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A group of kids get stuck in the underground tunnels of New York City. In their struggle to find a way out, they uncover an old forgotten secret.

This adventure finds them each battling their growing cynicism in the face of the wonder of an unknown world – trying to find their significance in a world that wasn't built for them.

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Treatment

Overview synopses of every sequence in the story with beatboard story art.

Outline

Large format outline of the entire story with synopses and art to see the whole story.

Script

Screenplay script format with margins, notes, boards. Latest available by emailing.

RELEVANT TOUCHSTONES:

Philosophical theme of Cynicism vs. Childlike Wonder.

Takes place in a fantastic world hidden in plain site.

NYC, the hottest city in the world, from a perspective the world has never seen before.

The story is a timely and relevant, yet perennial coming of age story.

Young characters not represented as athletes, entertainers, or criminals. They are represented as curious, nuanced, hopeful individuals.

Characters that any viewer, young or old, can see themselves in. Realizing that their lives are not predetermined by precedent, institution, society or authority. They have the opportunity to pursue any path they choose.

SETTING:

This story takes place in the area of Two Bridges in New York City. It's the area between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. It's an area yet untouched by the encroaching gentrification of New York. In the periphery of the neighborhood, huge skyscrapers are being constructed, disturbing the people of Two Bridges. Many of the kids in the neighborhood spend their time skating in the skatepark under the Manhattan Bridge. Other kids, 'Wheelies', spend their time roaming the surrounding neighborhoods on bikes, antagonizing people.

Underneath the city of New York, are a network of tunnels that most New Yorkers use everyday: the subway. These tunnels were built by start-up companies in the early 1900s to help ease the rapid growth of NYC’s transit, electrical, water, and sewage needs. The tunnels were built by cheap first generation immigrant labor in dangerous conditions. Although many subways were unified into the modern subway system, there are hundreds of miles of tunnels completely unused, undocumented and forgotten.

New buildings are being built taller, and foundations are being dug deeper. Once in a while, the deepest constructions unearth tunnels no one ever knew about, and collapse others.

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