Project FLOWING

Theme: curiosity can bring about disaster

Premise: A young man Willy living with his girlfriend Lina in an ordinary laid back suburban apartment complex is given a small briefcase to take care of by his new neighbor who apparently is leaving on vacation, and is instructed not to open it. The couple become very curious, but after discovering their neighbor was an infamous cuban assassin Francisco Huerta, a terrified Willy forbids Lina to even touch the briefcase. Overcome by curiosity Lina opens the briefcase and is bombarded with a number of creatures that threaten them and the rest of humanity. She and her boyfriend must now prevent havoc by the hands of these creatures in fear of being killed by Francisco, or worse fear of the creatures that can cause much more harm than Francisco. Fantasy, and elements of the surreal within the every day mundane.A series of happenings arise after opening the briefcase.

Program:

- questions fear over trust; Willy demands Lina not open the briefcase because he is afraid of Francisco rather than a trusted acquaintance

-trust within the couple

-woman=evil, blamed for the mishaps of the world

-manipulation, strategist notorious human creature

-Elements of fantasy, and personification of the non-human/living

Treatment:

We see an ordinary couple driving home from work (sales representatives) rambling about their day. They turn into their apartment complex and notice a moving truck. As they walk to their apartment they notice they have a new neighbor, a well dressed tall man with his hair slicked back. Willy greats him and introduces Lina. Francisco very courteously introduces himself and they have a short superficial acquaintance conversation. Willy offers his help, Francisco gratefully denies, ending with Willy saying in a ridiculous cracked smile “If you ever need anything don't hesitate to ask”Some time has passed, we see the couple watching the news in their pajamas when the news of an assassin wanted for the murder of millionaire Albert Reed, a sketch of an unidentified man is showed. Lina remarks his resemblance to the neighbor, laughter then turns to worry as they look at the drawing. He is identified as the infamous Chito, charged with a number of ruthless murders, as the couple stare at each other glancing at the wall facing Francisco's apartment the doorbell rings, Willy answers and is alarmed to see Francisco at the door. “Hey Francisco!”Lina quickly turns off the TV and rushes over too Willy, “Hi”(she stutters). Francisco, greets them sarcastically complementing their attire. He nonchalantly slips a briefcase into Willy's hands “I'm going to bother you for a favor”, telling him that he is going on a trip, and that some people might be coming over while he is out and he doesn't trust them with his stuff, asking Willy if he could take care of his briefcase while he's out, telling him that there isn't too many people he could trust, to no open the briefcase, and respect his privacy, stating that nothing grinds his gears more than double crossers. “But I know I can trust you Willy” He leaves reminding Willy to take good care of it while he's out. Leaving Willy paralyzed at the door terrified, confused, and in shock. Lina who was standing next to him the entire time begins to guess at the contents of the briefcase, asking Willy if they should call the cops. Willy terrified exclaims “What! No!”we are just gonna leave it under the sink and pretend nothing happened we are not gonna say anything after all we are not even sure he's Chito. Long silence and Lina remarks “I wonder whats in it. Open it it's not like he'll know”Willy: “Are you Crazy!?! Don't touch it, don't even look at it understand”. Some time passes. No news from Francisco, and Lina's curiosity grows immensely. Willy is called in to work to cover a workers shift, Lina alone accompanied by her ever growing curiosity gives in and opens it. A whirlwind pushes her against the wall, creatures flood her kitchen. Then disappear to there rightful location. Willy comes home to find a very jittery Lina watching TV. He approaches her asking whats wrong. He is responded by a shivered “nothing” He looks at Lena and says “what is it?” Knowing something was bothering her, at this point Lina reveals what she had done. An incredulous Willy sarcastically remarks by saying “then where did they go?”Convinced that Lena was just nervous about the briefcase belonging to “Chito”he ignored her story. That same night a toddler sized forest creature resembling both a toad and root appeared in the bedroom, croaking so thunderously that the ground began to shake. It releases a gooey secretion that burns everything around him leaving it looking dead. A terrified Willy frantically jumps around screaming in confusion. Lena recognized this is one of the creatures and tells him as they run out of the room to the kitchen. He reached for a knife and decides he must kill the creature to stop it. When he enters the room again he sees the creature has multiplied, completely freaked out he shuts the door runs to the storage and gives Lena a Hoe, “they're everywhere you have to help me!”The set off on a violent rampage screaming at the painful now magnetized croaks.

Now that he believes Lena, he sets her down and demands to know what exactly had happened, and what she saw. The second character appeared in a whirl of water, it appeared to be a mermaid. As the water cleared away her fin became legs, and she spoke, starting off sweet but infuriated by Lena's aggressive and demanding tone spewed out in a squeaky pitch foaming out what appeared to be tar. Willy was able to calm her, being the charming flirt that he was. He asked her who she was and what she was going to to do. She flirtatiously responded to Willy, that they had brought her there. And she began to trow-up the black liquid into the sink. She giggled looks at there fishbowl and pokes at the beta but squeals the water had burned her, enraged she spits at the bowl instantly killing the Beta, and turning the water a gunky,fumy gray. Terrified Willy tries to stop her, but she laughs him off. He grabs her and throw her in the bathtub splashing water onto her. Screeching she sizzles up. Willy runs out panting, yelling“Lena!What did you do!!!”

At dawn a demonic/handsome looking man appeared at their balcony and burst into flames, he was progressively beaming hotter and brighter. Destroying their apartment, and toasting their skin. Once again Willy,“saves the day”with the fire extinguisher scaling the mans skin, and shrinking him down, shriveling his body making him appear old . He shrinks him down to a size where he could be locked into the briefcase again. As he quickly tosses him in his sink faucet bursts and another figure rises from the water. All the pipes explode, and a roaring rumble followed by a storm initiates by another creature traced out in a tornado the complex is destroyed. We see the shivering couple shaking under a mound of rubble grasping tightly to the the briefcase. At this point nothing can save them and they clasp on to each other. END

Behavioral Composites:

-Willy, Lina, Francisco, trust geared by fear

-Lina opens the box, curiosity, break in trust

-Willy's disbelief

-Willy's heroism/savagery, massacre justified by fear and safety