Detention
Detention
Feature
· Drama · 101 pages
Status: Spec
A queer half-Mexican teen grappling with his identity in a dead-end Texas border town helps two migrants survive the ICE facility run by his estranged father.
Written by
Steve Coy and John Ferraro
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Accolade Highlights
Finalist,
ScreenCraft Drama Competition 2022
Semifinalist,
The Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2023
Grand Prize Winner,
Table Read My Screenplay - Park City 2024
2 Writers
San Mateo, CA
Always cutting, often dark, not afraid to get mean: Steve Coy is an award-winning writer of (mostly) comedy TV and features depicting complicated families, con artists, and class conflict. 10+ years in linear, digital, and branded content, inc. feature doc Vince Carter: Legacy, which sold to Crackle in 2021. Off the page: former professional chef, ...
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Jersey City, New Jersey
Gay as folk and heavy on the dramatics: John writes from his personal experience navigating life as a gay kid in small town Northeast Pennsylvania. An accomplished industry professional with credits such as Hulu's "Dopesick," "We Own This City" for HBO, Rian Johnson's "Poker Face," AMC's "The Walking Dead" and Celine Song's latest "Materialists," Jo...
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