Illegal
I wondered if I could write a dark yet comic 90 second short. Here is the result.
ILLEGAL
A Short 90 second film
by jill forrest
SCENE 1
Shot of a woman’s bare feet. It is quite dark. A pair of male bare feet step next hers, facing her. Close up of Man 1 reaching into a bag. Close up of Man 1 nervously looking around. He pulls out a pair of fluffy pink slippers. Close up of money changing hands Close up of woman’s hands nervously taking slippers and putting in a bag.. Someone shouts ‘Hey!’ or ‘Oy!’ They run.
SCENE 2
Man 1 walking down a street with houses. Pan to feet. He is wearing no shoes. He nods his head to 2 passers by. They also have bare feet.
SCENE 3
A woman is led out of her house by an official. She is making a huge fuss. Both are barefoot. The official carries a sealed plastic bag. He is holding it very carefully. Inside there are a pair of slippers. The woman is clearly troubled.
The woman sees Man 1 walking down the street and points to him.
SCENE 4
Man 1 sees the woman point and runs. Close up of his bare running feet as he runs down the road and jumps into a field.
SCENE 5
The official imprisons the old woman by placing tacks around her in a circle on the floor and jumps in his car. Close up bare feet on the pedals.
SCENE 6
Close up Man 1’s face out of breath, panicked.
SCENE 7
Official sees Man 1 and puts foot down on accelerator.
SCENE 8
Official stops the car. Close up of him getting a shoe out of the glove box. Close up bare foot coming out of car.
SCENE 9
Man 1’s feet running across grass. Official’s feet running across grass. Close up both faces.
Official throws shoe at Man 1. Shoe hits Man 1 on back of the head. He falls to the ground.
SCENE 10
Official’s bare feet walk upto Man 1.
SCENE 11
Man 1 gets up and reaches into his pocket. Official reaches into own pocket and brings out a stiletto and stabs Man 1 with it.
SCENE 12
Man 1 lies apparently dead. Official reaches into mans pocket and removes a notebook/diary. Shot of officials feet next to body pans up to see him reading the notebook. It is a list of and shoes eg. Mr X = clogs, Miss J = flip flops. Official smiles and puts the pad in his pocket. We see his bare feet walk away from the body. Fade to black.
END
