Today in conversation with a young screenwriter and musician from New York, Eva Bennett. She has scripted the amazingly emotional journey of forgiveness between a father and daughter titled - The Mountains are Calling. It is the story of Mason (imagined as Robert Downey Jr) and Abigail (imagined as Kristine Forseth) who forge a bond with immense difficulty. Mason a previous addict returns from the rehab to stay with his aging parents in the Blue Ridge mountains only to find his daughter return into his life after he gave her up for adoption years ago. The story twists and turns with flashbacks about Abigail's tumultuous years in foster homes and her pursuing painting just like her mother Heather (imagined as Elizabeth Holsen).
Eva talks about these rich characters and family dynamics in this episode, her passion for music is evitable with her chosen playlist for the film. This yet to be produced script has already won Best Unproduced Script at the Montreal Independent Film Festival and the Chicago Indie Film Awards 2020. You can catch her on her Insta page and get blown by the dialogues, the movie sequence and the depth of the characters.
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