Cries Wolf
byMichael Kiggundu, Victoria Gafoor and Geoffrey Chambers
                          Yeboah




  1. INT. HOUSE. NIGHT                                .1
Operator
  I’m sorry but this number has been reported for prank
calls. There is a 72 hour wait for the emergency services
 to take these calls seriously. Please, do not waste our
                       time again.

                             JAMIE
                         But..Im not-

          SHE HANGS UP AND THE DIALING TONE IS HEARD

 JAMIE RUNS OVER TO HIS NICOLE WHO APPEARS TO BE PASSING
OUT. SHE HAS TRIED TO STAUCH THE BLOOD FLOW WITH ___. THE
 IMAGE BLACKS IN AND OUT WITH THE SOUND OF A HEART BEAT
                SLOWING. WE SEE HER FAINT.

                        NICOLE SCREAMS

FADE TO BLACK

VOICE OVER: JAMIE: Toady was just a normal day for us. To
begin with..

                          FLASHBACK

2. EXT. STREET. DAY                      .2

FADE IN

JAMIE AND NICOLE ARE SHOWN KNOCKING ON A DOOR. THEY HEAR
THE PERSON INSIDE COMING TOWARDS THE DOOR AND BEGIN
RUNNING AWAY, DOWN THE STREET.

  3..INT. HOUSE. DAY                                   .3

THEY ENTER A HOUSE AND RUN UP THE STAIRS FAST, FLEEING.
THEY RUSH INTO A ROOM AND SIT DOWN LAUGHING AND OUT OF
BREATH. JAMIE PICKS UP HIS MOBILE PHONE AND BEGINS TO
DIAL 999, WHILE NICOLE WATCHES.

                    OPERATOR
    (Voice from Phone)
             Hello, what’s your emergency?

                          JAMIE
I can’t find the local Tesco’s, and I’m getting really
distressed. Can you help?

    THE GIRL MUFFLES A LAUGH IN THE BACKGROUND
OPERATOR
  Right, that’s not really a 999 emergency call, is it?

                          JAMIE
                    (Nearly laughing)
                            No

 THE CAMERA SHOWS BOTH CHARACTERS STARTING TO LAUGH AND
                     THE GIRL SAYS:

                            NICOLE
                          (Laughing)
                           Hang up!

                  HE HANGS UP THE PHONE

4.INT. HOUSE. EVENING                              .4

HE TURNS ON SOME MUSIC, TAKING OUT THE CIGGERETTES OUT OF
HIS POCKET AND PASSES ONE TO HER. SHES IN THE PROCESS OF
       TAKING A BOTTLE OF ALCHOHOL OUT OF HER BAG.

SHE STARTS DRINKING FROM THE BOTTLE AND PASSES IT TO HIM.
 HE SHAKES HIS HEAD AND TAKES A SMALL PACKET OUT OF HIS
                         POCKET.


                             JAMIE

         Maybe you should try this, for a change

HE BEGINS TO OPEN UP THE PACKET ON THE TABLE AAND SPREADS
                 IT OUT WITH HIS FINGERS

                            NICOLE
                          (Laughing)
                              No

                          JAMIE
                    (Smiling at her)
          Come on stop being shy, you are safe

                            NICOLE
                             Am I?

                             JAMIE
                        Yeah, you’re with me

 THE GIRL TAKES THE DRUG AND SHE BEGINS TO HALLUSENATE,
  BECOMING UNSTEADY IN HER MOVEMENT AND CONFUSED. THE
CAMERA MOVEMENT SUDDELY CHANGES SLOW UNSTEAD PACE AND
         BEGINS TO BLUR.SLOW MOTION CAMERA WORK

  5.INT. HOUSE. MORNING                               .5

  ESTABLISHING SHOT: MESSY ROOM, WE SEE BOTH CHRACTERS
 ASLEEP, POSSIBLY ON THE FLOOR SURROUNDED BY TRASH FROM
          THE NIGHT BEFORE. THEY BEGIN TO STIR.

