Swept with the murder of its people, a town lost in the mystery of who. A question only Tashyka Zundel, Kate Thomas, Dena Kaufman, and Megan Pitta can solve as they write the script for their short film.  

“In film, we talk about the different aspects of movies and the many things that go into making a good film, ” Zundel says. Her B days involve going to the 7th period to study film. 

Within the curriculum, a film class studies the many decisions made to create a film, what each shot means, how colorization affects the aura, and how sound effects leave the impact you’re aiming for.

They analyze movies, one example being the 1934 movie It Happened One Night, a black-and-white picture that loses its sense of color, needing to rely on other film tactics to truly get the message across.

Zundel explains, “Our short film follows a girl’ played by Kaufman, “who has to move schools a lot but doesn’t know why, we want it to be some kind of mystery/thriller short film that will keep you interested.” 

As the director Zundel finds herself excited at the prospect of beginning filming, the four work together to write the script as Zundel takes more of a lead position.

“Every new town she goes to she ends up killing people, they disappear.” Thomas explains, however, “She doesn’t know she’s the one doing it, she blacks out whenever she does it.”

As her killing spree begins in the town she’s just moved into she meets Thomas’ character. An unrequited friendship that quickly turns sour as they find themselves in a huge fight on the way to a party. A fight ends with an illegal split, separating from each other in a town with a mandate to travel in pairs for safety. 

“My character ends up dying and Dena’s like, ‘I don’t know why my friend went missing,’” cold-hearted murder forgotten in her mess of a memory.

The story ends with a clear indication of how Kaufman’s character will continue living, as “Dena goes to another town and she meets Tashyka’s character and the cycle just repeats.”