A novelist discovers he was a real-life hero in the 19th century Western he's writing when he's transported into the story to save a mysterious beauty stranded in a remote forest.

23 pages

SYNOPSIS:

BARRY, a small-time writer, collaborates on a Western with MERLE MAYHEM, a famous horror novelist. After Merle suddenly dies at his remote farmhouse, Barry continues to secretly work on the story. Though stunned when he inherits Merle’s farm, Barry gladly moves in and relishes the idyllic writing spot. When Merle’s manager finds out about the unfinished story he hires Barry to summarize it.Barry gets premonitions about a nearby glen that has prisms on its trees. The prism light is a portal to the past where the Western exists and that Barry was the hero. AWARDS - 2016 Short Script Finalist for 2016 Los Angeles CineFest | Semi-Finalist for 2016 Write Movies July 2016 Script Contest | Official Selection at 2016 Lake Charles Film & Music Festival | Best Short Screenplay at 2016 Genre Celebration Festival | Official Selection at 2017 Irvine International Film Festival | Semi-Finalist at 2017 The Omaha Film Festival | Semi-Finalist for Southern California Screenplay Competition 2017 | Official Selection at Pop Ninja Shortsfest 2017 | Official Selection at Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival 2017 | Best Short Script at 2017 Global Independent Film Awards