It is called Patron Saints
It is a Sports Drama
In the vein of The Blindside.
It is basically American Underdog meets Invictus.
It follows a determined football franchise with an abysmal track record called the New Orleans Saints
And their downtrodden storm victimized fans The Who Dats
As they rebuild the team and the Golf Coast area after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
Problems arise when the team loses games and the longsuffering Who Dats began to wonder if the franchise has really improved.
Now they must feed off each other’s determination and faith as they show the world that the Gulf Coast is coming back.
This idea came to me when The Saints won XLIV 44.
My unique approach is the symbiotic relationship of a city and a football franchise as they recover from disaster and build a team of champions.
A set piece would be when the team is playing one of their first games. A dejected fan sits in his FEMA trailer looking at his damaged house that contractors have still not shown up to clean out. The team scores two field goals and a touchdown in the first quarter. The fan sits up. Then the team scores two more touchdowns in the second quarter. The fan stands up and starts pacing back and forth in his trailer. In the third quarter the team scores two field goals. The game is close. The fan leaves the radio blaring as he runs into his house and begins cleaning it out. By the time the team has won, 34-27, the fan has completely cleaned out his house.
Target audience would be football and sports fans, men and women 30-65 years, the faith-based market, and residents of the Gulf Coast region.
People would turn out to watch the film in theaters because of the universal themes of recovery, healing, and overcoming adversity and the indomitability of the human spirit.
