Dorothy and the Glass Key
Logline
Worlds existing between time and space, a monster who feeds on personal pains, and a young woman who exists, but shouldn't.
Genre
Fantasy,Young Adult,Epic,Adventure
Short Summary
Ellen Steward, a slightly jaded administrator of a high-end rehab facility, is asked to care for a young woman in a permanent vegetative state. Her current caregiver spins a tale describing worlds existing between time and space, and the soul of his charge lost somewhere between.
Ragesha, Dorothy's caregiver, has pulled Dorothy into his own timeline and has spent the past twenty years manipulating his future so Dorothy's soul will return to her body through a reunion of mother and daughter in the Key-Worlds.
Setting
Ocala, Florida and the Key-Worlds
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Overcoming Monster/Villain,Internal Journey/Rebirth,Tragedy
Plot - Other Elements
Twist
Mature Audience Themes
Information not completed
Main Character Details
Name: Dorothy Alston
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous,Romantic,Charming,Complex
Additional Character Details
Name: Charlie Cuthbert
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Adventurous,Charming,Confident,Empathetic,Heroic
Additional Character Details
Name: Ragesha Dutta
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Role: sidekick
Key Traits: Adventurous,Confident,Decisive,Engaging,Secretive
Additional Character Details
Name: The Spintwister
Age: Unknown
Gender: Other
Role: antagonist
Key Traits: Aggressive,Narcisstic,Empathetic,Unapologetic,Strong Moral Code,Blunt
Development Pitch
Dorothy and the Glass Key was crafted with visuals in mind. The unique Key-Worlds she and her friends travel to are, in a CGI aspect, self-contained views from a mind who hasn’t quite developed a sense of realism (the antagonist). They can be as realistic or as comical as the director would like. The story is a pleasant build of discovery: Ellen (Administrator of Elements of Recovery) is learning Dorothy’s tale through the only survivor of the three children to visit the Key-Worlds. Through Dorothy’s story, we learn she has been labeled as a no-girl—or someone who shouldn’t exist at all. The Spintwister, our antagonist, is a near god-like entity in the Key-Worlds, and he tasks himself as a symbiotic host who feeds off the pain of traumatized youth, which returns bits of his lost memory. It’s a story with heart, strong characters, and a unique antagonist with a deliciously wicked sense of self. A cast of talented teens (think Stranger Things) would catapult this into the YA mainstream as either a series or a stand-alone movie (with two sequels).