Today’s Podcast: EP. 1418: Screenwriter Gerard O’Neill (Terran Tapes – The Annunaki)

Watch the best scene script reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT_ztVSLtb0

Get to know the writer:

What is your screenplay about?

This is the tale of the immortal Vampire Goddess Lilitu of ancient lore and her near human lover Dougal, their three identical red haired daughters and an oblivious species known as humanity.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Since I first took up the pen to write this story I have watched as rewrites of successful films and sequels and prequels have graced our screens, some enhanced by more seasoned writing and special effects while others show little imagination or creativity and relying on the name of it’s original. This story has no comparison.

How would you describe this script in two words?

Sensuous thriller

What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

Hard to answer. I had a mother, have a wife and daughter. Now grandchildren, so you’re looking at Sound of Music verses Willie Wonka (the original), or numerous episodes of Bluey.

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Watch Today’s Festival: Human Nature DOC Feature Festival: VISITATION RIGHTS. South Korea

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VISITATION RIGHTS, 81min., South Korea
Directed by JuA LEE
‘50% of all marriages end in divorce.’
It’s so true in Korea. Divorce rates are increasing in Korea and around the world. Parents in divorced families with minor children are divided into custodial parent and non-custodial parent. The custodial parent have custody of their child, and non-custodial parent who does not live with the child have the visitation rights to meet their child regularly. However, despite this legal system, it is not easy for non-custodial parents to meet their children in Korean society.

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-visitation-rights

“Your dad(or mom) does not want to see you.”
This is what custodial parents say to their minor children.
The custodial parent dumps their negative feelings for non-custodial parent onto their child. They often forget that minors have the right to be loved and raised by both parents, even if their parents are divorced.

The documentary film ‘Visitation Rights’ is both a story about a non-custodial parent living apart from their child, and it is also about minor child who wants to be loved by both parents. The film shows the complicated situation that arises when non-custodial parents can not meet their children due to the custodial parents’ personal feelings, and the story of minor children suffering from such adult fighting.

As we live in a society where the divorce rate is increasing every year and divorce is no longer considered a drawback, there has to be something we are overlooking. Are minor children from divorced families living with enough love from both parents? What do children who grow up in divorced families think about their parents’ divorce? Perhaps the answer to this question can be found in the documentary film ‘Visitation Rights’.

Today’s Submittable Deadlines: February 4th, 2025

NATURE Poetry – FREE submission or pay for a reading or movie

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301188/nature-poetry-submission


COMEDY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance)

6000-8000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314071/comedy-short-story-festival-6000-8000-words-everyone-wins

4000-6000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314070/comedy-short-story-festival-4000-6000-words-everyone-wins

2000-4000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314069/comedy-short-story-festival-2000-4000-words-everyone-wins

0-2000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314068/comedy-short-story-festival-0-2000-words-everyone-wins


THRILLER/SUPENSE Novel Contest Festival

Full Novel Festival:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314015/thriller-suspense-novel-festival

1st Chapter Novel Festival:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314016/thriller-suspense-1st-chapter-novel-festival

Novel Transcript Reading:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314017/thriller-suspense-novel-video-transcript-reading


BLACK & WHITE Screenplay Contest:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301213/black-white-screenplay-contest


CRIME/MYSTERY Screenplay Contest:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301209/crime-mystery-screenplay-contest


Jan. 2025 Testimonials for ACTION/CRIME/MYSTERY Film Festival. 30 FIVE Star Reviews!

Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway:

We’re thrilled to had received the audience feedback video and award-winning laurel. It’s been an amazing experience participating in the festival, and we truly appreciate all the opportunities you’re offering to further highlight Bad Blood.


The Action/Crime/Mystery Film & Screenplay Festival is definitely worth your time! They provide invaluable resources for filmmakers, and they also are very helpful while recognizing your work. I recommend.


I can’t express how glad I am that I submitted to The Action/ Crime/ Mystery Film & Screenplay Festival! It’s been a fantastic experience all around! The format and organization make it streamlined and simple to participate in, they offer benefits that I’ve never seen at other festivals, and their process and assessment are well-rounded and fair. This will be my go-to festival from here on out!


Great festival! Very quick to respond and give feedback. It was a pleasure to be a part of and be selected. Thank you!


Out of all the festivals I submitted my short film to this has be the coolest one! The Festival Director is super communicative and sent several updates throughout the time the festival was going on. I was beyond excited to receive an “official selection” and stunned to win an audience award for Best Direction.


Actors Podcast #9: Ryan Carson (SING ME TO SLEEP)

Hannah Ehman chats with actor Ryan Carson on the making of the short film SING ME TO SLEEP.

