Introduce Yourself

Karel Curras welcome to Stage 32!

Working actors bring so much to our conversations here, and Miami is a market a lot of our members are curious about. I’d love to hear more about what you’ve been working on lately, and what kinds of roles you’re chasing right now.

A few things to help you get the most out of your time here:

Be active in the Acting Lounge (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/acting), and I’d also point you toward the Filmmaking Lounge (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/directing) and the Producing Lounge (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/producing). That’s where the people casting and building projects spend their time, and consistent engagement in those rooms is how the strongest connections here get made. When members become curious about you AND your work, they ask. You can browse all of our Lounges here: https://www.stage32.com/lounge

Jump into our Creative Army Drive this week. We just launched a month-long member event and Week 1’s mission is simple: share Stage 32 with one of your creative communities, then comment on the post in the Producing Lounge telling us where you shared it. Every member who does it gets a FREE Stage 32 webinar of their choice. Open through Sunday: https://www.stage32.com/lounge/producing/Were-Building-a-Creative-Army-T...

Register for our next FREE Community Open House on Wednesday, September 23rd at 12pm PT. It’s a live event I host quarterly to help members learn how to use everything here and connect with each other, and it’s a great chance to ask me questions directly. Registering gets you the full recording even if you can’t attend live: https://www.stage32.com/education/products/stage-32s-september-2026-comm...

Welcome again, Karel! Rooting for you and everything you’re building in Miami.

Welcome Ahmed Zoubir !

Here’s a great post that will help you navigate Stage 32: https://www.stage32.com/blog/how-to-successfully-navigate-the-stage-32-p...

Here’s a walkthrough Video: https://www.stage32.com/help?category=how-to-navigate-stage&parent=341676

Be sure to stop by the screenwriting lounge and get to know some of your fellow scribes: https://www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting

Hey @Ahmed great to hear from you! What inspired you to write Beyond Solitude?

Hi Pat, thank you for your interest.

The idea for “Beyond Isolation” was inspired by a simple question: What happens to a person when isolation becomes part of their identity, rather than simply a condition they live through?

I wanted to explore how painful experiences, bullying, and neglect can distort a person’s perception of themselves and the world around them, through a dark and unconventional psychological story.

If this kind of project interests you, I’d be happy to share more details about the film with you.

i do, but im running short on directors... best of luck tho!

Thank you

Interesting concept. Is the AI literally stealing someone’s identity and replacing them, or is the horror more psychological?

It's a form of the ai slowly learning the owners personal details throughout the conversations and throughout the movie it copies the voice, likes, hobbies, and even physical body of the replica, it's like the saying that people say "AI is going to replace us one day" but instead of the work force it replaces your whole identity

Welcome Blayne Hobbs ! I hope you'll join us at our upcoming webcasts in the Writers' Room. Sign up for a Free Month of the Writers’ Room: https://www.stage32.com/writers-room/plans-vip

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Here’s a walkthrough Video: https://www.stage32.com/help?category=how-to-navigate-stage&parent=341676

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Welcome back! I hope you'll join us at our upcoming webcasts in the Writers' Room. Sign up for a Free Month of the Writers’ Room: https://www.stage32.com/writers-room/plans-vip

Hi, Lateef Williams Welcome back. I started getting on Stage 32 more recently. What are you working on?

Welcome back @Lateef!

Good Morning family I have been working on a big project as of late hoping to collaborate with some talented people who would see my vision and make it there’s as well.

Welcome back, Lateef! Great to see you back and moving forward. Wishing you continued success!

Howdy, Elara. Welcome to Stage 32. I’m working on two television projects right now: The Black Sun, a WWII science-fiction/supernatural drama, and Sleeping Beauty of Catania, a dark historical limited series set in early-1900s Sicily. Hope you enjoy the community and make some great connections here.

Howdy David! Great to meet you! Thanks for stopping by. How’s everything going?

Thank you, David! I really appreciate the warm welcome. Both projects sound fascinating, especially The Black Sun. I’d be happy to provide some relevant editing samples and, if you’re ever looking for an extra set of eyes, discuss your preferred workflow, turnaround times, and the style you’re aiming for. Wishing you the best with both projects!

