Sera - Short Film

8/3/2019 Sera - Short Film

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INT. ROOM - DAY1 1

SERA sits on the lifeless, bloody corpse of a man, herhands holding a blood-stained knife still embedded in hischest.

She lets go of the knife and moves to sit on the floor.

She stares blankly at the dead body, appearing fatigued andupset.

Water collects in her eyes, but she does not let a singletear fall.

SERA (V.O.)I see the putrid rotting decay ofbeing; the end of my world. Theend of my memories, my life. Only

then will I be free from thatwhich Im destined to do.

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SERA plunges the knife into the MANs shoulder thenpromptly tears it back out.

He is barely able to clutch his wound in pain before shestabs him again.

The man falls to the ground.

Sera follows him and plunges the knife repeatedly into historso.

His actions grow less and less dynamic as he loses life.

Whence he seems to have stopped moving, Sera plunges theknife into his chest.

She leaves it there but keeps hold of it.

SERA (V.O.)

Perhaps it isnt destiny thatdrives me but the twisted dreamsthat lead me to lash out againstmy being with drugs; selfdestruction. Scars on my mind tomatch the scars on my body. Everycut is a vivid memory; with amemory more for its premonition.


SERA slams the MAN against the wall.


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She grabs his wrist and slams it against the wall so thathe drops the knife he had used to cut her free.

She swings her fist violently into his face.

As the man attempts to gather himself, Sera swiftly picks

up the knife.

She raises it above her head, ready to thrust it into theman.

SERA (V.O.)Today I will kill a man. Hethinks he will save me. I know Iwill kill him for it.


As the MAN attempts to cut the rope above SERA, danglingfrom her noose, she furiously struggles as if to try andfight him away.

He persists in attempting to aid her as she kicks at historso.

Soon the rope is cut.

Sera falls to the floor, landing firmly on her feet.

She quickly reacts by springing into the man, pushing himquickly towards the wall.

SERA (V.O.)This noose around my neck wouldbe my true saviour. To free mefrom a future which chokes mybeing.


SERA kicks the chair from beneath her and falls.

The noose promptly catches her, the rusted metal of thepipe and radiator feeling the strain.

The radiator is almost ripped from the wall.

A MAN wanders past the window and catches a glimpse.

He reacts suddenly and instinctively.

He runs to the door and beats at it.

It soon caves to his strength and he stumbles as the doorgives way.

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Quickly, he searches the room and spots a knife on thetable.

He promptly runs and picks it up.

Then quickly runs to Seras aid.

SERA (V.O.)No room to breathe or wrigglefree, I will do what is destined.The man that comes to rescue mewill die for holding me back inthis prison.


Standing on a chair in the centre of the room, SERA puts a

noose around her neck.

She looks to see that the other end is still fastened tothe radiator and pulls the noose knot so that it tightensaround her throat.

She looks to the door.

Then she looks forwards and closes her eyes.

With one foot remaining on the chair, she moves her secondfoot to kick it from beneath her.

SERA (V.O.)Perhaps he wont come. If all isjust torment in my mind; a sicklittle fantasy... then Ill befree, at last.


SERA walks, carrying the noose and dragging the rope acrossthe room with her.

She takes the chair she had been sat on and positions itbeneath a pipe in the centre of the room.

Climbing onto the chair, she grabs an overhead pipe.

She checks that the length of rope is correct and throwsthe noose over the pipe.

SERA (V.O.)But he will come. These are morethan sick little daydreams.

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SERA stands and walks to the radiator against the wall,carrying the hand-crafted noose with her.

She crouches by the radiator.

Taking the loose end of the rope, she ties it to the pipesleading into the rusty radiator.

She pulls at the radiator to ensure it is secure.

SERA (V.O.)I see the future cast in uglyrusted iron. This is nothing buta test. I will try, but fail toescape the mould and he will payfor his innocence; for keeping me

sealed in this prison.


The room is rustic and bare, old pipes visible across theceiling.

SERA is sat at the table.

She is fashioning a noose from a length of rope.

Carefully she ties the knot and adjusts the loop.

She measures out a length of the rope, then lifts a knifefrom the table.

She cuts the desired length.

SERA (V.O.)I fashion a noose so that someonewill die today. I know it wontbe me; if only it were. It isonly in death that freedom awaitsme. But of life... Que sera,

sera.

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