LOGLINE: Tim dreams of being a rockstar, but despite being homeless opportunity knocks, and Tim must make the most of his opportunity to change his life around. 

 

 

SYNOPSIS/STORYLINE:

 

In an alley way, TIM, 25 rests on a cardboard slat with a tartan rug with a gold coat of arms on it covering his body next to AVA, 23. Two runaways whose dream is to audition for the LOTUS concert and to sing with them on their upcoming tour - but the reality Tim and Ava face is a completely different one. Tim spends days serenading the tourists and passers-buy on Buchanan Street with his prized D’ Angelico acoustic guitar. Every now and then he gets a few coins, or a video being taken, but not much else.

 

At the FREDRICK OZANAM homeless center on Parnie Street, Tim and Ava stand in line for their meal. Ava asks for a few coins from Tim to make a quick call home. Later whilst they are eating their meal, KARL, 17, and some other teens come over to taunt Tim. Karl pesters and pegs him for money, taking out his guitar from the case and holding it above his head. He then takes a knife out of his pocket and cuts two of the strings off ruining Tim’s chances of using that for his audition. Keeping Karl from damaging it any further, he hands over the rest of his cash he collected from busking days prior. Ava tries to keep him looking up, saying they can still find a way to make it to the gig, but Tim gets upset and Ava storms off. Ava goes to phone home again but decides to turn around and go back for Tim.

 

The next day Tim goes back to his usual spot and serenades the CONCERT GOERS with Ava encouraging them to throw in coins. Later that day as the street has quieted down, LIAM, 27 asks Tim if he can play a tune on his guitar. The concert goers stop in their tracks, as everyone begins to realize Liam is the main singer from Lotus. Tim and Liam sing together, and Liam tells Tim he’s won the contest and to join him on stage for the gig. Ava and Tim follow Liam to the tour bus when they are stopped by JOHN, 45, who is wearing fancy clothes and a scarf with a gold coat of arms on it. He’s there to get Tim to leave Ava and come home and go back to medical school, but Tim refuses. Ava pulls him into the bus and off they go.

 

Some day in the future Tim and Ava are seen on Buchanan Street again, Tim singing and playing his guitar and Ava looking clean cut and amazing. Tim hands his guitar to a busker named JAKE, 16, and leaves with Ava to go home together.