***Capital Fund Screenplay Competition's
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Logline
The devil is in Georgia stealing the souls of the wicked. At the same time a teenage boy from a broken home finds acceptance with the wrong crowd. A botched home invasion puts the boy's soul at risk. An epic battle for the boy's soul begins until his true savior can be found.
Synopsis
My dramatic screenplay entitled “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” is loosely based on the Charlie Daniels song of the same name.
The story centers on the devil, down in Georgia stealing the souls of the wicked. At the same time, a seventeen year old boy named Jeremiah Brayden, a child of divorce and perceived parental neglect starts associating with two older boys in a desperate attempt for acceptance he feels he is not receiving from his parents.
Victor and Caroline Brayden divorced after the accidental death of their daughter Deborah. While bathing Deborah in the sink, Caroline briefly turns her attention away from Deborah, who falls out of the sink, cracking her head on the floor below. Victor responds to Caroline’s blood-curdling screams and arrives to see her cradling their daughter in her arms.
The details surrounding Deborah’s death put a strain on their marriage, which they try to reconcile by having Jeremiah. The reconciliation fails. Victor can no longer bear the sight of Caroline and almost completely drops out of Jeremiah’s life. He is unable to see that both of his parents do love him, despite them being consumed with grief and animosity.
The two older boys, Charlie, 21, the leader and Eric, 19, a follower are criminals who wreck havoc in Atlanta. Jeremiah, 17, an impressionable teenager has joined them in their criminal activity that starts with robbery and leads to home invasion. One such home invasion has deadly consequences for Jeremiah as he now finds himself in the devil's cross hairs. Who will protect Jeremiah from the devil? Who will save his soul?
The devil is in Georgia stealing the souls of the wicked. At the same time a teenage boy from a broken home finds acceptance with the wrong crowd. A botched home invasion puts the boy's soul at risk. An epic battle for the boy's soul begins until his true savior can be found.
Synopsis
My dramatic screenplay entitled “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” is loosely based on the Charlie Daniels song of the same name.
The story centers on the devil, down in Georgia stealing the souls of the wicked. At the same time, a seventeen year old boy named Jeremiah Brayden, a child of divorce and perceived parental neglect starts associating with two older boys in a desperate attempt for acceptance he feels he is not receiving from his parents.
Victor and Caroline Brayden divorced after the accidental death of their daughter Deborah. While bathing Deborah in the sink, Caroline briefly turns her attention away from Deborah, who falls out of the sink, cracking her head on the floor below. Victor responds to Caroline’s blood-curdling screams and arrives to see her cradling their daughter in her arms.
The details surrounding Deborah’s death put a strain on their marriage, which they try to reconcile by having Jeremiah. The reconciliation fails. Victor can no longer bear the sight of Caroline and almost completely drops out of Jeremiah’s life. He is unable to see that both of his parents do love him, despite them being consumed with grief and animosity.
The two older boys, Charlie, 21, the leader and Eric, 19, a follower are criminals who wreck havoc in Atlanta. Jeremiah, 17, an impressionable teenager has joined them in their criminal activity that starts with robbery and leads to home invasion. One such home invasion has deadly consequences for Jeremiah as he now finds himself in the devil's cross hairs. Who will protect Jeremiah from the devil? Who will save his soul?
