PALISADES

A Civil War cavalry veteran reluctantly agrees to engage in a series of staged gunfights in a dying western town. The charade to bring in tourists turns deadly when the Army arrives, and our veteran risks losing his lady to the dashing young Cavalry officer. A final duel at high noon will determine everyone's fate. Will the blood be real this time?

Based on a true tale of the Old West.

  • Richard P. Alvarez
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    Western, Dramedy
  • Number of Pages:
    108
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • World Fest Houston International Film Festival
    Houston, Texas
    April 14, 2019
    Gold Remi - Western Screenplay
  • Wild Bunch Film Festival
    Wilcox, Arizona
    October 15, 2019
    Wild Card Award - Western Screenplay
  • Screencraft Public Domain Screenplay Competition
    Beverly Hills, California
    September 18, 2019
    SemiFinalist - Public Domain Script Contest
Writer Biography - Richard P. Alvarez

Richard P. Alvarez - is a Texas based filmmaker who began his professional career as a television cameraman. He broadened his media experience by working as a newscaster and on-air announcer at a major market radio station, where he often wrote news and ad copy.

Richard’s feature scripts have won awards at festivals across the US, and regularly place him in the ‘top ten percent’ at Austin’s Film Festival. He has previously optioned five of his award winning feature scripts.

Currently, Richard freelances as a Director and Videographer in the Corpus Christi Bay Area. He enjoys working on issue documentaries, short films and doing occasional voice-over work for commercials.

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