ORWELL'S WAR
ORWELL'S WAR
Feature
· Drama · 104 pages
Status: Spec
Haunted by the crimes he committed for the British Empire, ex-cop George Orwell seeks redemption by fighting for freedom in the Spanish Civil War. When he and his brothers-in-arms are betrayed, and he finds himself on the other side of police brutality, he struggles to escape and warn the world of the dangers and temptations of fascism by writing 19...
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Written by
L.M. Bogad
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13 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Coverfly Top 1% in Genre/Format
Semifinalist,
Slamdance Screenplay Competition 2018
1 Writer
Berkeley, California
Guggenheim Fellow. Professor of political theatre. I led a crew of dancing ballotboxes in Pennsylvania during the last election. I’ve written three books and many plays. I perform in theatres and on picket lines. I was there in the heady optimistic days of the Egyptian Revolution before it went sour, and that informed my writing of ORWELL’S WAR. I’m...
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Additional Project Info
Finalist (top 10 out of 2000), Zoetrope Screenwriting Competition, Judged by Francis Ford Coppola, 2022 Semifinalist (top 2%) 2021 Austin Film Festival. Quarterfinalist, Zoetrope Screenplay Contest (top 65 out of 1600), 2017. Semifinalist, Cinequest Screenwriting Competition (Top 50 out of 900+ submissions). Quarterfinalist for Slamdance Competition (top 100 out of 3000 submissions). Finalist, Workers Unite Film Festival (NYC). Quarterfinalist, Bronze Prize Winner, World Series of Screenwriting. Finalist, Hollywood Screenplay Contest. Preselected, New York State Film Festival.