Please note: This material is registered with the Writers Guild of South Africa.
LOGLINE
Sophie, a young lady suffering from mental health issues, is referred by her therapist to obtain the latest human-like robot, Mia, as a companion. A glitch in Mia’s formatting forces Sophie to fight for her life when an unfortunate event causes her and Mia to switch bodies.
Genre: Thriller
Writera: Stephen Nagel & Dean Ravell
Format: Feature Film
Page Count: 83 Pages
Awards: 2020 Quarter Finalist – Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Competition. 2020 Semi Finalist – WGSA Muse Award for Best Unproduced Screenplay.
Status: In development.
GENRE
GROUNDED SCIENCE FICTION. THRILLER.
Variance is a body swap narrative, a genre of its own, but lives in grounded science fiction. The story is character driven. The plot & setting is based in realism, with the exception of near-future technology & the otherworldly body swap narrative. There’s no extensive CGI, or big set pieces, or huge explosions and multiple locations. This is an intimate story set largely in one location.
THEMES
Co-Dependence permeates every relationship that Sophie has in the story.
Redemption is actively sought by Sophie, and ultimately achieved through her actions.
CHARACTERS
PROOF OF CONCEPT
Variance is based on our own short film, MIA&I. Below is a portion of that short that showcases the writing.
NEXT STEPS
We’re currently looking to partner with an established television production company, locally or via an international co-production to bring this idea to life in the form of a television series. For more information, please contact us today at btgfilms@gmail.com.