The Frontrunner
a screenplay
What began as an award-winning novel is now on the path to becoming a feature film, brought to life by a talented and experienced creative team and a growing community of supporters who believe in its message.
The Story
Unable to reconcile why his mother abandoned him, a young runner tries to validate his worth by testing it against how much pain he can endure, until he realizes that all he needed to do was forgive her - and himself.
"Even if you’ve never laced up a pair of running shoes, you’ll fall in love with The Frontrunner—a modern day “Breaking Away." Fawley’s startling first novel immediately gets you behind his underdog hero, Russ Clayton. Alone, with everything stacked against him, he chases an impossible dream, only to find the elixir he seeks has been right before his eyes all along. Like the best stories, it is a celebration of human resilience, honor, sacrifice, and triumph over loss.”
–Hawk Ostby, writer of the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Children of Men, the Marvel movie Iron Man, Cowboys & Aliens, and the hit television series, The Expanse.
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