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Anne Bonny, Pirate

Anne Bonny is the most illustrious female pirate from the Golden Age of Piracy. Her life is legendary, but no one agrees on the details of her story -- not even her death. Maybe she can set the record straight? also, Finalist, 2009 Charleston International Film Festival; Finalist, Beaufort International Film Festival, 2010.

Near Yorktown, Virginia 1782, Anne Burleigh, mid 80s, lies on her deathbed. There, she recounts the story to her great grandchildren.

Yet, the story that she tells is the tale of swashbuckling pirate, Anne Bonny, who sailed the Caribbean more than sixty years before. Anne Bonny gained eternal fame when she was sentenced to death but reprieved when she "pleads her belly" (her pregnancy), and disappears from recorded history. Are these the ravings of a senile old lady or the true story of the most famous female pirate from out of the Golden Age of Piracy?

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Format:
Screenplay
Budget:
Mid
Starring Roles For:
Amy Adams
Brad Pitt or Viggo Mortenson
Uma Thurman
In the Vein Of:
Elizabeth
Master and Commander
The Man in the Iron Mask
Posted:
03/07/2009
Updated:
05/08/2024
Author Bio:
Nathan Carliner Goldman is the author of several nonfiction books, published articles and poetry. He has written ten screenplays, including three co-written with his daughter. His screenplays have won or placed in a number of competitions, including two Gold and one Silver Remi at Worldfest, first round in 2009 Page International, finalist at the Charleston International Film Festival in 2008 and 2009, finalist in the Beaufort International Film Festival, 2010, Honorable Mention for Comedy at Screenplay Festival.

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Contest Results:
Richmond Fest (First Place, best action/adventure) [2014]
SkyFest (Second Place) [2009]
Screenplay Festival (Finalist) [2009]
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