Interview with Screenwriter Jonah Ocuto (RISES TO THRONE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about?

Jonah Ocuto: My Screenplay “Rises to Throne” is about a programmer named Bill, who, convinced that the world will end in 5 days, is forced to team up with a nihilist in order to secure an afterlife for every soul on Earth. The screenplay addresses how much of our lives are dictated by the codes we live by, and what happens when we are forced to realize that our way of seeing the world was incorrect the whole time. Often, the most profound truths are the ones that have been hiding right in front of us, the ones that we can’t see until we admit our own failures.

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Is Weird Drama a genre? If not, then just Drama.

3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Rises to Throne is a script that…