Feature Screenplay

Pinwheel

A guarded sixteen-year-old escapes her controlling father in Iceland and returns to Nashville in search of the mother she was taken from — but with a runaway alert closing in, her homecoming becomes a fight for survival.

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Contained Feature Drama / Thriller

Oklahoma-rooted emotion. Nashville stakes. International escape.

Pinwheel follows Emily Davis, a sixteen-year-old American girl trapped overseas with a father who controls her money, her passport, and her future. With help from Oliver, a kind Icelandic teen, Emily makes a dangerous escape back to the States — only to discover that finding home is far more complicated than getting there.

In Nashville, Emily has no hotel, no guardian, no contact with her mother, and a runaway poster already waiting for her. Taken in by Heather and her wary mother, Emily is given a narrow window to find the woman she crossed an ocean to reach before the system catches up.

Producer Snapshot

  • Title: Pinwheel
  • Format: Feature Screenplay
  • Genre: Coming-of-age drama / thriller
  • Setting: Iceland and Nashville
  • Lead: Emily Davis, 16
  • Production Lane: Contained, actor-forward indie drama

The Hook

She escaped the wrong home to find the right one — but nobody is waiting where she left them.

The story combines emotional family drama, runaway suspense, and a strong young female lead role built for meaningful talent attachment.

Why Pinwheel Works

A clear emotional engine

Emily does not run away for rebellion. She runs toward her mother, toward safety, and toward the version of home she still believes exists.

Built-in suspense

Once Emily lands in Nashville, every step raises the stakes: no hotel room, no legal guardian, no known address, and police actively searching.

A strong title image

The pinwheel begins as childhood humiliation, then becomes a symbol of survival, memory, and the fragile hope Emily refuses to lose.

“Just call me Pinwheel.”

A story about the names people use to hurt us — and the moment we decide to take them back.

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Screenplay PDF, synopsis, one-sheet, and producer-facing materials available upon request.

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