The Twelve Brothers , Written by the Brothers Grimm
The Twelve Brothers , Written by the Brothers Grimm
Feature
· Fantasy · 84 pages
Status: Spec
The thirteenth child, the only girl, rescues her (surprise) prince brothers from a curse she accidentally put upon them. All of the characters are black.
The story begins where a royal family celebrates the pregnancy of queen Rukiya, when Enobakhare, the seer, prophesies doom upon the family. A female child will be bad, bad, bad.
Princess Ta...
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Written by
J. Regina Blackwell and Rachael Blackwell
1 Accolade
Accolade Highlights
Honorable Mention,
Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition Fall 2023
2 Writers
Hampton, VA
I am a black, round, sixty-three-year-old college English professor. I have always loved movies, watching my favorite over and over, and I infected my daughters with the same love. (One is now a singer/sound designer; the other is a lighting designer.)
"The Twelve Brothers" came from an LP my mother bought for my sister and me. (The Grimm story w...
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Additional Project Info
2023 Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival: Honorable Mention 2023 Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay: Honorable Mention 2024 SoCal Film Awards: Selected for the Festival