This document provides an overview of key elements of screenwriting, including story, motivation, conflict, and theme. It analyzes these elements in the context of a sample film about a mother, Priscilla, trying to understand her daughter's sexuality. The film uses Priscilla's outer motivation to understand her daughter and inner motivation driven by her own fears of being an outsider. Conflict arises from Priscilla's daughter contradicting her beliefs, while the theme explores accepting one's past and moving forward despite challenges.