Group Treatment

1. Film Title: The Beast In Me
Summary The Beast In Me is a character-driven thriller abouta quietstudent who
seeks revenge in odd ways.
Full Storyline
Junior (17), an insecurehigh school student believes he has had enough of ones who bringhim down. Mocking
and teasing happeningfor 5+ years.He’s got a beast to release.
His world is crushed when his teacher expels himin front of his peers for a phone that went off during exa m that
isn’teven his.Junior plans and studies his whereabouts meticulously and is on the brink of rage. Over-whelmed,
Junior gets caughtdoing this and is placed in a silentroomfor 15 days.
A school psychiatristtells the teacher that Junior does not appear to have mental health issues,but could benefit
from change in environment as he’s learnthis lesson.
Junior now released battles with a splitpersonality.No matter how hard the psychiatristtries to keep Junior
sane. Nothing can contain the beast insideof him. (Written and directed by Zachariah Mwanza)
Opening Sequence
Opening sequence is a flash-forward to the final event of the filmand then cuts to Junior in a classroom.Getting
bullied.
Locations
Exclusionroom School Apartment
Target Audience Breakdown
Due to this filmbeing based around violence, the demographic I am targeting are males
between 16-25. The group knows about the struggle of bullying and what it can lead to.