a Screenplay
Meet Miss Annie Oakley! I’ve completed a screenplay based on the true story of Annie’s years. She was indeed a spirited and talented woman in all respects, and she made a remarkable life for herself in a time when women in her profession were few and far between.
Before woman’s rights came about in the early part of the 20th-century, there was the late-19th century Annie Oakley, who, at the age of nine, having developed a skill coveted by men, establishes a nearly impossible goal to one day meet and speak with the Monarch of England, Queen Victoria. A week later, Annie’s mentoring father freezes to death in an early November blizzard. Lack of money forces Annie to be institutionalized within the confines of the Greenville County Infirmary. Within a month, Annie is confined for a two-year term to a horrific farm family forever locked in Annie’s memory as the “wolves.” At age eleven, she escapes her captors, establishes herself in a world dominated by men, and becomes a professional hunter. Several years later, in a Thanksgiving Day trapshooting contest, Annie meets, defeats, and eventually marries a professional marksman and impresario, Frank Butler. Throughout this screenplay’s chronicle, Annie subtly endeavors to bridge the gap between the sexes to afford the motto, Truth is equality. Coupled with Frank’s theatrical resourcefulness, she spurs herself onto the world’s stage, becoming America’s first female superstar and the greatest female marksman, Annie Oakley.
Cinematic Teaser Trailer (63 seconds)
Video Transcript:
They call me "Little Sure Shot" the girl who never missed. But my story didn't start with the applause. Before the lights, there was the dark. The poverty of an Ohio farm and the crushing wave of loss. I spent years trapped with the wolves in a life of servitude that nearly crushed my spirit. But I had a secret, my father was gone, but he left me a gift. Skills that meant the difference between starving and surviving. I became a market hunter; I wasn't a little girl anymore. I was a provider, got real good at it.
Then came Buffalo Bill. The world was about to see what a little farm girl could really do. In a world made for men, I proved that talent had no gender. I lived by one motto: "Truth is Equality."
From the heart of America to the Royal Courts in Europe, I was called the 'star they never saw coming.' I was able to make a remarkable life for myself, when women were expected to stay in the shadows. I tried to bridge the gap for all that followed.
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"So, when you come face-to-face with a hungry bobcat, smile, look the cat in the eye, embrace the challenge; and in this defining moment, don't shoot for the stars, pick up a book, get to work; it's habit forming."
– Annie
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