VICTOR RIDAURA

KINGMAKER 

NIGHTCRAWLER meets HALLOWEEN
psychological horror feature script

LOGLINE:
What if a fame hungry social media influencer was manipulated by a stranger into becoming a mass killer?

Semifinalist,
Final Draft - Big Break 2023

Second Round,
ISA Fast Track Fellowship 2023

Semifinalist,
Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards Season 6

Semifinalist,
Filmmatic - Inroads Fellowship Season 5

Quarterfinalist,
ScreenCraft Horror Competition 2024

Quarterfinalist,
Screamfest 2022

Quarterfinalist,
Final Draft - Big Break 2019

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THE LOTTERY

KAFKA meets BUÑUEL
dystopian sci-fi short script

LOGLINE:
In a not too distant future, humanity has taken drastic measures to abate food scarcity, control population, and restore our planet. They use the Lottery™ as a way to sacrifice whoever’s not valuable to society, but what happens when a “winner” doesn’t want to die?

Coverfly Top 1% in Genre/Format

Semifinalist,
Lena Waithe’s Rising Voices Season 3

Semifinalist,
PAGE Awards - PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Competition 2023

Semifinalist,
WeScreenplay Short Script Lab 2023

Quarterfinalist,
ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition 2023

Quarterfinalist,
Outstanding Screenplays Shorts Competition 2022

Quarterfinalist,
Filmmatic - Inroads Fellowship Season 6

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SUNDOWN COUNTRY

THE PURGE meets STRAY DOGS
near-future thriller short script

LOGLINE:
When the US government passes a law that forbids all non-white people to leave their homes after dark, a mixed race family decides to make a run for the nearest safe haven city in the South, Atlanta, before nighttime hits. But when they're stopped for speeding with only minutes left of daylight, they'll have to do everything in their power to survive.

Coverfly Top 1% in Genre/Format

Winner,
Slamdance Screenplay Competition 2018

Semifinalist,
ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition 2018

Semifinalist,
The Golden Script Competition 2022

Quarterfinalist,
ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition 2022

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Cálmate, mija

THE FAREWELL meets THE VANISHING
thriller short script

LOGLINE:
A 20-something Latino immigrant, a recent widower, spends a very, very long day searching for work while caring for his baby daughter. It’s a day full of rejection, where we experience the struggle of being a single parent with no support system in a country he doesn’t know, with a language he doesn’t speak. But as the day progresses, we see a man come to understand what it means to be a father, realize the love he has for his daughter, and what it will really take to keep her safe.

Winner,
Slamdance Screenplay Competition 2022

Semifinalist,
Lena Waithe’s Rising Voices Season 2

Semifinalist,
ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition 2024

Quarterfinalist,
HollyShorts Screenwriting Competition 2022

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IDENTIDAD RAZA

THE THING meets INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
horror short script

LOGLINE:
A queer, Latina couple driving through a deserted highway in the middle of the night, stop on the side of the road and quickly discover the desert isn't as devoid of life as they thought.

Coverfly Top 1% in Genre/Format

Top 10 Finalist,
Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition Season 4

Finalist,
HollyShorts Screenwriting Competition 2023

Top 25 Semifinalist,
Roadmap Writers Shorts Competition 2024

Semifinalist,
Cinequest Screenwriting Competition 2022-2023

Semifinalist,
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards Season 8

Semifinalist,
Spotlight El Dorado Season 1

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THIS IS NOT THE END

CHILDREN OF MEN meets SOYLENT GREEN
sci-fi body horror short script

LOGLINE:
When a low income, immigrant couple spend their life savings on a procedure to upload the cancer stricken wife's consciousness into the AfterLife servers, things don't turn out how they planned.

1st Place Winner,
Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition Season 5

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A HOLY CURSE

THE RING meets TRAINING DAY
horror short script

LOGLINE:
A confrontation between a Latino man and a white LAPD Officer at a gas station turns into a cautionary tale of comeuppance when an exchange of heated words leads to death and supernatural retribution.

Quarterfinalist,
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards Season 7

Quarterfinalist,
Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition Season 5

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