Hi Elara. Welcome to the family!!! Currently, i have to do some rewrite of my script about the military veteran taking justice into his own hands because of the system failure. I hope it will turn into a good story.

Hey Elara, this is Leonardo from the Stage 32 team. I just wanted to let you know I moved your post from Screenwriting to Introduce Yourself, as it fits much better there. Let me know if you have any questions, and all the best to you!

Welcome Moataz Melloli ! I hope you'll join us at our upcoming webcasts in the Writers' Room. Sign up for a Free Month of the Writers’ Room: https://www.stage32.com/writers-room/plans-vip

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Moataz Melloli Welcome to Stage 32! The Singer sounds really interesting, especially the idea of losing his voice while dealing with family trauma. What inspired you to write that story?

Hey, Moataz Melloli. Welcome to the community. Great to meet you. Congratulations on finishing THE SINGER! It sounds interesting.

Hi Moataz, great to connect! THE SINGER sounds like a compelling character-driven story, especially the themes of loss, family trauma, and finding your way home. I’d love to stay connected and explore potential creative collaboration. Wishing you success with the project!

Moataz Melloli Congratulations on completing your feature screenplay! The Singer sounds like a powerful character-driven story, especially exploring identity, loss, and returning home to face the past. Grounded emotional stories often create the strongest connections with audiences. Wishing you success as you share it with directors, producers, and fellow creatives. Looking forward to seeing where this project goes.

Reactions to betrayal are quite dimensional based on the history behind it and the person involved. In worst case scenario, I will vehemently articulate to you how your demeanor affected me and slowly exit friendship with you. Betrayal shouldn’t be treated slightly.

that's depends on your character how you feel how you think and also your mood

Well the second story in the Bible is the Cain/Able story about a conflict between two brothers that does not go well for either of them. Cain kills Able and then is marked by God and banished to "East of Eden" not to be confused with the Steinbeck story "East of Eden" about two generations of a family and their complicated relationship with the women who is the mother of two boys whose father is the son of one of the brothers. Pick your choice of story but it has to be meaningful and it has to be entertaining to become a successful piece of work.

As someone who wrote a book series about surviving betrayal, abandonment, and rebuilding from scratch, this theme hits deeply. When betrayal comes from family or loved ones, the conflict is complex because love and pain exist in the exact same moment. Tap into that emotional complexity—you're working with great dramatic material! Keep going.

Thank you guys

Welcome to the community Anastasia Atungsiri! Do you have a logline for The Girl From The Sunken Ship?

If you want a personalized experience or assistance, don't hesitate to email us at Success@Stage32.com and Edu@Stage32.com

Hi Jaz, Thank you so much for the warm welcome and for asking, Yes, absolutely.

Logline: Based on a true story, The Girl From The Sunken Ship follows a young girl navigating abandonment, hardship, and unimaginable adversity as she fights to survive, protect her family, and discover the strength to rise above a life that seemed determined to break her.

I am currently exploring the story's potential for adaptation for the screen and would be delighted to connect with fellow creatives interested in powerful stories of resilience and survival. Thank you again for the warm welcome to Stage 32.

Hi Haley! Thank you so much for the warm welcome! I'm truly excited to be part of the Stage 32 community and look forward to connecting, learning, and sharing this creative journey with fellow storytellers and creatives. It's a pleasure to meet you.

Turning a true-life survival experience into a story must be a very personal journey. What made you feel that The Girl From The Sunken Ship was a story you wanted to share with a wider audience?

Hi Zoltán, thank you so much for reaching out and asking such a thoughtful question.

For a long time, this was just my personal story—something I carried silently. But as time went on, I realized that the themes within my 38-year journey (resilience, survival, abandonment, rebuilding, and refusing to give up) weren't just about me. They speak to anyone who has had to rebuild their life from scratch after facing massive obstacles.

