[Final Draft Big Break Contest]
GREAT Exposure for Contest Winners & Finalists!
Back

Willowbrook C Building (based on a true story)

An entitled college student is assigned an internship at Willowbrook, the Asylum in Staten Island 1972. Her contempt for authority helps a misdiagnosed child escape.

Script Excerpt
Written by:
Format:
Screenplay
Genres:
Budget:
Low
Starring Roles For:
Willow Shields as protagonist, Vincenza Vestula
Gaten Matarazzo as supporting actor, Angelo
Sadie Sink as Marie, the protagonist friend
In the Vein Of:
One flew of the Cuckoo's Next
Mean Girls
Willowbrook 25 yrs later narrated by Daniel Aiello
Posted:
03/14/2026
Updated:
03/14/2026
Author Bio:
Arlene Sparaco has been teaching drama to children for fourteen years. She's written the lesson plans and had the children perform at the end of the session. She has written three screenplays, published one novel, A Shot at the Title, written one children's book (work in progress) and has been a film and tv actor since 2015.

Go Pro!