Luke Thistleton

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster but my mum said forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown. And while greed, for lack of a better word, is good, at the end of the day a boy’s best friend is his mother. So, I had three choices; get a bigger boat, a box of chocolates or make her an offer she couldn’t refuse. But, there’s no crying in baseball, no place like home and I really didn’t need no stinkin badges. So, here I am, amongst the usual suspects in all the gin joints in all the world; it’s time to fasten your seatbelts, give me what she’s having and put the bunny back in the box, because frankly my dear, here comes Mongo.

Award Category
Screenplay Award Category
After his father destroys his childhood, a film-obsessed young man grows up in the picture-perfect worlds of his beloved films until he’s forced to confront reality and his traumatic past or face losing the woman he loves.
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