Scripted Narrative
Some of the scripts listed below also appear in the SCRIPTjr.nl "Lesescenarios" special section: the definitive collection of 20th-century "closet screenplays" and the critical constellation surrounding them. The editors invite relevant translation proposals here.
Original
- from Vital Fluid
by Tom BradleyVital Fluid brings Philip the Deacon into the twenty-first century where he battles his transmigrationally-entangled nemesis Simon Magus in a series of increasingly bizarre performances across the United States.
- from Mothers
by Milcho ManchevskiPresented in three ostensibly autonomous parts, Mothers challenges the lines that separate narrative fiction and documentary reportage. The script is illustrated with a series of production stills from the 2010 film.
- 1001 Film Scenarios: Selections from a Proposed Chapbook
by Richard Kostelanetzchapbook: "a small book or pamphlet of popular tales, ballads, etc., formerly hawked about by chapmen; a small book or pamphlet, often of poetry."
- from Out of the Box
by Aaliyah MillerOut of the Box braids together the stories of five black, HIV-positive women as they battle a range of emotions under the leadership of a support group leader.
- from Drinking Chocolate
by Si WallSet on the cold, gray streets of London, Drinking Chocolate follows the lives of two homeless, lost souls named Lola and Johnny.
Translations
- eyes wide open
by Benjamin Fondane and Quimby Melton, trans.from Trois Scénarii (1928)
- horizontal bar
by Benjamin Fondane and Quimby Melton, trans.from Trois Scénarii (1928)