Starseed Productions

Title: THE AVATAR Submitted by: Michael Perlin

Format: Screenplay Genre: Metaphysical Adventure
Author: Michael Perlin Budget: Mid to High
Location: New Jersey, Date: 4/1/02
China, Hawaii

LOGLINE: A young scientist finds the missing link in Einstein’s equation and discovers a
world that is not quite what it seems.

SYNOPSIS: CHRIS is the survivor of a broken home. The death of his parents has left him
in Japan to be raised by his grandfather, an American meta-physicist. By age 13 Chris acquires
many skills in the martial arts and has developed a strong bond with his grandfather as his
assistant. To his horror, his grandfather is killed by WU, a jealous adversary who interrupts a
crucial experiment and steals the experimental device to use for his own evil purposes.

Now an adult, and still flushed with the bitter shadow of his grandfather’s death, Chris moves
on to follow in his footsteps and becomes one of the leading physicists at Princeton University.
Chris’ theories on new physics are challenged at the University and many people claim it is
more like “new age”. Chris refuses to accept that “new age” has anything to do with his
research. In deep denial, he accepts a mission to Japan, after being confronted by government
officials who claim his grandfather is alive and has created a device that transfers energy into
matter.

Upon his arrival, Chris meets QUAN YIN, an Asian beauty, his catalyst for facing the truth
about “new age”- that which can no longer be denied. Chris encounters many masters and
spiritual mystics who teach him that science and mysticism go hand in hand after all. Chris has
to make the biggest decision of his life; to stay and continue to evolve spiritually or to go back
to being a scientist and forget what he has seen. Wiser from his experiences, he makes a
decision to face an even bigger challenge-- Wu and his Yakuza warriors. Chris finally obtains
his grandfather’s secret device and learns to use it to perform great miracles.

In the end, Chris meets MAX, a spiritual mystic. Max teaches him how to become a mystic
himself, a mystic of life. Chris comes face to face with death, only to be reborn without even
using the powers of the so-called device. He defeats his own inner demons, develops
extraordinary powers to heal and uses his new mystical powers to rescue the girl he loves, save
his grandfather and bring his new family together. With his new sense of the spiritual world
around him, he is thrilled by his idea of life’s new adventure, he is now a master, psychic,
healer, teacher and an Avatar.