Lång Story Short - Feature Film

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Spec. runtime: 1 hr 45 min

Script Length: 121 Pages, A4

Target audience: YA (16-26)

Log Line: When film teacher Henry discovers he is dying of cancer, he turns to his students to help him make the movie of his dreams - without telling them about his illness.

Synopsis: Henry, an eccentric Australian film teacher working in Sweden, gets the news that he is terminally ill. Realizing his life has amounted to nothing, he convinces his film students to make a movie before he dies - whilst keeping his condition secret from them. The students recognize their chance to get a head start in the industry. They grow into their roles as the production develops, especially Astrid, the grandchild of an infamous Swedish director. Astrid is young, nonbinary, and trying to find their voice, whilst facing the pressure and demons of their grandfather’s legacy. Whilst Astrid struggles to captain the crew, Henry comes under investigation by the school for misconduct, and faces the threat of losing everything the class has worked to create, all the while racing the ticking clock of his deteriorating health. Things come to a head when Daniel, the principal, finds evidence of Henry’s past addictions on school property, and is forced to fire him and halt production. All is lost until Astrid’s growth as a leader sees the team come back together to finish the film - but not before they find out about Henry’s condition. In the end they all gather and watch their film together at Henry's funeral. They are devastated by his passing. But discovering that he has left them enough money to invest in their next film, they suddenly have a future to look forward to, using what he taught them and in doing so honoring his legacy.