Typing Yellow Dreams
"A big dream, lost on a blank page — until the story reveals itself."
Synopsis
Frustrated and perpetually drowsy, an aspiring screenwriter cannot get a word on the page until a sudden Hollywood opportunity forces him to battle his block and finish a screenplay overnight.
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