The Ventriloquist
The Ventriloquist
Feature
· Drama · 113 pages
Status: Spec
A down-on-his-luck ventriloquist has the chance to solve his money problems by winning the town’s annual talent competition, but he must choose between saving his career, his life or the well-being of a neglected child.
Written by
Michael Mortimer
3 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Quarterfinalist,
ScreenCraft Feature Competition 2024
Quarterfinalist,
Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition 2020
Quarterfinalist,
Selling Your Screenplay - SYS's Six-Figure Screenplay Contest 2020
1 Writer
Leeds, West Yorkshire, GB
Michael, a Nicholl Fellowship and PAGE Awards semi-finalist with Beyond the Veil and The German, grew up in a working-class town in West Yorkshire, UK. This background shapes his hard-hitting stories and complex characters. He blends cross-genres with psychological elements and mind-bending plots. His directorial debut, The Girl in the Attic, earned...
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Additional Project Info
*Finalist - Birmingham Film Festival 2020* *Finalist - Azurite International Film Festival 2020* *Finalist - Trojan Film Festival 2020* *Official Selection - Underground Indie Film Festival 2020* *Official Selection - Grim North Film Festival -2019 *