Short film script

Depression

A short film by María Gómiz

INT. HIGHSCHOOL CLASSROOM – DAY

Sara, a seventeen year old girl, is standing in front of the camera. Only her back is showed. She is sitting in a typical high school chair in front of the desk. She is talking with her friends, everyone seems to be happy. Her friends are two girls and one boy.

Sara’s laugh is Heard, also her friend’s. 

SARA

(Laughing) No! Stop it! It wasn’t my fault! I didn’t know someone was at the changing room!

ALLISON

(Laughing) You should had seen her face! The woman inside the changing room was petrified!

Everybody continues laughing.

INT. HIGHSCHOOL CLASSROOM – DAY

Sara continues in the same position, everyone has changed clothes so we know it is a new day. Sara moves less and the sounds are quitter, we cannot hear exactly what they are saying. Her friends talk with her and she laughs, they move faster than normal.

INT. HIGHSCHOOL CLASSROOM – DAY

Sara continues in the same position, everyone has changed clothes so we know it is a new day. Sara doesn’t almost move, sounds are very quiet. Her friends try to interact with her, they look worried. The images move faster, but we can distinguish what is happening.

INT. HIGHSCHOOL CLASROOM – DAY

Sara continues in the same position, everyone has changed clothes so we know it is a new day. Sara’s friends are talking with each other next to her, they don’t try to interact with and she is completely static. The images are really fast and the sounds are far away.

INT. HIGHSCHOOL CLASSROOM – DAY

Sara continues in the same position, everyone has changed clothes so we know it is a new day. The images are really fast, we can see people moving around but it is impossible to distinguish anything. Sara continues static. There is no sound at all.

BLACK SCREEN

The screen turns black and the following message appears.

Depression is a silent problem. It isolates you from your family and friends, without you can even have time to realize.

Depression makes you an expectator from your own life.