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COMPLETED SCREENPLAY – NARRATIVE FEATURE
I have just completed writing a screenplay for a narrative feature which explores what can happen to people who are denied access to their culture, and considers what it means to be Latino in America today.
When a teenage Mexican American, bred on the American pop culture of I-Pod’s, McDonald’s and Paris Hilton, takes a trip to Tijuana, not only is he suddenly confronted with the Latino world he has been deprived of, but he also makes a profound discovery about himself.
The development and writing of this script has been a two year process. But my interest in Latino culture began with a short film I wrote and directed in 2005, and completed in 2006, called BROKEN (QUEBRADO), which tells the story of a boxer from East Los Angeles struggling with defeat and unrealized dreams. While making BROKEN, I learned a deep appreciation not only for the Latino culture, but for people who are denied opportunity and who struggle day to day to survive in a country hostile to their differences.
In my newest project, although the main character---a 1st generation teenage Mexican American---may not come from a disadvantaged neighborhood, he is denied his Mexican heritage and raised to believe that it has no value in the American way of life.
This project is currently available for development and production.
If you are interested in reading a copy of the script, please contact:
David Wendelman
2631 Nottingham Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 953-4733
davidwendelman@aol.com
Only serious queries please.
