This short film follows Laz, a man living in a world where hundreds of people have mysteriously disappeared. He experiences flashbacks of these events, including witnessing his friend suddenly collapse. While walking alone, Laz is approached by a stranger named Gabriel who invites him to join a group of others who chose not to disappear. Gabriel explains to Laz that they all witnessed what happened and now have a choice to wait for their time to pass or leave through an mysterious open door. The film ends with Laz standing alone in a dark room facing the open door, leaving the audience unsure of whether he chose to stay or go through.

1. The Door
by
Joao R. de S. Dias
Name of Company: Shin Productions

2. FADE IN:
INT. DARK ROOM
A door in the dark room is slightly opened, letting in a
sliver of light through the gap, but closed enough that it
doesn’t show what is on the other side.
CUT TO:
A computer in the middle of the dark room, nothing but white
on the screen slightly lighting the dark room. Camera slowly
moves towards the computer. As it gets close, music builds
up and then…
CUT TO:
INT. BEDROOM
Camera focused on an alarm clock reading 9 AM going off,
whilst a bed is visible in the back out of focus.
CUT TO:
INT. KITCHEN
LAZ, a young adult who has experienced some of the recent
events first hand, sits at his kitchen table reading a
newspaper, news story in the back.
NEWS REPORTER (VO)
In recent news, hundreds of people
have been disappearing over the past
few days. Officials still unsure
what is causing this, but it is
thought that the revelation of…
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Laz putting on his jacket as he is about to leave the house.
He looks at his phone and putting on his earphones, before
opening the door and walking out.
CUT TO:
EXT. STREET
Laz walking down the street, listening to his music. During
his walk he comes to a stop when he sees a few people on the
floor, lying down, not moving. The Laz stands there looking
at the people with a blank expression as though he has seen
this before.

3. Whilst the Laz stands there, a bystander walks up and sees
the same thing and stands there as well. A few seconds go by
and out of nowhere the bystander falls onto the ground.
As he falls, faint talking becomes louder as there’s
‘flashback’ to the door and back to when the Laz first saw
it happen.
CUT TO:
EXT. STREET [FLASHBACK]
Quick flash showing the man that is mid fall, now in his
garden enjoying the day like any other day.
CUT TO:
EXT. PARK [FLASHBACK]
Quick flashes of Laz and his friend at the park, enjoying a
drink. Friend’s face turns into a concerned look. Shot then
follows by another quick flash showing the friend now on the
floor. Finally we see Laz saddened trying to call an
ambulance, with some people rushing to the body. Camera
slowly zooms to Laz’s face until…
CUT TO:
EXT. STREET
Laz’s face and he goes back to walking down the empty street
as the rest of the news report continues playing over the
next few shots.
NEWS REPORTER (VO)
…an item that many describe as a
computer in a dark room. It is still
unclear what it could mean, but
officials are looking into it.
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A montage of the Laz walking past various empty streets with
the occasional person lying on the floor.
CUT TO:
EXT. PARK
Laz sitting on a bench at a local park, drinking water
alone. Out of nowhere another person walks up to him and
sits next to him on the bench. He gives out a sigh as they

4. sit there.
RANDOM PERSON
So… You too huh.
Laz slightly nods his head, and takes another sip of water.
The two sit there pondering life.
RANDOM PERSON
Well, think about before you do it,
alright? It might not be too bad.
The random person slowly stands up and gives out another
sigh.
RANDOM PERSON
Perhaps we’ll meet again. I’ll be
going now.
He begins to walk away slowly, leaving the Laz alone sitting
on the bench, alone with his thoughts. He then takes a sip
of his water and sighs, gets up and walks the opposite way
to the stranger.
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Laz walks back to his house, the road even more lonesome
than it was at the start. As he approaches his house he gets
a flashback once again, this time of the mysterious door.
CUT TO:
INT. DARK ROOM
During the flashback like sequence, the Laz finds himself
inside the dark room sitting in front of the screen looking
around. Eventually he looks behind himself and sees the door
and looks at it for a while.
CUT TO:
INT. BEDROOM
Camera focused on an alarm clock reading 9 AM going off,
whilst a bed is visible in the back out of focus.
CUT TO:
INT. KITCHEN
Laz sitting at his kitchen table drawing, whilst a familiar

5. news story can be heard in the back.
NEWS REPORTER (VO)
In recent news, hundreds of people
have been disappearing over the past
few days. Officials still unsure
what is causing this, but it is
thought that the revelation of…
The news story is interrupted by a knock on the door. A
stranger seems to have found his way to the Laz’s house.
Gabriel
How’s it going! I see you chose to
stay behind huh. I’m gathering a
small group of people who chose to
stay too, want to come along? You
won’t be losing anything.
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EXT. STREET
Gabriel and the Laz walk down the road from earlier.
Gabriel
You know, usually when I find people
who chose not to go they are usually
pondering life or grieving. You
don’t seem to be doing either.
Gabriel looks at the Laz as he finishes the sentence for a
few seconds.
Gabriel
Or maybe I’m wrong.
The two continue walking, no bodies on the floor, nothing
unusual going on. It is as if it was all a dream apart from
this stranger.
CUT TO:
EXT. PARK
They finally arrive at the park, where a few people can be
seen from a distance, already gathered and are seemingly

6. enjoying themselves. The Laz comes to a stop on their way to
the group, taking a look at all the people smiling and
talking. Gabriel stops a few steps in front of him and takes
a look back.
Gabriel
Whatever you’ve gone through, we’ve
all seen it happen.
CUT TO:
INT. DARK ROOM
Gabriel continues to speak as it goes back to showing the
door in the dark room, now slightly more opened.
Gabriel
We all knew it was going to end
somehow, and it looks like this is
it. The only difference is you can
chose to wait for your time, or
leave whenever you feel like it.
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EXT. PARK
The Laz looks at Gabriel and the group in the distance,
trying to make the decision on whether to join them or go
back to solitude.
Gabriel
So. What will it be?
Laz, still looking in the distance continues to think deeply
about his options.
Gabriel
We’ll get to the door eventually. So
what the hurry?
Taking a final look, Laz takes a deep breath, which swiftly
leads to the next shot.
CUT TO:
INT. DARK ROOM
There is nothing but silence as we see Laz standing between

7. the computer and the door which is now more open than ever.
The final shot slowly fades out to black as the audience is
left wondering whether he chose to go or stay.
FADE TO BLACK:
CREDITS