SCREENPLAYS
FORTUNATO HEIST (2022)
by Arun Lakra
Based on the stage play:
A twisty mystery heist-whodunnit, Knives Out meets Oceans 11. A criminal mastermind reassembles his squad to heist a diamond from the lair of an international jewel thief, but what he’s really doing is setting an elaborate trap for whoever double-crossed them last time.
Quarterfinalist for the 2022 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting
THE UNSPOKEN (THE VOICES) (2005)
by Arun Lakra
Inspired by the horrors of Poe and the early films of Shyamalan, Voices is a supernatural thriller, which asks the question... What if the little voice inside your head belongs to someone else?
A tormented doctor must help a mute eleven year old boy overcome the menacing and mysterious voices he hears and regain his ability to speak… before it’s too late.
Winner of the Praxis Centre for Screenwriters Feature Film Screenplay Competition.
Development funding from Telefilm Canada and Movie Central.