Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about?
Tayler Carter: This screenplay is set in a society where children are free to explore their gender, but must choose one of the extreme binaries upon their 13th birthday, and live in that extreme binary for the rest of their lives. Our story follows Sam Conley, whose 13th birthday is only weeks away, and they have no idea which gender to choose. In fact, they increasingly wonder: ‘Why can I just be myself?’
2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Science-fiction, Drama, Coming-of-Age
3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
This is the type of story I needed going into my teenage years. With so little non-binary representation in media, I am attempting to aid in that growth, whether the screenplay is produced or unproduced.
4. How would you describe this script in two words?
non-conforming (Is this one…
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