Script File
The Life & Times of Jerry Sweeting
A fictional dramedy about an LBGT multi-racial extended family and the power of forgiveness, friendship, and life passions. It’s Dreamgirls, Too-Wong Foo, Pose, and La Cage Aux Folles.
-
Project Type:Screenplay, Television Script, Treatment
-
Number of Pages:46
-
Country of Origin:United States
-
Language:English
-
First-time Screenwriter:Yes
-
Student Project:No
25 yrs Grantwriter experience working in the non-profit community i.e. HIV, LBGT, Homeless, Returning Citizens, and Youth.
This story is about developing healthy narratives within the LBGTQ=Same Gender Loving community. Creating characters the viewing audience can identify with and learn to understand their challenges using “Edutainment.”
My goal is to develop a project where not only the LBGTQ can enjoy but share and encourage family members and friends to watch a story of love, heartache, and triumph. It is healthy for People of Color LBGTQ to play an active role in developing multi-cultural characters in the necessity of complexity.
It's not just you being paid as a writer. It's production assistants having a job. It's actors getting hired. It creates opportunities for up-and-coming Directors and creates employment for location scouts, catering, wardrobe, makeup, gaffers, van drivers, etc. Our screenplays can help people go home with a paycheck.
I envision three consecutive seasons Family, Youth, Aging.
I welcome the opportunity to submit my screenplay and many more to come.