Spero
Danni C.
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"Spero" follows a young and frightened Mallory as she finds herself stuck in an elevator on what she believes is the most important night of her life. To ground her and keep her from panicking, is Spero, a man unshaken by their situation. He serves as the personification of a lesson I myself, had to learn. This screenplay most integrally tackles the question of anxiety, and more importantly, paints anxiety as a question. It asks the watcher quite simply, why worry if there's nothing you can do to change the situation you are in? Don't spend hours weeping because of something you cannot control. Learn to be grounded in your reality, and let that send you into a brighter tomorrow. I have always struggled with this notion, but while writing this screenplay and truly thinking about it, it felt important. This screenplay went through many drafts, starting out as a commentary on death and the fear of it, but it's final form, to me, is it's strongest and most meaningful. It took many drafts, but in the end it was worth it.
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Creativity allows me to be free of my worries and release myself into a world where I can analyze my discomforts and ask myself questions I know need answering. I can tell stories of people silenced long before, and I can teach lessons we as a society need to know.
