The Hag of Beecroft Trailer
Full trailer for Part 1 of the Beecroft
Series, The Hag of Beecroft (2m20s)
Short Animation
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The Hag of Beecroft(Part 1 of 5)
A fatherless boy, and a girl with a big secret who moves in next door, receive supernatural help from an elderly resident of the local senior citizens' home as they fend off bullies, dealers and rednecks in their tough neighborhood.
► Young-Adult Dark Fantasy (Rated PG-13)
► 96-page feature screenplay (also formatted as two 60-minute episodes)
► 4-page synopsis
► $3+ million budget
► © 2010-2022
This screenplay is the 1st in a series of (so far) five campfire-creepy coming-of-age stories in which my pre-teen heroes deal with baddies both of the human kind (bullies, dealers and bigots) and paranormal kind (magic, myth and monsters): As if poverty in a tough neighborhood isn’t bad enough!
Set somewhere between “Harry Potter” and “Stranger Things”, this modestly-budgeted series is suitable for the tweens and up crowd and could generate gigabytes of social media. And, like many stories that feature youngsters as the pivotal characters, you can cast well-known performers in the adult roles to enhance the appeal to mature audiences.
Locations: Primary/elementary school, retirement/nursing home, apartment building - all set in a poorer area of town.
The “Beecroft” series so far, with dream cast suggestions (I have already reached out to some of these or their reps):
► Leading characters - Sam, Befany and Davey (all 10 years of age): TBA
► Part 2.
The Vampyre of Beecroft
(104pp):
Mrs. Madison (
Rose Byrne
,
Amy Adams
, or
Winona Ryder
)
(104pp):
Mrs. Madison (
Rose Byrne
,
Amy Adams
, or
Winona Ryder
)
► Part 3.
The Rougarou of Beecroft
(102pp):
Alfred (
Bill Nighy
,
Ian McKellen
, or
Morgan Freeman
)
(102pp):
Alfred (
Bill Nighy
,
Ian McKellen
, or
Morgan Freeman
)
Production Note: This title has been fully costed-out (Top Sheet is here; full budget/schedule/finance plan available upon request). Also, sales forecasts (based on films of a similar-budget over the past 7 years) can be viewed here.
Scheduling Note: This title has been fully scheduled (preview of most common report, the Strip Board, is here; the original dates are easily updated), and the entire schedule will be streamlined considerably if the initial trilogy is filmed simultaneously instead of consecutively
Ratings Review: Comprehensive independent 5-page report from KIDS FIRST!
Note: While it is felt strongly that Beecroft is a fun “kids series with big scares in it”, as opposed to a “scary grown-up series with kids in it”, the stories are not appropriate for very young children. For example, when the little old witch does her witchy thing on the bad guys, it could make some kids wary of their grandmother! As well, some serious issues are exposed obliquely or head-on throughout the stories: Racism, drugs, death, elder/child abuse, etc.
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“The Hag of Beecroft“, first of an upcoming franchise “The Beecroft Series”
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Accolades:
The entire series of screenplays achieved Nominee
status (equivalent to “Finalist”) in the Swedish International
status (equivalent to “Finalist”) in the Swedish International
Film Festival (submitted April-July), and The Vampyre of Beecroft was declared the overall Winner
for July
for July
