BADASS CHRISTIAN
Logline
An old African American grandmother tries to instill spiritual values in her willful naïve granddaughter before she dies, but Sugar would need more than old wives’ tales for her Gen-X, dirty-south world, she would need faith of her own.
Genre
Family, Drama, LGBT, Melodrama,
Short Summary
“Badass Christian” follows Sugar and her life as a girl adopted at birth into a provincial Southern black religious family. Developing an identity that is flawed with hypocrisy due to observing and duplicating the behavior of the adults around her, Sugar finds herself withdrawing from her religion.
Setting
Louisiana
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Internal Journey/Rebirth
Plot - Other Elements
Meaningful Message, Philosophical Questions, Coming of Age
Mature Audience Themes
Sexual Abuse, Language/Profanity, Substance Abuse
Main Character Details
Name: Sugar Jeansonne
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Role: Skeptic
Key Traits: Naive, Engaging, Crazy, Badass, Complex, Insecure
Additional Character Details
Name: Reverend Bebo
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Role: Mentor
Key Traits: Religious, Villainous, Adventurous, Badass, Criminal, Lone Wolf, Outspoken, Aggressive, Complex
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