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ABOUT LAWANT

LAWANT is a Dutch autistic screenwriter with a unique interest in telling intelligent, sensitive genre stories in a variety of mediums and genres.

LAWANT's first feature screenplay (Pallas, a sci-fi thriller dealing with the tensions between humanity and technology) was optioned immediately.  This was followed up with sophomore feature (Judith's Journey), a story which tackles grief and the inherent loss of control through the lens of metafiction, followed by FGI, a horror-action-comedy, and Parallax, a queer science fiction romance. After that came a horror script based on contemporary societal gender tensions (Onryo) and a story inspired by the true history of the Dutch Special Forces in Iraq (Day Six) which is currently in pre-production, aiming to shoot late 2023.

From a young age, LAWANT felt a certain kind of isolation and ‘otherwordliness’ due to their neurodiversity. Learning to understand the world around him and the people in it was a far more conscious effort than it arguably is for most people. In turn, this has helped to understand people in such a way as to be highly beneficial in his writing. Further, hyperfixation on fiction has not only helped LAWANT greatly in understanding the workings of narrative, but this sort of obsession also gives a unique focus on every single project LAWANT works on.

Besides these projects, LAWANT is also currently working on a slew of other projects, but at this point you're probably bored of reading about it. If not, feel free to reach out and we'll tell you all about it.
Find samples of my work here
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