Screenplay AFIN 143

Possum

Written by Lyndal Simpson

AFIN 2022 Nominee

  • 2022
  • 15pp
  • Australia
  • English
  • Thriller
  • Horror
Australian

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Synopsis

A lonely widow gets more than she bargained for when she brings a stray cat home from the cemetery.

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Possum was an official Nominee for Best Short Screenplay at the AFIN International Film Festival 2022, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.

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