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Lost your head? Why not head up an ongoing movie project?
We envision this Alaskan Gothic thriller/suspense as a major studio movie or an ambitious independent film.
The story contrasts the sense of loss in "Voice From The Stone" (Eric D. Howell), the comic adventure of "The Fearless Vampire Killers" (Roman Polanski), and the eleventh hour twist of "The Sixth Sense" (M. Night Shyamalan).
We assume filming in Washington State or Alaska under a SAG-AFTRA contract.
We seek a major investment (>$1 million) in this exciting film.
Any opportunities for smaller investors/non-profit donors will be posted here.
LOGLINE: A former physician, remorseful over his wife's assisted suicide, meets a paranormal owl-woman whose sudden disappearance inspires a science student to help him track her down and, hopefully, to survive the encounter.
Project Endorsements
"We will do our best to continue to promote your success in the industry."
(Cannes Screenplay Contest 2019)
"Wishing you nothing but the best with your project. jd" (J.D. Barker)
Major Screenplay Awards
First big screenplay award (2017) "Appreciate it! Winter Bird is fantastic" (Holly Interlandi, Exec. Editor, "Famous Monsters of Filmland")
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BEST HORROR SCREENPLAY (Oct 2018) "Our jury loved your work on Winter Bird. It is highly engaging! Great writing."
"In recognition of excellence in screenwriting at the 2018 Hollywood Screenplay Contest"
THRILLER/SUSPENSE COMPETITION 2019
"Congratulations on your truly outstanding work."
BEST HORROR SCREENPLAY (Aug 2019)
Super award for a project set in Alaska
"We all loved your script. We hope it gets made."
First Big Award (2017)
Winter Bird wins big at Silver Scream Film Fest, Famous Monsters of Filmland Convention
FOREST ACKERMAN
Ackerman Imagi-Movies Screenplay Award 2017
Famous Monster
As featured in Famous Monsters of Filmland # 289, p. 197:
"WINTER BIRD began as a stage play drafted for the Edward Albee Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska. I hesitate to argue with my wife, who claims she commanded me to write a play about a vampire, deriving from all those long winter nights our family of four was experiencing in Anchorage. The play is 100% recognizable to anyone who ever lived in Alaska -- Anchorage library, fur-trapper's cabin, sled dogs, northern lights, an Eskimo legend..."
Holly Interlandi, Executive Editor, Famous Monsters of Filmland:
"Appreciate it! Winter Bird is fantastic"
Big Awards (2018)
BIG AWARDS (2019)
About Us
Eskimo Owl-Woman
Winter Bird hinges on a subconscious connection between two Alaskans. One a former physician, now a self-effacing Rare Book Room Librarian, who helped his beloved wife commit suicide a few years ago. The other, a fur-trapper's wife who was brutally murdered while pregnant 100 years before. The librarian becomes intrigued by the amber-eyed blonde who is hell-bent on obtaining a rare set of herb books for healing her foundling infant. Based on indigenous legend of a subarctic shape-shifter, she still haunts the desolate woods near Anchorage, sometimes as a snowy owl, in an effort to share the full horror of her origin. Seemingly intrigued by the librarian, she vanishes abruptly.
A science student with Attention Deficit Disorder emboldens his increasingly delusional mentor to track down the mysterious Woman in White. The unique tragedies of former physician and bloodthirsty blonde irretrievably entwine with Gothic and humorous twists, leading up to her mountain-top aerie and a dangerous attempt at mutual redemption.
Other characters are a sanctimonious Head Librarian, an ancient birdwatcher, a Native American Policewoman, and a mute janitor.
The Stage Play
- The stage play "Winter Bird, A Gothic Fantasy in Three Acts" (copyright 1995 by Stephen Delos Treacy) was drafted during 20 years that Steve lived in Alaska, researching marine mammals & seabirds by day and doing theatre (Actors' Equity & Dramatists Guild) by night.
- Developed @ Edward Albee Theatre Conference, an early draft won Honorable Mention at Virtual Theatre Project's "The Pen Is A Mighty Sword" international playwriting competition 2008-2009.
- The play premiered October 2015 at Eclectic Theater, Seattle, under Actors' Equity Association Members' Project Code. "Steve has written a tantalizing play called Winter Bird that was staged at Eclectic Theater by Tony Doupe and Klae Bainter. An enjoyable experience!" (Rik Deskin, President, Seattle SAG-AFTRA, 2016)
- The show placed in the top 10 grossing productions at Eclectic Theater.
The Screenplay
Stephen Delos Treacy, Irish-American, (NW Screenwriters Guild & SAG-AFTRA) adapted the screenplay from his stage play at The Film School, Seattle
- 2017
WINNER: "Ackerman Imagi-Movies Screenplay Award", Silver Scream Film Festival (TX) (featured in Famous Monsters of Filmland # 289, p 197).
- 2018
WINNER: "Best Horror Screenplay", Los Angeles Film Awards (CA);
AWARD WINNER: Hollywood Screenplay Contest (CA);
Finalist Award: 13Horror.com (CA)
Finalist Award: Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival (SC).
- 2019
AWARD WINNER: "Thriller/Suspense genre", Cannes Screenplay Contest (FR);
WINNER: "Best Horror Screenplay" London Independent Film Awards (UK);
AWARD WINNER: "Feature Script" Hollywood Horrorfest (CA);
AWARD WINNER: Alaska International Film Festival (AK) __________________________
- Script registered @ Writers Guild of America-West (#1872030) @ The Black List, InkTip, or "Contact Us" (above).
IMAGE CONCEPTS
THIERA (1)
"Oh, Peter, Peter, Peter! Look! Look at this sky! These colors. Vivid far from the city. Come. Watch the green ribbons move, dance, expand. Inhale them. Breathe the green. The ribbons display themselves for us to see, to smell, to taste!"
THIERA (2)
"Shhhhh! Your body is tensing now. Like a caged bird."
THIERA (3)
"Almost like it never died."