Aaron Garcia
A South American writer and author from the suburbs of Washington D.C.. His writing credits include the TNT show Leverage and various festival films, including a collaboration with an Academy Award Winner. A graduate of Second City and former stand up comedian, he has also authored multiple books available worldwide.
Award Category
Screenplay Award Category
When an artistic but depressed young boy gets in an accident after the death of his father, he becomes trapped in a surreal coma land inspired by Salvador Dali’s artwork that helps him learn to deal with his grief and encourages him to use his artistic gift.
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Comments
Great character-driven…
Great character-driven narrative, uses metaphor to explore psychology in a really intelligent way.
Perfect for animation
Having our hero facing constant obstacles to overcome in coma land is a great way for him to learn important lessons without being preachy while at the same time, is moving the story nicely along.
Art meets the NeverEnding story
The screenplay is very visual with lots of beautiful and creative plants and payoffs. It is a meaningful and adventurous journey set in an artistic fantasy world which surely captures audiences attention - Kids because of it's visuals, adventures and a child being the main character and adults due to the Salvador Dali anecdotes and the drama. A lot of work, thought and passion was put into this screenplay by the writer - it definitely shows. Well done!
VR or animation story
What could have been a confusing premise, turns into the creative mind of the writer. Great pacing.
Beautifully visual script
This is a story that would be equally suited to live-action or animation. It deals sensitively with a hard topic in a way that makes sense to the central characters. The dramatic highs and lows could be ramped up, but overall it's originality makes this a great film project.