Metagame

Written by Mandi Maxwell & Dylan Miles

A troubled honour student gets transported into the world of her beloved tabletop role-playing game where she's challenged to overcome her demons.

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🏆  FINAL DRAFT BIG BREAK SCREENWRITING COMPETITION, QUARTER-FINALIST (TOP 3%)​

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feeling unreal

An up-and-coming theatre actress struggles with depersonalization disorder amidst grief, romance, and the pressures of performing.

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🏆  SUNDANCE 2020 DEVELOPMENT TRACK, SECOND ROUND

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🏆  SCREENCRAFT SCREENWRITING FELLOWSHIP, SEMIFINALIST

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🏆  AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL SCREENWRITING COMPETITION, SECOND ROUNDER

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violet sunset

When a bisexual musician contracts AIDS during the 1980's pandemic, she fights to survive alongside her loving, devoted girlfriend.

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Assignments:

Historical fiction / Being followed / A medic (Heat 89)​

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Written for the NYC Midnight Screenwriting Challenge 2020

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