Cecilia by dQ Kaufman | Script Revolution

Cecilia

On her deathbed, a young woman dying of cancer is visited by a mysterious stranger from her past.

Type:

  • Short

Status:

  • Seeking finance
Page Count: 
12pp

Genre:

  • Horror, Mystery

Budget:

  • Shoestring

Age Rating:

  • 13+
Synopsis/Details: 

Cecilia was an attempt to do a straight Twilight Zone kinda thing. But, not Twilight Zone like "twist-ending" Twilight Zone, which is what everyone remembers. Twilight Zone was best when it had the twist, sure, but the episode was re-watchable even after you knew the twist, because there was deeper subtext and meaning. Cecilia is by no means some profound take on life in 12 pages, but, hopefully it has value even after knowing the end. The "twist", for lack of a better term, is an afterthought.

It is also a short that could shine with really creative lighting. The escalating light through the curtains could create a vision that would put the viewer inside Cecilia's head.

Submitted: June 16, 2021
Last Updated: February 3, 2022

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The Writer: dQ Kaufman
I want to be a director/writer when I grow up. I have a dark, dark sense of humor in my writing and a fine mix of experiences with a fine mix of people. I enjoy writing the kind of scripts that pull the rug out, both in plot points and tone. Any moments of emotional realism and truth are loving snuggled down into brassy genre stories. You know, stuff like when Nux points at Capable at the end of Fury Road and says "Witness me" and he's really meaning it for the first time, because he's finally found something worth dying for, but, also, what he's really saying is "please remember me" because he loves her and would do anything for her, and then, after so many others have, he sacrifices... Go to bio

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