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Return to Sender

Jared Michael Delaney

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TIPPING UBER ALICE

Richard Verlaan

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Gloria and her Hope

Ekaterina Shatskova

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The Light Around the Corner

Christy Fleetwood

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Saved

Tracy Richardson

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Art Film ARCHAEOLOGY

Thompson

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AKO

Sy Huq

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In the morning

Daniela Lucato

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Let's GO (out)

Ashleigh Ho

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Welcome to the Neighborhood

Lillian Lion

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Letting

Valentyn Korotkevych

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One Minute To Matter

Jill Marie McMurray

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Surviving the Silver Lining

Ani

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Home Soon

Jack E

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The Basket

Ece Palaz

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Sometimes we just gotta be reminded

Carlos Barbot

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Underwater

Kors

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Aline

Ana Carolina Teixeira

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The Paper

Anthony Hodge

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Twinkle

H.A. Sanchez

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Mother Tongue

Nitzan Mager

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The Streetlight

Kristaminique

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A tiny gift

Sabin Maharjan

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Oracle

Holly Holstein

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Out of the Blue

Polly B

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Closure

Kunal Das Pattanaik

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Dirty Boots and Glass Slippers

Abdullah Abu-Mahfouz

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The Lazarus Dream

Adam Mark Brown

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Angel's View

Anat Golan

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Hoops

Jenn

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The Storm

Vasu

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Breathe

SHANRA KEHL

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Golden Years

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Shifting Perspective

Helen Iley

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SEE ME

Edward A. Juice

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Witling Lilies

Chelsea Isabella Clark-James

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The Cleaner

Everton Melo

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Like Deliverance

Diana Fitzgerald Bryden

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COMRADE

Theodus Crane

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CHRISTINA

Maddalena McNicholas

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STARLIGHTER

Diana M Devlin

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Concede (A scene from "The Library")

Mark Lyons

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Remembrance

Abdullah sayed

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Face Mask

Olivia Griselda

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Looking Forward

Carl Zimmermann

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Bruno

Sanskar

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La Última Muñeca

Ty Ross

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Low Sensitivity

Kimberly Divad

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Like Santa But With Better Gifts

DeVonté Sanchez

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Meeting on Purpose

Jana M. Gamble

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Salvage

Arun Deo Joshi

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Hope at the Door

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Challenge is closed

RUNNERS-UP

CHRISTINA by Maddie

SEE ME by Edward A. Juice


During challenging times, there are always "helpers" to be found that remind us of the kindness of strangers. Write a scene/sequence about a character who experiences an "all is lost moment" who fortuitously receives the help of a stranger. You'll want to write the scene where everything changes for your protagonist, then introduce a secondary character who performs an act of kindness. This is a scene that might take place in the third act of a script and leads to a resolution that restores hope and possibility for the main character. We encourage you to exercise your creative muscles and write (no more than 10 pages) in any genre (drama, comedy, action, horror).


SUBMISSION LIMITS


Your written work cannot exceed 10 pages.

Deadline to submit: April 30, 2020 at 12PM/Noon PT.




CHALLENGE RULES


Our monthly challenges are open to everyone in the Sundance Co//ab community. One entry per person, per challenge. All submissions will be viewable to the community. All submissions will be given equal consideration and the final winner will be determined by the consensus of the designated Sundance judges.  


Only those submissions that meet the criteria outlined in the submission guidelines can be selected as the winner.


The challenge closes on April 30, 2020 at 12PM/Noon PT.



PRIZES

Winner will receive: 

  • The winner will have their work featured on Sundance Co//ab
  • One-on-one mentorship session with a Sundance Advisor 
  • Sundance Co//ab All Access Membership (12 months) which includes:
    • Master Classes - One free registration in every monthly Master Class ($900 value)
    • Online Courses - Save 50% on first live, online multi-week course and 25% on each subsequent online course (Fees apply)
    • Member-only Events - Invitation to monthly Advisor Q&A Live webinar
    • Live Events - Priority access to select live Sundance learning events

Runners-up (two will be selected) - Sundance Co//ab Annual Membership (12 months) 

Submission Guidelines

One entry per person, per monthly challenge. The limits for monthly challenge submissions are the following: scripts – 10 page limit.

Technical Details

Scripts: PDF format only, please



Other: If your file format fits outside these formats, please contact us and we will see if we can accommodate it.



(Please do not use copyrighted material without permission as part of this monthly challenge.)

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Los Angeles, California, United States
Omer Ben-Shachar is an award-winning writer and director. His work has been supported by the Academy, BAFTA, Film Independent, AFI, Warners Bros., Paramount, and the Television Academy. Omer’s latest short, SINGLE RESIDENCE OCCUPANCY (2024) premiered at the 2024 Woodstock Film Festival and was recently named the first place winner of the Imagine Entertainment & Adobe ShortFest. His experimental short, DOWN HERE (2022) was a Webby Award Winner, named Best of Vimeo Staff Picks, and was nominated for a Cannes Lions Young Directors Award. Omer’s AFI Thesis film, TREE #3 (2019), won a Student Academy Award, Urbanworld’s Best Young Creator Award, Palm Spring’s Audience Award, was nominated for a Student Emmy, and screened at over 100 festivals around the world. more...
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Lauren Ludwig is a writer/director who specializes in comedy, immersive theater, and creating communities for artists. Lauren has directed episodes of Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy (SonyCrackle) and was the showrunner and director of the sketch series Passive Aggressive History (truTV). Their independent pilot Everyone Together was an official selection at the 2020 SXSW Festival. more...
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Zoe Sua Cho is a Korean-born New Zealand-bred producer based in Los Angeles. In 2015 she co-founded Mass Ornament Films and has since produced numerous transnational films spanning features, documentaries and hybrid projects by emerging international artists. Her producing work has been screened and awarded at festivals around the world, including Cannes Film Festival, Berlinale, Rotterdam, Toronto, Busan and Tribeca. more...
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van nuys, California, United States
Dana Lustig is an LA-based Israeli filmmaker. She has directed five feature films, produced over twenty-seven independent features, and two TV series. Among many, Dana had produced the true survival story starring Daniel Radcliffe, JUNGLE and directed the BIFA-nominated dramatic thriller A THOUSAND KISSES DEEP. Dana is an executive producer on the upcoming movie READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN, based on the NYT bestseller. more...
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Named by Variety as "talent to watch," Maria Burton has directed 6 successful feature films, the latest of which are currently available on Netflix and Amazon: A Sort of Homecoming, starring Laura Marano and Katherine McNamara, and For the Love of George with Rosanna Arquette, Tate Donovan, Rex Lee & Kristen Johnston. more...

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