Script.

Antigonish - Experimental film

1.  INT. EMPTY ROOM. NIGHT

STEVE is sat in the centre of an empty room on the floor staring at the floor; he then slowly starts to lift his head.

2.  INT. BAR. DAY

STEVE lifts his head and is sat at a table inside a bar with his friend TOM both having a pint of beer.

TOM

Find something to focus on.

(beat)

Get a hobby; get a better job, one you like doing.

(beat)

Get a girlfriend; you need to get a good fuck.

(beat)

Forget Tracy, where the fuck has she even gone?

Suddenly STEVE is screaming at TOM then suddenly is sat normally at the table again; TOM is no longer sat at the table. STEVE looks around and notices TOM sat in the same position as before but at the table behind him, STEVE gets up and walks back to TOM.

TOM

Where are the drinks?

STEVE

What?

TOM

The drinks? Are you ok?

STEVE begins to sit back down at the table across from TOM.

3.  INT. BAR TOILETS. DAY

STEVE sits down and discovers he has just sat down in a toilet cubicle. STEVE gets up and walks to the toilet sinks. STEVE stares at his own reflection in the mirror which smiles at him and then walks away from the mirror. STEVE turns to look and follow where his reflection has gone to see the bathroom door closing. He turns to look at the mirror where his reflection is back there, there is a delay in his reflections movement compared to his real movement and then his reflection smiles at him.

STEVE turns on the taps and lowers his head to wash his face with cold water and then begins to raise his head again.

4.  INT. STEVES BATHROOM. NIGHT

STEVE raises his head to discover he is now in his bathtub, he washes his face a few times and then leans back breathing long, calm breathes with his eyes closed.

STEVE then opens his eyes to find that the bath is full of blood, screaming he jumps out of the bath but when he looks back he finds the bath is full of normal water again. STEVE stands there breathing heavily looking at the water.

5. INT. EMPTY ROOM. NIGHT

STEVE is sat in the middle of the room on the floor.

6. INT. STEVES BEDROOM. NIGHT

STEVE walks into his bedroom and sits on his bed breathing heavily, he then lays down and breathes more slowly calming himself down. As he is lying down he hears the sound of a woman say his name repeatedly. Suddenly the unknown woman’s voice snaps his name loudly and STEVE quickly rises.

7. INT. STEVES OFFICE. DAY

STEVE quickly rises to discover he was just resting on his desk at his work place. JANET his manager’s assistant is standing looking over him.

JANET

Sleeping on the job now?

STEVE

I…

JANET

(Pointing to the computer screen)

And I suppose you think this is a great laugh as well?

STEVE looks at the computer screen where on word is written in big font size and capital letters “FUCK YOU”. STEVE shakes his head in confusion looking around him.

JANET

Richard wants to see you.

JANET shakes her head as she quickly leaves the office. STEVE waits till she has walked past the window then suddenly jumps out of his chair and looks out of the blinds of his office. He then leans back with his eyes closed.

8. INT. RICHARDS OFFICE. DAY

STEVE rushes into his manager RICHARD’S office without knocking.

RICHARD

You could knock before you enter.

STEVE slams the door shut behind him and then instantly begins looking through the blinds again.

RICHARD

Steve?

STEVE quickly turns to look at RICHARD.

STEVE

You wanted to see me?

RICHARD

Yes I wanted to see you, Steve sit down.

STEVE walks towards RICHARD’S desk and begins to sit down.

9. INT. FRONT ROOM. NIGHT

STEVE sits down on an arm chair and is now in an unknown front room. The room is empty with just an empty table and another empty arm chair in front of him.

A Woman named TRACY appears in the arm chair looking at STEVE. Then a glass of alcohol appears in STEVES hand followed by the table being filled up with bottles of gin & vodka with empty glasses and an ashtray full of cigarette nubs.

The woman is then suddenly smoking a cigarette smiling at STEVE.

TRACY

It’s like the most beautiful piece of music you’ve ever heard.

(beat)

Then it’s like a hundred crying babies fucking screaming in your ears.

STEVE stares at her bluntly. Intense music. 

TRACY

You not drinking?

TRACY points to STEVES glass in his hand. STEVE looks at the glass then necks it whole and slams the glass on the table. He pours himself another drink and necks it again, then his third, fourth, and fifth.

STEVE looks forward, TRACY is no longer sat on the chair in front of him, and he looks to his side where she is sat next to him smiling. She reaches forward and begins kissing his neck, STEVE stays facing forward.

Suddenly TRACY is pulling STEVES hair and STEVE is screaming loudly. Then she is kissing his neck again, then STEVE is strangling TRACY, then TRACY is sat next to him again smiling at him, she slaps him playfully around the face and begins to laugh. Then they are both laughing loudly. Then it is just TRACY giggling, STEVE stares at TRACY then slaps her hard around the face, he then pushes her hard to the floor and picks up an empty bottle about to smash it on her head, then a hand grabs his arm stopping him.

10. INT. BAR. DAY

STEVE is in the bar standing in the middle of the room with his arm in the air, he looks at his hand which is now empty and TOM is grabbing his arm looking at him.

TOM

What you playing at?

All the customers and the bar manager are staring at him.

BAR MANAGER

I think you better leave mate.

STEVE shakes TOM loose and quickly leaves the bar, running away down the street.

11. EXT. HIGH STREET. DAY

STEVE quickly walks down the street nervous, and confused. Every person he passes stares at him. He begins to run down the street where everyone is still staring at him. He runs into an alleyway where he rest against the wall and begins to kneel down.

12. INT. STEVES KITCHEN. NIGHT

STEVE is kneeling down with his washing basket in front of him next to his washing machine. He begins putting his dirty washing into the washing machine. STEVE then picks up a bloody towel and then throws it on the floor; he slides away and then runs out of the room.

13. INT. BATHROOM. NIGHT

STEVE is washing the blood of his hands and looks at his reflection. His reflection starts screaming at him covered in blood. STEVE punches his reflection and falls to the floor with his head in his hands. He hears a clicking sound that appears to come from nowhere, he looks around trying to find the source of the sound.

14. INT. RICHARDS OFFICE. DAY

RICHARD is clicking his fingers trying to get STEVES attention. STEVE turns to looks at RICHARD.

RICHARD

Are you even listening to me?

STEVE

I'm having trouble sleeping…

(beat)

My head…

(beat)

I can't-

RICHARD

See the thing is, it's just that-

You're fucking useless.

RICHARD grabs some scissors from his stationary holder and thrusts them towards STEVE threatening.

RICHARD

You're fucking nothing. I'm going to cut your neck off and shit down your throat.

RICHARD leaps from his seat and launches himself over his desk to STEVE. STEVE picks up the computer monitor and smashes it over RICHARDS head. RICHARD falls to the floor and moans in pain.

RICHARD

What the fuck are you doing, you're fucking insane.

STEVE runs out of the office.

15. EXT. NICE PLACE. DAY

STEVE is sat looking out at a view reflecting etc.

He turns to leave when a cloaked figure just forwards and grabs him.

16. INT. STEVES BEDROOM. NIGHT

STEVE is sat in his room.