
SKYCABIN

JUNCTURE
Based on the diaries of Hannah M., a schizophrenia patient from Hamburg
INT. BEDROOM - DAY
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A dim, messy bedroom. Light filters through grimy blinds.
HANNAH (20) sits on a chair, her hair and clothes dirty.
She stares at a BLACK CANDLE with a flower symbol carved into it.
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Door opens. HANNAH'S MOTHER (50s) enters with a tray of food.
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MOTHER
Hannah, honey. Please eat
something.
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She sets down the tray. Hannah shakes her head.
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MOTHER
At least come out for a second,
everyone is here to see you. We
are all very worried.
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Mother picks up a fallen PICTURE FRAME and places it on the desk.
It's a FAMILY PHOTO of Hannah, her siblings, and parents.
Hannah doesn't look up.
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HANNAH
I can't. Get out.
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Her mother sighs, leaves the tray, and exits.
As the door closes, it reveals a DEMON, pitch-black and underexposed.
Eerie and intimidating. Hannah sees him in the mirror.
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The demon points at the candle, which magically ignites with a tall flame.
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Hannah looks at the flame, frightened.
The demon appears behind her, whispering inaudibly.
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Hannah nods, teary-eyed.
She reluctantly holds her hand over the flame.
Pain consumes her.
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A larger flame appears in the room's center.
From it, a black flower blooms.
Hannah falls from the chair.
She crawls towards the flower.
Picks it and inhales its scent.
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A BLACK CENTIPEDE leaps from the flower onto Hannah.
It crawls all over her body.
She panics, trying to catch it.
Her movements become a frenetic contemporary dance.
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Shadowy tendrils crawl up her legs.
She SCREAMS but continues dancing until...
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The demon's HAND slams her to the floor.
The door opens.
Hannah's mother rushes in, concerned.
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MOTHER
Are you ok?
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Hannah breathes rapidly. No sign of the demon, centipede, or tendrils. She nods.​ Mother sits beside her.
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MOTHER
At least take a shower. It'll
make you feel better.
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Hannah shakes her head again. Mother takes Hannah's hand.
MOTHER
Please, for me.​
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Hannah meets her mother's eyes, softening.
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INT. BATHROOM - MOMENTS LATER
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Water cascades over Sandra, washing away dirt. The demon watches from behind the curtain.
She ignores him, scrubbing furiously at her skin.
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INT. BEDROOM - LATER - MONTAGE
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Hannah, clothes changed. Looking better, slowly starts to clean up her room.
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LATER
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The room is now clean.
Hannah sits at the desk, starts to eat from a food tray.
As she chews, she feels something in her mouth.
THE BLACK CENTIPEDE suddenly crawls out.
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She freaks out, jumping back into the demon's arms.
He grabs her hand, leading her into a macabre contemporary dance.
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They move together, like a battle in motion.
She seems trapped under his command.
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The dance turns sensual.
Hannah gives in as they spin, falling onto the bed.
She touches the demon's torso, her hands crawling up to his neck, but then...
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...she grasps his throat.
Forcefully, she strangles the demon as he flails.
Hannah uses all her strength.
The demon is helpless, his power waning.
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Sweating, Hannah smiles triumphantly and looks back.
He's gone.
She's alone on the bed. Panicking, she looks around. The demon is now in the corner, unharmed.
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She throws the bedside lamp at him. It shatters against the wall. The demon appears in the opposite corner.
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MONTAGE
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Hannah throws her room into disarray again, trying to hurt the demon unsuccessfully.
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LATER
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Hannah crawls on the floor, panting. Her room is a mess again. She cries helplessly.
Her eyes fall on the now-broken family photo.
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EXT. BACKYARD - NIGHT
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A bonfire crackles. Hannah emerges from the house, blinking in the firelight. Her FATHER, SISTER, and BROTHER stand around the fire, worried.
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HANNAH
I'm ready to go to the
hospital.
Hannah's mom slowly nods with a faint smile. She opens her arms, and Hannah melts into her.
Her siblings and father close in.​ They envelop her in a group hug.
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CLOSE ON: Hannah's face, tears streaming. For the first time, her eyes are clear.
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FADE TO BLACK.
























