FEATURE SCRIPTS
The Tale Collector
Logline:
A retired high school teacher’s path to writing the great American novel takes a major detour when he befriends his neurodivergent neighbor.
Review:
“THE TALE COLLECTOR is a drama for the times that explores universal, topical, and relevant themes relating to the usage of A.I.-generated content, reliance on technology for everything from schoolwork to self-publishing and promotion, plagiarism, and social and mental health issues. This screenplay skillfully tackles these tough topical themes in a well-crafted story that effectively entwines themes regarding the collision of storytelling, new technology, and plagiarism. The execution is superb starting with compelling, dimensional, and well-realized characters, to a plot that is impeccably structured [and] hits all the marks.” (Nicholl Fellowship)
Synopsis:
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Winkle
Logline:
In a new twist on a classic American folk tale, workaholic dad Robert Van Winkle loses much more than his bearings when he goes on a family hike in the Catskill Mountains, only to embark on an urgent journey to reclaim his life, and discover that time is, indeed, a relative thing.
Synopsis:
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It’s All About the Beans
Logline:
A single mom and her 10-year-old daughter use a giant beanstalk to break the glass ceiling of the corporate coffee culture in the magical world of mid-town Manhattan.
Synopsis:
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SHORT SCRIPTS
Richard has adapted “Bartleby,” a screenplay based Herman Melville’s well-known story as part of a collaboration with abstract painter Gerard Amsellem. The short film, produced by New Waves Productions, was released and shortly thereafter was awarded a “Director’s Citation” by the Black Maria Film Festival, made an Official Selection of the Garden State Film Festival and was an Official Selection of the Twin Rivers Film Festival in Asheville, NC. It will be appearing in film festivals in the United States and Europe. Stay tuned for more places you can see it.
IN THE WORKS
Waiting for Aphrodite
Lisa Donmall-Reeve of LDR Creative LLC, in collaboration with Cinema Ed Films has produced “Waiting for Aphrodite” which was written and directed by Richard. It is currently in post-production and will be seen soon at film festivals across the world.
Logline:
It’s midnight and a curfew has been broken. Atticus and Olivia Bates are loving parents who have been happily married for a very long time. However, tonight they disagree on how to handle the broken curfew … with unexpected results.
Contact Richard to find out more about these and other scripts he is developing. He loves to pitch his ideas!
Richard Stephen Bell 