After losing his job, a humiliated car salesman with an unfortunately infamous name is pulled into an improvised sting by a bold stranger — forcing him to choose between the life he knows and the one he never imagined.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
24pp
Genre:
Action, Comedy
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
17+
Synopsis/Details

TAGLINE: One humiliating day. One harebrained offer. One shot at something more.

SYNOPSIS: Ted, an overachieving Toyota salesman saddled with the world’s most unfortunate name, is having the worst morning of his career — a botched sale, a humiliating mishap, and a brawl that costs him his job. His home life isn’t faring much better, and a pair of petty thugs in a beat‑up Yugo seem determined to make things worse.

Enter Sally, a sharp‑tongued theater major with a flair for chaos, who barrels into Ted’s unraveling day armed with a fake badge, a prop gun, and a plan he never asked for. What follows is a misadventure that jolts Ted out of the life he’s been sleepwalking through and into something far stranger, funnier, and more alive than he ever expected.

As the day spirals, Ted is forced to confront what he truly wants — and whether he’s finally ready to reach for it.

All Accolades & Coverage

Best Comedy Short Screenplay — Oregon Short Film Festival (Fall 2026)
Nomination — Roscommon International Film Festival (Fall 2026)
Finalist — Austin Short Film Festival (2026)
Finalist — Cambridge Script Awards (Summer 2026)
Finalist — Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards (July 2026)
Finalist — Oxford Script Awards (2026)
Finalist — Wiki Screenplay Contest (June 2026)
Semi-Finalist — Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Contest (2026)
Quarterfinalist — Outstanding Screenplays Shorts Competition (2026)
Official Selection — Atlanta Short Film Festival (Fall 2026)

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The Writer: Rita Hanner-Ward

Rita Hanner‑Ward is a screenwriter and contemporary American author whose work centers on intimate, emotionally forward storytelling. She writes drama and dark comedy that explore themes of transformation, reconciliation, and the quiet moments that define relationships, and she is expanding into thrillers, mysteries, and romance. Her short screenplay Six Degrees of Ted has earned significant recognition, including Best Comedy Screenplay at the Oregon Short Film Festival, finalist placements at the Austin Short Film Festival and the LA International Screenplay Competition, and a Semi‑Finalist placement at the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, one of the most respected… Go to bio
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