Our Story
The Lyas Project is an unofficial, unregistered (due to being ineligible) nonprofit dedicated to working towards the film adaptation of my story Elias Divided. I decided that, as I'm uninterested in making a profit from it, I'd set up a nonprofit for it. It's really just a personal project though. If you'd like to help, check out the Invest page; there are non-monetary options.
Hi! I'm Angela Knight!
Making my film and getting it out there is my dream, and all my dreams come true.
You can't stop the inevitable.
Within reason...⬆️
Volume up!⬇️
Elias Divided is an original Epic High Romantasy, set in an original world. Some of the characters are also original. It features two people who have always felt like outsiders, but eventually learn where they belong. My sweet boy Elias is on the same part of the autism spectrum as me. One other character is a trans doe (formerly cis), due to a highly offensive Facebook comment regarding trans women. The change became part of the story.
I need it to be in good hands; there are people interested in starring in it, and it won a film festival award, so it needs someone who will do it justice. It also has a fund, which increases daily, and is added to whenever possible.
I'm not sure what I could compare it to, as I've not really seen anything like it, but perhaps The Neverending Story could come close, due to its unique characters and situations, crossed with Arlington Road and The Time Traveler's Wife.
I've won poetry competitions, the prize of one being publication in an anthology. I also took bronze in a brand new short story competition. My first fantasy novel was published, and has sold. I also write fanfiction.
I threw myself into fantasy at a young age; I was an undiagnosed (until 37) autistic, and life was hard, mostly due to the bullying I've suffered pretty much my entire life. Many years ago, I was fed up of all the sequels and remakes. I decided that if I wanted something original I would have to write it myself. So I did. Making my film and getting it out there is my dream, and all my dreams come true...
My WIP is treading a fine line between "This is inspired!" and "The writer is utterly depraved!"
My updated pitch deck (for agents). I'm writing my non profit feature film as an Epic High Romantasy story/book series. MAJOR changes, inspired by the Netflix series Unicorn Academy and Sweet Home, have been made! Feedback and constructive criticism are welcome; you can use the comments section of the contact page for this.