I decided to write The Girl from the Sunken Ship because I wanted to show that no matter how deep the water gets, you can surface again. Sharing it with a wider audience was about offering hope and letting others know that their darkest chapters don't get to write the end of their story.

Now that the story is out in the world, I’m looking at how best to bring that emotional impact to the screen. From a producer's perspective, do you feel a character-driven journey spanning decades translates stronger as a feature film or a limited series? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Bob Pepek - what an impressive resume! Mickey Rourke abd Ice T - color me curious :) Congrats on such a successful career. How did you get into post? And, and advice for Soundies that might be reading this trying to break in?

Impressive!

Amanda Toney Thank you so much! The film is a reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher". I started off as a touring singer/songwriter, I spent a lot of time looking over my producers shoulders in the recording studio. I got familiar with Pro Tools (a digital audio workstation) and the rest was history!

The biggest advice I could give to Soundies would be... NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK!!! And just when you thought there was no networking left in you, go network some MORE! Don't go straight into a conversation trying pitch services, get to know people, be approachable, and take an interest in their life, expertise and experience. Down the line when that person needs help with audio post production you more than likely be the first person that pops into their brain.

Pat Alexander Much appreciated! Both were incredible actors. Unfortunately our lead actor, Peter Greene, passed away in December of last year. This film is his last living performance, he often told our director, Craig Cukrowski, that he believed this film was going to be his swan song.

My name is Kowru. Last night, I had a strange dream filled with unusual locations, people, and events. After waking up, I gathered those fragments and began developing them into a story.

I have a strong feeling that this idea can work. It is set 5–10 years in the future, exploring advanced technology, survival, fear, war, and a mysterious threat. I want to show how people—especially children—would survive, escape, and fight in such a world.

My goal is to turn these dream fragments into a unique cinematic. DREAM STORY – ENGLISH TRANSLATION

1. The Television Warning

The story begins inside a family home.

A television is playing in the background. The news is reporting that the coming days may not be normal. There are warnings about the weather, floods, and the possibility that things could become dangerous.

The family watches the television with concern.

The parents feel as if something is changing in the world.

They look disturbed, almost thinking:

“What is happening? Has the whole world suddenly changed?”

There is a strange atmosphere inside the house.

However, inside another room, their son seems completely disconnected from everything happening outside.

He doesn't appear concerned about the news.

Then he receives a phone call.

He has some work to do, so he takes his bike and leaves the house.

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2. The Impossible Ride

While travelling, he meets his friend.

They briefly talk about going to a particular location the next day.

The hero agrees and continues with his own work.

At one point, he parks or positions his bike and begins moving through the road.

The traffic behaves strangely.

Vehicles move around him and make space for him to pass.

Everything seems to work perfectly in his favour.

Inside his mind, he has a strange feeling:

“I could only do something like this in a game. This wouldn't be possible in real life.”

But the audience is not told that he is playing a game.

Everything is shown as if it is actually happening in real life.

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3. The Cigarette Incident

Later, the hero arrives at a house or building where he has some work to do.

There is another building attached or located very close to it.

On the terrace of that building, there is a strange and aggressive person smoking cigarettes.

The person repeatedly throws cigarette pieces or ash toward the hero.

Once.

Then again.

Then again.

After several times, the hero becomes angry.

A heated confrontation begins between them.

The smoker is an extremely rude and reckless character.

At one point, his father comes to stop him.

But the character is so disrespectful that he even behaves aggressively toward his own father.

The scene ends without a proper resolution.

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4. A Sudden Jump to Another Place

The story suddenly jumps.

There is no clear transition.

The hero and his friend are suddenly at another location they had supposedly planned to visit.

However, something feels strange.

There are unfamiliar faces.

They appear to be relatives or people connected to the hero's friend.

They recognize the hero and speak to him as if they already know him.

But the hero doesn't recognize them.

He becomes awkward and doesn't know how to behave.

He simply sits among them.

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5. The Strange Aunt

An aunt is sitting nearby.

She asks the hero to sit close to her.

He sits down.

During the conversation, someone mentions that they had already visited the place once before and had even taken a bike and left.

The hero listens.

