Short Pitch
It is called Gettysburg Rebels
It’s a War Drama.
In the vein of Gettysburg
It is like Gone With The Wind meets Titanic
It follows adventurous young soldier Wes Culp
And love-struck young woman Jennie Wade
As they choose sides during a colossal national conflict.
Problems arrive when the Confederate army that Wes is in invades his and Jennie’s hometown of Gettysburg.
Together they will make sacrifices for the causes of their own choosing.
The idea came to me when I was studying the Battle of Gettysburg and found out that there was connection between the two human interest stories of Jennie Wade and Wes Culp.
My unique approach is a massive, history changing battle told through the story of common soldiers and civilians on different parts of the field.
A set piece would be when Wes Culp receives a pass from a Confederate staff officer that knows he has family in Gettysburg. He slowly walks down an empty street, no citizens to recognize him and welcome him home since they are hiding from the invading army of which he is a part. He gently knocks on a door, careful not to raise his voice less the neighbors recognize that of a traitor. The door is slowly unlatched and opened. “Why, Wes!” declares his sister Ann. “You have come!” He embraces his sisters, a sister-in-law, and a nephew. It is a family reunion three years in the making but delayed by war.
Target Audiences would be men and women, teenagers, history and military buffs, war movie fans, and readers of historical romances.
Audiences would want to see it for its meta narrative of private individuals against the backdrop of an important historical evet, its themes of courage, bravery, friendship and romance.