X or (The Ascension of Gold Mountain)
X or (The Ascension of Gold Mountain)
Feature
· Western · 103 pages
Status: Spec
In 1878 California, a Chinese-American mother crosses a lawless frontier to save her kidnapped son, battling the brutal outlaw who stole him — and a nation determined to erase them both.
Written by
Alexander Chard
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10 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Finalist,
WeScreenplay Feature Lab 2022
Semifinalist,
The Script Lab - TSL Free Screenplay Contest 2022
Top 10%,
The Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2021
1 Writer
Los Angeles, California
Alexander's multi cultural background and upbringing in Australia and Indonesia deeply informs his work as a writer/actor/director. He often explores themes of loss, outsiders, spirituality, and cultural overlaps. His desire is to tell intimate family dramas wrapped under extraordinary circumstances, settings, and genres.
Alexander is a phenomenal writer who wraps poignant themes within fantastical, tense, and high concept stories. He has a knack for world building and crafting characters that are believable and compelling. He draws from his multi cultural Australian and Indonesian background in his work, and his voice has such specificity and urgency that it brilliantly lends itself to his skills as a writer, director, and actor. His script "Fire Over the Hills" uses a suspenseful horror and sci-fi scenario to craft a heartbreaking and hopeful character study, and his script "X or (The Ascension of Gold Mountain)" is a high adrenaline action adventure western that never forgets the importance of the characters' emotional journey.
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Blacklist recommended.