Get to know the writer:
What is your screenplay about?
Volunteer is based on the novel of the same name written by me (Gary McElkerney).
What starts as a humanitarian mission, for a university student from Belfast, descends into a fight for survival after his search for adventure takes him off the beaten track to the frontline of the Ethiopian conflict. Chris Johnston faces his fears, and battles with his own darkness, on this emotive journey, which will leave you with a question; if faced with such horrors, what are you capable of doing in order to survive?
What genres does your screenplay fall under?
It falls into Action/Adventure most comfortably, but also has elements of drama, and even thriller.
Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
There has never been a film about humanitarians in conflict zones: we have the soldiers’ stories, and the victims’ stories, but…
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