LOGLINE
During a pandemic-era sweep of Skid Row, a disgraced doctor turns the block into a controlled storm to confront the brother who stole his clinic, but his sheltered daughter’s bond with an EMT — and the community he claims to protect — forces him to choose revenge or release.
The Tempest on pandemic-era Skid Row, with medicine and information replacing literal magic. The adaptation keeps the storm, disguises and power struggle while grounding every mechanism in a city block.
THE MOVIE
On pandemic-era Skid Row, disgraced doctor Prospero runs an underground medical network. His magic is medicine, information, pirate radio, supply routes and the ability to control who knows what and who moves safely through an emergency.
When a government sweep offers a chance to confront the brother who destroyed his career, Prospero turns an entire city block into his storm. His daughter, coerced assistant and the people he claims to protect force him to see how easily care becomes control.
WHO IT FOLLOWS
A gifted doctor whose care network has become a private kingdom.
His sheltered daughter, beginning to see the cost of his protection.
An indispensable assistant whose coerced loyalty powers the storm.
An EMT crossing the border Prospero controls.
A man refusing Prospero’s claim that domination is care.
The mercy and betrayal waiting at the center of the sweep.
Leave an email. the script and the pitch packet open immediately.
I keep a record of who opens the files so I know who has read what. Your address is never sold, listed, or shared.
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OPEN IT