SING ME TO SLEEP, 25min,. USA

Directed by Mario Valdivieso

“Sing Me To Sleep” follows the story of a young couple by the name of Marc and Julia. Julia has been diagnosed with cancer and she is at the point where her disease has become terminal. Marc decides to take his dying wife home so they can make the most of their last days together.

https://www.instagram.com/sing_me_to_sleep_film/

https://www.instagram.com/_._comradecason/

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Watch Hannah’s commercial spots: https://www.ispot.tv/topic/actor-actress/bP8/hannah-ehman

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Watch Today’s Film Festival: DOC Sports Feature Festival – The Boston Bulldogs.

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“The Boston Bulldogs” is a 90-minute documentary film interviewing 5 people from a running club for addiction recovery, interconnected by one woman’s story from finishing the Boston Marathon after her first full year of sobriety to her relapse 24 hours later, and now her recovery 10 years later. The filmmakers follow Meaghan on a run at the site of her first day with the club in 2014, talk with her sister who saw her addiction at its worst and helped her to recovery, interview Meaghan and her husband Conan about their relationship, their hope for their kids, and Conan’s path, interview Ashley who talks about her low self-confidence on the way to addiction and recovery and how Meaghan saved her life, return to Meaghan and Ashley’s sober living house, and hear why the club formed from its founder. The film is intended to show people in recovery in a positive, hopeful light, providing guidance for those dealing with addiction now, their family and for youth and families dealing with the pressures that come from coming of age in the 2020s.

http://www.thebehavioralhealthhour.com/

Watch the audience feedback video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-boston-bulldogs

Director Statement
This is the first film I’ve ever made after I wrote a story about The Boston Bulldogs in September 2023. I wanted to tell the story of the runners and the club in a different way and so my son Jack and I decided to work together to make a documentary to tell the club’s story. We are new to filmmaking and did this on our own.

Today’s Submittable Deadlines: February 3rd, 2025

47th President of the United States Poetry – FREE submission or pay for a reading or movie

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/317970/47th-president-of-the-united-states-poetry-contest-free&title=47th


CRIME Poetry – FREE submission or pay for a reading or movie

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301187/crime-poetry-submission


LGBTQ+ Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance)

6000-8000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314067/lgbtq-short-story-festival-6000-8000-words-everyone-wins

4000-6000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314066/lgbtq-short-story-festival-4000-6000-words-everyone-wins

2000-4000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314065/lgbtq-short-story-festival-2000-4000-words-everyone-wins

0-2000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314064/lgbtq-short-story-festival-0-2000-words-everyone-wins


FOOD & DRINK Novel Contest Festival

Full Novel Festival:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314012/food-drink-full-novel-festival

1st Chapter Novel Festival:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314013/food-drink-1st-chapter-novel-festival

Novel Transcript Reading:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314014/food-drink-novel-video-transcript-reading


BIOGRAPHY Screenplay Contest:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314076/biography-screenplay-festival


ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIPS Screenplay Contest:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301211/romance-relationships-screenplay-contest


Jan. 2025 Testimonials for FEMALE Feedback Film Festival. 82 5 star reviews!

The FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF) was created for women filmmakers and screenwriters. The goal is to showcase the best of female talent in film & TV from around the world.

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I would say thAt it is the best of best.


Genuinely supportive! Great ideas to connect to the public and the industry. Top marks.!


What an honor to be selected for the Female Film Festival. Thank you so very much, my team and I truly appreciate the recognition.


Great festival! Love the tiers of support. Really proud to win our first award!July 2024


The FEEDBACK Female Film Festival was great. I received a great deal communication from this festival. It was one of the most communitive festivals I’ve encountered yet. I am pleased to have had my film, “He Only Hit Me Four Times” to be chosen for the festival and to have won an award for “Best Story”. As a first-time filmmaker this was an awesome honor. Additionally, the recorded feedback from the festival’s viewers was phenomenal. It let me know that the message that I was trying to relate and the vision that I had for the movie was successful. I and extremely happy with this festival and would recommend it to anyone who want to get an honest review of your film.


Filmmaker Podcast: Ling Han & Tzu-Ying Ho (CHAIN)

CHAIN, 5min., USA

Directed by Ling Han

“Chain,” directed by Ling Han, is a 3D animated short film featuring charming characters and a sophisticated environment. It uniquely tells the story of the mantis catching the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

https://www.chainanimationofficial.com/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559900085971

https://www.instagram.com/chain_animation_official/

Get to know filmmaker Ling Han:

What motivated you to make this film?On my journey to becoming a professional animator, I’m always seeking opportunities to grow and improve my artistic skills. In 2021, I started wondering how I could challenge myself further. Directing seemed like the perfect way to step outside my comfort zone and push my creative boundaries. That’s why I decided to make this film.

. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film?Creating this film took us over two and a half years. We continuously faced numerous challenges, including a limited budget and technical issues. These challenges significantly influenced the schedule of the project.

How would you describe your film in two words!?I would describe my film as ‘challenging and rewarding.’ It was challenging because completing the entire project was difficult. It was rewarding because our teammates all grew as better artists throughout the process.

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