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The Boy Who Laughs

Written when the author was eighteen years old, this Semi-Autobiographical screenplay, based on his observations growing up in Italy and the US, explores a damaged outlook of a young man on society and reconciliation with his past.
After being expelled from the Liceo (Italian Highschool) Nicholas Durán, tough, alcoholic, anger filled, thrill-seeking, self-destructive teenage poet, leaves home to start a journey in Beat Generation style, through Italy, the UK, and the US where he was raised in the Bronx, looking for revenge against the boogey men of his past that made him a monster, his childhood babysitter, his father whom he never met, and ultimately himself, within a society that struggles to help young ones in need.
If Holden Caulfield, Arthur Fleck and Henry Chinaski were brought together in a 'Fight Club' loving character, to underline the importance of mental health among young people, The Boy Who Laughs is a Coming-of-Age story dealing with a young broken man striving to figure out that the only way to grow up and grow out of one's nightmares and traumas is through developing acceptance, forgiveness, and responsibility towards loved ones.

  • Edoardo Miranda
    Writer
    Your Poet, Recalling, Lesley & John
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    Multi-Genre, Coming of Age, Adventure, Drama, Romance
  • Number of Pages:
    129
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Italian, Portuguese
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Writer Biography - Edoardo Miranda

Edoardo is a polyglot writer and actor from NYC.
Born Edoardo Nicholas Bianchi, Edoardo changed his stage name to Edoardo Miranda to honor his grandmother Miranda Bramani, an avid movie lover.
After an acting workshop in Milan conducted by film director Andrea Costantini, he was advised to pursue acting professionally, so, at the age of twenty, Edoardo moved back to his native New York City where he was admitted at the prestigious Stella Adler Studio Of Acting’s conservatory.
Edoardo graduated from Stella Adler in 2018. Shortly after, he made his Broadway debut as an Understudy for the role of Maestro in Steven Fisher’s The Last Boy at The Town Hall. Other theater roles include Marco in Arrivals, by Art Feinglass, Cousin Julio in The Motherf**ker With The Hat, by Steven Adly Guirgis, and Orlando in The Color Of Desire, by Nilo Cruz.
Major film roles include Peter The Disciple in the docudrama Eating With The Enemy, by Brent Miller Jr. and Gennaro in the feature film Reign Supreme, by Michael Suarez.
Edoardo has worked as a model for Steinway & Sons as well as with world famous British photographer David Yarrow.
He is one of the Cofounders of Fracture Films along with actress and producer Ariel Glenn. Their short dramas Recalling and Your Poet won the Audience Choice award at the New York Lift-Off Film Festival and Award Winner at the Hollywood Monthly Film Festival in 2021, and Finalist at the Transparent Film Festival in 2023 respectively.
Edoardo has also written, produced and directed the play Goodville, accepted at the New York Theater Festival, Winterfest 2020.
He is also a Brooklyn College psychology graduate who works as a clinical research assistant in the field of psychological research.

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This semi-autobiographical story, based on the author’s observations growing up in Italy and the US, explores a damaged outlook of a young man on society and reconciliation with his past. With the goal of highlighting the importance of mental health among young people, The Boy Who Laughs is a Coming-of-Age story dealing with a young broken man striving to figure out that the only way to grow up and grow out of one's nightmares and traumas is through developing acceptance, forgiveness, and responsibility towards loved ones.