Ruth

A thirteen-year-old with a winchester rifle strapped to her back goes out on her own to exact revenge on those involved in the brutal murder of her family.

  • Valentina Weil
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    Western, Drama
  • Number of Pages:
    117
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Final Draft - Big Break Screenwriting Contest
    Los Angeles, CA
    September 22, 2023
    Finalist
  • Tokyo International Short Film Fesitval
    Tokyo, Japan
    October 3, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Academy Nicholl Fellowship
    Beverly Hills, CA
    August 14, 2023
    Top 10%
  • Table Read My Screenplay Hollywood
    Los Angeles, CA
    August 4, 2023
    Quarter-Finalist
  • Creative Screenwriting Screenplay Competition
    Los Angeles, CA
    July 20, 2023
    Quarter-Finalist
  • ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship
    Los Angeles, CA
    April 5, 2023
    Quarter-Finalist
  • Vancouver International Women in Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
    Vancouver, BC
    March 12, 2023
    Grand Prize Winner
  • Academy Nicholl Fellowships
    Beverly Hills, CA
    September 1, 2022
    Top 10%
  • Page Turner Screenplays
    Santa Monica, CA
    March 24, 2022
    FIRST 15 COMPETITION - FIRST 15 PAGES Quarter-Finalist
  • Best Script Award - London
    London, England
    August 22, 2022
    Selected
  • Oxford Script Awards

    September 2, 2022
    Selected
  • Page Turner Screenplays
    Santa Monica, CA
    September 27, 2022
    Semi-Finalist
  • Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 5, 2024
    Quarter-Finalist
  • Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition

    February 7, 2024
    Quarter-Finalist
  • Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition
    London, UK
    February 26, 2024
    Quarter-Finalist
Writer Biography - Valentina Weil

Valentina Weil is a Vancouver-based writer. She is currently completing her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. Aiming to write stories that break the mold of traditional film, she brings in characters that are dynamic and complex. Her goal is to best represent the parts of the human experience that are often overlooked.

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