FEATURE FILM

GENRE: THRILLER

Screenplay by Amanda Street

Created by Amanda Street and Darran Bennett

SYNOPSIS

"Everything you're running away from is in your head"

Joe Gardner is a successful writer living in Malibu but is his perfect life real? ...Or after waking from a coma in a hospital for the criminally insane in Brooklyn, is he actually a suspected serial killer? His nightmare has only just begun.

CHARACTERS

The majority of the actors will be playing two completely different roles. This will become clear with the nature of the concept. The character descriptions below will help visualise our characters with this dual dynamic.

Joe Gardner (children's writer) - 30's, American (from California), sun-kissed floppy hair, kind man, glasses, doesn't realise he's attractive. / Garry Stone (serial killer) - 30's, American (Texan), drawn face, unshaven, hollow dark eyes, scarred.

Sarah Gardner (piano teacher / Joe's wife) - 30's, American (from California), blonde, naturally beautiful, a free spirit, excitable, bit of a hippy. / Summer Matthews (dancer) - early 30's, a New Yorker, blonde, sexy, strong.

Nikki Peach (gynaecologist) - late 40's, tall, curly strawberry blonde hair, striking, intelligent - bit of a geek. / Jessica Brown (Garry's lawyer) - late 40's, straight talking, dark red hair tied back, piecing green eyes, smart, suited.

Nick Peach (lawyer) - early 40's, bald but with an impressive biker beard, short round funny man with a big voice. / Detective Carter - mid 40's, from Brooklyn, clean shaven, well dressed, loud.

Hal Jones (literary agent) - 60's, attractive Englishman with great gravitas. Sarcastic at every given moment. / Dr Slade (Psychiatrist) - 60's, educated American, immaculate, arrogant.

Simon Kane (parent at book signing) - early 30's, acoustic guitar on his back. / Detective Danny Wilson - early 30's, attractive officer, smarter than Carter.

STATUS: SCRIPT

FEATUR FILM / TV SERIES

GENRE:  THRILLER

Treatment by Amanda Street

Created by Darran Bennett and Amanda Street

SYNOPSIS

“O Mortal Man, is there nothing you cannot be made to believe?” - Weishaupt

Consider whether some of these natural disasters, diseases or world terror events are as random as they might first appear?  

An unknown global organisation is conspiring to cull the population of Earth. Their plan is to continue the cull for long enough so that technology can develop sufficiently so they can leave this planet and save the human race - thus avoiding extinction due to over population, accelerated global warming and the depleting natural resources.

The Cull is one man's fast-paced, adrenalin-pumping journey in pursuit of the truth and his incomprehensible discovery of what man will do to avoid extinction.

STATUS:  TREATMENT / DEVELOPMENT

FEATURE FILM

GENRE:  BLACK COMEDY

Screenplay by Amanda Street

SYNOPSIS

"The most dangerous liars are the ones who think they are telling the truth"...

Bob Goodman (a NY hot dog seller) finds himself unwillingly in the wrong place, at the wrong time - all of the time.

Involved in a string of major felonies across the US he manages to escape capture until his luck runs out - or does it? 

STATUS:  DEVELOPMENT

FEATURE FILM

GENRE:  ADVENTURE / DRAMA

Screenplay by Amanda Street

BACKGROUND 

A story inspired by the extraordinary life and work of the maverick conservationist and gambling impresario John Aspinall.  

A suave man, John set up The Clermont Club in the late sixties, a gambling house for the super-rich - set in a luxuriously furnished townhouse in Berkley Square in London's fashionable Mayfair.  The club became a magnet for high-rollers from all over the world including actors, high-society gentlemen and royalty.  The fabulous wealth and glamour also attracted players with connections to gangsters from London's underworld.

But this story is not about mobsters - yes it will touch on this dubious dark side of the gambling world with hustlers and scams but this story is inspired and central to what John Aspinall did with his wealth and the winnings of one infamous horse race.  

From brandy and cigars - Chemin de Fer and Baccarat, John Aspinall funded his passion for conservation and this is the inspiration behind this story.  To coin a phrase "A Passion To Protect" whatever the cost.

This story is not a biopic.  Our central character will be surrounded with fictional characters to add depth and drama to the story. The heart of this story is what one man will do to secure the freedom of animals.

