A broken woman tries to heal others on a remote island.

SYNOPSIS:

Catalina - Synopsis

Catherine Edwards, an African American woman, reeling from a break up, accepts a job for on the beautiful Catalina Island. Catalina is spanish for Catherine.

Catherine’s mysterious presence ignites this small town with speculation. She works at The Casino, a 1929 art deco movie theater and world’s largest circular ballroom.This is where she meets Richard, a painfully shy musician.

The next day Catherine reports to work where she meets another new employee, Yuric, a twenty three year old from Romania. Catherine and Yuric are fast friends and they try to bring Richard into their world. After a series of events, Richard and Catherine each face their obstacles towards love. Set upon the backdrop of California's only resort Island, Catalina with its enchantment, history, and adventure surely sets the scene as a "Island of romance"

It employs concept found in movies like Phantom of the Opera, Titanic, and Casablanca. It has strong moral values, romance, familial bonding, friendship, and most of all love.

CATALINA (WGA 2016)

(Beginning Scenes from the screenplay CATALINA)

By Ariel Armstrong

inspired true story 2016

Copyright Library of Congress 2016

WGA Registered

1 TITLE CREDITS Kaleidoscope of colors - out of focus CATHERINE (VOICEOVER)

June 14th 1969, I was eight years old. It was my first time in church. I never been in church before, I didn’t know what it was, I didn’t care about it, I didn’t understand what was going on at first, but suddenly when the organ music stopped... it had gotten quiet. Wow! I saw something so beautiful... now I realize why people come to church"

After "Directed by Ariel Armstrong" colors come into focus - it is a stain glass window. Camera pans down to see a 5 year old, teary wide eyed black girl.

FADE IN: 2 INTERIOR - PUBLIC STORAGE UNIT CATHERINE EDWARDS, an attractive African American woman in her 40s, is sitting on amongst household possessions on the floor across from her storage unit. Profile view of her with knees to her chest, hands covering her face. When she lowers her hands we see her eyes. She’s been crying.

She slowly gets up and continues putting remaining items in her unit. She reaches inside a box and pulls out a vase and she puts it inside her unit. She stares at it. It’s the vase Paul gave her.

DISSOLVE 3 EXTERIOR CATHERINE’S APT HOLLYWOOD DAY

Catherine’s apt is a studio apartment in Hollywood. It is very bohemian in style, yet with a sophistication of a past. Pan down to the swirling blue and white vase of flowers, being held by CATHERINE. PAUL, a man in his late 50’s, shoulder length hair with a goatee and slight beard, is seen holding Catherine up and twirling her. They are laughing and so in love. He stops and Catherine is slightly dizzy. She puts the vase down on the table. Paul grabs her and pulls her toward him.

PAUL

why do you love me so?

(later in screenplay)

CUT TO

Catherine sees two empty seats next to the window. She places her luggage in the seat and then she moves to the window seat.

CUT TO

Catherine is looking at the crowd. Everyone seems happy. There are some people who look like they are returning but for the most part tourists. She sees snacks are being sold. Catherine reaches into her backpack and gets her wallet. Looks at it...not much money and puts it away. As she puts her wallet back, she retrieves her phone. She looks at her phone in anticipation of a call from...him. She then scrolls the pictures on her phone and comes to the picture of her and Paul smiling together. She turns her head toward the window to hide her tears.