The Faceless: Script with Storyboards

THE FACELESS

By Joshua Wood

INT. ROOM - DAY

Two faceless ghosts, GHOST 1 and GHOST 2, sit next to each
other in an empty room. Slowly Ghost 1 turns it's head
towards Ghost 2. Ghost 2 in turn turns toward Ghost 1. They
stand and exit right.

EXT. RIVER WALK - NIGHT

HENRY is walking through the park. He's dressed nicely
carrying a bag. He looks a bit tired from work but has an
attitude of  optimism.  

In the distance a women is leaning over the rail sobbing.
Her cries are audible from the distance as Henry gets
closer.

                      WOMAN
                (Crying)
          ...

Henry gets closer to the crying women and has a look of
concern. He walks past her trying to ignore her but keeps
looking in her direction. He stops and thinks. 

Henry starts walking quickly towards the women. Once he's
behind her he pauses and clears his throat. 

                      HENRY
          Excuse me. Are you alright?

The woman continuous crying without noticing Henry. 

                      HENRY
          Sumimasen, daijoubu desu ka?

Henry reaches out and puts his hand on the women's shoulder.
She sniffles a little and stops crying. She slowly turns
towards Henry revealing herself as the faceless ghost.

                      HENRY
                (shocked)
          Oh my God!

Henry screams in surprise as he runs away. The faceless
ghost 2 stands up straight watching as Henry runs away. 

Henry looks behind him to see she's not following him. But
he can't stop running. He keeps running until he sees a
light up ahead. 

The light is a VENDOR selling goods in the park. Henry
approaches him and stops running. He takes some time to
catch his breath. 

                      VENDOR
                (Surprised )
          Why hello good sir. 

Henry holds on to the table trying to catch his breath.

                      VENDOR
          Are you alright?

                      HENRY
                (still breathing heavily)
          No. A women...with no face...

                      VENDOR
          A women with no face? Maybe you
          aren't alright.

                      HENRY
                (Breathing normally)
          She was crying so I asked if she
          was alright. When she turned around
          she didn't have a face. 

                      VENDOR
          What do you mean no face?

                      HENRY
          It was the shape of a face but no
          eyes, no nose, no mouth. Nothing.

                      VENDOR
          Do yo mean like this?

The vendor then swipes his face to reveal he is also
faceless. Henry has a look of despair and the lights go out.
Henry screams.

INT. ROOM - NIGHT

Ghost 1 and Ghost 2 enter the room from the right. They both
sit down. Ghost 2 looks slowly towards Ghost 1 and Ghost 1
looks slowly towards Ghost 2 then both back facing front. 

INT. OFFICE - DAY

Open on a bookcase full of books on yokai and supernatural
beings.  

JAMES is sitting at his desk staring into his laptop. On the
screen is a story about a dead man in the park. Witnesses
say they saw what looked like a faceless man leaving the
scene.

Cut to Screen then back to James. He reaches down and grabs 
a box. He pulls some things out of the box including a GUN. 
He checks the time, stands up putting the items into his
pockets and leaves. 

INT. ROOM - NIGHT

Ghost 1 and 2 are sitting in the room. They slowly look at
each other then turn towards the window. Ghost 1 stands up
and holds out his hand. Ghost 2 puts her hand in his and
stands up. They begin to dance slowly.  Ghost 2 puts her
head on Ghost 1's shoulder. As the sun goes down the room 

 gets darker. They stop, look at each other then exit the
room to the left.

EXT. RIVER WALK - NIGHT

James is walking through the park, around the area where
Henry had died. He looks frustrated from walking around all
night. He then hears a woman crying. He walks toward the
sound.

                      WOMAN
                (Crying)
          ...

James approaches the woman as she sits crying on the bench.
He carefully walks up to the bench and sits next to the
woman.

                      JAMES
          Excuse me?

The woman turns to expose her faceless face. She stares
directly at James and he stares directly at her. Slowly he
moves closer  to her staring the whole time. He gets very
close, neither of them moving. With his eyes open he kisses
her.

As they come apart the woman now has a face. She reaches up
and touches her eyes, nose and mouth. She sees Ghost 1
approaching, stands and runs off. 

Ghost 1 comes up behind him James and puts his hand on his
shoulder. James turns and reveals he is now faceless. Ghost
1 stands him up and they walk off into the darkness.

INT. ROOM - NIGHT

Ghost 1 and James enter the room. Ghost 1 sits James into
the chair then sits next to him. They both turn to look at
each other. 
Cut to a close up of James who sheds a single tear down his
faceless face.  Pull out on the two of them sitting in the
chairs. James pulls out the GUN putting to his head. He
pulls the trigger.

                         THE END