You must define a general audience.

What will you Produce?

I would like to produce a full film outline of a modern take on the Scopes Monkey Trial if it were to happen in a Yeshiva school. I will need to research more on a specific grade, what the current curriculum is and how it changes, and how a school would really react if a sub came in and taught evolution.

For Whom?

For students of religious schools and parents of those students to understand that there is a balance between religion and education, but it is not through censoring all actual science.

I also feel like it could be just for the general public because if they really see what the problem is through this film, maybe legislation or at least a social movement can take place.

For What Purpose?

The purpose is to demonstrate that these schools are harmful to the students and lower the free-thinking ability of kids. To show the necessary balance of religious freedom and scientific literacy.

Evidence:

Statistical data on scientific literacy, English literacy, etc. on religious schools (preferably yeshiva schools) vs regular schools. Would be interesting to then compare it to science specific high schools like the Bronx School of science. Will try and find instances of when this has actually happened in the past and what the schools reactions were. Even more important might be what the parent’s reactions were. I also need to find some primary literature on on the Scopes trial. I know that there were cartoons drawn of Scopes and it would be interesting to have those recreated for the film in some form but with the actor instead.