Restoration by Don Stroud | Script Revolution

Restoration

As an introverted art restorer succumbs to the evil temptations of an ancient painting, otherworldly forces attempt to stop her from unleashing the painting's unholy power.

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Beatrice Matheson works as an art restorer at a major museum. For years she has buried herself in her career while ignoring her own artistic gifts, choosing to live a life of mediocrity. But her quiet, unassuming life is turned upside the day she begins cleaning the museum's latest acquisition. She is stunned to discover a second painting lies hidden beneath the surface image, a painting that no one has seen in centuries.

Fascinated by her find, Beatrice enlists the help of a nerdy colleague and her brother, an ordained Catholic priest, to unravel the truth behind the painting's origins. Their efforts reveal that underneath the visible landscape on the canvas' surface hides an unbelievable treasure: the last known painting by one of the most reclusive Renaissance Masters of all time.

As Beatrice uncovers this lost masterpiece piece by minuscule piece, people who have come in contact with the painting begin dying under horrific circumstances, each one overcome with visions from beyond. Her every attention focused on the painting, Beatrice is oblivious to the mounting body count, until she can no longer ignore the truth: that this is no mere image on canvas, but a mystical barrier between this world... and the world below.

As the walls between reality and the unknown collapse around her, can Beatrice find the strength to resist the painting's temptations, and save the world from destruction?

All Accolades & Coverage: 

2024 New York Sci-Fi Film Festival - Best Feature Screenplay - Supernatural - WINNER
2023 Independent Horror Movie Awards (Summer) - Best Feature Script - WINNER
2023 HorrorHaus Film Festival - Best Feature Screenplay (Unproduced) - Finalist
2023 Frights! Camera! Action! Screenplay & Film Contest - Honorable Mention
2022 Night Of Horror Int'l Film Festival - Unproduced Feature Screenplay - FINALIST
2022 Los Angeles Crime & Horror Film Festival - FINALIST
2021 HorrorFest International - FINALIST

Submitted: July 23, 2022
Last Updated: September 18, 2024

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The Writer: Don Stroud

Hailing from the wilds of North Carolina, I spent my formative years making my own comic books and toys. After a lengthy career in the software industry, I decided to dust off my artistic dreams and get back to creating. I became an editor in Hollywood, working on low-budget horror movies and award-winning documentaries. But after time spent playing with other peoples' toys, I decided to craft my own, and transfer the stories in my head to the written page. Over the last several years I have dedicated my energies towards screenwriting, producing some award-winning original screenplays in the process. My goal is to sit in a darkened theater and see my work up on the big screen. Go to bio

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