synopsis
It is 1942. For the past year, Richard Mason has found himself trapped in a barren, old mansion, caring for the thing that lives in the cellar below the house – a horrifying vampire, forcing him through psychic and physical torment to seek out new victims for it to feed on.
Mason’s mind is assaulted by this hideous creature, which appears to him mentally as a refined older man, blaming the other ‘persona’ for the violence waged against him. Mason is pushed to the point of madness unless he assists in the murder of innocent people.
Mason obeys but slowly finds he has to fight every day – fight against the noises from the bodies below the stairs that won‘t stay dead, the horrific imagery the creature puts into his head in order to break his will and from the fact that he is in a nightmare he cannot escape from.
Mason soon realizes: the monster he’s been protecting must die….
"It’s Ellison’s terrific appetite for atmosphere that makes it a must, building and building and building on top of some gnarly sound-design, to one sensational reveal."
"Super evocative of your script - so much of it is how I exactly imagined it in my head!"
"A rather detailed short film that at first glance can compete with Hollywood productions."
"The cinematography is stellar, the tone and mood excel, it's so atmospheric - reminds me of Del Toro. The location rocks, and I love the creature. Hat's off, man!"
"David J. Ellison delivers an incredible atmospheric tale that feels like James Wan or David Fincher had a hand in it."
"It’s Ellison’s terrific appetite for atmosphere that makes it a must, building and building and building on top of some gnarly sound-design, to one sensational reveal."
"Super evocative of your script - so much of it is how I exactly imagined it in my head!"
"A rather detailed short film that at first glance can compete with Hollywood productions."
"The cinematography is stellar, the tone and mood excel, it's so atmospheric - reminds me of Del Toro. The location rocks, and I love the creature. Hat's off, man!"
"David J. Ellison delivers an incredible atmospheric tale that feels like James Wan or David Fincher had a hand in it."
"It’s Ellison’s terrific appetite for atmosphere that makes it a must, building and building and building on top of some gnarly sound-design, to one sensational reveal."
Full Length Short
Familiar Short Film
Themes
Our production
Familiar highlights several topical themes
DOMESTIC ABUSE
Mason and ‘The Other’ are representative of a domestically abused spouse and their abuser – both reflecting the male and female side of this seldom talked about subject.
ASSISTED LIVING
Looking after the incapacitated or the infirm and assisted living, its mental impact on people as they’re put under immense pressure when looking after an abusive person.
ISOLATION
Loneliness and repetitive routine as a means of both imprisonment and relief, especially in light of modern events.
CO-DEPENDENT RELATIONSHIPS
Two males in a co-dependent relationship, reflecting not only modern relationships but also a cruel, gay co-dependent relationship.
Familiar Screenplay
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