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Not Forgotten

The Strawberry Street Miracle

Logline

Christmas Eve. A man the street has already counted out. Four words on a card: You are not forgotten.

Doug was once an athlete, a musician, the heart of a family. Untreated illness pulled him onto the streets of San Diego. Every outreach was met with the same wall: I’m good. He wasn’t. A stranger’s card, a church that left food without a speech, a counselor who did not pity him, and a brother waiting in Tennessee — this is a Christmas story about perseverance, not perfection.

Love does not always fix someone quickly. It waits. It stays. It holds the door open. Nobody is beyond return.

Based on a true story.

Tone

Heartfelt, grounded, emotionally raw. Holiday light without denying the cold. Faith-based and secular audiences can sit in the same room.

Comps

It’s a Wonderful Life · The Pursuit of Happyness · The Christmas Shoes

The story

  • Not Forgotten can be a short film or a feature. The story runs from a Christmas night on Strawberry Street to a card that stays on the shelf.
  • The short story is published. It can be read on this site.
  • Screen rights are held by the author. A letter opens the conversation.
Not Forgotten visual storyboard. Twelve numbered scenes, from the street at night to Christmas.
Visual storyboard. Twelve scenes.
Not Forgotten scene sheet. Twenty-six panels, from Strawberry Street to the end title.
Scene sheet. Twenty-six panels.
Not Forgotten visual storyboard. The Strawberry Street Miracle, written by Steve Irwin.
Full visual storyboard. Twenty-eight pages. Open the document

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