Summary: After her mother kills herself, we go forward in time to see Adalia now with her own family struggles with the affects of PTSD and seeks help to understand her past with Dr Hugh.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Geoff Mays
Adalia: Val Cole
Robert: Steve Rizzo

Get to know the writer:

1. What is your screenplay about?

At its core, Liminal is an exploration of the MANY WORLDS THEORY, examining how our choices reverberate through time, the worlds and lives we are familiar with, as well as the worlds and people that have yet to meet or will never know.

Liminal unfolds over the course of three decades (1930-1960), centering around an unstable housewife (Adalia) who is has experienced memory loss and is determined to recover her lost memories. Without consulting her deeply concerned husband, she undergoes an experimental treatment to recover her memories. The treatment gifts her the ability to communicate with different versions of herself fin parallel universes,. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Thriller/SciFi/Drama/Romance
3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Fresh and unique twist on parallel universes & doppelgängers
Strong female protagonist drives the narrative
Has a little bit of everything – drama, thriller, horror, romance, sci fi wrapped in a period piece. Who doesn’t like a solid mashup of genres?
4. How would you describe this script in two words?

Destabilized reality
5. What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

Three way tie – Pulp Fiction, Inception & The Big Lebowski
6. How long have you been working on this screenplay?

Ten years.
7. How many stories have you written?

Long stories – probably 4 or 5
Short stories -20+
8. What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)

“High Hopes” by Pink Floyd
9. What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?

Not enough time in the day/night. I have a full time job as a recruiter in the tech industry, and simply finding time to sit down, focus and write can be very challenging.
10. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?

Movies, television, books, music & live theater
My family and friends
I love animals (especially cats)
Hiking, camping
Gardening
Traveling (My husband and I have been to Iceland 7 times, and just got married there last year!)
11. You entered your screenplay via FilmFreeway. What has been your experiences working with the submission platform site?

Wonderful! I love that everything is in one central location/place so I dont’ have to search google/email
12. What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?

LIMINAL is a female driven narrative, and I couldn’t think of a more appropriate festival to send it to for consideration! I really appreciated the feedback provided, and I was so excited to have a few pages read aloud for a table read! I’ve never had the experience of hearing other people read my pages, so this was really exciting and a great experience.