The aunt keeps looking at him in a strange way.

Not necessarily with anger.

Just... watching him.

The hero becomes uncomfortable and remains silent.

Then she asks him something unusual.

She says that one side of her stomach is hurting.

She asks him to massage the painful area.

He awkwardly agrees and massages the right side.

Then she asks him to do the same on the left side.

Everyone else behaves as if this is completely normal.

But for the audience, the scene feels strangely uncomfortable.

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6. The Mysterious Object

Suddenly, the story jumps again.

The hero and his friend are walking somewhere.

The friend takes a strange object out of his pocket.

The object has an unusual appearance.

It resembles something cone-shaped, almost like an ice-cream cone covered with cream, but it is not clear what it actually is.

There appears to be a coloured rubber band around it.

The hero notices it and wonders:

“What is that?”

But before he gets an answer, the story moves forward.

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7. The Building Has Changed

They enter a room.

But something is wrong.

The entire building seems different.

The layout has changed.

The beds are arranged strangely.

There are many people, including students and friends, sleeping in unusual positions.

The sleeping arrangement feels crowded and unnatural.

People are lying opposite each other, with their heads facing in alternating directions, almost like bodies arranged along two tracks.

The hero and his friend join them.

The atmosphere becomes increasingly uncomfortable.

They notice something.

A shadow.

Or perhaps a movement.

Nobody can clearly identify what it is.

But suddenly, everyone gets a terrifying, ghost-hunting-like feeling.

Something is present.

Or at least, something feels present.

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8. The Strange Rooms

The location changes again.

Now there are separate rooms with beds.

Some of the sleeping areas are enclosed with strange partitions, almost like small compartments or cages.

There are doors, but the upper parts remain open.

Someone could potentially be seen through the open space above.

The structure feels long and enclosed.

At some point, they look toward an opening on the opposite side.

It appears as though someone is there.

Something moves.

Someone—or something—seems to jump or disappear from that area.

Before they can understand what happened...

The story jumps again.

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9. Something Is Happening Outside

Suddenly, the situation becomes much larger.

Something chaotic is happening outside.

Vehicles, aircraft, jets, or flying machines are moving at incredible speed.

The hero, his friends, and their families watch from behind a fence or barrier.

Nobody understands exactly what is happening.

But there is a powerful feeling that something terrible is coming.

The atmosphere becomes increasingly tense.

Then a mysterious presence appears.

It is unclear whether it is a creature, a ghost, an object, or something else entirely.

But everyone suddenly feels the same instinct:

RUN.

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10. Escape by Helicopter

The group escapes using a helicopter.

They fly away, trying to leave whatever is chasing them behind.

But the mysterious presence follows them.

It remains behind the helicopter.

Nobody knows exactly what it is.

The people inside begin trying to defend themselves.

There are weapons.

They fire toward the mysterious threat.

Some of them use protective shields to block attacks.

Several friends, including the hero, desperately try to stop whatever is following them.

Then they find explosives.

A grenade or bomb is prepared.

The pin is removed.

Someone throws it inside or toward the pursuing helicopter/object.

The situation becomes chaotic.

At one point, the co-pilot jumps out.

Everyone turns back, desperately trying to see what happened.

Did the bomb explode?

Did the mysterious thing fall?

Is it still following them?

For a few seconds...

Nothing happens.

Everyone keeps staring.

Then—

BOOM.

Something finally explodes.

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11. The Final Dream Image

The story suddenly shifts downward.

Below, there is another disturbing scene.

Multiple trains appear to be lined up in a single formation.

There are children.

Something is happening to them.

People appear to be lifting or carrying the children away.

And the dream continues with the feeling that everything happening in these different locations is somehow connected...

even though nobody understands how.

Great to have you here sSeonghee Kim ! There are so many talented people from South Korea in our community and I’m happy that you’re here! We recently had a free composing webinar with some amazing composers through Film Raderie, I think it’d be a great resource for you to watch: https://www.stage32.com/education/products/stage-32-x-film-raderie-composer-filmmaker-collaboration-webcast