Better Man

Better Man aims to examine the difficulties young adults face trying to navigate to their place in the world. Script has received two stages of development funding from the NSWFTO. Script edited by Mark Lamprell (Writer of Babe Pig In The City). Jimmy has it all: a fast car, his choice of beautiful women and a thriving drug business in Marrickville. His God fearing Greek migrant parents are proud as they believe their son is running a legitimate Book Shop. Jimmy is rocked by the return of his childhood best friend Ricky who is back from America to make his professional Tennis debut at the Australian open. As the two men try to rekindle a once unbreakable friendship, Jimmy does the unthinkable and dates a bohemian "Newtown" chick and expands his drug dealing business in an attempt to become "champion" of his trade. However, He ignites a territorial war with rival drug dealers. Better Man is an exploration of the negative consequences of ambition. The need to prove ourselves to our fathers and To metaphorically "kill" them so we can have our own lives. That true peace only comes when we can motivate our success from our own passions rather than the overbearing expectations of parents, friends and society. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVA6TfkQRrc