“Articles of War” follows an ex-marine competing as an amateur MMA fighter
is embroiled in a court case against the man who sexually assaulted her.
Title Meaning: The codes and regulations created to govern the conduct of the United States Armed Forces,
referred to as “Military Law” or “Uniform Code Military Justice.”
After deployment, Lieutenant Ellie Rodriguez returns home to a fractured life. She’s a hospital cleaner by day and
amateur MMA fighter by night all while looking after her high school aged sister. When Ellie speaks out against her former commanding officer in court for sexual assault, she must confront the trauma she tried to bury
and struggles to maintain her fragile new life. However, juggling all these battles at once
might end up being her toughest fight yet.
The feature screenplay was selected for the Stowe Story Labs Remote Writers’ Retreat, a quarter-finalist in
The Script Lab Screenwriting Competition and a semi-finalist in Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition.
The feature screenplay is was mentored by Chris Millis at Stowe Story Labs.
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