ReSidual
A Summary
A Summary
Logline: Reese is an activist and a feminist, expressi\•e, smart and tired of living in a world full of womanizers and abusers. Until she realizes she is the actual reincarnation of one.
ReSidual is about Sid, a very successful author in the 60s who is a 'Mad Men' sort of womanizer. He uses women for pleasure and little more, riding on the popularity of his work. Just before his unexpected suicide, he realizes he has fallen in love with a married woman. Their brief affair leaves him stunned and broken-hearted for the first and last time in his life.
Forward to present day and we find Reese, a strong-minded, focused feminist who is actively involved with the struggle for equality. Slhe is confused and angered by the idea of women being used, exploited, but, through her therapist, she is slowly realizing an unexpected balance in her heart, especially when she djscovers that she is the reincarnation of Sid, a man renowned for all that she rails against.
Reese has to come to terms with who she once was, who she is now and who she wants to be for the rest of her life. In the end, she realizes that her heart, being hjs heart, must seek out the only woman he ever loved and provide for some much-needed closure for all three of them.
This script takes on some very topical issues in the industry, all the while pushing for balance and w1derstanding. The human soul can be saved. It's just a matter of properly knowing the true depths one's own mind and heart.
Forward to present day and we find Reese, a strong-minded, focused feminist who is actively involved with the struggle for equality. Slhe is confused and angered by the idea of women being used, exploited, but, through her therapist, she is slowly realizing an unexpected balance in her heart, especially when she djscovers that she is the reincarnation of Sid, a man renowned for all that she rails against.
Reese has to come to terms with who she once was, who she is now and who she wants to be for the rest of her life. In the end, she realizes that her heart, being hjs heart, must seek out the only woman he ever loved and provide for some much-needed closure for all three of them.
This script takes on some very topical issues in the industry, all the while pushing for balance and w1derstanding. The human soul can be saved. It's just a matter of properly knowing the true depths one's own mind and heart.