Logline:
The demanding, insensitive actions of a mid-level manager toward his former employee, cause a catastrophic chain of events to occur.
Summary:
A call center employee seeks deadly revenge after being fired. A co-worker steps up to save her colleagues from imminent danger. However, we come to find out, that she is fighting her own internal demons.
A Message from the Writer, Joseph Leone:
Dire Consequences is essentially a script about workplace violence. However, I believe that this story is much deeper than simply a tragic set of circumstances that lead to horrific ending. The attempt of the project is to understand the psychology or the events that lead up to such horrific tragedies. Not to take any responsibility away from the Assailant/Gunman, the story also depicts how our actions can contribute to such events.
"I originally conceived the idea for Dire Consequences, because, as a Corporate Recruiter for many years, I always wondered how an incident, such as a mass shooting would affect me personally; especially, if I played a part in hiring the assailant." - Joseph Leone
What We Need & What You Get:
The budget for this film is $70,000
50% ($35,000) cast and crew
40% ($28,000) production
10% ($7,000) marketing
Awards & Recognitions:
DIRE CONSEQUENCES (SHORT SCREENPLAY) - selected in (19) Film Festival/Screenplay Competitions in multiple Countries over the past 9 months. (2) Award Wins, (6) Finalist, (4) Semi-Finalist, and (3) Quarterfinalist finishes to date.
AWARD WINNER(S):
Show Low Film Festival – BEST OF FESTIVAL - SCRIPT (October, 2019)
Central Florida CineFest - AWARD WINNER - SHORT SCREENPLAY (September, 2019)
FINALIST:
Red Flight Pictures Screenplay Awards - FINALIST - Top 100 out of more than 3,500 entry/submissions received (Feb, 2020)
LA Live Film Festival - FINALIST - BEST FEATURE FILM SCREENPLAY (Nov, 2019)
Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Competition - FINALIST - Screenplay - Drama Feature (July, 2019)
Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards - FINALIST - Short Film - Drama (June, 2019)
Low To No Film Festival and Writers Competition - OFFICIAL SELECTION - Short Screenplay (May, 2019)
Hollywood Just4Shorts Film and Screenplay Competition - FINALIST - Short Screenplay (May, 2019)
SEMI-FINALIST:
Lake Travis Film Festival - SEMI-FINALIST (Feb, 2020)
Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival - SEMI-FINALIST (Jan, 2020)
The Southern California Screenplay Competition - SEMI-FINALIST - SHORT SCREENPLAY (Jan, 2020)
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards - SEMI-FINALIST - SHORT SCREENPLAY (August, 2019)
QUARTERFINALIST:
Chicago Screenplay Awards - QUARTERFINALIST - SHORT SCRIPT (Nov, 2019)
HollyShorts Screenplay Contest - QUARTERFINALIST - Short Screenplay (June, 2019)
New York City International Screenplay Awards - QUARTERFINALIST - Short Screenplay (June, 2019)
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Southeastern International Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION - SHORT SCREENPLAY (Sep, 2019)
Anabelle Munro's Most Important Films and Scripts In The World - OFFICIAL SELECTION - SHORT SCREENPLAY (July, 2019)
Hollywood Dreams 3rd Annual International Film Festival and Writers' Competition - OFFICIAL SELECTION - Short Screenplay (June, 2019)
Fabulosis Short Film Night - OFFICIAL SELECTION - Short Film Screenplay (May, 2019)