The document is a screenplay that follows Revy, a teenage girl dealing with intrusive negative thoughts ("Shadow People"). She has a conversation with her girlfriend Rosa over messages where they agree to go to sleep for school the next day. Revy then has a nightmare where the Shadow People surround and insult her until kind thoughts in the form of animals and people help calm her down. Revy wakes up and reassures Rosa she is okay via text before going to sleep, with a good thought bird keeping her company.

1. ME, MYSELF AND THEM.
By
Katy-Anne Coleman

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FADE IN:
INT. REVY’S HOUSE CORRIDOR. NIGHT.
REVY’s plain white bedroom door sits in the middle of a cream
coloured corridor: to the right of it, there’s another white
door which is open, though the room inside can’t be seen aside
from the aqua floor by the door.
INT. REVY’S BEDROOM. NIGHT.
REVY sits on her bed comfortably, listening to music through
some earphones, eyes closed. She’s wearing a lilac T-shirt and
blue leggings, with her feet bare. Her phone is on the bed to
her right, what she’s listening to the music from. Her
curtains are mostly closed, though a crack reveals it is dark
outside. REVY’s room is a mix of messy and clean; an Xbox
controller sits at the foot of her bed along with her PJs, and
yet her bookshelf is neat and tidy and her bed which she’s
sitting on is made.
REVY pulls her earphones out and immediately there’s a ding as
she receives a message. REVY picks up her phone, checking to
see who it was that’s messaging her. It’s from someone simply
called “Rosa <3”. ROSA is REVY’s girlfriend, who remains
faceless for the majority of the film.
ROSA (MESSAGE)
You and I should probably be getting
some rest soon, shouldn’t we?
Her eyes narrowing, REVY notices the time on her phone:
12:10am at night. Quickly, she reponds to ROSA.
REVY (MESSAGE)
Sh*t, you’re right. We should probably go to
sleep. Especially since we’ve got school
tomorrow.
REVY turns her phone off and gets up, heading out her bedroom
and entering the bathroom.
INT. REVY’S BATHROOM. NIGHT.
As she brushes her teeth and then brushes her hair afterwards,
she keeps looking back at her phone over and over again; she’s
waiting for a response. Once REVY is done brushing her hair,
she leaves the bathroom and returns to her room with her phone
in her hand.
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INT. REVY’S BEDROOM. NIGHT.
REVY sits down on her bed with her legs hanging over the side,
and another ding alerts her of a response. She looks down at
her phone to see a reply from ROSA.
ROSA (MESSAGE)
Yup. Sounds like a plan to me!
REVY (MESSAGE)
What took you so long?
ROSA (MESSAGE)
I was busy, sorry ‘bout that.
(BEAT)
REVY (MESSAGE)
It’s fine, don’t expect you to be there
all the time after all.
REVY puts her phone down on the bed and flops backwards, lying
with her arms and legs spread like a starfish as she looks up
at the ceiling. Looking a little worried, she closes her eyes.
REVY’S MIND, NIGHT.
REVY opens her eyes suddenly, as she and the world around her
goes black. Her body is outlined white, her hair has turned
grey, all colour has disappeared. REVY quickly gets up and
looks around, and fear quickly hits her as she seems to
realise where she is. REVY begins to run to the left (her
right), trying to get somewhere. As she runs, dark figures
start to appear and disappear in the background, almost like
ghosts.
When REVY sees the Safe Space, she begins to run faster and
becomes more frantic: the Safe Space stands out from the
darkness as a large and bright area with green grass, flowers
and a pond, as well as some trees. White figures, GOOD
THOUGHTS, stand about with different hairstyles and hair
colours, all looking happy. There’s also some of the GOOD
THOUGHTS that are in the form of white animals, mostly birds
and butterflies, though there’s a cat and a dog there too.
Suddenly, as REVY gets closer to the Safe Space, a large swarm
of the ghostly figures rise from the ground and block her
access to the Safe Space. They are the SHADOW PEOPLE, each at
a different height and also with different expressions: most
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seem angry, though some look gleeful and others look sad.
Behind the wall of SHADOW PEOPLE, some of the GOOD THOUGHTS in
the Safe Space turn and look to see what’s going on in shock.
