Tony S.

THE WEIGHT OF EFFORTLESSNESS Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller / Suspense A cynical actress, drawn in by a Jaws-obsessed neighbor with a dangerous delusion, must break free before he erases her reality and rewrites it as his fantasy. Lookbook BLACKLIST 7 What readers are saying: "Wow! You hit this one out of the park!" "The meta elements are well-executed/clever/creative--even right off the bat, in the first act.  This project is consistently unique, and the dark comedy writing is pretty memorable/impressive ... This writer has an engaging/original voice ... professional-level talent ..." "Your facility with descriptions and the way you choose to lay them out is some of the best I’ve read.  Great opening visuals!  - Totally jump off the page. I really enjoyed the stylistic visual choices ... I also felt the dialogue was tight.  The characters were very clear and their voices were distinguishable. "I'm thirty pages in and you're clearly a writer (which I don't think can be taught, so well done to your parents or god or whatever) .. "I find your style engaging. Many of the screenplays I read seem to be written as if the events were happening in 'real life', so it was refreshing to read one that felt like an actual movie.  I flew through the first half of the script. Was very tense and exciting and I read 40 pages when I had only planned on reading ten ... "... you have a great, economical way of conveying universal emotions and gestures in a few simple words. This is difficult to pull off and one of the strengths of the script.  The fourth wall break is dangerous territory, but you pull that off too." "... a remarkably well-crafted and intelligent script across all its elements. Its deliberate complexity is a strength, making it a challenging but ultimately rewarding piece of storytelling."