The Vigilante

The growing insecurity, fueled by the authorities' corruption and laxity, forces a night watchman from a once peaceful neighborhood to team up with a mysterious autistic genius who dreams of becoming a superhero.

  • Carlos Galinho Pires
    Writer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    O Vigilante
  • Project Type:
    Television Script
  • Genres:
    Superhero, Drama
  • Number of Pages:
    48
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • New York Screenwriting Awards 2025 Summer Edition

    September 20, 2025
    Honorable Mention
  • Page Turner Feature & TV Pilot GENRE & GENRE MASH-UP Competition

    September 30, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Barnstorm Fest - Short List

    December 30, 2025
Writer - Carlos Galinho Pires
Writer Statement

Carlos is a software engineer who loves creating original stories whenever he has free time.
He attended some courses and workshops related with creative writing, screenwriting, directing and dubbing; published 3 tale books, wrote and produced dozens of sketches for a comedy animated web-series and lately he adventured himself on writing and submitting plays and scripts to competitions.