Logline:
A man can see his deceased wife in a mirror which one day falls over in an earthquake.
Summary:
A man brings home take away dinner for two to share with his deceased wife that he can see in a mirror she used to own. He eats the dinner with her while he shares his tales of the day until a sudden earthquake starts and the mirror falls over and smashes on the ground. The man is devastated until he discovers a hidden photo of them both with a message on it within the ruins. The man reads the message and finds comfort in the words.
Script Idea
By Taylor Jones
Version 1
INT: DARK APARTMENT. LIGHTS ARE OFF, ROOM IS MESSY. SMALL AMOUNT OF LIGHTS COMING THROUGH CURTAINS TO SLIGHTLY LIGHT THE ROOM.
DOOR CLICKS UNLOCKED AND A FIGURE SHUFFLES INTO THE ROOM HOLDING SOME PLASTIC BAGS. HE FLICKS ON A DIM CEILING LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATES THE ROOM.
MAN: I'm home!
MAN PROCEEDS TO TAKE OFF JACKET AND BAGS AND PUT THEM DOWN. HE GRABS A COUPLE OF BOWLS AND UTENSILS FROM THE KITCHEN AND MAKES HIS WAY OVER TO A TABLE WITH A MIRROR SITTING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THERE IS A LAMP ON THE SIDE OF THE TABLE AND HE TURNS IT ON,
THE MAN BEGINS POURING THE TAKE AWAY FOOD ONTO THE PLATES AND PLACES ONE IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR, AND ONE IN FRONT OF HIS OWN SEAT AND HE FLOPS INTO THE CHAIR.
MAN: Wow what a day. You wouldn't believe what happened.
MAN STARTS DIGGING INTO HIS FOOD, WOMAN IN MIRROR STARTS EATING DELICATELY IN THE REFLECTION, REAL FOOD IN FRONT OF HER DOESN'T MOVE.
MAN: This mad woman on the street had a box full of kittens and she was trying to make me buy them! She kept pulling out kitten after kitten, trying to make me choose one. I tried to tell her politely that I had a wife and that she's allergic to cats... but I think she was crazy, she wasn't listening to I just had to walk off.
WOMAN IN THE MIRROR GIGGLES AND LOOKS AT HIM LOVINGLY.
MAN: ...I missed you today...
HE SMILES AT HER SADLY. SHE SHARES THE SAME EXPRESSION.
THE ROOM STARTS SHAKING AND RUMBLING AND THINGS START TO FALL OVER.
THE WOMAN'S EYES WIDEN AS SHE STARES AT THE MAN. THE MAN REALIZES THERE'S AN EARTHQUAKE AND BEGINS TO REACH OUT TO THE WOMAN IN THE MIRROR AS IT TIPS OVER AND FALLS.
MAN: No nonono... NOOO!!!
THE MIRROR SMASHES ON THE GROUND AND THE MAN IS DEVASTATED.
HE RUSHES OVER TO THE RUINS AND NOTICES A SMALL PIECE OF PAPER UNDER THE SMASHED GLASS. HE PICKS IT UP AND IT IS A PHOTO OF THEM WITH A MESSAGE ON THE BACK.
THE MAN SMILES.
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