Screenplay AFIN 095
Fatal Ambition
Written by Angel Connell
AFIN 2021 Nominee
- 2021
- 28pp
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USA - English
- Drama
- Film Noir
- Thriller
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Synopsis
A politically ambitious district attorney pursuing a serial murderer is confronted by the killer himself with a demand that the DA publicly retract her false yet exploitative claim about a crime he never committed.
What makes this one special
- 3 awards at other festivalsQueen Palm International Film Festival · Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills · Vancouver Independent Film Festival
- Nominated for Best Short Screenplay
Also selected at
3 awards across 3 other festivals
- WinnerQueen Palm International Film Festival
- WinnerArthouse Festival of Beverly Hills
- WinnerVancouver Independent Film Festival
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Writer's Biography
Angel Connell Writer
Angel Connell is an award-winning short script writer whose last screenplay, "Evening of the Evil Eye", was accepted at over 90 festivals, was award-nominated over 50 times, and won 40 awards.
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Fatal Ambition was an official Nominee for Best Short Screenplay at the AFIN International Film Festival 2021, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.
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