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RECKONER

After being coerced into escaping rehab by a manipulative fellow patient, a young addict finds himself entangled in a small-time robbery and a deepening spiral of drug use that leads to murder.

  • Douglas Rappaport
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    Drama, Coming of Age
  • Number of Pages:
    107
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • The BookFest Awards

    April 5, 2025
    3rd Place
Writer Biography - Douglas Rappaport

Douglas Rappaport began his artistic journey as a classically trained violinist and composer, studying at leading conservatories across the U.S. and Europe. His academic path led him to graduate work at Yale University, followed by an Advanced Studies Certificate in Film and Television Scoring from the University of Southern California. He further honed his craft at Goldsmiths College, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and the London International Film School, among others.

Douglas’s storytelling has been recognized across multiple mediums. He was commissioned for a paid writing assignment by director David Winkler, and his historical epic, Prisoner of Heaven, won the Scriptmatix True Story Screenplay Contest. His novel, Reckoner, earned third place at the BookFest Awards, while Dead People was named a finalist in the Script2Comic Contest.

Now based in Rhode Island, Douglas continues to craft screenplays, novels, and stage plays that explore the fault lines of identity, memory, and truth—unearthing resonance from complexity and beauty from the margins—all under the singular creative brand that is Douglas Rappaport.

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Writer Statement

This screenplay, which is based on my novel of the same name, is deeply meaningful to me, as I was in rehab several years ago, and it left a mark on my life. I met some very interesting people while I was there, and many of them were influences on some of the characters in RECKONER.