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Helen Would Like a Word

In the "semi-Great Hereafter," a cynical and sharp-tongued Helen Keller tries to help a gifted and catastrophically injured young athlete choose between life and death, while also struggling with an existential crisis of her own.

  • Sandy Fugate
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Number of Pages:
    104
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • StoryPros Awards Screenplay Contest
    Woodland Hills, CA
    June 8, 2022
    Finalist
  • Austin Film Festival
    Austin, Texas
    October 1, 2022
    Semifinalist
  • Scriptapalooza

    Quarterfinalist
  • StoryPros International Screenplay Contest
    Woodland Hills, CA
    December 2, 2022
    Semifinalist
Writer Biography - Sandy Fugate

Sandy Fugate has an MFA in playwriting from Western Michigan University. Her plays have had readings, staged readings, and productions in Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, and off-off-Broadway. Her screenplays have placed in various competitions, including the Austin Film Festival and Final Draft’s Big Break. She's also the author of two books and works as an editor.

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