When a prominent Savannah, Georgia citizen is accused of murdering his male lover, a rude New York reporter must find out what really happened by interviewing the local residents who would prefer to hide the truth under a fa?ade of money, booze, and lovely manners.

Not bad! Certainly enough for a story is there. If you got a professional review, they would say never lead with the place. Here the driving force is the reporter so lead with that. When a grizzled NY reporter is sent to Savannah to uncover a gay murder, he/she/they realizes they must fight through the pleasant Southern facade to get the awful, unbelievable truth.

Not saying that’s it, but if it’s about people then lead with people. And detail the conflict. And never have a list!

regardless, if you’ve written the script already, one of the rare thoughts that easily has enough for a feature