Jul 6, 2023
This is a must listen to podcast that shows what true grit looks like – so very incredible. Enjoy!!
Meet is Lesley
Patterson who won a BAFTA on Sunday for best
adapted screenplay but the BBC cut her acceptance speech from the
programme . They found time for inane interviews backstage, but not
the story of how a 3 x World Champion Triathlete became a BAFTA
winning scriptwriter.
Let’s start the story after her
retiring as an elite sportswoman when she was asked “ What’s next “
she replied “ I am going to move half way across the world from my
home here in Scotland
become a scriptwriter and win an
Oscar .
That was more than 16 years ago
when she landed in LA and set out to make a new version of the
silent movie ‘ All Quiet On Thé Western Front’ .She bought the
rights from the estate of the writer who wrote the best selling
book that was made into an Oscar winning film. Over the course of
16 years she pitched the idea to anyone who would listen , listen
they did but no one was interested in a German language film about
World War 1 , without a famous actor being
involved.
She used all he savings and
remortgaged her house to keep her dream alive , but the dream was
about to become a nightmare when she was told raise $10,000 or lose
the rights to the film. She was turned down by everyone she tried
to borrow from, but fate played it’s hand . There was a triathlon
taking place with $10,000 prize money .
Exactly the amount she needed ,
she entered and began training. The day before the race she fell
from her bike and broke her shoulder. She was down but she was not
out, she strapped up , cycled, ran and swam a mile using just her
legs and one arm .
She WON the race, the film as we know was made with money from Netflix, and now she has won a BAFTA and was awarded multiply Oscars!
So if you didn’t know this story,
you do now!”
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