Truth: The Screenplay

by Eric Paul Erickson

The original screenplay for the award winning film from Valhalla and Dual Visions. Faraday has spent countless days incarcerated. After the fall of his government to the rebels, he was captured and imprisoned. Xavier had resigned himself to his fate, until he is dragged from his cell and ushered into a dark holding room.Xavier is restrained opposite Maria Ramses, his appointed representative for the fledgling government’s Truth and Reconciliation Committee. She offers him a chance at amnesty if he will detail his time at a notorious internment camp. After first turning down the offer, Xavier reluctantly agrees. Slowly, Maria peels away the layers of the man’s life, family and military career, learning about the journey that brought Xavier to this point. He details his time at the camp, as well as how he survived the civil war, but underneath, Xavier is hiding something.But so is Maria.When the curtain is pulled back, Xavier learns he is not being offered amnesty; instead this has all been a part of an interrogation. And more so, Maria is not who she seems. She was a prisoner at the internment camp and will go to any length for the information she desires. Maria digs deeper, using all the means at her disposal. As the interrogation turns darker, she turns to physical and psychological methods to get her answers. But as she sacrifices her own morality, Xavier fights back with the only weapon he his mind. Xavier preys on Maria’s weaknesses and psychological state, forcing her to reconsider her own belief system.The game of chess continues as the two struggle for control over the situation and the search for the truth.

84 pages, Paperback

Published October 21, 2019

About the author

About the Author

Eric Paul Erickson is the author of the novel “Ascension” and creator of The Torch Universe books including the immensely popular "Virginia Dare." He hosts the interview podcast "The Open Highway" and is the author of the #1 bestselling book "How To Start A Podcast In Less Than A Day."

As a journalist Erickson worked for the Chicago Tribune's storied City News Service and the Roswell Daily Record. His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times and various other newspapers, magazines and media outlets.

Erickson wrote, directed and co-starred in “Truth.” The film won the Best Feature award at the Women’s International Film Festival as well as bringing home Best Director honors for Erickson at the Silver State Film Festival and the Marina del Rey Film Festival. Erickson also won the Best Actor Award and the Best Storytelling Award at the Laughlin International Film Festival. The film was an official selection for a number of other festivals, including the Arctic Open Film Festival in Arkhangelsk, Russia where Erickson was a guest and presented the film. He has written and directed several other feature and short films and appeared in movies and television.