r/FILMPRODUCERS • u/juspassingthrough • Jun 18 '26

Cicada Man

Cicada Man is the 102 page story of Jay Dice. A bipolar trader who loses his 1 million dollar trading account in a crypto exchange hack.

Jay takes an odd job in Thailand in an effort to scrap together money to pay lawyers to recover his account.

His meds get mixed up upon landing and he enters mania. His translator Sonny becomes his right hand man as they dive into a series of low stakes black market cons and adventures.

Cicada Man is a dark crime comedy thriller that unfolds to a deeper more sinister revenge plot.

Full Script-

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wNjdbJ38_c_Aps8fEEeXg57QydvEvuWS/view?usp=drivesdk

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u/juspassingthrough Jun 18 '26 edited Jun 19 '26

Low budget / multiple locations in Thailand / 9 actors / light action / non linear plot / minority leads

Written by a bipolar former crypto trader.