Feature Screenplay • Rights Inquiry

In Self Defense?

A revenge thriller built around a fatal moral question.

Seeking revenge on a white criminal gang, a Black homeowner lures them into a home invasion attempting to disguise murder as self-defense.

Overview

A morally charged thriller about vengeance, race, law, deception, and how far a person will go when justice feels impossible.

Themes

What the work explores

Justice

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Revenge

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Race

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Self-defense

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Moral ambiguity

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