The Balloon by Scott Younger

The Balloon

Short · Drama · 8 pages

Status: Spec

A little girl chases a white balloon, which leads her on a metaphysical journey of grief.

Written by Scott Younger

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Accolade Highlights

Honorable Mention, Bolt - BOLT 2024

Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition 2024

Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards Season 9

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Scott Younger

St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, GB

I am an emerging scriptwriter interested in writing moving and engaging scripts on important themes. I have an MA in Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media from the Royal Central School for Speech and Drama. My short screenplay The Balloon was selected as a runner-up for the White Rose International Film Festival, and a Quarter-Finalist for the Scr...

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Runner Up at the White Rose International Film Festival for the Best Short Screenplay award 2023. Third Place at the Cine Circle Screenplay Competition 2024. Nominated for Best Silent Script by the Paper Screenplay Competition 2023. "Told with a lot of character awareness, heart and a sense of time, this moving grief set short reframes The Red Balloon classic and gives it a bit more gravity than the original French iteration.” Feedback from Sunday Shorts Film Festival: "The Balloon presents a sentimental and adventurous narrative, complemented by excellent description that effectively conveys the story visually. The screenplay showcases impressive storytelling by not relying on dialogue to drive the narrative. The ability to convey the story effectively without dialogue is a commendable feat, avoiding any sense of lacking in the storytelling."