ive composed a screenplay for a short film.
its a silent feature with subtitles.
[open- man in suit walking on the sidewalk of a large city. new york? man lowers himself to the ground and makes himself comfortable, and lies there on the sidewalk]
[pedestrian # 1 (a wallstreet lawyer) walks along the sidewalk looking straight forward. he trips over man in suit and falls to the ground. he gets up and brushes himself off and looks at the man in the suit on the ground.]
pedestrian # 1: Jesus, I'm sorry. I didn't see you there. Are you okay?
man in suit: Yes.
pedestrian # 1: What happened, did you fall?
man in suit: No, I'm fine. Please leave me alone.
pedestrian # 1 (grinning): You've been drinking.
man in suit: I haven't been drinking.
pedestrian # 1 (angry): Why are you lying in the middle of the pavement? You could have broken my neck!
pedestrian # 1: Look...whats wrong? Here, let me help you up.
man in suit: No! Don't touch me!
[Enter, pedestrian # 2 and # 3]
pedestrians # 2 and 3: What's the matter with him? Has he fallen?
pedestrian # 1: No, he hasn't fallen.
[Enter, large crowd of curious pedestrians]
together: Is he hurt?
man in suit: No. Please, all of you, leave me alone.
voices from crowd: He must be insane.
man in suit: I'm not insane. Just leave me alone.
pedestrian # 1: Why are you lying down? (anxiously) Why won't you tell me whats wrong?
man in suit: Look I can't tell you, it wouldn't be right.
voices from crowd: He must be mad. Oh look Officer!
[Enter police officer]
police officer (kneeling down next to man in suit): Are you alright?
man in suit: I'm fine. Please, will you just let me lie here?
police officer: I'm afraid I can't let you do that sir.
pedestrian # 1: Just tell me why you're lying here. Tell me!
man in suit: You don't want to know, please believe me.
pedestrian # 1: You don't think there's any point, right? What, that we're all going to die? Is that it? Is that why you're lying here?
man in suit: No.
police officer: Tell us! Tell us, for Christ's sake!
man in suit: You want to know why I'm lying here?
pedestrian # 1: Yes!
man in suit: You really want to know? Yes, I'll tell you. I'll tell you why I'm lying here....but god forgive me....and god help us all....because you don't know what you ask of me.
pedestrian # 1 (shouting): Tell us!
[ Lips of man in suit moving, but no subtitles shown. Cut to police officer, pedestrian # 1, 2 and 3, and entire crowd of pedestrians laying down on the sidewalk next to man in suit after he tell them why he's laying down. fade to black] | 
