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1. Restless
Written By
Gabrielle Gonzales
Based on The Wishing Box
by
Sylvia Plath
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2. 1
FADE IN
INT. BEDROOM - EARLY MORNING.
THE BIRD'S EYE VIEW - BLACK AND WHITE - ZOOM
AGNES is asleep in bed, having a nightmare. On her bedside
table, sits a pile of books, a clock and an unopened bottle
of pills.
CUT TO:
BLACK - TITLE
BACK TO
INT. KITCHEN - LATER
Agnes and HAROLD are having breakfast, sat on opposite sides
of the table. Agnes does not seem to be in the mood; Harold
is acting as normal.
AGNES
Well
(she prepares her toast,
not looking directly at
Harold)
what did you dream last night?
HAROLD
I was just remembering... My
manuscripts. I was discussing them
with William Blake. Hah.
AGNES
(looks at Harold briefly)
But
(looks away again)
How did you even know it was him?
HAROLD
From the pictures obviously. Well
anyway...
As Harold speaks Agnes does not keep eye contact. The camera
closes in on her, and Harold become increasingly
inaudible/muffled. The camera follows her eyes to her cup of
coffee.
FRACTAL ZOOM:
BLACK. UNKNOWN LOCATION - AGNES' NIGHTMARE

3. 2
Light flickers and Agnes appears onscreen, vignetted by
darkness. She is lost and moves around for a bit. At first
she seems to be alone but she soon finds a group of faceless
figures.
BACK TO
REALITY. KITCHEN - MOMENTS LATER
HAROLD
(as if raising his voice,
but not aggressively)
Agnes. I said, what did you dream
last night?
AGNES
(takes a bit of time to
respond)
Oh. I've forgotten now.
TWO SHOT - AGNES AND HAROLD IN THE KITCHEN - DOLLY OUT
The camera leaves the two in the kitchen and one-shot tracks
to:
INT. LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
Agnes is alone. The camera closes in to a close-up shot of
her, slowly blinking.
POV - AGNES - DEFOCUS - FADING IN AND OUT TO MIMIC HER
BLINKING
FADE TO BLACK.
EXT. UNKNOWN PLACE - DAY
CU - AGNES - DOLLY OUT - FLASHBACK IN COLOUR
AGNES
(voice-over)
I used to dream...
She briefly wallows in the new environment, until, suddenly,
her surroundings become darker, vignetting her once again
until she is completely shrouded in darkness. She runs,
right through a door which transports her back to reality.
BACK TO
INT. KITCHEN - THE NEXT DAY - BLACK AND WHITE
Agnes walks into the kitchen when Harold already is,
cheerful, having had another good dream, to Agnes' chagrin.

4. 3
AGNES
Sleep well?
HAROLD
Yeah. I would tell you about what I
dreamt this time but lately you
seem to not really care. Hah. So
(he looks up at Agnes,
who is still stood up,
moving slowly trying to
prepare her breakfast)
What did you dream last night?
AGNES
(quickly looks at him,
but avoids eye contact,
embarrassed)
I don't dream... not anymore.
(looks to Harold again)
HAROLD
(continues what he is
doing, without looking up
to meet her gaze)
Well. Maybe you just don't use your
imagination enough? I don't know.
You should practise, it can't be
that hard
(cheerful, childlike
manner)
OK, close your eyes.
Agnes reluctantly does so.
FADE TO BLACK.
HAROLD
Well, what do you see?
AGNES
Nothing.
HAROLD
Just imagine something, it's not
difficult you know.
AGNES
It's in the back of my mind.
(panicky)
Everything's way in the back of my
head.

5. 4
BACK TO
POV - AGNES LOOKING AT HAROLD - PAN OUT OF POV
Harold looks at her confused.
AGNES
Don't you see it there too?
(agitated)
HAROLD
(frowns, apathetically)
No, not really... I see my dreams
on my eyelids. You know, like a
movie-screen.
(pauses)
Like right now,
(he shut his eyes)
I can just imagine all the work I
have to get started going. Haha.
Harold stands to go. Agnes remains seated, looking blankly.
HAROLD
You'll be alright,
(pats her on the
shoulder, while making
his way to the door)
Just practise like I've taught you.
I gotta go now,
(looking at his watch)
See you later OK?
MEDIUM SHOT - HAROLD - TRACKING
INT. LIVING ROOM - LATER
Agnes, alone again, flips through books and magazines to
revive her imagination. She watches TV but does not see
anything; she remains uninspired. She lies on the floor.
MATCH CUT TO:
INT. BEDROOM - MORNING
Agnes is lying in bed, an alarm going off. She eventually
turns it off and goes to the bathroom to wash up. Her
reality becomes distorted as she becomes increasingly
depressed. She looks at the mirror only to find a reflection
of the back of her head, instead of her face. She panics and
runs out into the hallway, unable to escape as she runs back

6. 5
to where she ran from. Sounds become muffled and her
surround becomes darker once again.
FADE TO BLACK.
INT. KITCHEN
FRACTAL ZOOM OUT - FROM A CUP OF COFFEE
Agnes drinks coffee compulsively, avoiding sleep or, rather,
her nightmares. Harold shows some concern but remains unable
to empathise and comfort her, urging her to stop drinking
coffee and go to sleep.
One day, Harold finds her unconscious having consumed
sleeping pills. The opening image mirrors the final image.