Suffer the Act

Feature · Western · 97 pages
Status: Spec
A teenage circus performer, orphaned at birth and raised under the big top, embarks on a perilous quest during the American Civil War to reunite with her dying birth mother.
Written by Tony Bustamante
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Awards
11 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Quarterfinalist, The Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2024
Semifinalist, PAGE Awards - PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Competition 2024

1 Writer

Chicago, Illinois
I'm a recovering award-winning advertising copywriter and broadcast media producer. I'm a movie lover, musician, history buff, photographer and entrepreneur. I frequently surprise and delight others with my unusual take on things. I love to research and then write fiction that gravitates toward the unusual and surprising (but believable).

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Best Feature Screenplay by a Chicago Screenwriter, Jan 2024, Chicago Script Awards Best Feature Screenplay, Sept 2023, San Diego Movie Awards Best Feature Screenplay, April 2022, Wiki: Fastest Screenplay Competition. (Entered as Calliope and the Clown). Runner Up, Dec 2023, Southern California Screenplay Contest Finalist, Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards, Dec 2022. Finalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, 2023. Quarterfinalist, Page International Screenwriting Awards, 2023. Quaterfinalist, Page International Screenwriting Awards, 2022, (Entered as Calliope and the Clown). Quarterfinalist, Big Break Contest, August 2023.