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The Stylite

Adapted from my novel "The Stylite" now out on Amazon.

Teresa Amadei is a young stylite, a wandering, ascetic demon hunter, trained in the Way of Fire. Her teacher, Father Simon, a Byzantine martial artist monk, sends her on a journey to the city of Alexantine in the Midwestern US, where many are moving to escape the growing chaos in the world. Along the way she stops at towns and cities and battles the Daemoklos, demons who have escaped from their prison, to seal them away by writing them back into their eponymous grimoire. She is aided by her older cousin and fellow stylite, Matthew Abbate, and crosses paths with the mysterious black knight, the Saracen, with his own agenda.

  • Shane Hallawa
    Writer
  • Danni Lynn McDonald
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay, Television Script
  • Genres:
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Spiritual, Historical, Female Lead
  • Number of Pages:
    502
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • New York Script Awards
    New York
    November 10, 2023
    Finalist - Action Screenplay (Short/Feature)
  • Screenplay Festival
    Sherman Oaks, CA
    December 13, 2023
    Semi-Finalist - Television: One Hour Script
  • Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood
    Los Angeles, CA
    March 26, 2024
    Finalist - Scripts
  • Berlin International Screenwriting Festival
    Berlin, Germany
    April 10, 2024
    Selected
  • Oxford Script Awards
    Oxford OX1 1BS
    April 22, 2024
    Selected
  • Tamizhagam International Film Festival
    Chennai, Tamil Nadu
    May 24, 2024
    Best Women's Feature Film; Best Script/Screenplay
  • Fortean Film Festival
    Gloucester, England
    May 27, 2024
    Selected
  • Cinema Carnival
    Pisa, Italy
    May 28, 2024
    Selected
  • Indian Independent Film Festival
    Kolkata, West Bengal
    May 31, 2024
    Selected
  • Caravan International Film Festival

    June 2, 2024
    Selected
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
    Athens, Greece
    June 6, 2024
    Honorable Mention - Best Original Script
  • Cannes World Film Festival
    Cannes, French Riviera
    June 11, 2024
    Nominee - Best Television Script; Best Series Pilot Script
  • Cannes World Film Festival
    Cannes, French Riviera
    June 11, 2024
    Best Original Script; Best Action Script
  • Cult Movies International Film Festival

    June 30, 2024
    Best Feature Screenwriting
  • Clown International Film Festival
    Paris, France
    July 2, 2024
    Finalist
  • Critics' Choice International Film Festival

    September 11, 2024
    Best Script or Screenplay
  • Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival
    London
    September 23, 2024
    Best Unproduced Script
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Writer Statement

The novelization of my story "The Stylite" is now available on Amazon.

This script is a full adaptation of the novel, hence the number of pages. I have also broken the script up into four smaller parts in relation to the divisions in the story (all within 120 pages, give or take); however, I am only able to upload two files at a time relating to the project.

If you would like to see the smaller scripts, please contact me and I will deliver them over.

Thank you for your consideration.