COTS
COTS
Feature
· Faith · 97 pages
Status: Spec
Proverbs 27:17. “As iron sharpens iron, one man sharpens another.” Indifferent to others but also very much in need of a job, Rick takes on his town's winter shelter program for the homeless. There, he runs up against alcoholic Bourbon Bob. Over time, the confrontation between the two men turns into something deeper—the challenge to see themselves a...
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Written by
John Purvis
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Finalist
Awards
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3 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Semifinalist,
Austin Film Festival 2023
Semifinalist,
Table Read My Screenplay - Park City 2019
Quarterfinalist,
Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition 2024
1 Writer
- Verified WGA Member
Simi Valley, CA
I graduated Summa Cum Laude from UCLA’s film school—because I dropped out rather than take a B in one of my classes. That strategy alone uniquely qualified me to work in the entertainment industry. Among other things, I have worked for ABC Television, Development for Aaron SpeIling Productions and sold a script to Morgan Freeman’s company. My script...
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Additional Project Info
The script is based on my experience working with the homeless in my community. I ran my city's winter shelter program for the homeless over 10 winter seasons. The program was like the one outlined in my script. All of the incidents portrayed in the script really happened.