Stranded after an ambush,
Galaxy Hounds cadet Lance Cloud is rescued by the Federation's enemy:
a Pirate leader who claims he’s the only one
who can stop the impending apocalypse
What does it mean to be
a hero?
Intergalactic police force recruit Lance Cloud thinks he knows the answer: Defend the galaxy against the Precursors, the hostile aliens who attacked his home-world twenty years ago.
That is, until a pirate ambush leaves him stranded and alone. Rescued by rogue Commander Rells with a gang of washouts and a Precursor ship, Lance is tasked with the impossible: betray his former allies and utilize Precursor tech to recharge every neglected Gate before they go supernova and destroy the planets they’re meant to connect—and his home.
Oh, and he’s only got three solar days in which to do that.
Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest, 2025
“every twist reshapes how we understand the story emotionally...
a refreshing read…”
Austin Film Festival, 2025
“…attention grabbing…The action sequences are often spectacular… ”
cinematic and rooted in character, Solar requiem explores humanity, meaning, loss, and warmth in a cold, infinite universe.
Developed with a mix of HARD SCIENCE (Einstein-Rosen bridges, quantum and time distortion, Alcubierre drives, etc.) and enigmatic, SUPERNATURAL ENTITIES, this story lands within the parameters for a grounded, perplexing sci-fi thriller IN THE VEIN OF Interstellar, the Outer Wilds, No Man’s Sky, and Cowboy Bebop.
Depicting the BEAUTY, WONDER, FEAR, STILLNESS, DREAD, and loneliness inherent IN A BROKEN, starry void… Solar Requiem operates on scale: the colorful inhabited marbles… the gargantuan structures hewn from gas and fire… and the invisible monsters clawing at the very fabric of the universe…
Set in a galaxy undergoing colonization, Solar Requiem explores the clash between means and ends—
…and the supernatural cosmic force that blurs the two.
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