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THE BANNER
THE BANNER
Feature
· Historical · 110 pages
Status: Spec
Though haunted by the childhood memory of his father's murder for leading a slave rebellion, an African American slave joins Mexico's struggle for independence after witnessing the execution of the author of the first law against slavery on the North American continent.
Written by
Ernestina Juarez
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65 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Coverfly Top 1% in Genre/Format
Finalist,
Final Draft - Big Break 2017
Semifinalist,
The Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2024
1 Writer
Austin, TX
Tina Juárez's screenplay on the Mexican American War, LABYRINTH OF DESTINY, was a 2018 Academy Nicholl Finalist. Her script on the birth of the Republic of Mexico, THE BANNER, is a Semifinalist in the 2024 Academy Nicholl Screenplay Competition. Her script, SOUTH WIND COME, a contemporary thriller keyed to the poetry of the 16th century Spanish mys...
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"The Banner" was a semifinalist in the 2024 Academy Nicholl Screenplay Competition.