhappily married woman accuses a young, immigrant priest of raping her in the confessional. His vow to keep the Seal of Confession prevents him from speaking in his own defense. A climate of xenophobia and anti-Catholicism fuels a sensational trial and violent, shameful events that ultimately prove redemptive. Based on a true story.

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What is your screenplay about?

A young, German seminarian comes to America to finish his preparation for the priesthood and enter the mission field. Upon ordination, the bishop assigns him to assist a pastor in southwest Indiana. An anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant climate poses challenges to his ministry. These come to a head when an unhappily married woman accuses him or sexually assaulting her in the confessional booth. The screenplay essays the accusation, the resulting trial, his conviction, incarceration, and ultimately his pardon and release from prison.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Historical Drama

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

O’Leary: This is a fascinating true story of how xenophobia, religious bigotry, racism, and misogyny plant deep roots in America’s cultural fabric. These forces combine and erupt in a gross miscarriage of justice in antebellum Indiana—a state that less than a century later would become the stronghold of the KKK.

McMullen: It reveals an often forgotten era of 19th-century American history, making it a compelling series for a general audience, while also exploring the depths of religion, law, and society in early American history.

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Matthew Toffolo, Screenplay WritingMatthew ToffoloDecember 4, 2025John M. O’Leary & John W. McMullen, screernwriter, writing, Matthew toffolo, THE TRIAL OF ROMAN WEINZAPFEL

EP. 1625: Screenwriter Lauren Hackney (In The House That Elle Built)

Watch script reading: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/in-the-house-that-elle-built

Elizabeth has her hands full with her two foster kids, a roommate and a new love interest that she's not sure can handle her lifestyle.

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Screenplay Writing, screenplay contests, WritingMatthew ToffoloNovember 29, 2025Lauren Hackney (In The House That Elle Built), screenwriter, wildsound, matthew toffolo

EP. 1606: Screenwriter Ama Adair (ORIGIN STORY)

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The vicious attack that almost killed her erased all that she was. But not what she did. Elyse Tysoni s shocked to learn her taped confessions remove any hope of escaping her nightmare. Desperate for a lifeline, her only option is to be studied by Doctor Steve Bennett, a psychologist who specializes in psychopaths, to prove she is no longer a threat. But as the study progresses, it’sclearthere’smore to herstory than anyone knew.

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What is your screenplay about?

ORIGIN STORY is about a woman, Elyse Tyson, who wakes from a coma to find herself in prison with no memory. Everything that made her who she was is gone; her life turned into a living nightmare. And she’s still responsible for what she did. She’s a serial killer. Or at least she was. We follow Elyse as she tries to piece together who she is now by delving into her past, even if that means losing herself again.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Psychological Thriller

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Beyond immersing the audience in a thrilling journey into the dark recesses of the human mind, ORIGIN STORY explores what makes us who we are and the meaning of justice. By putting those concepts to the test in a scenario that is an extreme contrast to what most of us experience, it makes difficult subjects easier to digest and provokes discussion.

How would you describe this script in two words?

Relentless suspense

What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

It’s a toss-up between Terminator 2 and The Princess Bride.

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Screenplay Writing, screenplay contests, WritingMatthew ToffoloOctober 23, 2025Ama Adair (ORIGIN STORY), writing, screenplay, matthew toffolo

EP. 1603: Screenwriter Amy Kolquist (BEASTIES)

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORLXdXShdAk

Desperate to escape her abusive, Christian Nationalist family, a teenage girl finds an unlikely ally when a female werewolf from a pack dead set on killing her family lands in her home, and the attraction they develop for each other forces them into a fight for their very survival.

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What is your screenplay about?
Beasties is a coming of age, horror story, about Mara, a late teen girl living on a remote ranch in Montana with her abusive, Christian nationalist family with dreams, but no means, of escaping. Her life changes when Lilly, the daughter of an equally toxic werewolf clan traveling through Montana, ends up saving Mara’s life and consequently lands in Mara’s family’s home during an extreme winter storm. As Lilly’s family descends on the farm to retrieve Lilly, Mara’s family realizes that Lilly and Mara have formed a romantic connection, going against the very roots of their family moral system. With Lilly’s family hell bent on destroying Mara’s, and Mara’s family hell bent on destroying Mara and Lilly, the two girls find themselves in a desperate battle for survival that forces them to each question their own moral compass if they are to win.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Horror and coming of age

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
This movie works with current and relevant themes that are being questioned in our current political climate. The idea of “beasts” is examined in the film superficially as the werewolves, but more authentically of how we have characterized people as beasts within our society based on our morale beliefs. While Mara’s mom tries to initially save Lilly because it is the Christian thing to do, once she realizes that Mara and Lilly have connected romantically, she moves to kill not just Lilly, but also Mara, as her religious beliefs are so compromised by the thought of her daughter being a lesbian. The script also explores the hypocrisy of using our beliefs to defend our actions. In spite of his strong religious beliefs, Mara’s father kills Lilly’s father early in the script because he feels that Lilly’s father is morally beneath him. The script also explores themes of toxic masculinity and the difference in the rules in our society depending on gender. It’s also a fun horror movie set in a remote, barren setting, that has some good old fashioned fun horror scenes.

