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DANIELFLUDGATE
SCREENWRITING
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I was a semi-finalist in the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards (2025), a second-rounder in the Austin Film Festival (2025), and a semi-finalist in Coverfly's Big Break Screenwriting Awards (2024). I've studied screenwriting with the Sundance Institute and London Film School. Below you will find details of my screenwriting projects.
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​Too Late the Victory
In 1945, a physically and emotionally scarred Holocaust survivor is forced back into life, battling against a British refusal to give freedom to the Jews they liberated.
This is a tale of survival, perseverance, hope, and resilience; it's not just a tale of one man, but an entire Jewish populace that has come before us, on whose shoulders we're all standing
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It's an important story that is somewhere lost in the history textbooks.​​​​
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Review from The Black List:
"A powerful and provocative script that casts a human eye on a still timely period of recent history that doesn't get enough attention. This is a story about people who survived the Holocaust, but found that even escaping that evil, their turmoil and suffering were not yet over. The script has perspective and empathy, and it is easy to get engaged all the way, from a liberated concentration camp all the way to Israel, where a new battle begins."
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Voodoo Carnival​
A man who wants to belong makes the worst choice of his life. ​This is a story about bad choices made for understandable reasons.​
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Haiti, 1962 - After fleeing a lynching in the American South, a young Black journalist finds refuge in the world's first Black republic, only to be seduced into complicity with a brutal regime. He's forced to confront power, belief, and responsibility in a desperate fight for survival.
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Voodoo Carnival is a politically charged thriller with spiritual undertones and a morally complex Black protagonist - unusual, mature, and thematically rich.
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Review from The Black List:
"A really levelled political drama. This script does an excellent job of showing humanity and also paranoia in a situation that isn't talked about much anymore.
The setting is visually beautiful, which also reveals the story's levels: physical beauty conceals many layers of terror. This would certainly be awards bait."
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​Dark Chapter
Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese American Korematsu family struggles to protect their freedom and dignity in a hostile America.
The family's survival - whilst in the confines of a prison camp - illustrates the power of internal liberation over physical circumstances.
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This story is a reminder that injustice and intolerance persist, and that freedom is fragile.​​​
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Review from Austin Film Festival:
"A powerful and moving script that stands out in its genre. Each character feels as though they have a long, complex history that drives their choices, and the dialogue offers insight into the horrors faced by Japanese Americans. The story is deeply emotional and rooted in truth, making the injustice of the internment camps all the more upsetting. The ending is overwhelming in its ability to drive home the heart of the story and leave the audience with a lot to contemplate."