Da Vinci's Last Supper: The Forgotten Tale

When Leonardo da Vinci is commissioned to paint 'The Last Supper' , he believes it will seal his reputation as the finest artist in Italy.Yet all does not go as planned. The notorious Papal emissary, Father Rodrigo of Salamanca accuses him of blasphemy over his decision to choose a lowly peasant, Alessandro, to be his model for Jesus.To Leonardo's horror, Alessandro takes on quasi-religious significance for the populace of Milan, dragging both into a journey of political and religious upheaval, violence and scandal, which eventually leads to their climactic confrontation. I would say I have been writing stories in one form or another all my life, including starting my own amateur drama group at aged twenty and later on heading up a Theatre in Education company that performed in many schools in the north east of England. Later in life I graduated from 'The Northern Film School,' Leeds, UK where I studied for a MA in Screenwriting for Television & Film. In the past I have been supported by 'The UK Film Council,' 'Northern Film & Media,' 'Film Four' and have had five screenplays previously optioned by UK production companies.