Lucky Penny (2018) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A girl's penny-growing discovery creates a living Lincoln and escalates into a bizarre neighborhood secret.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Penny Experiment

Paige plants a penny in the ground. The planted object produces a living Abraham Lincoln, introducing the film's surreal premise.

Key Events

• Paige Plants the Penny — Paige plants a penny in the ground. Characters: Paige Location: Ground
• Lincoln Begins to Grow — The planted penny produces a living Abraham Lincoln. Characters: Paige, Lincoln Location: Ground

A Living Secret

Paige encounters the Lincoln she has grown. Their extraordinary situation remains a secret in the neighborhood.

Key Events

• Lincoln Begins to Grow — The planted penny produces a living Abraham Lincoln. Characters: Paige, Lincoln Location: Ground
• Paige Meets Lincoln — Paige encounters the Abraham Lincoln she has grown. Characters: Paige, Lincoln Location: Unspecified setting
• The Secret Is Kept — Paige and Lincoln's unusual secret remains hidden. Characters: Paige, Lincoln Location: Neighborhood

The Secret Exposed

The neighborhood bully discovers Paige and Lincoln's secret. This discovery changes the direction of the strange situation.

Key Events

• The Secret Is Kept — Paige and Lincoln's unusual secret remains hidden. Characters: Paige, Lincoln Location: Neighborhood
• The Bully Finds Out — The neighborhood bully discovers Paige and Lincoln's secret. Characters: Paige, Lincoln Location: Neighborhood

Presidential Escalation

The bully grows a president of his own. The existence of another grown president intensifies the film's bizarre premise.

Key Events

• Another President Appears — The bully grows a president of his own. Characters: Paige, Lincoln Location: Neighborhood
• The Secret Turns Bizarre — The second president causes the situation to become bizarre. Characters: Paige, Lincoln Location: Neighborhood
• Dreamlike Ending — The film presents the bizarre events as a dreamy short-film premise. Characters: Paige, Lincoln Location: Unspecified setting

Story Breakdown

• Penny Planting — Paige initiates the surreal chain of events by planting a penny.
  • Paige Finds Penny — The story centers on Paige and a penny.
  • Penny Enters Ground — Paige plants the penny in the ground.
• Lincoln Emerges — The planted penny produces a living Abraham Lincoln.
  • Unexpected Growth — The penny grows something far beyond an ordinary plant.
  • Living President — The result is Paige's own living Abraham Lincoln.
• Secretive Friendship — Paige and Lincoln remain connected through the secret of his unusual origin.
  • Paige And Lincoln — Paige is directly linked to the Lincoln she grows.
  • Hidden Discovery — Their unusual secret exists before the bully discovers it.
• Bully Finds Secret — The neighborhood bully discovers the extraordinary secret.
  • Neighborhood Discovery — The secret is discovered by a bully from the neighborhood.
  • Story Direction Changes — The discovery makes the situation take a bizarre turn.
• Second President — The bully responds by growing a president of his own.
  • Bully Copies Paige — The bully repeats the penny-growing idea.
  • New President Grows — A second president is produced through the bully's action.
• Bizarre Escalation — The competing president-growing events push the story into a dreamlike and bizarre direction.
  • Surreal Neighborhood — The neighborhood becomes the setting for the unusual events.
  • Dreamlike Premise — The short film is characterized as a dreamy story with bizarre developments.

Directed by

Ebit Breazile

Key Cast

• Mckenna Grace — Paige
• Phil Williamson — Lincoln
• Tanner Fontana — Connor
• Elliott Wendell — Washington
• Graciela Gomez — Lizette