Blood of the Lamb

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Full-length
Drama
2W

Overview

A searing drama about bureaucratic chaos in a post-Roe America. After her transcontinental flight is diverted to Dallas, a pregnant woman inexplicably finds herself trapped in a room with a female lawyer who will decide her future. Can Nessa escape this Kafkaesque world of legal precedents and constantly changing laws?

Casting & Production

Casting

NESSA — female, late 30s to early 40s.

VAL — female, 40s to 50s

Setting

TIME
Next week. While the pandemic is no longer the top story, the world is still a mess, possibly even worse.

PLACE
A windowless industrial room in Houston, TX. Or is it Dallas?