Feature · Adventure · Fantasy · 100 pages
Status: Spec
Three teenage boarding school students are thrown into an epic quest spanning two worlds. The year is 1939 and they will find themselves facing evil magic users, diabolical traps, suspicious gangsters, and power-hungry Nazis!
THE MORRISFIELD MISFITS
AND THE STAFF OF FATE
What Reviewers Are Saying
“It's a little bit of Harry Potter, a bit of Narnia and a healthy serving of Arthurian legend—and it works. It's a rollicking, fun adventure that keeps the reader engaged and excited throughout.
This was a wonderfully engaging story — creative, exciting, and engaging from start to finish. Although it derives from Arthurian legend and winks and nods at several others, it doesn't feel at all derivative; it feels like quite an original take. The characters are all relatable and distinct, and the dialogue fits each of them very well. The world-building is fantastic, and there is more than one world in this story to build!”
— Austin FIlm Festival Notes 2024 [SECOND ROUNDER]
“The Morrisfield Misfits and The Sword of Fate is a compelling, fun, adventurous film with colorful characters, an exciting plot, fascinating worlds, and unique, imaginative ideas. Sarah, Max, and Albert are a dynamic trio who draw us into their world and keep us entertained throughout.”
— the ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship
“The Morrisfield Misfits and The Sword of Fate is a fun adventure that makes use of well known mythologies to create an engaging action adventure… (W)ith stakes that are elevated and pushed to the edge as the story nears its climax.”
— Bluecat Screenplay Analysis 2024
NOTABLE AWARDS
Second Rounder - Austin Film Festival 2024
Short List - Barnstorm Fest Screenwriting Competition 2024
Semifinalist - Storypros 17th Annual Screenplay Awards 2024
Semifinalist - StoryPros Awards 16th Annual - 2023
Quarterfinalist - ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2023
Quarterfinalist - ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition 2022
Quarterfinalist - Filmmatic - Inroads Fellowship Season 5
Quarterfinalist - Emerging Screenwriters - Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition 2022
Quarterfemiinalist - FilmQuest Film Festival 2024
More Placements:
Honorable Mention - Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition Fall 2024
Honorable Mention - Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition Fall 2023