The Letter

After losing her job, a kindhearted man consoles a young woman in Central Park. But upon their next visitation, his life is forever changed—from unforeseen circumstances.

  • Brett Howard Nelson
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Short Script
  • Number of Pages:
    12
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • PARIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    parisintlfest.com
    February 20, 2022
    PRIX AWARD WINNER — BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
  • FLICKERS' RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    film-festival.org
    July 29, 2022
    SEMI-FINALIST
  • MONTREAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    montrealindependentfilmfestival.com
    November 2, 2021
    WINNER — BEST SHORT SCRIPT
  • SILK ROAD FILM AWARDS CANNES
    silkroadproduction.org
    August 31, 2021
    WINNER — BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
  • CANNES SHORTS
    cannes-shorts.org
    November 10, 2021
    WINNER — BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
  • VEGAS MOVIES AWARDS
    vegasmovieawards.com
    October 13, 2021
    WINNER — BEST SHORT SCRIPT/SCREENPLAY - AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
  • VEGAS MOVIES AWARDS
    vegasmovieawards.com
    October 13, 2021
    WINNER — BEST SCREENWRITER / SHORT - AWARD OF PRESTIGE
  • MELECH TEL-AVIV INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    prixroyal.fr
    November 1, 2022
    WINNER — 1ST PLACE SCREENPLAY
  • VANCOUVER INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    vancouverindiefestival.com
    January 20, 2022
    WINNER — BEST SCRIPT IN SHORT
  • RED MOVIE AWARDS
    redmovieawards.com
    December 10, 2021
    WINNER – BEST SCRIPT
  • CAIRO INDIE FILM FESTIVAL
    cairoindieshort.com
    December 3, 2021
    WINNER – BEST UNPRODUCED SHORT
  • NEW YORK FILM AWARDS
    newyorkfilmawards.com
    July 10, 2021
    WINNER — BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
  • NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS
    newyorkinternationalfilmawards.com
    November 6, 2021
    WINNER — BEST SHORT SCRIPT
  • TOKYO INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
    tokyoshortfilmfest.com
    October 4, 2021
    WINNER — BEST SCRIPT
  • PARIS FILM AWARDS
    parisfilmawards.net
    October 6, 2021
    WINNER — BEST SHORT SCRIPT
  • FLORENCE FILM AWARDS
    florencefilmawards.com
    September 5, 2021
    WINNER — BEST SHORT SCRIPT
  • MILAN GOLD AWARDS
    milangoldawards.com
    October 6, 2021
    WINNER — GOLD AWARD — BEST SHORT SCRIPT
  • HOLLYWOOD GOLD AWARDS
    hollywoodgoldawards.com
    September 5, 2021
    WINNER — GOLD AWARD — BEST SHORT SCRIPT
  • NEW YORK MOVIE AWARDS
    newyorkmovieawards.com
    September 5, 2021
    WINNER — BEST SHORT SCRIPT
  • FILMCON AWARDS
    filmcon.net
    December 8, 2021
    WINNER – BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
  • TOP SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
    topshorts.net
    August 29, 2021
    WINNER — BEST SCREENPLAY
  • DRUK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    diff-bt.com
    September 28, 2021
    WINNER — OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD — SHORT SCRIPT
  • LONELY WOLF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL LONDON
    lonelywolffilmfest.com
    August 10, 2022
    NOMINEE — SHORT SCREENPLAY (Written/Unproduced)
  • TOKYO INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY FILM FESTIVAL
    timff.com
    October 6, 2021
    SPECIAL MENTION — BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT
  • LONDON MOVIE AWARDS
    londonmovieawards.com
    October 6, 2021
    HONORABLE MENTION — SHORT SCRIPT
  • DUBAI INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    dubaiindiefestival.com
    January 19, 2022
    FINALIST — BEST SHORT SCRIPT
  • RED FLIGHT PICTURES SCREENPLAY AWARDS
    redflightpictures.com
    December 21, 2021
    FINALIST — DRAMA SCREENPLAY SHORT
  • PARIS PLAY FILM FESTIVAL
    parisplayfilmfestival.wordpress.com
    September 29, 2021
    FINALIST — BEST SHORT SCRIPT
  • SPRING 2022 SCREENCRAFT FILM FUND
    screencraft.org/fund
    January 12, 2022
    QUARTERFINALIST — SHORT DRAMA GRANT
  • LOS ANGELES FILM AWARDS
    lafilmawards.net
    August 25, 2021
    SEMI-FINALIST — BEST SCREENPLAY
  • SAN FRANCISCO INDIE SHORT FESTIVAL
    sanfranciscoindieshort.com
    October 31, 2021
    SEMI-FINALIST — BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT
  • LONDON FILM & TELEVISION FESTIVAL
    londonfilmtvfestival.com
    August 31, 2021
    QUARTER-FINALIST — BEST SHORT SCRIPT
  • INTERNATIONAL WORLD FILM AWARDS
    https://www.filmawards.eu
    March 30, 2022
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — BEST SHORT SCRIPT
  • MEDITERRANEAN FILM FESTIVAL CANNES
    mediterraneanfilmfestivalcannes.com
    November 16, 2021
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
  • CANNES INDIES CINEMA FESTIVAL
    Online Festival/Awards Event
    October 4, 2021
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • VENICE SHORTS
    veniceshortsfest.com
    September 29, 2021
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — BEST UNPRODUCED SCRIPT
Writer - Brett Howard Nelson
Writer Statement

The feature-length screenplay is coming in 2024.