When Dr. King is assassinated, a Boston city councilman comes up with the idea for James Brown, who has a concert scheduled there the next day, to have his show televised as a means of keeping people home and safe. But he only has hours to convince Brown, the mayor, the tv station, and the police.
At first I was confused and a bit surprised that this passed first fifteen because the formatting is lacking in a major way. The cover page doesn't have the title nor does it have your name, so you'll want to fix that. The next part is you have action in the dialogue column for example: "
CONNIE (CONT'D)
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(to the other boys
You all need to go straight home if you can make it. Please don't do anything. I know how you feel, but the police-...
The hardships Sidnie and his mother, Hattie endured during his adolescence thread themselves in his every action, paving the way for the heartbreak he goes through when he has to fly home to NY after finding out she's terminal with cancer.
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