Screenwriter  Thomas Anthony Brannagan (PATHFINDER DOWN)

Watch the Screenplay Reading:

She’s an emotionally damaged agent with a dilemma. Find a downed airman behind enemy lines, then decide whether to become his saviour or his assassin.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole
Paisley: Geoff Mays
Madelaine: Hannah Ehman

Get to know the writer:

1. What is your screenplay about?
Pathfinder Down is about the horrors of Totalitarianism, regardless of what political or religious dogma it cloaks itself in. It is also about the futility of war…even the victors emerge damaged.

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Historical, Action.

3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

We are watching history repeat itself in the Ukraine 80 years later…there are real life Madelaines operating there today in attempt to fight back against the dictators.

4. How would you describe this script in two words?
Historically accurate

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

Apocalypse Now

6. How long have you been working on this screenplay?

3 years

7. How many stories have you written?

4

8. What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)

Apple Music says it’s Weeping Willow by the Verve

9. What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?

My own learning curve

10. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about

Family, dogs, fitness

11. You entered your screenplay via FilmFreeway. What has been your experiences working with the submission platform site?

Always happy with Filmfreeway

12. What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?

Loved the idea of a Table Read.