Short screenplay · Unproduced
SYNNOIA
After an accident leaves his wife in a coma, Marcos agrees to preserve her consciousness inside his own body. What seemed like an act of love begins to blur the boundaries between them.
- Format
- Short screenplay
- Pages
- 19 pages
- Genre
- Emotional science fiction / Psychological thriller / Tragic romance
- Language
- English
- Original
- Spanish available · 21 pages
- Status
- Unproduced
View awards and selections
15 international Best Screenplay awardsInternational finalist, semifinalist and selection placements
Awards and winning distinctions
- Caravan International Film FestivalBest Short Screenplay
- Caravan International Film FestivalBest Science Fiction Screenplay
- Hollywood Stage Script Film CompetitionBest Science Fiction Screenplay
- CKF International Film FestivalBest Short Screenplay
- Wallachia International Film FestivalBest Science Fiction Screenplay / Featurette
- Bloodstained Indie Film FestivalBest Short Screenplay
- Bridge FestBest Screenplay
- HALO International Film FestivalBest Short Screenplay
- Purgatory Film FestivalBest Short Screenplay
- World Class Film AwardsAward of Merit / Best Short Screenplay
- Morgana Film FestivalBest Short Screenplay
- WILDsound FEEDBACK Film and Screenplay FestivalBest Short Screenplay
- Lifetime Achievement AwardsBest International Short Screenplay
- The Ink & Light AwardsShort Screenplay
- Spring Time International Film FestivalUnproduced Short Screenplay
Special mention
- Poombukar Independent Film FestivalSpecial Mention
Nominee
- Cannes Film AwardsNominee · Short Screenplay
Finalist
- Chicago Script AwardsShort Screenplay
- Oxford Script AwardsShort Screenplay
- Cambridge Script FestivalShort Screenplay
- Berlin International Screenwriting FestivalShort Screenplay
- Creative World AwardsShort Screenplay
- Global Visionaries Film FestivalUnproduced Short Screenplay
- Elegant International Film FestivalUnproduced Short Screenplay
Semifinalist
- Melbourne International Screenplay AwardsShort Screenplay
- Hollywood Storytellers Script CompetitionScience Fiction / Fantasy
- Best Script Award LondonShort Screenplay
- Wiki: The World’s Fastest Screenplay ContestShort Screenplay
- 30th Annual Fade In Awards Sci-Fi/Fantasy CompetitionBest Science Fiction Screenplay
- Filmmatic Short Screenplay AwardsShort Screenplay
Quarter-Finalist
- INROADS Screenwriting FellowshipShort Screenplay
- Outstanding ScreenplaysShort Screenplay
Official selection
- Tokyo Film & Screenplay AwardsShort Screenplay
- Zepstone International Film & Music FestivalOriginal Screenplay
- Live Screenings International Film FestivalShort Screenplay
- The Flight Deck Film FestivalShort Screenplay
- PaperscreenplayShort Screenplay
- Africa Underground Film FestivalShort Screenplay
- Los Angeles International Screenplay AwardsShort Screenplay
Press on SYNNOIA
FESTIVAL REVIEWS · MAY 2026
Interview with J. H. Allely about SYNNOIA
The screenplay’s central conflict, the boundary between love and possession, the rewriting process, and the balance between science fiction and emotion.
Read interview · ENWILD FILMMAKER · EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW · APRIL 2026
SYNNOIA: exclusive interview with J. H. Allely
A conversation about his perspective as a writer, his cinematic influences, and SYNNOIA as a visual story about love, loss and identity.
Read interview · EN“Pain is not diverted; it only changes form.”