HALLOWEEN, 1987
Short Film (Student)
Non-Union, Unpaid
Producer: Kenagh Babcock
Director: Hansen Bursic
Writer: Hansen Bursic
Based on the Memoir by: Jenny Jae Cory
Shoot Date: October 11th, 2019
Location: TBD
Note: This project is set in 1987.
[MEG] Supporting F 18 – 25. Caucasian. Must look like a teenager. The confident, headstrong girlfriend of Cory. High school senior who is a social butterfly and the dominate partner in her loving relationship with Cory. Her desire to stand out and forge her own path defines her decisions. Must be ok with dressing masculine and feminine.
Logline: All Meg wants is the perfect Halloween costume, but for Cory dressing like their girlfriend will be something they never forget.
Summary: Cory and Meg are high school juniors trying to decide on the perfect Halloween costume. A headstrong Meg is dead set on the two dressing up like each other and, after some convincing, Cory hesitantly agrees. After overcoming their fears at a Halloween party, Cory finds a new found confidence and sense of self from dressing up like their girlfriend. This new found connection would soon be tested when the night draws to a close and Cory has to face taking off the costume.
Based on a true story from an unreleased memoir by Jenny Jae Cory on her life as a transgender woman.