Turner,+Ysabel

Movie Madness Screenplay By Ysabel Turner Woman:(cries) Where are my children? A boy and a girl. Running through the forest. A man is behind them. A gunshot is fired. Boy: (yelling) Come on! The man gets closer and another shot is fired. Boy: (yelling, again) Come on! Two men are in front on the children at the clearing. Girl: (screaming in pain, from arm being pulled) Help! The girl’s arm is pulled back causing her to scream in pain. The boy watches as his sister is on the ground crying. Boy: Please. (He says to the man who is hurting his sister) Please don’t. Everything slowly fades away from the children and the men. Girl:(yelling) Derain. Where are you? Derain is sitting on a rock by the waters edge. His eyes wonder as he skips a rock. 1.2.3. Three jumps the rock makes and sinks. Girl:(yelling) Derain! Derain looks up to see his sister coming to him. Derain:(yelling) Over here, Arika! He looks up again to see his sister, his twin, standing right before him. She is beautiful in the sunlight. As she was standing right before him and studies his face, he knew she knew something was wrong. Arika always knew when he was upset. She could just sense it. As for Derain, he could tell when she was up to something. Arika: What are you doing here? Derain: I came to sit by the water. Arika: Right. (She smirks) Derain: Really. Arika: Ok. (She smirks again) I’m not judging. Derain just looks at his sister and smiles. Derain: So what have you been up to all day? Arika: Nothing much. Helping Mom with work. There was a weird silence between the two of them Arika: Speaking of Mom, she wants us home now. It’s not safe for us to be out at this time of night. Derain picked up one more rock and skipped it across the water. 1.2.3.4. Four skips before it sank to the bottom of the river. As it sank to the bottom the children sat by the waters edge and watched as the sun went down behind the clouds. **Fade Out….** Akira: What? Arika turns around to see what Derain is looking at. Derain: Go over there. Arika looks at Derain to see what he is thinking. Arika: (she looks around) Are you sure? Derain: Yes He looks at his twin sister and she knows what he is thinking. Someone is following them Arika:(sigh) Ok. They are in the bush. A man with dark black boots and two men with guns behind him are right in front of the bush obviously trying to find them. Trackers. Derain is scared and Arika can see that. The men are talking in low whispers. The man with the black boots turns on his heals with the other men close behind and stomp away. Derain is about to come out of the bush when Arika grabs his arm so tightly that his vanes pop out. Arika: (whispers) They’re not gone. Derain can feel their presence too. Arika: We need to crawl from here. The two of them crawl through the forest with Arika leading the way. They can see smoke coming from their house from the kitchen. Their mother is up. Just as they walk in the door she says, Mom: Where have you been all day, Derain? Derain:(Stutters) I-I. He starts to answer but is interrupted Mom: and, Arika. You said you would be right back with your brother. Arika: I… She begins but is interrupted too. Mom: Never mind. A gunshot is fired. Everyone goes silent. No one moves Mom: Into the water tower (she looks at both of her children) now. The children take off running across the dirt path as other children and their parents are trying to find a safe place to hide. Arika and Derain run as fast as they can without being scene. Derain :( His eyes are red and filled with tears) Come on. Let’s go Arika :(looks at him with hurt eyes) How can you say that when mom is right there (she points to her mom) dead. A tear rolls down her cheek. Derain: Simple. I have to take care of you. Arika: I can take care of myself. We are twins, if you have forgotten. Derain: Arika, we need to get out of here. Some one wants us dead, if you haven’t noticed. Arika just looks at him Arika: Derain I don’t even know who you are anymore. Derain looks at her. Arika: You are always sneaking off to places by yourself and you are always-hiding things from me whenever you can. Mom could see you were acting weird ever since dad died. Derain looks at her Derain: Do you still trust me?
 * Flash back ** : There is fire. Sounds of children and parents crying. People running from place to place trying to get away. Trying to get away from their little village.
 * Fade out. **
 * Fade in ** : Australia 1935. It is a windy morning, the leaves on the trees move in a wave like motion with the wind.
 * Fade in ** : Derain and Arika are walking through the forest. The sun is down and the only light is from the Moon in the sky. You can hear the sound of the wind as it moves the leaves all around them. The sound of their feet as they move quietly across the dirt road in the forest is heard.
 * Fade out ** ….
 * Flash back ** : It is the summer. The sun is shining down on the Moore River. There is not one cloud in the sky. Children are playing by the water’s edge while parents are out at work. It is a peaceful morning. **Fade out**….
 * Fade in ** : There is a water tower. You can hear the sound of running water as it hits the sides of the metal. It is night. Everything is quiet except for the sound of the water. Children start to come out of hiding. Arika and Derain are just starting to walk back home. They get through the door to find their dead mother lying on the floor. They both look at her with no feeling at all. A tear rolls down Arika’s face.

Arika: No (Her eyes are filling with tears as she looks to the floor at her mother) How can I when all you do is hide your life from me? Derain:(sighs) Well. (He looks up at her face) You are going to have too. Arika: Why should I? Derain: Because(he looks at Arika) You have no choice. Arika looks at him like she is about to protest but he starts to talk again Derain: If we are ever going to get out of Australia.
 * Fade out ** ….
 * Fade in ** : Derain and Arika are walking away from their home with only a few things that are important to them. The sun is just starting to come up from behind the clouds. As they walk there is a gunshot.