 JAMIE LIFTS HIS HEAD SLOWLY AND WALKS OVER TO NICOLE,
                  SHAKING HER SOFTLY.

                          JAMIE
                       (Whipsers)
                      Hey, you ok?

THE GIRL RUBS HER TEMPLES, HER EYES SQUINTING AGAINST THE
                       BRIGHT LIGHT

                          NICOLE
                     (Croaking voice)
                  Um, I think so. Just.

                          JAMIE
            Wait there, I’ll get some water.

 HE LEAVES THE ROOM AND GOES DOWN STAIRS. NICOLE LOOKS
 OVER TO HER BAG THAT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM.
              SHE STANDS WOBBLING A LITTLE.

AS SHE WALKS SHE LOOSES HER BALANCE AND REACHES TOWARDS A
SURFACE TO STEADY HERSELF, BUT SLIPS BANGING HER HEADAND
                LANDING ON A GLASS BOTTLE.

 BLOOD STARTS POURING FROM HER ARM. WE SEE THE BOY COME
BACK UP THE STAIRS AND HEAR HER CRYING FROM THE HALLWAY.
               HE BURSTS THROUGH THE DOOR

                          JAMIE
                       (Panicked)
              Oh my God __! What happened!


                         NICOLE
                  (Drowsy and sobbing)
             I.. fell. Call ..an ambulance.

JAMIE GRABS HIS MOBILE PHONE AND DIALS 999. WE HERE THE
                     DIALING TONE.

                          OPERATOR
Hello, how can I help?

                          JAMIE
   My friend has fallen! She’s cut her arm really bad!

HE LOOKS TOWARDS THE GIRL SERVERAL TIMES DURING THE PHONE
                           CALL

                         Operator
  I’m sorry but this number has been reported for prank
calls. There is a 72 hour wait for the emergency services
 to take these calls seriously. Please, do not waste our
                       time again.

                          JAMIE
                      But..Im not-

       SHE HANGS UP AND THE DIALING TONE IS HEARD

HE RUNS OVER TO HIS FRIEND WHO APPEARS TO BE PASSING OUT.
  SHE HAS TRIED TO STAUCH THE BLOOD FLOW WITH ___. THE
 IMAGE BLACKS IN AND OUT WITH THE SOUND OF A HEART BEAT
                SLOWING. WE SEE HER FAINT.

