"I found this to be an incredibly unique, compelling story." "There was some fantastic visual storytelling throughout the script." - Emmy-winning screenwriter (WeScreenplay 8/10 rating, top 5%, 2019 semi-finalist)
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Welcome to the true-life, historical drama, "Crossing Borders," based on the memoir, "He Died Alone in Tijuana," by Raymond Dayan. My name is Michael Celender and I am the author of this screenplay.
This website is essentially a "visual treatment" for the script, with photos and descriptions of the characters, the family, locations and history that are found in the story.
In 1975, when a Connecticut family man learns of his scam-artist father’s death in a Tijuana hotel, he relives his tumultuous youth and the schemes that kept his family moving around Europe, the Middle East and beyond. A true story.
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