Mark
Holme
Portfolio
Short Film Scripts
Interview With A Zombie!
Malcolm's a lovely chap and a philosophy student to boot. Loves it. Only thing is, he's a zombie; but he's got something pertinent to say about that. Those around him just need to hope he's not feeling peckish when he does.
Genre: Mockumentary
Length: 12 pages
Cast: 1m (poss. 1f.)
The Rashomon Effect
Nick's out clubbing with mates. When one is assaulted, D.I. Powell has a body in the morgue and four different versions of events to choose between. Inspired by Kurosawa's iconic film, which version is
the truth?
Genre: Crime Drama
Length: 16 pages
Cast: 4f; 4m.
Sold
Mat looks like he's really keen on Jasmine, but as we learn more about him things take a sinister turn. When he holds Jasmine captive, reality kicks in.
Genre: Drama
Length: 8 pages
Cast: 2m; 2f.
Tomorrow
Bessie Carvil’s life is a continuous round of domestic drudgery looking after her tyrannical, blind father, Josiah. Their eccentric landlord, Captain Hagberd, lives alone next door, obsessively tending his garden and stocking up in preparation for the day when his long lost son will return. When a stranger appears, claiming to be the prodigal son returned, could this be Bessie's chance of happiness?
Genre: Period Drama (adaptation)
Length: 20 pages
Cast: 1f; 5m.
One In Six
Statistics show that one in six men will be a victim of domestic abuse at one time in their lives. Cycles of violence are difficult to break. This short film portrays the dramatic moments leading up to one man's decision to act.
Genre: Drama
Length: 13 pages
Cast: 2m; 2f; 1 child.
Revelation
Natasha and Hilary have been friends since forever, but whilst planning Hilary's wedding Natasha lets slip a secret she wishes she'd kept.
Genre: Drama
Length 3 pages
Cast: 2f.