Script File
FORGERY
LOGLINE:
A disillusioned father and his teenage daughter grapple with
the consequences of having their memories erased and replaced with fake ones, a process called "forging," in an unsuccessful attempt to heal long-standing dysfunctional family dynamics.
SYNOPSIS:
Shortly after he beats his wife nearly to death, Dan Foster’s life sentence is commuted on one condition: he must agree to undergo a secret, experimental procedure known as forging.
Dan’s old, traumatic memories are erased and new ones are implanted in order to keep him from acting out violent tendencies ever again.
He’s sent home where he spends the next 6 years in relative peace with his wife and two daughters – until one day, when he snaps and almost kills his 16-year-old daughter Amy.
Or does he?
Dan and Amy find themselves on parallel paths to uncover the truth in a world where no one seems to share the same version of events. And in the process, they try to rediscover themselves—and one another.
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Amy HutchinsWriter
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Project Type:Television Script
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Genres:Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
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Number of Pages:50
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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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Stage 32 TV Drama Screenwriting Contest
October 1, 2023
Semifinalist -
Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
May 1, 2023
Semifinalist -
SOCAL Screenplay Competition
September 1, 2023
Quarterfinalist
AMY HUTCHINS
Having grown up in North Texas where my choices in life included playing women's sports or going to church, I obviously sided with Satan and got out of there to pursue film school at UT. Since then I've worked in broadcast news, tv/film production and lately as producer in gaming.
Dramatic thrillers and true-ish Southern Gothic tales capture my heart and have re-inspired me to write again toward a bigger goal and purpose.
In addition to FORGERY, I have a psychological dramatic thriller called HALLWAYS and have just started a gory, erotic thriller entitled SCORPIO SEASON.
FORGERY is adapted from a 20-page short story at the front part of COVID by my YA novelist friend Christiane Erwin. I read it and immediately wanted to turn it into something much more. I would love to pursue the development of this project as it's a timely and desired fit in the huge genre of dystopian tales of universal moral dilemmas.