Eleven Year Grit by Jayesh Patel

Eleven Year Grit

Feature · Drama · 140 pages

Status: Spec

An underprivileged youth from inner-city Philadelphia breaks through class barriers to play for the elite Philadelphia cricket team, only to face the ultimate test: proving he has the skill and heart to challenge England’s dominance—and silence those who doubt him.

Written by Jayesh Patel

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Quarterfinalist, The Script Lab - TSL Free Screenplay Contest 2022

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Jayesh Patel

Dharmaj, Gujarat, IN

While working as a project engineer in the aerospace industry, my accidental discovery of an American cricketer's desire to be the #1 in a sport dominated by the British led to 'Eleven Year Grit.’ 'The King of Swing' a biography is in the works to complement the script. This would be my second book after 'Flannels on the Sward, A History of Cricket ...

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"Good chance of going from script to screen." Austin Film Festival. Scored 7 on the BlackList. Good review from Academy's Nicholl's Fellowship. Attached, updates script has incorporated all 'suggestions' from the above reviewers.