Watering Hole

In the lawless mountains of North Briar, a disciplined outlaw hunts bounty hunters while a relentless tracker closes in --forcing both men into a psychological war over whether survival belongs to law, morality, or whoever understands the wilderness best.

Around 40-50 pages.

Genre: Drama

Logline: A middle-aged woman who feels invisible to the world pushes the boundaries of public decency in a desperate attempt to be acknowledged.

Genre: Absurd melodrama

Page Count: 9 Pages

Setting: One location (restaurant)

Link to the first draft:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o1Wkh4rCKUsTgsXhyMAiOl3295CRRZlO/view?usp=drivesdk

Anyone out there want to produce this? THE DEVOUT is an incredibly bold horror film. While the script's gore is undeniably strong (the "stringy connective tissue" moment is just awful), it's the ambitious formal choices that really distinguish the project from its competition. Literally transporting us to Jerusalem and Golgotha explodes what we previously thought would be a contained thriller, and the ultimate reveal of ************** is not only a subversive new spin on the "demonic exorcism" subgenre, but it also makes Grace's fate that much crueler. The "thirty pieces of silver" tag is such a perfect, matter-of-fact capstone. The writer also has a pronounced talent for imagery, whether it's the souls of the damned, Leah and Josh pinned to the wall, or the pile of hissing snakes. Even tiny details like the "retro-gauche" furniture help build out THE DEVOUT's world. The thematic runner about obedience/disobedience is strong, and it takes a lot of artistic courage to commit to such an unapologetically tragic ending