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Whirlabout

A NYC actor returns home to care for his aging father, uncovering dark family secrets and facing a moral fractured family reckoning, while dealing with his own failing marriage. WHIRLABOUT is an unforgettable, relatable family drama about profound memory decline (6.5 million+ US adults care for parents with dementia), generational trauma, with shockingly lighthearted moments and the painful realization that healing doesn’t always come from the answers we seek, but from the courage to face them.

Script Excerpt
Written by:
Format:
Screenplay
Budget:
Low
Starring Roles For:
Liev Schreiber
GERALD MCRANEY
30s Hispanic Woman
In the Vein Of:
Away from Her
The Savages
Terms of Endearment
Posted:
04/01/2020
Updated:
10/01/2026
Author Bio:
Art D'Alessandro co-founded and ran one of the Southeast’s most highly regarded talent schools for over 22 years. His love of movies has led to nearly 50 screenplays bearing his name as writer, including the produced feature films “The Final Season” (1100 screens, Sean Astin, Powers Boothe, et al), "She Drives Me Crazy" (Lifetime, Winner of CTV's Gemini Award for Best TV Movie, Melinda Clarke), "Mayor Cupcake" (Showtime, Lea Thompson, Zoey Deutch, & Judd Nelson), "Letters to God" (900 screens, Ralph Waite), “All Shook Up” (Sarah Chalke & Frank Gorshin) and the award-winning indie thriller “ZZYZX”, starring Kenny Johnson of The Shield and SWAT fame.

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