IN THE LOCKED UPPER ROOM
After the Crucifixion of Christ, the surviving Apostles hide out in fear, abandonment and desperation. Then Jesus appears to them. A short, adult (non-comic) animation, Biblical story. Mutltiple contest wins and placements.
The surviving Apostles, terrified, hide in a locked upper room in a remote Jerusalem building. Meanwhile, two Roman Tomb Guards spread the lie that the body was stolen by Jesus’s followers. Angry crowds gather. More Chaos.
Then gradually, truth prevails. Mary Magdalene has seen the risen Christ. Two disciples from Emmaus rush in; they have also seen and spoken to him. Suddenly Jesus appears to the gathered Apostles in the locked upper room.
Jesus: “Peace be with you…. Receive the Holy Spirit…. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven and whose sins you retain are retained.” Jesus disappears.
The Apostles, now with a mission, regroup. Thomas, a missing Apostle, must be informed. John makes arrangements for the care of Mary, the Mother of Jesus. And unknown to the Apostles, the Pentecost is nearly upon them.
Screenplays
Jim specializes in screenplays based on historical true events (including musicals), bio/pics and/or disasters. In alphabetical order:
“BOJANGLES, EUBIE AND BERT!” Three Black musical legends of the past – Bert Williams, Eubie Blake and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson – relive their show business success in spite of racism and theatrical bigotry.
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Waiting for the Apocalyse
When the father of a young man he once sentenced kidnaps his lover, a respected judge must decide whether to pay a $2 million ransom — and confront the human cost of the justice system he’s always trusted.
Lab Rats
An anonymous organization uses an ***AI Bot*** to moderate a Focus Group on the topic of ***Fake***.
She Curses Like a Sailor
A thought-provoking view of women and cursing is entertained at this art opening in New York.
Lady Diogenes of the Shadow
Three retired ladies candidly discuss their bizarre neighbor over morning coffee.
Perfect Beau
A Brainiac Plain Jane clones her ideal boyfriend out of her girlfriends' boyfriends' DNA for her university's senior class science project.
Cold Pepper
A law-abiding, church-going court stenographer becomes a one-woman vigilante 'offing' violent domestic abusers (and other pathetic souls) after their third offense.
Psychotic USA
A dramedy. A razor-sharp satiric view of the laughable state of modern psychiatric treatment as seen through the lens of four patients in an asylum.
Psycho-Hearts
A world-class heart transplant surgeon is an absolute magician at finding compatible hearts for wealthy clients.
Nina and Flossie
Three European sisters, in their 70's, scheme to dump a dead body that the eldest shot in the middle of the night as a result of a break-in.
Hostile Takeover
After a controversial LAPD shooting ignites racial unrest across Los Angeles, a by-the-book FBI agent and a disgraced ex-cop turned vigilante are forced into an uneasy alliance when they uncover a terrorist cell embedded within the police—racing to stop a coordinated attack that could level the city and assassinate a presidential candidate.
