THE CELLO or while Rome burns . Zann Gill Screenplay for a Feature Film eDK LLC & TBD LOGLINE From the 1% to the 99%, we’re all in this together. PITCH – The table is set for a luxury dinner party as fires ramp up nearby and pandemic spreads. Before Charyn's guests show, the power is shut off to millions of homes. What we IMAGINE becomes reality as a white supremacist touts his Great Wall of Amerika in the context of climate change, pandemic, and social collapse. On this 40th anniversary of the NYC murder of Beatles star John Lennon, stories, not facts, drive action. PO BOX 4001 LOS ALTOS, CA 94024 USA TELEPHONE: 650-292-0751 http://MoodyStudio.com
[email protected] Draft date – September 10, 2020 WGAw Reg | International Copyright © 2020 1 THE CELLO ACTORS CHARYN – screenwriter hosting a dinner to inspire her next screenplay; beautiful older actress who can sing and dance DARREN – white supremacist with lots of inherited money and an ambition to become President of the United States WALT – desperate neighbor with an autistic son, dying mother-in- law and angry wife (needs a great comedy actor) MAGNUS – singer/ musician/ actor / writer; attractive; wise; any age; “Viking look” – we have a potential great attachment PEDRO – former Silicon Valley entrepreneur gone bust; now a chef MOHAMMED – composer from Persia, now in the U.S. with a day job as a FedEx delivery man JON – African-American with a big, bold vision for global justice – inspired by Dr. Joseph Okpaku and Dr. Robert Bullard YOKO ONO – fortieth anniversary of the murder of John Lennon [words that follow the song “Imagine” – with permission] Real Characters in the Story: Charyn, Magnus, Pedro, Walt, Mohammed Charyn’s Memories from her youth c.