Script Files
The Frame "Déjà Vu" (Pilot)
The Frame is a psychological thriller series about the unsettling idea that the world actually ended on June 18, 1999, when Comet Hale-Bopp hit Earth, killing everyone. Unaware of this, humanity lives in an illusion—a constructed reality called "The Frame," created by each person's brain in the 7-15 minutes after clinical death. Noah Ladd, a brilliant but troubled software engineer at Nexus Technologies, starts noticing oddities: culture frozen in 1999, technology recycling old ideas, and constant déjà vu. His investigation leads him to Dr. Steven Roth's "Frame Theory," a dismissed concept suggesting reality is just our dying minds at work. Blending sci-fi and suspense, the series follows Noah as he uncovers this hidden truth over multiple seasons, wrestling with the implications of a world that might not exist.
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William CormierWriter
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Project Type:Screenplay, Television Script
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Genres:Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Speculative Fiction, Tech Noir
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Number of Pages:42
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Language:English
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First-time Screenwriter:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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Hollywood International CINEVERSE Screenplay AwardsLos Angeles, CA
September 19, 2025
Award Winner (TV / Web Script) -
Austin Under the Stars Film FestivalAustin, Texas
September 13, 2025
Nominated -
New York International Film Awards™New York City
April 6, 2025
Best Series Pilot Script (Award Winner) -
Athens International Art & Film FestivalAthens, Greece
May 6, 2025
Honorable Mention -
New York Screenwriting AwardsBrooklyn, NY
June 20, 2025
Best TV Pilot Screenplay Thriller - Honorable Mention -
Makizhmithran International Film FestivalChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
May 14, 2025
Award Winner for Best Television Script Screenplay -
Cambridge Script FestivalCambridge, UK
September 18, 2025
Finalist
William Shane Cormier is a screenwriter and filmmaker known for crafting emotionally resonant narratives. With a keen eye for character depth and thematic richness, his work blends vivid imagery with authentic dialogue. A dedicated storyteller, Cormier draws inspiration from personal and cultural histories, creating stories that explore human struggle and legacy. He continues to develop projects that captivate audiences with their cinematic texture and heartfelt storytelling.
"The Frame" explores the unsettling unease of living in a world saturated with technology, where the lines between reality and simulation blur. I wanted to tap into the growing sense that our culture is recycling the past rather than forging boldly into the future, and to ask the question: what if there's a reason for that?
The pilot introduces Noah, a brilliant programmer haunted by a past trauma and driven to uncover a hidden truth within the data he analyzes. His journey forces him to confront the possibility that the reality he perceives is not what it seems, and that the technology he trusts may be part of a larger, more insidious design.
Ultimately, "The Frame" is a character-driven mystery that blends elements of psychological thriller and speculative fiction. It's a story about the search for truth in a world of illusion, and the courage it takes to question the very fabric of our existence.