• TITLE: MY MOTHER’S FILE
• TARGET POPULATION : NOLLYWOOD
• LOGLINE: Attracted by the beauty of this 18year girl, she is forced with the challenges of facing her studies or running errands for her mom. Her mom’s life is at risk when she tries to insist and things definitely turn sour.
• SYNOPSIS
Linda is an ambitious 18year old high school student who is trapped in her “family” to protect. Her parents MR. / MRS. MANOSA are highly egocentric and ambitious people. Linda’s mom unintentional puts life her at risk with the intention of protecting it. Her father is a business man (drug business marijuana”) who every one respects and not knowing his line of business. Her mom is an enthusiastic politician who will do anything it takes to attend a summit in Geneva. In the mist of all these, Mrs. Manosa thinks Linda is the best candidate for her dirty dealings. And she does all these without her husband’s knowledge. By so doing she put her life at risk and that of her daughter who falls in love with one of their client (Boris) but the clients is a difficult individual when it comes to love.
Boris on his path is a multitalented young man who loves being in the club, (he sometimes plays the guitar and sings for the cabaret) he has been raised single handedly by his mom MRS. SMITH. Suddenly, his father a family lawyer to the MANOSA appears from nowhere begging Boris to forgive him. Shortly before their encounter, BORIS takes a flash back at his encounter at the hospital with MRS. MANOSA and how he was terribly shot by MR. MANOSA. All these plays negatively in his mind living him with no option than forcing his dad to drop the case, his father seems stubborn accepting his suggestions so he result to using other means. From the look of things, BORIS has been able to deal with problems with the MANOSA’ in his mom’s absence (she been away attending a GENEVA summit). His mom’s arrival creates more tension in BORIS’S because he insists on going against his mom’s wish. His Constance refusal to listen to his lands his family into serious catastrophe in favor of the FOKAM’S (Linda’s real names). The revelation keeps everyone wondering. Check out details in the full scripts.
• SCRIPT REVIEW
This particular script is about 127 pages, divided in part 1 and 2. The scenes are about 93 divided in 3ACTS. The scripts is formatted in courier style, with the page numbering coming at the bottom left corner with characters title at the center of their speeches. Font size (12) the writer decides to use the following scene settings
SCENE 1
INT. MY MOTHER’S FILE / DAY
LOCATION: MR. MANOSA’S COMPOUND
CHARACTERS: LINDA, BORIS, MR. MANOSA
ACTION: (describing the scene for example) the two floor building of MR. MANOSA’S house is seen with beautiful sceneries, s swimming pool, flowers, garden, and a long tennis court. The atmosphere is jittery, the high level business man is on phone, moments later he screams and the noise attracts wife from behind who comes and discovers husband on the floor
N/B: Some actions description is included along the lines of characters if the need arise, usually seen in parenthesis.
• PROP/SETS
A cabaret/club setting is required with crowd cheering especially when Boris is performing.
Two highly sophisticated houses are required to represent the high level business man (MR MANOSA) and the other the MRS. SMITH.
Cars too will be needed
Restaurants, snack bars, (average standards)
a hospital room, with just 3 beds
• MAIN CAST
LINDA: Is an elegant 18year old that is smart in her actions. She is an average height skinny fair in complexion individual usually soft spoken, polite, and her ascent is refined too. Usually, she is seen in smart and attractive outfits and very conscious of her environments especially her friends
BORIS; A 30-31year old masculine fellow, tall and attractive in his dark skinned nature, His charisma and charms keeps his fans shouting whenever he is on stage to perform. His impolite and proud nature gets him quarrelling with his friend (Henry) sometimes.
MR MANOSA; He can be seen as a man in his 50’s. His vibrant and ambitious but loves his family so much and would let anyone trespass. His dress code reveals his love for African fabrics.
MRS. MANOSA; Usually seen in different colors of African fabric like her husband, and loves to feel womanly. Her speeches indicate she is learned and show that when given the chance to.
MRS. SMITH; BY nature she look calm the way she delivers her speech but sounding very intelligent. One of the reasons she is chosen over MRS. MANOSA to attend the Geneva summit. She is in early 40’s; she makes no jokes when it comes to her dressing styles.
- SUPPORTING CAST
HENRY, TERCY, MANUEL, FAUSTINA, MR. DALLE, MANFRED, LAURA, MADAM BONDO, STEVE.
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