BLACK SCREEN
SUPERIMPOSITION: "1979" white, Arabic Typesetting
SUPERIMPOSITION FADE OUT
FADE IN
EXTERIOR - ROW HOME - 11PM
STILL SHOT NORTH PHILADELPHIA ROW HOME
The windows and front door are boarded. The home is completely dilapidated and declared abandoned by the city.
INTERIOR - BACK BEDROOM - SAME
CUT to PROSTITUTE ON SCREEN High and naked, an African American woman lays sprawled across a dirty, ruined mattress. Her head rolls back and forth with the dips and spins of her high. Smoke fills the air.
CUT to DRUG DEALER AND BUYER ON SCREEN An African American male seated at an old wooden table with only two chairs, the dealer passes a vile to his customer, who throws his money down on the table. The table is dirty and covered in paraphernalia, food remnants and trash, ashtrays and malt liquor cans. The African American consumer stands before the dealer.
CUT to DEALER ON SCREEN High himself, he coughs and looks up at the customer.
DEALER
Disrespectful bitch, you couldn't put that shit in my hand?
CUT to BUYER ON SCREEN Dressed in dirty tattered clothing, and jittery. He side steps back and forth, his jaw jumps. He looks back over his shoulder and then back at the dealer, reaches into his coat pocket and pulls out a smaller revolver.
BUYER
Bitch!
He fires twice into the dealer's chest.
CUT to PROSTITUTE ON SCREEN She sits up and screams.
CUT to BUYER ON SCREEN He cleans the bleeding and hyperventilating dealer's pockets of money and drugs and takes off.
INTERIOR - DOWNSTAIRS- SAME
CUT to BUYER ON SCREEN He runs through the living room/dining room, into the kitchen and climbs throughboarded back door.
CUT to BUYER ON SCREEN He runs through the living room/dining room, into the kitchen and climbs throughboarded back door.
INTERIOR - BACK BEDROOM - SAME
CUT to DEALER ON SCREEN He lays lifelessly in the chair at the table, bled out entirely. The prostitute runs passed holding her clothes. Still screaming.
PROSTITUTE (V.O.)
June Bug dead!
ZOOM IN
CU OF JUNE BUG
FADE TO BLACK SCREEN
SUPERIMPOSITION: "2000" white, Arabic Typesetting
FADE IN
INTERIOR - LIVING ROOM- 2PM
CUT to REAL ESTATE AGENT ON SCREEN A well dressed and perky Caucasian woman shows the newly renovated home to a middle aged Caucasian couple, who follows behind her into the living room.
CUT to REAL ESTATE AGENT ON SCREEN A well dressed and perky Caucasian woman shows the newly renovated home to a middle aged Caucasian couple, who follows behind her into the living room.
R.E. AGENT
The three bedroom, two and a half bath features brand new cherry hardwood flooring...
CUT to COUPLE ON SCREEN They look around the room and then separate while browsing.
R.E. AGENT
The home was completely gutted and soundproofing installed throughout.
CUT to WIFE ON SCREEN Now standing between the dining room and kitchen.
WIFE
Are these stainless steal appliances?
CUT to REAL ESTATE AGENT ON SCREEN
R.E. AGENT
Why yes and brand new tile flooring.
CUT to HUSBAND ON SCREEN He steps beside his wife and places his hand on the small of her back.
HUSBAND
How's the neighborhood? Our daughter will be attending Temple's Fine Arts program in the fall and we're hoping that we can move into an area that is dedicated to their students' housing.
CUT to REAL ESTATE AGENT ON SCREEN She approaches the couple.
R.E. AGENT
Yes, Mr. Bateman. Both of the surrounding homes are Temple University housing.
CUT to BATEMAN COUPLE ON SCREEN They look at one another.
CUT to REAL ESTATE AGENT
R.E. AGENT
and this listing would have been as well, if you weren't making such an attractive offer. But no worries, it is still a quite and safe neighborhood.
CUT to BATEMAN COUPLE ON SCREEN They look at one another again, weighing their options.
