Armageddon Time (2022) — Screenplay
In 1980 Queens, a Jewish teen defies his privileged family to befriend a Black classmate, grappling with racism and inequality as he comes of age.
- Written by
- James Gray
- Genre
- Drama
- Studio
- Focus Features
- Length
- 147 pages
This intimate period drama is a masterclass in character-driven storytelling and atmospheric world-building. Study how James Gray uses a child's perspective to reveal systemic prejudice without didacticism, and how the restrained pacing builds a nuanced, morally complex coming-of-age arc.
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