YOUTH - Short Film (Short film)

A small town in the South West of England has experienced a surge in missing people, all presumed dead. We hear the sound of a body being thrown into a van and later see the victim lying unconscious. When they regain consciousness it is clear they are unable to move, drugged to paralysis. At the same time we see the interior of a bright community hall, seemingly empty, eerily peaceful, beams of light spilling in through the high windows and cutting through the atmosphere of the rooms. 

A group of teenagers are seen waiting in the hall who gradually become increasingly impatient, tapping their feet, pacing the hallways, running down stairs, bursting through doors. The sound is heightened and played back loudly, forming a frantic and rhythmical soundtrack.

The victim is dropped at the doorway of the community space and slowly dragged into the hall, the teenagers forming a circle and the victim placed on a chair in the centre, their head held up. It is clear that we are in the middle of some form of cult, danger is in the air. After a long moment of silent tension as the hosts stare at their victim, we hear footsteps approaching from the distance. Slowly the footsteps get closer and we follow them in close up as they walk around the circle. Finally, the Master starts speaking. Throughout the monologue the reasoning for the cult is revealed, the Master getting closer to the victim, sitting on a chair opposite, in a quiet and tender moment. A tense moment looking into each others eyes, then the Master walks out, leaving the teenagers with the victim, who in an instant charge at the victim and tear into their flesh like a pack of wolves.

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