Loglines & Screenplays by Ricki Linksman

GENRES: Drama

True story based on a book with IP rights of how the co-writer's enslaved great-grandmother risked her life sewing secret codes into quilts to help fugitives escape while struggling to find her own code to freedom to save herself, her daughter, and the abused white slave owner's wife and handicapped daughter locked in the attic. Relevant for today as people face the universal question of "Why can't I leave a known life of bondage, whether in a job or marriage, for an unknown life of freedom?" The protagonist's emotional journey from replacing hate and revenge to love and forgiveness. Aspirational to inspire Black women and men today to face the challenges of inequality as they realize the even greater challenges of their great-great grandparents on whose shoulders they stand in the quest for freedom and equality. 

GENRES: Drama

True story: A feisty, caring reading teacher with anger issues fighting school inequality has 24 hours to stop a Black 5th grader from a revenge crime against another teacher who abusively shames him for not being able to read, and by sharing with the boy a book on Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. transforms him and he in turn changes her life. Relevant for today as it shines a light on how Black and marginalized students face injustice and inequality in schools today, how nonviolence can overcome hatred and violence, and the impact teachers can have on bringing about equality and success for all students.