The 2026 Page Awards
GREAT Exposure for Contest Winners & Finalists!
Login
Back

The Benefactor!

A young business woman attracts the wrath of bankers when she makes interest-free loans to farmers, in her attempts to stem murder/suicides on the land.

Based on a True Story. A ruthless businesswoman sets out to save lives. Threatened with bombs and death she continues in her quest to stop murder and suicide on the land as farmers ravaged by drought/floods/pestilence compounded by loan-sharks poised to take their farms lose hope. Anne Bennett is at the upper echelon of society. A regular invitee to Balls where she dances with Princes and is courted by politicians of all persuasions. All doors are open to entice her into the parliamentary fray. But Bennett refuses. Economic changes being implemented will cause the nation to slide into poverty. She must stop them. Her plan... circumvent the destructive course by convincing politicians to take a stand before, they have an opportunity to take hold - before the people realize - the danger to which they have been subjected. But, no one wants to help. With no alternative she must warn the people. The head of a large manufacturing organization, she makes time to travel across the length and breadth of the country to talk to farmers, alerting them of the design to destroy their income and take their farms and giving them hope in alternatives. The threats do not deter her. But she's rocked -when on a plane to the outback Senator Masters delivers a message by parliamentary consensus... "Let me put it this way, if you don't join us, then you are the enemy and we destroy the enemy." She ignores the warning. Then, a revelation!... She can do more! She can fund farmer debts using her own money. She requests $2m from her bank. Then another $2m. The bank goes into over-drive. Now aware of their use, the bank withhold further release of funds. The new 'terrorist' laws are invoked. Bennett is now declared 'a terrorist' by the banking fraternity and the government. She holds a Rally. It's sabotaged. The bomb-threats she had ignored become the excuse for poor attendance. On acceptance of an invitation to speak at a forum, she quickly realizes, her life is in danger. Surrounded by Bikies, she can't leave. Then a voice. A concerned taxi-driver has doubled-back to pick her up. She's saved for another day. The Bikies have other ideas. They arrive at her offices demanding she come out. But she's not there. They terrorize her staff. Not until the sound of sirens fills the air do they disperse. But persistence prevails. It's late when she leaves her office when from the dark shadows, a Bikie steps out. "I just want a little [of you] not much... he [your husband] will never miss it." Just as all her strength in fighting him is almost drained, lights illuminate the driveway. The Bikie jumps back into the shadows - 'Security'! Once again she's saved. 'Hit-men' are engaged but Bennett has anticipated her demise. She ensures no farmer will ever have to repay their interest-free loan.

Script Excerpt
Written by:
Patricia Poulos
Contact Author
Format:
Screenplay
Genres:
Drama Thriller Biography
Budget:
Modest
Starring Roles For:
Angelina Jolie
Sam Neill
Matt Damon
In the Vein Of:
Unique based on a True Story
Film Noir.
inspired by true events
Posted:
05/04/2018
Updated:
11/29/2024
Author Bio:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5673147 https://www.moviebytes.com https://www.filmfreeway.com https://www.stage32.com/Profiler Screenwriter: seven (7) Award-winning Feature Scripts and two (2) Short Screenplays Author: four (4) non-fiction books - Amazon "Best Seller" 'Elders and The Real Story' - 2020 Poet: AllPoetry - 4 poems - Wildsound - Top 100 Publisher/ 'Profiler' Magazine - distributed nationally and throughout New Zealand through newsagencies by Editor: the Packer network (NSC) and Gordon & Gotch Producer: R J to Mars - animated Christian Children's film

