A SHORT FILM ADAPTED FROM THE FEATURE-LENGTH SCRIPT
The inventor of a time machine travels into the future and discovers that his young lab assistant has betrayed him and taken credit for his life's work.
A Second Chance To Die will be a 1980s-style feature length science fiction film, with a focus on character and building tension.
Director Robert Massa is a filmmaker based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is is intrigued by stories where characters are placed in challenging situations with increasing complications and unpredictable outcomes.
The screenwriter Brian T. Best tries to confront characters with unexpected and compounding problems. Then he has their attempts at solutions lead to unexpected consequences that often negatively impact others.
Dr. Simon Nelson prepares to test a time machine that he has devoted over twenty years to constructing. His assistant, Amanda Taylor, a student working on her doctoral thesis, helps with the calculations. Simon decides to play it safe and only travel a couple of years into the future. His voyage leads to a shocking discovery.
FLASHBACK - INT. MUSEUM - NIGHT
Quiet and dimly lit. Spotlights shining down on exhibit items provide most of the light.
Simon gazes up at the large picture of Amanda. He looks down and shakes his head.
He spins around and faces Amanda.
SIMON
How could you?!
AMANDA
Simon, please. If you’ll just let me explain.
SIMON
Explain what?! You’ve taken everything from me! My life’s work!
Amanda holds up her palms.
AMANDA
If you’ll just calm down and listen--
SIMON
Calm down?! After what you’ve done--
AMANDA
I had no choice!
SIMON
No choice?! Really?!
AMANDA
Simon! You don’t understand what happened while you were gone! I was about to be charged with murder!
Simon furrows his brow.
SIMON
What?
AMANDA
The cops. They thought I killed you.
SIMON
But...that doesn’t make any sense.
AMANDA
Well, actually it did.
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