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Suicidal Ideation

Act 1: Tim, an 18-year-old, discovers his estranged father is dying and has only a week to live. Encouraged by his friend Rad, Tim decides to visit. However, his mother, an assistant DA with a strict demeanor, confiscated his ATM card. In his quest to retrieve it from her office, Tim encounters Connor, a con man with a bounty on his head, placed by the bikers his mother aims to dismantle. Despite recovering his card, Tim’s lie about his travel plans is exposed by Connor, leading mother canceling the card and reluctantly taking Connor into her care.
Act 2: Desperate for funds, Tim and his friend Leeloo, whose father is a bounty hunter on his honeymoon, decide to bounty hunt. They identify a low-ranking biker, Kane, as their target. During their pursuit, they stumble into a biker gathering where Tim mistakenly abducts the wrong biker, leading to a chaotic chase. After escaping, they learn of their mistake. Connor struck a deal with the bikers to betray Tim in exchange for controlling the DA, and arranges to exchange Tim for his life, and Blaze for money.
Act 3: The exchange goes awry when Tim's mother arrives with police backup. A confrontation ensues, resulting in Blaze dueling with Kane. Tim seizes the opportunity to capture the fleeing Connor. Leeloo processes the captives, and amidst the resolution. Tim boards a plane to meet his dying father, hopeful yet uncertain.

  • Luis Ortiz
    Writer
  • Tsunami Ortiz
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Number of Pages:
    113
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Georgia Comedy Film Festival
    Hampton, GA
    April 11, 2023
    Best Comic Screenplay
  • Houston Comedy Film Festival
    Houston, TX
    June 10, 2023
    Best Comedy Feature
  • The StoryTeller Film and Screenplay Competition
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    April 1, 2023
    Best Comedy Screenplay
Writer Biography - Luis Ortiz, Tsunami Ortiz

Father/Son writing team. Luis wrote and directed theater in New Orleans for 8 years, won 5 playwriting competitions, started 3 theaters, wrote and directed 16 short plays.
After Tsunami was born, Luis became a dedicated father. Tsunami started writing when he was 7.
Their writing process involves lots of discussion, brainstorming and fighting. Luis and Tsunami bounce ideas off each other like Chinese pingpong players at life and death match. They bring their own unique perspectives to the writing, with Luis
drawing on decades of experience as a suicidal manic depressive and Tsunami bringing a fresh, youthful stable voice to the collaboration. They have another script making the festival rounds. Luis currently writes a horror comedy. Tsunami an animation pilot.

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Writer Statement

They search for the absurdity in the human condition.