Spyder: One Man's Quest for the "Little Bastard"

In the aftermath of a traumatic breakup, a heartbroken James Dean fanatic embarks on a quest to find the late actor’s missing Porsche 550 Spyder, only to discover that his search for the car is ultimately a search for himself.

  • Brett Howard Nelson
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    Drama, Adventure, Character-Driven
  • Number of Pages:
    113
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • SILK ROAD FILM AWARDS CANNES
    silkroadproduction.org
    February 1, 2023
    WINNER — BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • GREECE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    giffestival.net
    May 11, 2023
    WINNER — BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
  • COSTA BRAVA FILM FESTIVAL 2023
    https://costabravafilmfest.wixsite.com/home
    November 30, 2023
    WINNER — FEATURE SCRIPT
  • COSTA BRAVA FILM FESTIVAL 2023
    https://costabravafilmfest.wixsite.com/home
    November 30, 2023
    WINNER — BEST SCREENWRITER
  • FELLINI FILM FESTIVAL
    Italy
    March 7, 2023
    WINNER — BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
  • NEW YORK SCREENWRITING AWARDS
    nysawards.com
    March 20, 2023
    WINNER — BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY DRAMA
  • CANADIAN CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARDS (CaCA)
    canada.cawards.org
    September 29, 2022
    WINNER — BEST SCREENPLAY
  • VEGAS MOVIE AWARDS
    vegasmovieawards.com
    October 13, 2022
    WINNER — BEST FEATURE SCRIPT / SCREENPLAY — AWARD OF MERIT
  • VEGAS MOVIE AWARDS
    vegasmovieawards.com
    October 13, 2022
    WINNER — BEST SCREENWRITER / FEATURE — AWARD OF MERIT
  • ONIROS FILM AWARDS
    onirosfilmawards.com
    May 6, 2023
    WINNER — BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
  • EAST COAST MOVIE AWARDS
    eastcoastmovieawards.com
    January 9, 2023
    WINNER — BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • NEW YORK FILM AWARDS
    newyorkfilmawards.com
    January 10, 2023
    WINNER — BEST SCREENPLAY
  • VANCOUVER INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    vancouverindiefestival.com
    January 19, 2023
    WINNER — BEST UNPRODUCED SCRIPT (Feature Film)
  • HOLLYWOOD GOLD AWARDS
    hollywoodgoldawards.com
    April 5, 2023
    WINNER — SILVER AWARD - FEATURE SCRIPT
  • SAN DIEGO MOVIE AWARDS
    sandiegomovieawards.com
    January 28, 2023
    HONORABLE MENTION WINNER — BEST SCREENPLAY FEATURE
  • INFLUX FILM AWARDS
    influxmagazine.com
    April 20, 2023
    HONORABLE MENTION — SCREENPLAY LONG-FORM
  • BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
    bigapplefilmfestival.com
    October 14, 2023
    HONORABLE MENTION — BEST DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • NOMADIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    nomadicinternationalfilmfestival.com
    April 16, 2023
    NOMINEE — BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • TORONTO FILM AND SCRIPT AWARDS
    torontofilmandscriptawards.com
    November 11, 2022
    NOMINEE — BEST UNPRODUCED SCRIPT
  • MONTREAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    montrealindependentfilmfestival.com
    November 14, 2022
    NOMINEE — BEST UNPRODUCED FEATURE SCRIPT
  • DAVINCI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL'S STORYLINE COMPETITION
    https://storyline.davincifilmfestival.com
    January 18, 2024
    FINALIST — FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • 13TH CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL
    catalinafilm.org
    August 2, 2023
    TOP 20 SCREENPLAY FINALIST
  • THE NEW YORK INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    New York, New York
    September 12, 2023
    FINALIST — FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • RED MOVIE AWARDS
    redmovieawards.com
    July 1, 2023
    FINALIST — BEST SCRIPT
  • FLICKERS' RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    http://www.film-festival.org
    July 29, 2023
    SEMI-FINALIST
  • DALLAS MOVIE AWARDS FESTIVAL
    dallasmovieawards.com
    August 27, 2023
    SEMI-FINALIST — BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
  • SANTA FE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    santafefestival.net
    April 29, 2023
    SEMI-FINALIST — BEST UNPRODUCED SCRIPT
  • EMERGING SCREENWRITERS DRAMA SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
    https://www.emergingscreenwriters.com/drama-winners-2023/
    March 30, 2023
    QUARTER-FINALIST
  • GOLDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL
    goldenstatefilmfestival.com
    February 21, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • CULVER CITY FILM FESTIVAL
    culvercityfilmfestival.com
    November 28, 2022
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — SCREENPLAY
  • HERCULES INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    herculesfestival.org
    April 25, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
  • LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY AWARDS
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 12, 2022
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • LILY INDIE FILM FEST
    lilyindiefilmfest.com
    December 2, 2022
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
  • NEW CREATORS FILM AWARDS
    newcreatorsfilmawards.com
    October 26, 2022
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — BEST UNPRODUCED SCRIPT (FEATURE)
  • THE MACOPROJECT FILM FESTIVAL
    https://macofilm.org
    August 31, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — FEATURE SCREENPLAY
Writer Biography - Brett Howard Nelson

I’m a Pacific Northwest–based Screenwriter who loves weaving stories where the ordinary collides with the extraordinary. My writing often lives in the shadows of human connection, memory, and mystery, driven by a desire to craft characters who feel as real and flawed as the people around us.

I see screenwriting as an act of exploration—each project a chance to dig deeper into the things that haunt us, move us, and ultimately bring us together. My hope is to leave audiences not just entertained, but inspired, unsettled, and thinking long after the screen

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Writer Statement

Spyder: One Man’s Quest for the “Little Bastard” is a cross-country search that is a deeply personal reckoning through loss, grief, identity, and the potential for new beginnings.

STATUS: Available.

⦿ The script is currently out to Zero Gravity Management.