Go for the Five
1912 London.
A time of disruption, of transition.
Newfangled motor cars are replacing horse-drawn livery carriages, shutting down many equine businesses.
Women are waking up to their political potential and demanding the right to vote through the suffrage movement.
It is still a man’s world in many respects, with women kept in their place by sidesaddles, corsets, and the like. Things are not much different in the world of sports.
Millie Parker is a headstrong and talented teenage rider whose rise to the top is propelled by an Olympic dream. Then she bumps into the male-dominated sports establishment and is brought up short. Women? Riding? In the Olympics? Get serious.
What happens next is the surprising climax of “Go for the Five,” a fictitious feature film screenplay written by Tom Lough for his Writers Guild Foundation screenwriting fellowship project. He is passionate about bringing this story to the screen.
“These first efforts of a young woman to participate in the Olympic modern pentathlon are an example of a legacy that must be documented, preserved, and shared as widely as possible, especially with the 2028 Olympic Games on the horizon,” Lough said.
Inspired by true events, Millie’s story applies today, as sports for women continue to evolve.
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