A writer tasked with writing a true event is taken by the CIA to cover their tracks. However, his smart mind out smarts them when his characters learn their role in his book and save him

CAST LIST:

.Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morris
Amira Khan: Val Cole
Ryan Tyler: Geoff Mays

Get to know the writer:

What is your screenplay about?

“John Burgess is all about writing for the high technology industry, until his life takes an interesting turn. He wakes early one morning with a new story in his head that he just has to write. Compelled to write each morning, the lines between fact and fiction are blurred, as John becomes a pivotal character in his own novel. Explosions, false identities, terrorists, international intrigue, high tech surveillance techniques, the U.S. government and kidnapping, all conspire to put John’s life in serious danger until the main characters in his book rescues him.”

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Action/Adventure/Mystery/Spy Thriller

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

ENTANGLED explores the relationship between consciousness, time as perceived by humans, and our quantum reality. The film will keep the audience guessing. What is real? What is fantasy? The audience will be guessing throughout especially when the last scene plays out.

3. How would you describe this script in two words?

Twisty Fun.

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

It’s probably a tie between White Christmas and The Wizard of Oz.

5. How long have you been working on this screenplay?

I wrote the original treatment in 2007, but just found time to complete the screenplay in January, 2025.

6. How many stories have you written?

I’ve completed 6 screenplays in multiple genres plus two live TV news series concepts.

So far, I’ve written 1 adapted Sci-fi feature, 2 original Sci-fi TV series, 1 original Rom/Com TV series, and 2 original Action/Adventure/Mystery/Thriller features.

7. What motivated you to write this screenplay?

I’m a fan of quantum science and the notion that all matter is Entangled. On the quantum level it is postulated that matter is believed to be fractal in nature. I suspect that God might be a mathematician. Just like the main character in ENTANGLED, John Burgess, I woke one morning with the need to write it down.

8. What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?

The economy played a significant role in putting aside my screenwriting aspirations to generate income. After the crash in 2008, I had lost all of my corporate clients. I spent the next couple of years searching for work and projects, but that effort was mostly fruitless. In 2010, my wife decided to open her own landscape company and asked me to help. As a producer, it was easy to adapt my skill base to another industry and applied my design skills to landscaping. So, I became the business manager and landscape designer for her company. Feeling more financially secure, I started writing again late last fall.

9. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?

I began my career as a photographer, so photography has always been a passion. I was fortunate to find H. Warren King in the 10th grade at Reseda High School. I spent the next 2.5 years honing my craft. There is always a book nearby to read when I have a chance. I eat for a healthy life and am a believer in Functional Medicine. Sports have always been an important part of my life, playing not necessarily watching them except if they make it to the playoffs. I’m a life long Dodger fan. I first saw them play at the LA Coliseum in 1958. And, of course Movies. I grew up in Encino during a time when I could drive to Hollywood in 20 minutes for a movie. Finding a home in the industry has always been a dream. And, there are the dogs in my life, too.

10. What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?

ISA was a major contributor to my recent shift back to writing. I was thrilled to discover a place to actually display my work. I’ve had web presence for my corporate production work for over 25 years, but I really didn’t have a way to showcase my screenwriting talents until I found ISA and joined. It wasn’t a big leap to enter the festival. ENTANGLED was one of the first screenplays that I completed in early January, so as they say, timing is everything. I was thrilled about the WIN and the initial feedback I got from Jessica Ah Shene. It was the first time anyone had ever read one of my screenplays. I engaged her and we worked over the script via zoom. Her notes were spot on and my rewrite is so much better for them.