FADE TO BLACK




                        THE END

Cries wolf 2nd Draft Of Script

  • 1.
    Cries Wolf byMichael Kiggundu,Victoria Gafoor and Geoffrey Chambers Yeboah 1. INT. HOUSE. NIGHT .1
  • 2.
    Operator I’msorry but this number has been reported for prank calls. There is a 72 hour wait for the emergency services to take these calls seriously. Please, do not waste our time again. JAMIE But..Im not- SHE HANGS UP AND THE DIALING TONE IS HEARD JAMIE RUNS OVER TO HIS NICOLE WHO APPEARS TO BE PASSING OUT. SHE HAS TRIED TO STAUCH THE BLOOD FLOW WITH ___. THE IMAGE BLACKS IN AND OUT WITH THE SOUND OF A HEART BEAT SLOWING. WE SEE HER FAINT. NICOLE SCREAMS FADE TO BLACK VOICE OVER: JAMIE: Toady was just a normal day for us. To begin with.. FLASHBACK 2. EXT. STREET. DAY .2 FADE IN JAMIE AND NICOLE ARE SHOWN KNOCKING ON A DOOR. THEY HEAR THE PERSON INSIDE COMING TOWARDS THE DOOR AND BEGIN RUNNING AWAY, DOWN THE STREET. 3..INT. HOUSE. DAY .3 THEY ENTER A HOUSE AND RUN UP THE STAIRS FAST, FLEEING. THEY RUSH INTO A ROOM AND SIT DOWN LAUGHING AND OUT OF BREATH. JAMIE PICKS UP HIS MOBILE PHONE AND BEGINS TO DIAL 999, WHILE NICOLE WATCHES. OPERATOR (Voice from Phone) Hello, what’s your emergency? JAMIE I can’t find the local Tesco’s, and I’m getting really distressed. Can you help? THE GIRL MUFFLES A LAUGH IN THE BACKGROUND
  • 3.
    OPERATOR Right,that’s not really a 999 emergency call, is it? JAMIE (Nearly laughing) No THE CAMERA SHOWS BOTH CHARACTERS STARTING TO LAUGH AND THE GIRL SAYS: NICOLE (Laughing) Hang up! HE HANGS UP THE PHONE 4.INT. HOUSE. EVENING .4 HE TURNS ON SOME MUSIC, TAKING OUT THE CIGGERETTES OUT OF HIS POCKET AND PASSES ONE TO HER. SHES IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING A BOTTLE OF ALCHOHOL OUT OF HER BAG. SHE STARTS DRINKING FROM THE BOTTLE AND PASSES IT TO HIM. HE SHAKES HIS HEAD AND TAKES A SMALL PACKET OUT OF HIS POCKET. JAMIE Maybe you should try this, for a change HE BEGINS TO OPEN UP THE PACKET ON THE TABLE AAND SPREADS IT OUT WITH HIS FINGERS NICOLE (Laughing) No JAMIE (Smiling at her) Come on stop being shy, you are safe NICOLE Am I? JAMIE Yeah, you’re with me THE GIRL TAKES THE DRUG AND SHE BEGINS TO HALLUSENATE, BECOMING UNSTEADY IN HER MOVEMENT AND CONFUSED. THE
  • 4.
    CAMERA MOVEMENT SUDDELYCHANGES SLOW UNSTEAD PACE AND BEGINS TO BLUR.SLOW MOTION CAMERA WORK 5.INT. HOUSE. MORNING .5 ESTABLISHING SHOT: MESSY ROOM, WE SEE BOTH CHRACTERS ASLEEP, POSSIBLY ON THE FLOOR SURROUNDED BY TRASH FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE. THEY BEGIN TO STIR. JAMIE LIFTS HIS HEAD SLOWLY AND WALKS OVER TO NICOLE, SHAKING HER SOFTLY. JAMIE (Whipsers) Hey, you ok? THE GIRL RUBS HER TEMPLES, HER EYES SQUINTING AGAINST THE BRIGHT LIGHT NICOLE (Croaking voice) Um, I think so. Just. JAMIE Wait there, I’ll get some water. HE LEAVES THE ROOM AND GOES DOWN STAIRS. NICOLE LOOKS OVER TO HER BAG THAT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM. SHE STANDS WOBBLING A LITTLE. AS SHE WALKS SHE LOOSES HER BALANCE AND REACHES TOWARDS A SURFACE TO STEADY HERSELF, BUT SLIPS BANGING HER HEADAND LANDING ON A GLASS BOTTLE. BLOOD STARTS POURING FROM HER ARM. WE SEE THE BOY COME BACK UP THE STAIRS AND HEAR HER CRYING FROM THE HALLWAY. HE BURSTS THROUGH THE DOOR JAMIE (Panicked) Oh my God __! What happened! NICOLE (Drowsy and sobbing) I.. fell. Call ..an ambulance. JAMIE GRABS HIS MOBILE PHONE AND DIALS 999. WE HERE THE DIALING TONE. OPERATOR
  • 5.
    Hello, how canI help? JAMIE My friend has fallen! She’s cut her arm really bad! HE LOOKS TOWARDS THE GIRL SERVERAL TIMES DURING THE PHONE CALL Operator I’m sorry but this number has been reported for prank calls. There is a 72 hour wait for the emergency services to take these calls seriously. Please, do not waste our time again. JAMIE But..Im not- SHE HANGS UP AND THE DIALING TONE IS HEARD HE RUNS OVER TO HIS FRIEND WHO APPEARS TO BE PASSING OUT. SHE HAS TRIED TO STAUCH THE BLOOD FLOW WITH ___. THE IMAGE BLACKS IN AND OUT WITH THE SOUND OF A HEART BEAT SLOWING. WE SEE HER FAINT. FADE TO BLACK THE END