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 highschool, Nicholas Durán, tough, alcoholic, anger filled, thrill-seeking, self-destructive teenage poet, leaves home to start a journey in Beat Generation style, through the US, 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
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Writer Biography - Edoardo Miranda

Originally from NYC and an alumni of The Stella Adler Studio, Edoardo developed a passion for acting and writing since an early age. Main film credits include Peter The Disciple in the docudrama Eating With The Enemy narrated by Kevin Sorbo, and The Fox in short film The Fox along actor Kazy Tauginas. Main theater credits include Maestro, in Steven Fisher's Broadway show The Last Boy at The Town Hall, and Marco, in the Off-Broadway show Arrivals, directed by Art Feinglass. He is one of the Cofounders of Fracture Films and his short dramas Recalling and Your Poet won the Audience Choice award at the New York Lift-Off Film Festival and was a 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 2020. He had the honor of working with photographer David Yarrow and painter Kehinde Wiley. Edoardo is also a psychology student, a martial artist, poet, and polyglot.

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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.