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Petition Addressing the Texas Judicial System Requests Support through Justin Berfield’s “Dumbass”
Will Hollywood be a Reason for Change in the Injustice against Men and Women Prisoners?
Justin Berfield – 19th March 2021 – An upcoming movie depicting the injustice that men and women had to endure in the state penitentiaries in Texas has been inundated with calls from more than 2000 women urging the production company owned by Hollywood actor, producer and director Justin Berfield and Adam Sandler, to stick to the real issues behind the Texas Judicial system. A petition was signed by many people that include attorneys, university professors, politicians and family members of the many men and women that are suffering in the state penitentiaries. The idea behind the petition is for the Justin Berfield production company and Hollywood to stick to the true story about the injustices happening in the state run prisons. It is said that the state has sent more inmates to prison than during the Soviet Union did during their political uprising.
PREMISE: Adam Sandler writes letters and saves numerous women from the monotony of prison life, and later when he gets into trouble with a drug cartel they return the favor by rescuing him.
SETTING: Contemporary, Gatesville Texas. There are four women’s prisons located in Gatesville. And of course, Texas is famous for putting everyone in prison for a long time for little or no reason. The number of women in Texas prisons has doubled in the last ten years. Why don’t we have the “Adam Sandler” character… sending letters to women in prison and being their friend and trying to help them adjust, giving them hope… and when they get out of prison he picks them up so they don’t have to ride the smelly bus back home… but his pickup truck is a junker, smoking and sputtering … worse than the bus. But his heart is in the right place… He’s the last “chivalrous” man on earth.
It is said in the petition that many of the signatories were left distraught to find that many of the first time offenders for violations such as drug peddling have received disproportionate sentences. While some argue that a lenient sentence like rehabilitation would have proven much more inexpensive and an effective solution in tackling this gross miscarriage of justice. The petition was discovered by the women when the screenplay of the movie was donated to all the 580 prisons run by private organizations funded by the state government. It is much more difficult for women who are given much harsher penalties for a violation such as carrying small amount of drugs like Marijuana which coincidentally is legal in 21 states.
To know more visit http://www.screenplay.biz/petition-asks-happy-madison-productions-to-read-script/
About Justin Berfield’s “Dumbass” Movie
The movie “Dumbass” revolves around the protagonist writing letters to prison inmates to keep their spirits high during their time in prison; only for them to help the main character who gets into trouble with a drug cartel and saving him at the end. The petition urges the production company, Justin Berfield and Adam Sandler to take this issue seriously due to the hardships faced by women inside prison rather than making light of the situation for their own profits.
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EXERCISE #3 – The Secret Service Technique
Learning to identify what isn’t being said along with what is being said, then applying this to writing can make it seem like the writer has an ear for dialogue. The writer can enhance a scene’s dialogue by having what appears to be totally agreeable characters, but give one of them a nervous laugh and the audience will sense the underlying tension. This is what leads to compelling scenes and memorable dialogue moments.
Justin Berfield – I once did this exercise during a busy morning at a Starbucks. Two men were sitting behind me discussing a presentation. From their conversation, it was apparent both had prepared the presentation, but only one man was going to give the presentation. Every time the man who wasn’t giving the presentation mentioned how easy it would be to convince the listening party of the marketability of a product they were selling (I’m guessing they were salesmen), the other man would agree with comments like “Yeah, that’s clear cut” and then he’d laugh ever-so-slightly and ever-so-nervously. His nervousness said what he wasn’t saying; either he was anxious about giving the presentation or he wasn’t convinced he could sell it to others.
Go to a diner or café and order a meal. Go alone! Contrary to the title, this is a listening exercise. Sit with your back to others; maybe in a booth or at a table. I want the writer to eavesdrop on a conversation where the writer can’t see who is speaking. I want the writer to stop listening to what’s being said and start listening for what’s NOT being said.
· GATHERING THE TOOLS
Justin Berfield – · ASSEMBLING THE TEAM
And possibly you will have (these can also be in Act Two or may not be present):
How do the storytellers, or you, the storyteller, make this moment significant? What is the change that lets us know that this act is over and Act II is starting?
by: Justin Berfield – Actor | Producer | Soundtrack, Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006) | Unhappily Ever After (1995-1999) | Max Keeble’s Big Move (2001)