REVY screeches to a halt, clearly surprised. Her expression
shifts to one of fear, as she quickly turns around and then
runs in the other direction. As REVY tries to get away from
the SHADOW PEOPLE as fast as she can, they all promptly chase
after her in their large group, hunting her down like an
animal after their prey.
After running fearfully for a few moments, REVY suddenly trips
up and stumbles, falling forward and landing on her hands and
knees. The SHADOW PEOPLE rush forward, taking this advantage,
and crowd REVY as she lies on the floor. Looking around and
seeing that she’s surrounded, REVY begins to try and kick away
the SHADOW PEOPLE, who all begin to say horrible things to
her.
SHADOW 1
You’re such a failure.
SHADOW 3
Nobody cares about you.
Terrified and trying to block out the SHADOW PEOPLE, REVY
curls up on her front on the floor and starts to cry, as more
and more SHADOW PEOPLE surround and say horrible things to
her.
SHADOW 1
You mean absolutely nothing.
SHADOW 4
You’re untalented compared to everyone else.
SHADOW 2
You’re so pathetic!
REVY screams loudly and suddenly, getting overwhelmed by the
SHADOW PEOPLE surrounding her and sounding desperate for
someone to come to her aid. As she screeches, the SHADOW
PEOPLE all vanish in an instant, leaving REVY alone on the
floor in the darkness.
Carefully and quietly, a GOOD THOUGHT in the shape of a bird
lands in front of REVY as she continues to cry.
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GOOD THOUGHT 1
You’re pretty!
REVY looks up at the GOOD THOUGHT in disbelief and surprise
from behind some of her hair that’s fallen in front of her
eyes. Behind her another GOOD THOUGHT walks over, in the form
of a female human with short red hair.
GOOD THOUGHT 2
C’mon, you’re doing so well!
Another GOOD THOUGHT in the form of a male human with short
blue hair appears beside the GOOD THOUGHT with red hair, and
then a GOOD THOUGHT in the form of a butterfly lands on her
head, and then another one appears by the bird. One by one,
more GOOD THOUGHT’s appear around REVY, supporting her with
kind words.
GOOD THOUGHT 3
You’re trying your best.
GOOD THOUGHT 4
People do care about you, y’know.
GOOD THOUGHT 5
You deserve to be loved.
A few more tears fall from REVY’s eyes as she smiles, before
then proceeding to close her eyes, now calm and content.
INT. REVY’S BEDROOM. NIGHT
REVY’s eyes open when the sound of her receiving a
notification alerts her. The world around her has changed once
again, and she’s back in her pastel room, on her bed, still
sprawled out like a starfish. Blinking a few times in
surprise, REVY sits up and looks at her phone, before picking
it up and reading the message, which is from ROSA.
ROSA (MESSAGE)
Hey, you okay?
(BEAT)
REVY (MESSAGE)
Yea, I’m just… Dealing with some troubles again.
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ROSA (MESSAGE)
You’re alright now though, aren’t you?
Do you want me to stick around a bit longer
before I go to bed?
REVY blushes and smiles to herself, before responding.
REVY (MESSAGE)
No, I’m gonna be okay. Thanks though
sweetheart. I appreciate it <3
ROSA (MESSAGE)
No problem. I’ll see you tomorrow then.
Goodnight, sleep well! I love you <3
REVY (MESSAGE)
Goodnight Rosa. I love you too, so much xx
REVY puts down her phone on her bedside table, next to a photo
frame of REVY and ROSA: ROSA has short dark blue hair and
glasses, and in the picture she’s wearing a white t-shirt and
dark blue jeans to match her hair colour. As REVY gets up from
the bed and passes the picture, the GOOD THOUGHT in the form
of a white bird from earlier appears, perched beside it. Off-
screen, REVY gets changed into her PJs seen earlier, as the
GOOD THOUGHT sits patiently and pecks at the photo frame in an
almost curious manner. Once REVY is finished getting dressed,
she goes and reaches out for the light switch. However, as she
does so, she pauses and looks at herself in the mirror with a
concerned expression. The GOOD THOUGHT flies up and lands on
her shoulder, chirping cheerfully and innocently. REVY smiles
at her reflection, looking happy, before turning off the
light.
FADE OUT
The End.
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