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The Writ Writer

Drama Historical Biography

A black lawyer risks his life to save twelve black sharecroppers from Death Row when they are wrongfully convicted of killing two white men. Based on the true story of Scipio Africanus Jones and the Elaine Twelve.
Written by:	Michael Murphy [Contact Author] Interviews
Format:	Screenplay
Budget:	Modest
Starring Roles For:	Rafael Noble Will Smith Blair Underwood
In the Vein Of:	Amistad To Kill a Mockingbird
Posted:	05/28/2009
Updated:	09/20/2012
Author Bio:	Michael Murphy received his Certificate in Feature Film Writing from UCLA's Extension program in 2009. "The Writ Writer" is his second screenplay, and was adapted as a radio drama and broadcast by public radio station KCBX during the 2010 San Luis Obispo Film Festival. It was also a finalist at the Peachtree International Film Festival in Atlanta. His first screenplay, "The Knuckleballer," most recently won the Best Screenplay award at the 2009 California Independent and 2009 All Sports Los Angeles film festivals.
Contest Results:	UCLA Extension (Finalist, 2009) Indie Gathering (First Place, 2009 (Crime Drama)) Cinema City Fest (Finalist, 2009) Cynosure (Quarterfinalist, 2009) Divebomber (First Place, 2009) Writers On The Storm (Semifinalist, 2009) Script Savvy (Honorable Mention, September 2009) Ozark Foothills (First Place, 2010) Ohio Independent (First Place, (Titled as "Twelve Sparrows")) BlueCat Contest (Quarterfinalist, 2010)

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