CUT to REAL ESTATE AGENT ON SCREEN She gives a rehearsed smile of friendly professionalism.
INTERIOR - BACK BEDROOM - DAY TIME
CUT to FF VIEW of SUSAN ON SCREEN She hangs a poster on her new bedroom wall. The room is visible behind her.
CUT to REAR VIEW of SUSAN She stands, hands on hips, and reviews the poster of a ballerina.
SUPERIMPOSITION LOWER RIGHT SCREEN "3 weeks later..."
Mrs. Bateman enters the room. BLACK BLUR
SUPERIMPOSITION FADE OUT
MRS. BATEMAN
Susan?
CUT to XCU of SUSAN ON SCREEN She turns around.
SUSAN
Yeah, Mom...
CUT to MRS. BATEMAN ON SCREEN She stands by the doorway and far wall. While large furniture is in place, there is a wall of boxes.
MRS. BATEMAN
Sweetheart, I know you wanted to stay on campus but...
CUT to SUSAN ON SCREEN
SUSAN
I know Mom, you want to keep me safe and on task. I'm not wayward you know.
CUT to MRS. BATEMAN ON SCREEN Now red in the face, she approaches her daughter. Her hands are outstretched to grasps her daughter's.
MRS. BATEMAN
Oh, sweetie, I know. But try convincing your father of that.
CUT to MRS. BATEMAN AND SUSAN ON SCREEN She holds her daughter's hands.
CUT to SUSAN POV ON SCREEN
MRS. BATEMAN
Ugh, eighteen already and just...
She holds her daughters face.
CUT to MRS. BATEMAN POV ON SCREEN Completely unenthused, Susan receives her mother's affection.
MRS. BATEMAN
...so beautiful.
CUT to MRS. BATEMAN ON SCREEN She let's go of Susan's face and backs up and looks at the room.
MRS. BATEMAN
Do you want some help unpacking?
CUT to SUSAN ON SCREEN She does the same.
SUSAN
Uh, no. I'm okay. I'll do what I can but
(sarcastically)
classes start tomorrow. So the last minute move will have to take a backseat to my education.
CUT to MRS. BATEMAN ON SCREEN Still emotional. She places her hand over her heart.
MRS. BATEMAN
That's correct and your dancing.
She heads towards the door.
CUT to SUSAN ON SCREEN She watches her mother, exasperated.
CUT to MRS. BATMAN ON SCREEN She stops at the doorway of the large room and turns back to look at her daughter.
MRS. BATEMAN
You know, I just want to be there as you pursue ballet, the way I did. I just want to be there for my baby.
CUT to SUSAN ON SCREEN
SUSAN
And now you will be, Mommy.
CUT to MRS. BATEMAN ON SCREEN She chuckles and sighs, leaving the room.
CUT to SUSAN ON SCREEN She looks around the room and looks at the sunlight coming through her window. She approaches the window.
CUT to FF VIEW of SUSAN She sternly pulls the curtains shut.
FADE TO BLACK SCREEN
BURST LAMP LIGHT
SOUND EFFECT CLASSICAL MUSIC
FF CU of SUSAN ON SCREEN She reviews her frame in the mirror.
CUT to SUSAN POV ON SCREEN Dressed in her nude leotard, she begins practicing her craft. She runs through her positions, plies, etendres, relevers, glissers.
ALTERNATE VARIOUS VIEWS THROUGHOUT
CUT to SUSAN POV ON SCREEN And when she begins to sauter, in the mirror she notices her closet door slowly opening. She stops and looks to her desk.
CUT to DESK ON SCREEN Her CD player/boom box sits on the desk. She presses pause.
CUT to SUSAN ON SCREEN She approaches the closet.
CUT to SUSAN POV ON SCREEN She looks inside the closet.
CUT to LOWERED FF VIEW of SUSAN ON SCREEN She looks down into the dark closet. The tops of her shoes can be seen. She closes the door.
CUT to CU of SUSAN ON SCREEN She turns around to head back to her desk.
SUSAN
Hm.
FADE OUT
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to be continued...
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