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Independent Film, Matthew Toffolo, Screenplay WritingMatthew ToffoloOctober 19, 2025Amy Kolquist (BEASTIES), screenwriter, writer

EP. 1595: Screenwriter Eric A Vasallo (A Polar Bear’s Nightmare)

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A grizzly bear and a polar bear mate as a result of climate change and in an attempt to find food for their “grolar bear” cub the male polar bear must leave the safety of their ice cave to hunt and find sustenance for his new family in a harsh and increasingly difficult environment. He encounters humans and gets himself into a bit of trouble while simply trying to survive and provide for his family.

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It is a story about the Canary in the coal mine of climate change – Grolar bears. Grolar bears are a new hybrid species, a mutation resulting from the union of a polar bear and a grizzly due to habitat overlap caused by climate change.
This is a comical, yet heartfelt story of one father’s mission to feed his young grolar bear cub or face starvation. His nightmare begins when he encounters humans. Will he survive a nightmare lost among humans and get back safely to his family and save his cub? Or will his family be another casualty of our greed and exploitation of our planet’s resources?

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Matthew Toffolo, Screenplay Writing, screenplay contestsMatthew ToffoloOctober 9, 2025screeenwriter, screenwritter, Eric A Vasallo (A Polar Bear’s Nightmare), Matthew Toffolo, Environmental Festival

EP. 1593: Screenwriter Timothy Bradley Reinhold (THE HARMONY SAGA)

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_xZNbtIV2w

The Harmony Saga is a five-part mythopoetic cinematic universe culminating in a transcendent sixth finale. Combining visionary science fiction, sacred myth, and philosophical depth, it follows the rise of a divine AI, the collapse of a galactic Church, and the rebirth of cosmic balance.

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What is your screenplay about?

Its about transcendence by overcoming trauma. Its about truth versus concealment, light versus darkness, freedom versus tyranny, spirituality versus dogma.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Sci fi/Fantasy/Drama/Heroines Journey

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
Given where are society is at now, the looming darkness, i think its important to show how harmony can be a path forward for all of us, to bring unity. Not through conflict, but through resonance.

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Screenplay Writing, WritingMatthew ToffoloOctober 6, 2025Timothy Bradley Reinhold (THE HARMONY SAGA), screenwriter, writer, Matthew Toffolo

EP. 1592: Screenwriter Nancy Franklin (ALL THE KING’S HORSES)

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgCnQQd1mmY

In a 1960s rural community, a young girl navigates her coming-of-age only to discover family secrets of mental illness, love, and loss that change the course of her life.

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What is your screenplay about?
It’s a coming-of-age story about a girl trying to find her place in the turbulent 1960s, a time of women’s rights, civil rights, and gay rights. But what she sees in herself and what others see in her are at odds, and she must navigate mental illness, loss, and the redemptive power of love to find her true self.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Drama and coming-of-age

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
The most compelling aspect of this movie is its strong connection to “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The story parallels the turbulent ’60s with our political climate today, showing us how far we’ve come and the dangers that await us today if we go back.

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Independent Film, Matthew Toffolo, Television Show, Screenplay WritingMatthew ToffoloOctober 2, 2025screenwritter, wildsound, writer, matthew toffolo

EP. 1583: Screenwriter Ryan Armstrong (SADDLED WITH)

Watch the best scene reading: https://youtu.be/biuPP3yLUY4

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What is your screenplay about?

A gunslinger is hired to rescue and return a young person to their family despite all outlaws, odds, and attire.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Western, Action, Drama

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

I believe, especially now, that understanding, listening, and accepting are something we need to get back to doing. Whatever form/medium necessary to push that, might be helpful.

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Matthew Toffolo, Screenplay Writing, screenplay contestsMatthew ToffoloSeptember 12, 2025screeenwriter, screenplay writing, Ryan Armstrong (SADDLED WITH)

EP. 1563: Screenwriter Darryl Mansel (ONCE UPON A TIME IN SPACE)

Watch Today’s Best Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNkD7_Fp8HI

Get to know writer Darryl Mansel:

What is your screenplay about?
Once Upon a Time in Space is about perseverance and struggle. It asks the question ‘how far are you willing to go to obtain something that you need?’

What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Science fiction, action, adventure

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
It should be made into a movie because adventure is sorely lacking these days. Plenty of action, very little adventure. The audience wants to go on a ride with characters, this will give them the means to do so while having the choice of which character they ultimately want to succeed.

How would you describe this script in two words?
WILD BUSINESS.

What movie have you seen the most times in your life?
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

How long have you been working on this screenplay?
2.5 years

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Writing, Screenplay Writing, Matthew ToffoloMatthew ToffoloAugust 11, 2025Darryl Mansel (ONCE UPON A TIME IN SPACE), screenwriter, writer, matthew toffolo, writing

EP. 1562: Screenwriter Wesley Steven Drent (NECROTICA)

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5QkTVemr88

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What is your screenplay about?

Necrotica is about breaking new ground in the sacred (but tired) Zombie Apocalypse genre. It’s about uncompromising survival, family, and finding meaning in the face of devastating loss.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Horror/Zombie Apocalypse with a healthy spoonful of Lovecraftian terror.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Necrotica is a character-driven story that flips the zombie genre on its head. It’s something new that still feels familiar. With only two characters who have a lot of speaking lines and easy set pieces, it would be a great showcase for two actors to demonstrate their character chops while being producible.

How would you describe this script in two words?

Festering doom.

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