Saturday, September 02, 2006

L'Oiseau Mort Synopses



95-Word Synopsis
The 11-year old tomboy Oliver is like a ghost to her classmates. They don’t see her and they don’t care. The feeling is mutual. But when an unlikely event occurs, the class bully, Eddie, shifts his attention from his usual victim, the class weakling, Petey. Eddie’s abuses trigger Oliver’s hidden grief, setting off a chain of events that lands her across the principal’s desk, forcing her to acknowledge her grief. When Petey confesses his affection for Oliver, she rejects him outright, but finds herself unable to stand idly by while Petey is persecuted. (93 words)

80-Word Synopsis
To her grade six classmates, Oliver is invisible and she likes it that way. But when an unlikely incident draws the attention of Eddie, the class bully, Oliver is forced into the world from which she has withdrawn. Her veneer of intellectual invulnerability crumbles and she is compelled to acknowledge her grief for her late mother, discovering a newfound empathy for Eddie’s usual victim, a helpless geek named Petey. Oliver comes to Petey’s aid, confronting Eddie in a less than typical fashion. (82 words)

60-Word Synopsis
To her classmates, Oliver is invisible and she likes it that way. But when an unlikely incident draws the attention of the class bully, Oliver is forced into the world from which she has withdrawn. Her veneer of intellectual invulnerability crumbles and she is compelled to acknowledge her grief for her late mother, discovering a newfound empathy for a helpless geek. (61 words)

40-Word Synopsis
Oliver is a tomboy who is not dealing with her grief for her lost mother. When an unlikely event triggers a chain reaction, Oliver is compelled to acknowledge her grief and discovers a newfound empathy for the class weakling. (39 words)

Tag Line
Some people just don’t belong.

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