A mother must win


They only get one childhood

They only get one childhood

It shouldn't be this

A mother living in a women’s shelter, battling a physically abusive husband and a broken support system, enlists the help of a special FX film crew to defend against his attacks and save her children.

shelter

synopsis

Cady Langton, a fiercely protective mother and talented camerawoman, finds herself at a crisis point when her abusive husband’s attacks send her and her children fleeing in fear to a women’s shelter.

Determined to give her children a safe childhood, but low on resources, Cady grabs the only helping hands she can find; the guys at a special FX film company. Can she get them to step out of their imaginary world to help her in her very real world?

two worlds

Cady and her children must navigate two unique and contrasting worlds.

logline

The female world of a domestic violence shelter, where women face the chilling reality of homicidal violence…

and OddFX, a funky all-male special FX shop, where Cady reluctantly takes a job to prove employment to the shelter and court.



…not only from their abusers but from the abusers targeting the the other women…


At OddFX, a protected testosterone-fueled world, violence is a meticulously constructed illusion, in stark contrast to the brutal reality faced by women seeking refuge.

To even dream of a future, Cady and her children, Prism and Parker, need to reignite their imagination, creativity and capacity for joy.

Will Cady's courageous actions compel the men to confront the stark differences between their imagined worlds and the harsh realities faced by countless women?

Can Cady learn to blow up her past, imagine a future, and trust the men around her?

Will Prism and Parker escape their troubled world and experience the magical, creative childhood their mother so desparately wants them to have?

Characters or just a blank black parallax for separation

Cady Langton (30s) Intelligent, talented, guarded, protective of her children, self-sufficient, and not prone to suffer fools. In shock and shocked by the dilemma she finds herself in. Alienated from societytrying to reenter but wary of the cost. She is the best camera operator at OddFX.

cady langton

CHARACTER

CHARACTER

barrett jones

Barrett Jones, owner of OddFX, (50+) a brilliant man living an arrested childhood making special FX. Revered by a small world-wide following. He helps Cady get her foot in the door and becomes her mentor.

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CHARACTER

Prism Langton (10) a talented child whose ability and welfare is overlooked with all that is going on. She tries to mediate between her mother and father and protect her younger brother.

prism langton

CHARACTER


parker langton

Parker Langton (8) keeps his vision and interest centered closely around him. Prism is his only constant as they shuttle between parents.


sergeant wu

Sergeant Wu (40s) real tired of seeing dead women. It's all life and death for her. She's lost touch with the nuances.

CHARACTER

Teisha Lopez (20s-30s) has escaped to the shelter with her dog, Frida. She befriends Cady and tries to show her the ropes.

teisha lopez

Barrett, I can't keep being your portal to the outside world. You know everything about each and every garage boy out there, down to their avert monster magazine. why can't you learn about her?

Something about those kids doesn't seem right.

Thena,that's why I thought you might talk to her. Girl talk.

Girl talk? Girl talk, Barrett Jones? The Lord hasn't sent a woman into this underworld for the past twenty years. The Lord sent that girl here for a reason.

Thena grows quiet, and serious.

Thena—

Thena laughs.

BARRETT

THENA

THENA

BARRETT

BARRETT


CHARACTER

thena jones

Thena Jones (50+)


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