Screenwriting Awards: 2024 - Melbourne Live Indi Film Awards - 'Doors of Miracles' - Award Winner - 2024 - Melbourne Live Indi Film Awards - 'And The Devil called!' - Award Winner - 2023 - Close International Film Awards - 'Doors of Miracles' - Award Winner - 2023 - Close International Film Awards -'And The Devil called!' - Award Winner -2022 - Athens International Monthly Art 2022 - Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival - 'And The Devil called!' - Honourable Mention - 2022 - International Symbolic Art Film Festival (ISAFF) - 'And the Devil called!' - Winner - 2022 - Halo International Film Festival - 'Doors of Miracles' - Winner - 2022 - Halo International Film Festival - 'The Benefactor!!' - Winner 2022 - Bridge Fest International Film Festival - 'And The Devil called!' - Winner- 2022 - Amsterdam International Film Festival - 'And The Devil called!' - Winner- 2022 - BEYOND: The Film Festival - 'And The Devil called!' - Winner - 2022 - Santa Barbara International Screenwriting Awards - 'Murder in Emergency!' - Quarter Finalist - 2022 - Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards 'meet The Devil!!' - Quarter Finalist 2022 - European Film Festival (Mainstream & Underground) - Finalist - 'And The Devil called!' 2022 - Moviebytes 'Top 10' - 'And The Devil called!' 2022 - Moviebytes 'Top 10' - 'Doors of Miracles' 2021 - Moviebytes 'Top 10' - 'Untouchable', 2021 - Oaxaca International Film Festival 11 - "And The Devil called!" - Finalist - 2020 - Moviebytes 'Top 10' - Six (6) in the Top 10 of their genre 2019 - Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival - 'The Benefactor!' - Winner - 2019 - L.

Show More

Contest Results:
Hollywood Moving Pictures (First Place, Winner Best Screenplay Feature 2019) [2020]
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!
Gray and Lover The Hearth Tales Incident

When a revenge-driven summoning unleashes a demon on Seattle, legendary hunters Gray and Lover must stop a supernatural escalation before the world goes up in flames.

Xanadu Shores - Proof of Concept

Four friends become enmeshed in a gold heist turned kidnapping chased by a capricious Federal agent and his comely accomplice by land, air and sea, culminating explosively on Xanadu Shores.

Xanadu Shores: Proof of Concept (PoC) Eight Central Characters.

Proof of Concept Logline, introduces the eight central characters in an intense office situation before the the action unfolds later that day when four friends become enmeshed in a heist, kidnapping and escape plot, chased by a capricious Fed and his comely accomplice by land, air and sea, culminating explosively on Xanadu Shores - The Trilogy.

Xanadu Shores III - Rescuing Atlas

“Rescuing Atlas” the trilogy’s peak begins when an astrophysicist - megalomaniac and boat racing enthusiast, operating from his island, becomes hell-bent on blackmailing the world.

Xanadu Shores: SEAN LANDERS Intro 10 Pages.

A pilot returns home anticipating matrimony soon learning his fiance has cleaned out their wedding account and moved to Las Vegas.

Xanadu Shores II: All That Glitters

Four friends known as the "Xanadu Team get duped by a nefarious jeweler in a casino robbery which leads them to an international conspiracy disguised as an art heist.

Xanadu Shores -

Four friends become enmeshed in a gold heist turned kidnapping chased by a capricious Federal agent and his comely accomplice by land, air and sea, culminating explosively on Xanadu Shores-"The Pilot".

The Last Salvation – Script-BASED FILM BUDGET

Genre: Apocalyptic Spiritual Sci-Fi Target Budget: $4,700,000 Shoot: 25 Days / 38 Locations / 120 Script Pages VFX Shots: ~210

I Am a Witness – Script-BASED FILM BUDGET

VFX Shots: ~200 Genre: Spiritual Sci-Fi / Supernatural Drama Estimated Runtime: 110 min Budget Level: Independent Mid-Range Shoot: 25 Days / 30 Locations / 110 Script Pages

Amir's America

Pilot logline: Desperate to hold his family together, an Iranian dad starts midweek dinners with his American wife and teens—only to have night one crash into chaos when surprise relatives show up uninvited and unfiltered in their small California town.

Go Pro!

MovieBytes Registration

Register here to receive MovieBytes' FREE email newsletter featuring screenplay contest deadline reminders, news, articles, and much more. Choose a password to access the MovieBytes contest report cards and other great features. Rest assured, information submitted here is held in strict confidence. MovieBytes never sells or in any way distributes email names or addresses. We promise!

(Required.)
(Required.)
(Required.)
(Required.)
(Required. Please retype your password to confirm.)
(Required. Please enter security code 2680 to validate submission.)
Contact Us
Sponsor Us
Add Your Contest
Terms of Service

Copyright © 1997-2026, MovieBytes ® [moviebytes] [HT]