HOLLERBACK FAMILY gathers around the recent birth of a MOTHER who holds her BABY BOY in a small, sterile room.
STEVEN (V.O.)
This is me. Steven Elam Hollerback is what they decided on, after my dad insisted my name have a western flare.
A MAN cries standing over the baby.
STEVEN (CONT’D)
That’s my dad, Ronnie. All of his hopes and expectations wrapped up into one little bundle.
INT. HOSPITAL - FLASHBACK
FAMILY gathers around the birth of a BABY GIRL crying in a traditional hospital room setting. GRANDMOTHER holds and comforts the baby, wrapped tightly in a pink blanket.
KATIE (V.O.)
This is me, Katie Bloom. Born to fly.
Grandmother drops the baby.
KATIE (CONT’D)
OK... maybe not fly. But Survive. I was definitely born to survive.
TITLE: PART 1: SURVIVAL
EXT. - DOWNTOWN BORNE - DAY
The Texas town is quaint, and still. The ground is dehydrated beneath the handsomely restored historic homes and buildings that combine old-fashioned charm and soft colors.
INT. DANCE STUDIO - DAY
The silhouette of a female DANCER practices ballet. An INSTRUCTOR corrects the dancer’s movements.
INT. HOLLERBACH FUNERAL HOME - DAY
STEVEN HOLLERBACH (25) tall, lanky, disheveled hair, and boyish good looks, quietly eats the last bite of a TV dinner. He wears black slacks and a short sleeved plaid shirt.
He waters his dying tree, then walks over to a DEAD BODY on a table, pulls out his makeup kit and applies powder. He tells the cadaver a joke.
photos by Gabri
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