Title: Durning Road
Status: Completed spec script
Genre: Drama
Type: Short screenplay
Setting: Edge Hill, Liverpool, 1940
In the pandemonium of a World War Two blitz, Frankie, a local soldier on leave, must navigate the bomb-ravaged streets of Liverpool to find his missing two-year-old daughter and save her life.
Battling both the dangers of war and paralysing guilt, he races against time in a desperate struggle for survival and redemption.
Film Festival Stats – Durning Road Short Screenplay
| Festival name: | Award/Commendation: |
|---|---|
| WorldFest Houston | WINNER – Special Jury REMI Award (scored over 95%, A+) |
| London Director Awards | WINNER – First Time Screenwriter (Short) |
| Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards | WINNER – Best Short Screenplay *interview here* |
| Undiscovered Talent Film Festival (Los Angeles) | WINNER – Best Short Film Screenplay |
| Stuttgart Film Festival | WINNER – Best Screenplay (Entire Festival) |
| Stuttgart Film Festival | WINNER – Best Short Screenplay |
| Soho International CINEVERSE Screenplay Awards | WINNER – Best UK Writer |
| Portland Shorts Filmmakers – IFF | WINNER – Best First Time Screenwriter |
| Manhattan International Screenplay Awards | WINNER – International Best Short Screenplay |
| LEEDSflix International Film & Screenplay Competition | WINNER – Best Short Script |
| Southern California International Film Festival | WINNER – Screenplays under 20 Pages |
| London Directors’ Talents | WINNER – Best First Time Screenwriter (Short Screenplay) |
| New York Film & Female Actress Award | WINNER – Best First Time Screenwriter (Short Screenplay) |
| Baltimore Next Media Web Fest | WINNER – Best Screenplay (Short Film) |
| Wallachia International Film Festival (Bucharest) | WINNER – Best Student Screenplay |
| Sacramento Underground Film & Arts Festival | WINNER – Best Short Film Screenplay |
| CKF International Film Festival (Wiltshire) | WINNER – Best Short Screenplay |
| Australian International Cineverse | WINNER – Best Writer |
| Gloucester Film Awards | WINNER – Gold (Best Screenplay) |
| Mokkho International Film Festival | WINNER – Best International Script |
| LA Film & Documentary Award | WINNER – Best Drama Screenplay |
| Wonders of Literature and Film Festival (Florida) | WINNER – Screenwriting 30 Pages or Less |
| Caravan International Film Festival | WINNER – Best Debut Screenwriter |
| Megaflix Movie Awards | WINNER – Gold (Best Writer) |
| Megaflix Movie Awards | WINNER – Gold (Best Screenplay) |
| Global INDIE Filmmaker Awards | WINNER – Best Screenplay |
| Phoenix Entertainment Awards | WINNER – Best Screenplay |
| Rural Reels | WINNER – Best Writer |
| South West Film Fest | WINNER – Best Writer |
| Mumbai International Film Awards | WINNER – Best Screenplay |
| International Celebration of Cinema | WINNER – Best Script |
| Rohip International Film Festival | WINNER – Best Short Screenplay |
| Greece International Film Festival | HONORABLE MENTION – Best Short Screenplay |
| Mokkho International Film Festival | HONORABLE MENTION – Best Scriptwriter |
| Caravan International Film Festival | HONORABLE MENTION – Best Short Script |
| The Macoproject Film Festival (New York) | HONORABLE MENTION – Best Screenplay |
| Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival | NOMINEE – Best Screenplay (Between 1 and 30 pages) |
| UK Film Awards | NOMINEE – Best Screenplay (Short) |
| Women X Film Festival | NOMINEE – Script Competition |
| Liverpool Indie Awards | NOMINEE – Best Short Script |
| Bournemouth International Film Festival | NOMINEE – Short Script (All Genres) |
| Cambridge Short Film Festival | NOMINEE – Best Short Script |
| Cannes Film Awards | NOMINEE – First Time Screenwriter (Short Screenplay) |
| International Film Festival of Wales | FEATURE – The Dragon List 2026 |
