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Sanctuary (2010)

A horror/thriller short about a young girl who finds sanctuary from the creature who is stalking her. Written, shot and edited in 48 hours. Winner of four awards at the Dallas 48 Hour Film Contest including Best Film.

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Our 48 hour film edit

Sanctuary (2010)
by
Alan Tregoning & Jason Walter Vaile




               EXT. CITY SCAPE-DAY

               Images of a desolate city.  Empty streets.  Lonely buildings. 
               No greenery at all.  It is a cold world to live in.

                                   YOUNG GIRL (V.O.)
                         Our world has changed.  They hunt
                         us even in daylight now.  No where
                         is safe.  Our numbers dwindle-soon
                         we will be extinct.  But even in
                         the darkness the signs lead to
                         hope... lead to sanctuary.

               A blood red cross is smeared on the outside of a door jamb in
               a graffitied alley. The cross becomes the "t" in the title
               card of Sanctuary. 

               Suddenly, A YOUNG WOMAN, Chloe, bolts in fear.  Something
               behind her follows silently.  She runs down alleys,
               staircases-the shape follows in shadows.  

               She spots the cross smeared on a door jamb.  She ducks into
               the into the passage way.  She's out of breath.  Behind her
               in the shadows something stirs.  

               A hand slips from behind Chloe to pull her back into the
               black.  It covers her mouth.  A WOMAN, Candice, appears from
               the darkness.  She signals to be silent.  A CROSSBOW appears
               and aims at the opening.

                                   CANDICE
                             (Whispers)
                         How many?

               Chloe holds up one finger.  They hear something.  It sounds
               like a cross between a growl and heavy breathing.

               Suddenly, across the doorway something moves really fast. 
               Candice keeps her crossbow trained-her hand trembles
               slightly.  Nothing returns.  They back into the darkness
               again.  Her cross bow aimed at the door way the whole time.



               INT. SPIRAL STAIRWAY - DAY

               Candice, crossbow at the ready, leads Chloe down.



               INT. LADDER - DAY

               Candice looks out for trouble as Chloe descends the ladder. 
               Satisfied they are alone Candice swings the crossbow over her
               shoulder and mounts the ladder.



               INT. SANCTUARY DOORWAY - DAY

               Candice pushes Chloe to the corner then bangs on the door.

               The door cracks open.

               Candice grabs the door and throws it open.  A nervous guard,
               SLACKMAN, weakly brandishes his shotgun.

                                   SLACKMAN
                         Who's that?

               Candice knocks the shotgun aside with her crossbow.  She
               grabs Chloe's arm and leads her into the door.



               INT. SACTUARY - DAY

               Candice drags Chloe down the dark staircase.  Slackman
               follows behind.

                                   SLACKMAN
                         How do you know she's not one of
                         them?

               They enter Sanctuary, a cross between a bunker and a dungeon.  

               Candlelight dances on the walls.

               Candice shoves Chloe into the room.

                                   CANDICE
                         Professor.

               The Professor steps from the shadows, his kind demeanor
               overshadowed by his paranoia.

               He grabs Chloe's hair to hold her head still.  He whips out a
               small penlight and examines her eyes.  

                                   PROFESSOR
                         She's good.

                                   SLACKMAN
                             (To Candace)
                         Well?

               She shoves a battered wooden box into his chest.  He opens it
               quickly to reveal a BOTTLE OF WINE.

                                   SLACKMAN
                         Yes!

               A kind woman, MEREDITH, places a blanket over Chloe's
               shoulder.

                                   MEREDITH
                         Welcome.

               Candice dumps out her satchel.  A few bent up cans of food
               clutter to the floor.

               A labeless can rolls to a stop at Chloe's feet.  Meredith
               picks it up.

                                   MEREDITH
                         You like cat food?

                                   CHLOE
                         I've never tried it, but I hear
                         it's great.

               LATER

               Chloe greedily eats her cat food.  She approaches the
               Professor tinkering on the generator.

                                   CHLOE
                         You're a professor?

                                   PROFESSOR
                         Was.

               He looks at her over his glasses.

                                   PROFESSOR
                         Chris Miliaris.

                                   CHLOE
                         Chloe Samuels. 

               He tweaks something on the generator and it kicks on.  The
               lights flicker to life.

               They toast their cat food cans together.

               Candice walks by the Professor and Chloe in a trance staring
               at the ceiling.  She shushes them.

               Everyone goes dead silent.  They all look overhead.  Chloe
               begins to shake.  Candice signals for her to settle.  Candice
               moves slowly towards the stairs leading to the door.

               BAM!  Something hits the door hard! It hits again and again
               and again.  

                                   SLACKMAN
                         It's not gonna hold.

                                   CANDICE
                         Quiet!

               Candice moves to the door. Slackman and the Professor seek
               cover behind the propane tank.  Meredith leads Chloe to a
               back corner.   The door stops banging suddenly, eerily. 
               Everyone gets nervous.  

               BANG! The lights go out.  Someone screams.

                                   CANDICE
                         I need those lights!

               The Professor rushes to the generator. He works furiously by
               candle light.  Behind him something drops from the elevator
               shaft.  It casts a green glow on the ground.  Kneeling, the
               shadow slowly rises up.  His face lifts to reveal a gas mask
               hauntingly illuminated by a green glow.

               The generator finally kicks in and the lights slowly fade on.
               The Professor senses something behind him.  He turns to face
               the thing.  Shots are fired.  Blood splatters across the
               generator.

                                   CANDICE
                         They're inside!

               There is panic in the sanctuary.  The lights begin to flicker
               in and out.  People scramble.  More shots are fired.  People
               scream.  Finally, silence.  

               The lights are dim but steady.  Bodies are scattered around
               the room.  In the corner.  Across the propane tank.  Candice
               is bloody and scrambling for her gun.  

               A boot steps between her and the gun.  She looks up to Lance
               aiming his gun at her. He flashes a small light in her eyes. 
               From around the corner the gun flash ignites the room. 

               They are all dead.  Save one.  Sitting almost calmly among
               the bodies is Chloe.  Lance stands over her.  He grabs her
               face and forces it up.  He shines his light in her face.  Her
               eyes remain closed.

                                   LANCE
                         Show me your eyes!

               She slowly opens them to reveal eyes as black as the abyss. 
               They reflect nothing.  She is not human.

                                   CHLOE
                             (Softly)
                         And you call us monsters?

               He takes few steps back.  From around the corner the flash of
               gunfire pops in the room again.  Silence.

               Lance wheezes and growls up the stairs.  His mask is
               splattered with blood.  He reaches a large door to the
               exterior.



               EXT. GARDEN SANCTUARY-DAY

               Lance pries off his mask and takes a deep breath.  He lifts
               his walkie talkie.

                                   LANCE
                         Section 48 clear.

               The inside courtyard of the building is covered in green. 
               Vines climb up the walls and out windows. It is an oasis.  
               He lifts his face to the sunlight soaking it in.

               We pull up through he trees to see the sun setting on the
               city.

                                   YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.)
                         There is no sanctuary so holy that
                         man cannot profane it.  No fortress
                         so strong that man cannot take it
                         by storm.  All hope is gone.

                                                         FADE TO BLACK.
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  • Home
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      • Riva (2015)
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      • The Code (2011)
      • Second Glances (2011)
      • Clip (2011)
      • Delivered (2011)
      • Sanctuary (2010)
      • Adoptation (2010)
      • The Dead House Guest (2010)
      • Metal Sandwich (2009)
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