Bridge by Mike Underwood | Script Revolution

Bridge

After his wife dies in a car crash, a grieving dad buys a gadget which enables him to contact her spirit. But the comforting voice from beyond may not be as angelic as he thinks.

Type:

  • Short

Status:

  • For sale
Page Count: 
34pp

Genre:

  • Drama, Family, Horror, Sci-Fi

Budget:

  • Independent

Age Rating:

  • 13+
Synopsis/Details: 

Bridge is a sci-fi horror short which explores grief, the ethics of clairvoyance and a human need to believe in life after death.

Chris and Ellie are the best of mates who love to hustle at board games. But when Ellie dies in a car crash, Chris is plunged into a depression that not even their son Josh (12) can help him escape.

With his mind poisoned by alcohol and self-pity, cynical Chris drunkenly buys the latest gadget craze sweeping the world - a Bridge unit.

Created by AfterLife Technologies, the Bridge connects the land of the living, with the land of the dead. Chris doesn't believe in the technology, thinking it's an AI-driven imposter.

When Josh unwittingly plugs it in, starts talking to Ellie and she reveals impossible details of their life together - Chris becomes hooked.

But every technology can be hacked. And when the hacker is a malevolent force, there's not a firewall on Earth that can protect you.

Submitted: January 24, 2024
Last Updated: February 12, 2024

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The Writer: Mike Underwood
I have a passion for dark, twisted TV and film which gets the heart racing, the mind questioning and the soul begging for mercy! I'm a produced screenwriter (author of the multi-award winning The Soul Trader ), former hard news reporter and award-winning communications professional. My real passion is for screenwriting and my ambition, aspiration and dream is to become a full-time spec screenwriter, crafting original TV and film in the horror / thriller genre. My ideas explore the world of the supernatural, the occult and the darker side of human nature and my work always seeks to trick the audience with a twist and engage them with characters full of heart, warmth and who are rooted in... Go to bio

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