Zach Roberts is fine with his mediocre existence until his new charity case, Gloria, leaves in search of “bigger things,” leaving him with her annoying devil dog, Jitters. Trying to win Gloria back and revive his YouTube channel, Zach’s older friend Jerry convinces him to join him on a movie set in the hopes of landing an interview with the film’s star, Tracy Sutton. Max, their crazy friend, joins them in their misadventure. Zach soon discovers there is more to life as an extra than being “moving scenery.”

Get to know writer Craig Beeman:

1. What is your screenplay about?

Zach, an aspiring journalist is trying to chase the story of his life in order to win back his girlfriend Gloria.

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

It is a comedy or maybe a buddy comedy.

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

It is a fun, light-hearted, heartwarming buddy comedy that will be a good escape for an audience trying to escape the stresses and pressures of life.

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

Crazy fun!

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

The Matrix.

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

We actually started it twenty years ago but shelved it for a long time to work on other projects. It was fun to reopen it and see how much progress we've made as writers since this script.

7. How many stories have you written?

Dozens!

8. What motivated you to write this screenplay?

My writing partner, Mary, had been an extra on numerous film sets and had seen the craziness firsthand. Her imagination took her to this story and she also got to include some of the real life madness she witnessed on set.

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

When we first started writing it we knew nothing about screenplays so we had to learn how to correctly write a screenplay as we went!

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

I love acting and working as a studio teacher on film sets.

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

We wanted to enter the festival to see how this screenplay rated after so long. I think the feedback is spot on. So many of the things we've learned since writing this screenplay are evident in the feedback for this one.