Private Project

Dead Signals

GENRE: Coming-of-Age Drama

SETTING: Ashdale; the Galaxy Diner; the abandoned Metro Galleria Mall; the Confessio, a Cold War bunker hidden beneath the mall

COMPS: Pump Up the Volume meets Ghost World

BUDGET: Low / contained indie drama with thriller elements
Two alienated young women launch a pirate radio station from a Cold War bunker hidden inside an abandoned mall. But when their anonymous broadcast becomes a lifeline for their dying town, they must choose between staying safely invisible and letting themselves be known.

  • Ryan Clarke
    Writer
  • Number of Pages:
    96
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • LGBTQ+ Toronto & Los Angeles Film Festival
    Toronto, Ontario
    March 1, 2026
    Official Selection
  • FInish Line Script Competition
    Los Angeles, CA
    March 5, 2026
    Honorable Mention
Writer - Ryan Clarke