STAN LEWIS
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Where do you live (City, State, or Country)?
Crestview, Florida. USA 
 
Your script stood out among hundreds of others. What was the inspiration for your story, and why did you write a script instead of a short story or a novel?
In November of 2023, I was traveling back from doing humanitarian work in Ukraine, and I spent a few days in Poland. I had also been re-watching the television series The Office which John Krasinski stars. While on the flight back to the States, the idea for this screenplay came to me, and I started writing on the airplane. I had never written a screenplay, so when I got home, I researched how to write a screenplay and almost decided not to write it because of the intricate formatting. Then, I saw an advertisement for Final Draft 12. After researching it, I bought it and started writing.

How long did it take you to write your script...and what is your writing process? Do you outline...use index cards...white board...or just start with FADE IN? 
It took me about a week to write the script. This was my first one, so I just started writing from notes I had made.
 
What is your ultimate ambition as a writer?
To entertain people with stories of courage and adventure.
 
Which film or television writers inspire you? Why?
Stanley Kubrick, Robert Rodat,
 
What’s your all-time favorite movie or television show?
Twelve O’clock High 
 
What advice do you have for writers hoping to win a contest or place as a finalist as you have?
Start writing and keep writing. Be the sort of writer who will be grateful tomorrow for the work you did today.

What else are you working on that the world needs to know about? 
I have written several screenplays since November, but the one I want the world to know about is called In the Shadow of Treachery. It is grounded in a true story from World War Two.  It follows the bold alliance between the French double agent, Jacques Stosskopf, and the female French spymaster, Marie-Madeleine Fourcade. These heroes united to stop the lethal dominance of German U-boats in the Atlantic. This screenplay is filled with intrigue, heroism, tragedy, and ultimate victory. The remarkable sacrifices made by both Stosskopf and Fourcade are a heroic story that deserves remembrance and to be imparted to generations to come.
 

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