Feature Screenplay AFIN 240
MUCK UP DAY
Written by James Smith
AFIN 2024 Nominee
- 2024
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Australia - English
- M
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Synopsis
A high school heist movie set in 2006 Australia; Ocean’s Eleven meets Superbad. Jared’s latest prank accidentally destroys part of his school causing Muck Up Day, a day of rowdy celebration for graduating students, to be cancelled. When an opportunistic politician publicly smears Jared's name, he sets out to get revenge by pulling off the biggest prank the world has ever seen.
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James Smith Writer
James Smith is an autistic writer originally from Sydney and currently based on the Gold Coast. His first ever feature screenplay won third prize at the Queensland Screenwriting Awards, and his funny, high-concept scripts have continued to receive multiple awards and international recognition. He is always writing, working as a copywriter until someone produces his work, then he's out of there before AI can take his job.
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MUCK UP DAY was an official Nominee for Best Feature Screenplay at the AFIN International Film Festival 2024, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.
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