John Aspinall (known as 'ASPERS') went on to set up The Aspinall Foundation where his son Damian Aspinall continues the groundbreaking work to halt the extinction of endangered species, to protect and reintroduce animals back into the wild. 

The Aspinall Foundation manage projects in Africa, Java and Madagascar protecting animals and their fragile habitats.

STATUS:  DEVELOPMENT

FEATURE FILM FRANCHISE / TV SERIES

GENRE:  FANTASY ADVENTURE

Based on the novel THE SCHOOLING OF HOPE BALLINGER AND THE CASE OF THE LOST BOY by G.P. Sirod.

Screenplay Adaptation by Amanda Street

SYNOPSIS

"We are the heroes of our time and we're dancing with the demons in our minds" - Måns Zelmerlöw

A fantasy adventure with angels and demons, that follows the schooling of Hope Ballinger, a child gifted in telepathy and telekinesis. Unaware of her destiny, she will face ridicule, fight soul-eating diablos, defy the commands of the Gods, discover who the Lost Boy is and forge powerful friendships before discovering the awful truth behind her parents’ deaths.

SCREEN ADAPTATION

This screenplay is based on the first book of five in THE WHITE LIGHT SERIES.

The White Light Series follows the adventures of Hope Ballinger, from the age of twelve to eighteen years of age. The story unfolds over five films and follows Hope’s journey from her inauspicious beginnings in an orphanage, through her schooling in the art of soul-seeking at The White Light School, to her ultimate destiny.

With her five classmates Hope travels in and out of the hidden doors in the white light: portals to worlds of angels and souls, gods and demons. Their fantastic adventures lead the six to grow and develop into a fierce fighting force against the Diablos (diabolical and satanic warriors of the Demon Gods).  But Hope continues to feel at odds with those around her, never quite feeling as though she ‘fits’.  It is not until the last film that we find out why.

This fantasy tale of a heroine, gifted in telekinesis and telepathy, uses characters of multicultural backgrounds to bind the plot. The use of mythological and doctrinal allegory is interwoven but hidden in the story of Hope, as she grows in strength of mind and spirit.

CHARACTERS

Hope Ballinger (a 'gifted', soul-seeker) - 12, plain, average height, mousy but not quite brown hair, damaged, quiet, powerful in telekinesis (t-jumping), telepathy and thought possession.

Squib aka 'Jamillah Farrah' (soul-seeker) - 9, girl, pink tutu – white socks – thick raven-hair plaited with tiny beads, large almond eyes – one deep blue and one vivid green. A ball of energy - a little Egyptian firecracker! 

Arguselle Kane (minor Goddess) - 14, girl, thick long blonde hair, sea blue eyes, taller than Hope, sulky, arrogant, superior – daughter of a Irene Kane Minor Goddess of Daughters.

Lychee aka 'Li-Chen Feng' (a ‘gifted’ angel-finder) - 11, young Chinese boy – deep green eyes – short glossy black hair – creamy skin, kind, thoughtful, excitable, wears a blue robe with a dancing dragon emblazoned on back. 

Bad aka 'Badrinath Dasari' (a ‘gifted’ angel-finder) - 13, Indian boy – short glossy black hair,  deep brown skin – eyes like violet, serious, a bit awkward, collarless floor length shirt. 

Miss Ethel Kane (Goddess of the White Light) - 70’s, short, jeans, white shirt and extraordinary turquoise eyes, kind face, wise, silver hair in bun, glasses, eldest daughter of Great Mother Bear, Goddess of the Icemen and Protector of Children and Lono, Hawaiian God of Agriculture.

Priscilla Fornax (Goddess of Baking) - 60’s, large woman, beige tent-like dress, tight white curled hair, podgy round face – her chin cascaded in rolls of fat, eyes like diamonds - amusing.

Meena O’Dyne (Minor Goddess of Pain) - 60’s, tall, thin, olive skin, giant hoop earrings, bandana headscarf over dark hair, freckled haggard face, piercing blue eyes – blood shot, formidable - daughter of Ares, God of War.

Jessica Olufemi (social worker) - 30’s comfy big-boned woman, very happy, sparkling white teeth - lighthouse smile.

Rowley O’Dyne aka 'The Lost Boy' (trainee angel-finder) - 13, skin colour of a hazelnut, strong face, smug, spoilt - cheeky, wild strawberry blonde hair, astonishing silver eyes, stick thin like his mother Meena, loose jeans, white t-shirt.

STATUS:  SCRIPT