IF HARLEM COULD TALK IT WOULD SCREAM
DRAMA MELODRAMA SUSPENSE / THRILLER CRIME
20th Century (multiple decades)
James Gillard
Logline
Hear the voices of Harlem's greatest inhabitants as they share in a collection of short stories the passion, pain, beauty and torment of the Harlem experience.
Genre
Drama, Melodrama, Suspense / Thriller, Crime,
Short Summary
A jazz connoisseur watches with apprehension as a brash young rapper moves into his building. A small time drug dealer finds power in a little rock unfortunately he powerless to control his tongue An escort finds love in the unlikeliest of places. A rehabilitated writer returns back to Harlem the place where his past and present collide.
Each story ends with the characters confronting the issues which they avoided or desired. The jazz connoisseur comes to grips with change, the rehabilitated writer gives in to temptation, the escort feels love, and the drug dealer feels the wrath of power.
Setting
Harlem, New York
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Internal Journey/Rebirth
Plot - Other Elements
Meaningful Message
Mature Audience Themes
Language/Profanity, Nudity, Substance Abuse
Main Character Details
Name: Darcy Sinclair
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Modest, Outspoken, Aspiring, Blunt, Charming, Complex, Confident, Insecure
Additional Character Details
Name: Lankford Johnson
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Outspoken, Religious, Sarcastic, Strong Moral Code, Blunt, Funny
Additional Character Details
Name: Simone
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Charming, Complex, Confident, Secretive, Sexy, Beautiful
Additional Character Details
Name: Al B
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Confident, Criminal, Engaging, Masculine, Outspoken, Unapologetic, Aggressive, Badass
Development Pitch
Supplemental Materials
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