Screenplay AFIN 156
The Thursday whaler
Written by Damien Mulvany
AFIN 2022 Nominee
- 2022
- 113pp
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USA - English
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Synopsis
A young sailor's passion for the sea drives him to become an Australian naval officer but his recklessness, combined with naval negligence, results in a court martial, and a government Scandal.
What makes this one special
- Damien Mulvany has been here beforeAlso in the 2021 programme
- Programmed at 6 other festivals
- Nominated for Best Feature Screenplay
Also selected at
4 finalist placings, 2 official selections across 6 other festivals
- Finalist2018 Australian Independent Film Festival
- Finalist2018 Cannes Film Festival Screen Writing Competition
- Finalist2018 Creative Writing Awards International Screenwritng Competition
- Finalist2018 Moondance international Film Festival Screenplay
- Selection2017 Best Feature Screenplay New Renaissance Film Festival
- Selection2018 true Story Screenplay Competitiion
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Writer's Biography
Damien Mulvany Writer
CV: Damien A. Mulvany DOB: 1/18/1954, Melbourne, Australia EDUCATION: HS: Xavier College, Melbourne, Australia BS: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. DMD: Washington University School of Dental Medicine, St. Louis, MO. WORK HISTORY: 1982 - 2018 President of Acacia Dental Group, Englewood, CO. 2018: Retired SCREENWRITING HISTORY: The Thursday whaler (2017) Diorbivol (2020) The Adventuress (2020)
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The Thursday whaler was an official Nominee for Best Feature Screenplay at the AFIN International Film Festival 2022, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.
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