Script Files
"Things to Do Before Leaving"
In "Things to Do Before Leaving", adventurous outcasts Olive and Clarissa, want to leave their small town lives behind and hit the road on a transformative journey but can't seem to escape a swirling shit storm that has overtaken over their lives.
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James ByrneWriterCircled in Red
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Project Type:Screenplay
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Number of Pages:86
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Country of Origin:United States
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Language:English
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First-time Screenwriter:No
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Student Project:No
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Official Selection - 2018 Women's Film and Script ShowcaseLos angeles
February 16, 2018 -
Best Screenplay - 2017 Hollywood Verge Film AwardsBurbank, CA
September 9, 2017 -
Finalist - 2017 Catalina Film FestivalAvalon, Catalina Island, CA
September 10, 2017 -
Finalist - 2016 Los Angeles CineFestLos Angeles
February 14, 2016 -
Winner - 2016 Honolulu Film AwardsHonolulu
May 5, 2016
James Byrne is a screenwriter and director. Recent recognition for his feature length screenplays include "Finalist" in the 2018 Los Angeles Women's Film and Script Showcase; "Best Screenplay", 2017 Hollywood Verge Film Awards; "Official Selections" 2017 Catalina Film Festival; and Finalist in the 2016 Los Angeles CineFest,
He lives in St. Paul and enjoys shoveling snow and ice skating when he is not writing.
I am primarily interested in writing off-beat, character driven comedy dramas. I draw partially on my own life experiences to ground the stories. Then the characters and circumstances are unmoored to live wild and free in a world of cinematic imagination. This is the messy raw material that I fashion into a screenplay.