*2011 short list and honourable mention, Sundance Table Read My Script* FADE IN EXT. LARGE COMPOUND DAY We hear a sharp CRACKING sound as camera opens on a pile of snails placed on the ground. Beside the pile is a plastic bowl with freshly prepped snails. INTO FRAME, we see a small rock come down on a … Continue reading Veronica’s Pieces
Hedonistic in our quest for pleasure we sat and shared the apple. It tasted so good we did it over and over and over again. But in between bites, came the pin pricks. One from me, one from you. We feign ignorance. What was that? I ask. What was that? You ask. Still we … Continue reading The Forbidden Fruit
Hark! Is that the gangan I hear? Or an another worldly sound in my ear? Indeed it is the gangan I hear. Oh! Joy, joy, joy to my ear. I want to break into dance, Kneel and sieve sand through my fingers. Feel the pulse of the land, Swell and thump In time with … Continue reading Dance Of Unity
Osas and I arrive at what seems to be the venue of his brothers’ show and we are ushered in through the performer’s entrance. “Are you crazy Osas, I’m a married woman”. “Keep your helmet on I have to take care of a small obligation, and then we’re out of here”. He whispers back … Continue reading Hatched – Part 2
Sigh. I switch off as Julius my husband of three years prattles on about some cocktail with the boss and something, something, something. He just got the information today, he knows I’ll never go out looking less than perfect…..I don’t want to hear his rubbish stories, all lies. He cast a look at his reflection … Continue reading Hatched – Part 1