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Script For My Short Film
Script For My Short Film
FRIEND: “Uhm” (short pause for dramatic effect) - “have you ever
thought about running away, or like sneaking out?”
MIA: “You know when I was a kid, I used to think about running away” -
(Curious tone)
FRIEND: “Come crash at mine, you can stay at mine anytime” (somewhat
excited and reassuring tone)
FRIEND: “But like, you have to make sure that you sneak out properly,
and like, you don’t get caught” - (not to be mistaken for a
considerate tone, the friend is being a ‘bad influence’ here)
MIA: “She’s out for a couple hours in the day” (short pause for
dramatic effect) “I could come then)
MIA IS ON THE PHONE TO HER FRIEND BEFORE SHE RUNS AWAY FROM HOME
MIA: “I’m really nervous about all this.. She’s not going to know
where I have gone” (concerned tone)
CONTEXT:
NARRATION FOR THE REALIZATION + DEATH SCENE
THE DOCTOR IS ON THE PHONE WITH MIA WHO EXPLAINS THAT HER CARETAKER
HAS RECENTLY BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 4 CANCER
DOCTOR (LAITH): “Is this Ella.. I have come to inform you that your
caretaker has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer” (normal
tone)