THE SLEEPING HOUSE

THE SLEEPING HOUSE

Feature · Drama · 109 pages
Status: Spec
When a grieving artist discovers that the Russian Gulag survivor he desperately loves may be his late wife's daughter, he must risk his life to help her uncover her true identity - and prove that love can destroy the trauma of the past. Black List Recommended, Nicholl Quarterfinalist.
Written by Suzanne Griffin
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18 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Quarterfinalist, The Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2020
Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2024
Semifinalist, WeScreenplay Feature Lab 2024

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Suzanne Griffin
Brooklyn, NY
A Stowe Story Labs/PAGE Awards Fellowship Winner, Suzanne creates darkly romantic dramas centered in female agency and ambition, whose fierce, witty protagonists risk everything to reinvent their lives and defy expectations. Advocating for her learning-disabled son has further fueled Suzanne’s passion for narratives that empower marginalized voice...
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Black List Recommended. Black List x UPS Be Unstoppable Short List. The Black List x WIF Feature Residency Short-list Top 29. Rating of "Excellent" from WScripted. American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest Semifinalist Top 27 of over 1600 entries. Athena Film Festival LA Screenplay Lab Finalist. Sundance Screenwriters Lab Second Rounder. Socially Relevant Film Festival Finalist.