Derain: What was that? Arika slowly turns around to see the man with the dark black boots right there behind them. Arika: Run!!!!! Arika and Derain are running through the forest. The man is right behind them. A gunshot is fired. Arika starts to slow down. Derain quickly realizes and tugs on her arm. Derain: (yelling) Come on! The man is starting to get closer and another shot is fired. Derain: (yelling, again) Come on! Two men are in front of the children at the clearing. Where there is a van. Arika starts to slow down. The man grabs her arm. Arika: (screaming in pain, from arm being pulled) Help! Derain watches as Arika’s arm is being pulled back causing her to scream in pain. Arika cries to him to help, but all he does is watch. Arika’s arm is now in a strange position Derain: Please. (He says to the man who is hurting Arika.) Please don’t. The man looks up to see a boy standing right before him. The man smirks. He drops Arika to the ground. Derain comes running to see if she is ok but is pulled back by the man. Man: Burnum (A man comes over to where the two children are.) Man: Burnum …Hold this boy. (He shoves Derain at Burnum) The man walks over to where Arika is lying and picks her up. Arika spits on the man’s shoe. Man: Mullion (He calls) Hold this girl (He shoves Arika so hard at the man it is like she was slammed into a brick wall.) Man: Now. You to are to watch these two until we get them to the camp (He looks both Men in the eyes) Is that understood. Burnum and Mullion: Yes sir. Man: What did you say? Burnum and Mullion: Yes sir, Mr. Williams Mr. Williams: Very good (He looks at the children one more time. He flicks the spit from his shoe and turns around to leave.) Arika: We need to get out of here (she is picking t the dried blood on her hands) Derain: Arika, please just go to bed. Arika: How can you sleep at a time like this? (She looks at him) Derain: Easy (He rests his head on the cool side of the metal door). You just close your eyes and drift away (he yawns). Arika: Well, I for one am getting out of here (she starts to fiddle with the door handle) Derain: You know you won’t get far. Arika: Just watch me (she looks right into his eyes. He tries to avoid her gaze.) Derain: Arika. (He grabs her arm) Those men (he jerks his head to where the men are) are trained trackers. They are meant to find people like us and bring them to the camps. Arika: Lets not forget Derain, that those men are the same as us. Derain: Not anymore. Arika: What do you mean? Derain: The camps change people Arika. Even Aborigines like us. Arika: They were boys just like you once. They had parents just like we had mom and… dad (Derain shakes at the mention of his father) Derain; they aren’t that different from us. (She tries to look at his face, but he hides his eyes from her) Derain: It doesn’t matter Arika. People change. Our people are not always loyal to each other (he looks at her but not in the eyes) and anyway if your going anywhere, I have to come too so that’s that. Arika: Great. Lets go now. Derain: No!!! (He looks at her) Are you crazy? Arika: You don’t have to come with me you know. (She looks at his eyes. This time he lets her) Derain: But I want too (he looks at her and smirks) and I have too. Arika slaps him on the arm in a playful way. **Fade Out**…. **Fade in**: Arika and Derain are walking through the forest. The sun is starting to come up. In the distance you can hear someone yelling and people trying to move quickly. Derain: We are going to need to split up for a little Arika: Where will we meet up? Derain: By the pond. Arika: But that’s all the way back near the house. (She looks at him surprised) Derain: That’s the only place where no one knows about but you and me. Arika: But it’s so fair away. (She looks at him) There must be somewhere closer. Derain: Everywhere else is too public. If the trackers are where I think they’re from they will look at those places first. Arika: Fine (she looks at the blood filled lines on her hands) Derain: Ok. You should start heading east and I will head west. Lets meet at 10pm. Arika: What happens if one of the trackers finds us? Derain: Then we will know if we’re not there by ten. They say their good byes and set off on their separate trails. **Fade out**…. Arika is walking through the forest. She hears a sound like someone has been following her. There is a bush to the side. Arika goes into the bush. Burnum: She was just here. Mr. Williams:(yelling) Find her. (He turns on his heals and walks away) Burnum searches and searches but can’t find her. Arika stats to crawl in order to get away. Derain is sitting on a rock by the waters edge thinking of all the things that could have happened to his sister. The leaves all around make the shape of a mini tornado. **Fade out**…. Fade in: It is around 10:10. Derain is worried. He gets up and goes near the pond. The sound of footsteps coming closer is right behind him. He turns around to see his sister right there. His twin. Derain: I thought…. (He starts to say but is interrupted) Arika: (She smiles) Let’s get going. I tried to lead them away but it was harder than you think…. (She stops talking and looks at her brother) What? Derain: Nothing. (He smiles) Lets just walk. As Arika and Derain walk away with only the moon up above. You can hear them as they talk silently to each other. **Voice over**: Moving away from their little village. Moving away from their mom. Moving away from the pound. Moving away from the memories that have held them there so long. Moving away from Australia. The place they can no longer call home.
 * Fade Out ** ….
 * Fade in ** : It is night. The moon is high in the sky and the light of it shines of the Moore River. Arika and Derain are locked in the back of a van while Burnum is walking around outside and Mullion is fast asleep.
 * Fade in ** : It is silent as Arika and Derain slowly get out of the van. They crawl past the sleeping trackers and make their way to the woods where they wont be seen. **Fade Out**….
 * Fade in ** : The sun is starting to go down. The birds have gone into their nests and all is silent.
 * Camera starts to go really fast in till it hits Derain. **
 * Fact ** : In the 20th century the government of Australia would take away Aboriginal children away from their parents and send them to camps. At the camps they would try to “fix” the children and train them in to good Christians.

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