Script File
Pixylations
'One prank too many. That's all it takes to get Faela, a mischievous pixy, nearly banished from the Faerie Realm. Whether tantalizing goblins, enchanting flowers, or enraging an entire Irish town with her magical mayhem, Faela can test the mettle of even the most patient fairy. Her friend Scuff warned her not to taunt the 'big-folk'. But what does a ‘gnome' know?
Hauled before the High Court, King Auberon gives Faela a final chance to redeem herself: become a 'house fairy' to the home of a widower blacksmith, and restore 'courage and joy' to his timid little daughter Elsie. Of course, no one knows that Elsie has the 'gifted sight', the ability to 'see' fairies. Not even Scuff, sent as the king's spy, whom Faela accidentally merges into the family dog!
But Faela wants to experience love and merriment as a ‘big-folk’. Attracted to the former-beau of Elsie's older sister, she 'pixylates' the young woman's body to dance with him at a summer fair. Will Faela's romantic distractions lead her astray?
And then there's the Pooka, a sinister shape-shifting goblin who will spare no wickedness to see Faela's mission fail. For the Pooka has claim over any banished fairy, and he has his heart set on Faela as his latest pixy-bride.’
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Joseph LaudatiWriter
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Project Type:Screenplay
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Genres:Comedy, Fantasy, Family
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Number of Pages:114
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Country of Origin:United States
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Language:English
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First-time Screenwriter:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Festival for Family: Family Film and Writing FestivalToronto, Canada
November 6, 2016
Best Family Screenplay for Animation
Joe Laudati is an artist and writer who lives in New Paltz, New York. With a long background in animation and special effects, he made his living as a stop-motion puppeteer and photographer for many years, before focusing on writing and sculpting. As a prototype sculptor for the toy, giftware, and collectible model kits industries, he fashioned the original patterns for many action figures, statues, and ‘garage kits’. With a longtime interest in metaphysics, and comparative theologies, his first novel, the supernatural thriller 'In Darkness It Dwells' was published by Medallion Press in 2006. Other works include 'Ten Thousand Demons', and 'Pushing Clay: 24 Years of Garage Kit Sculpture'.