WHITTIER

WHITTIER

Feature · Drama · 129 pages
While looking into a client's murder, a Los Angeles social worker stumbles upon a political conspiracy in the wake of the 1987 Whittier earthquake.
Written by Ben Mehlman and Filipe Coutinho
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The Black List (2021) with 15 votes
Annual Black List Feature Lab (2020)
Quarterfinalist, The Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2018

2 Writers

Ben Mehlman
West Hollywood, CA
I'm a writer with a passion for Trojan horsing important social discussions into fun and digestible genre stories. Whether that means using horror to tackle the struggles of mental health, comedy for exploring existentialism, or using the crime genre to look at our political and socio-economic landscapes. My neo-noir thriller, WHITTIER made the 2021...
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Filipe Coutinho
Los Angeles, CA
Filipe Coutinho is a writer and filmmaker living with OCD with a passion for character-driven, inclusive, and commercial stories. He has been featured on the Annual Black List in three consecutive years with WHITTIER, JAMBUSTERS, and PATSY. The latter two have been set up and are currently in pre-production. He’s also working with C2 on a Valentine'...
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