LGBTQ+ Festival Script: WHO ARE YOU, by Pat O'Brien (interview)
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Independent, LGBT, Drama
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Paul Sr.: Geoff Mays
Sarah: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Cardinal Fraser: Steve Rizzo
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about
A young billionaire teams up with a trans woman to uncover money laundering through the Catholic Church. It all ends in a climax of Biblical proportions.
2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Drama, family, religion.
3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
There are not enough movies that show LGTBQ+ characters just being people.
4. How would you describe this script in two words?
Religious revenge.
5. What movie have you seen the most times in your life
Wizard of Oz
6. How long have you been working on this screenplay
Writing for two years. Thinking about it for 20.
7. How many stories have you written
Three screenplays, this is the second one.
8. What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?
Shine on You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd.
9. What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay
As a straight CIS man, trying create real characters who are gay and trans without using tropes or stereotypes.
10. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?
Golf Humanism and penguins
11. You entered your screenplay via FilmFreeway. What has been your experiences working with the submission platform site?
It’s been great.
12. What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received
I wanted feedback from people in the LGTBQ+ film community. The feedback has been very good.
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