KS3 SCREENPLAY

from Young Muslim Writers Awards Anthology 2021

KS2 SHORT STORIES

KEY STAGE 3 SCREEN PLAY

EXCERPT FROM ‘A TEST OF FAITH’

MIKA You don’t need to protect me, save your energy for later. ASHLA Ok, but keep your guard up. Shinobi are fast. The sound of a blown horn is HEARD and a male voice is heard from the nearby loudspeaker. MALE VOICE [O.S] 2 prisoners have escaped. I repeat-2 prisoners have escaped. The commander has ordered that All shinobi should search the building and rendezvous in the courtyard. This is a red alert warning, I repeat- a red alert warning. ASHLA The gate,there. I’ll go first. Ashla starts climbing up a towering wall with her bare arms. Mika follows slowly behind her. CUT TO: 5 shinobi wearing billowing robes, stealthily run across the concrete courtyard. One of the shinobi aims a laser arrow at MIKA. INTERCUT TO MIKA: As MIKA is halfway up the gate, the arrow lunges into her back and she falls helplessly back down. INTERCUT TO SHINOBI: The firing shinobi spreads an evil smile across his pale face and in a flash he and the others speed across to the gate. INTERCUT TO MIKA: MIKA lands on her chest and she spits blood out of her mouth. MIKA [Trying to stand] ASH-LA. Help..Help me.

EXCERPTS FROM ‘DOLLS VS HUMANS’

Scene 1: NARRATOR: FAR FAR AWAY LIVED A SMALL VIBRANT VILLAGE FILLED WITH PECULIAR DOLLS NAMED HAPPY VALLEY, BUT IT WAS NOT ALWAYS THAT. LET’S START RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN DOLLS AND HUMANS HAD PEACE BETWEEN THEM UNTIL A MAN WENT CRAZY SPREADING RUMOURS THAT DOLLS WERE NOT GOOD AND TURNING PEOPLE AGAINST THEM VILLAGER 1: HAVE YOU HEARD, DOLLS ARE CORRUPTING OUR MINDS AND ARE HERE TO TAKE OVER THE VILLAGE, ALL OUR CROPS AND COWS WILL BE GONE! VILLAGER 2: OH, THAT’S HORRIBLE WE CAN’T JUST STAND HERE AND NOT REACT I TOOK ALL MY CHILD’S DOLLS ALWAYS AND THREW THEM OUT FOR THE PIGS TO EAT, POOR TOMMY WILL CRY BUT ITS ONLY BECAUSE I CARE VILLAGER 3: THAT’S NOTHING WE NEED TO SAVE OUR VILLAGE AND TELL THE KING! STEPHEN THE GREAT: DID I HEAR THAT YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING TO THE KING WELL I AM HIS BEST KNIGHT, AND I CAN DELIVER YOUR CRUCIAL MESSAGE TO HIM.

… SCENE 2: NARRATOR: TIME WENT ON AND SLOWLY SLOWLY BAD PEOPLE BANISHED DOLLS FROM THEIR HOMES, BUT GOOD PEOPLE STRIVED TO MAKE DOLLS AND HUMANS TOGETHER IN HARMONY BUT UNFORTUNATELY FAILED DAD: GET OUT OF MY HOUSE! YOU…… DOLL! (THROWS DOLL ON THE STREET) SABRINA: OW! UGH! GROSS THE FLOOR IS DISGUSTING AND TOTALLY RUINS MY MAKEUP HALIMA: IS THAT SERIOUSLY WHAT YOU’RE WORRYING ABOUT WE HAVE JUST BEEN THROWN OUT BY OUR OWNERS WE HAVE NOWHERE TO GO, ITS DEFINITLEY BECAUSE OF THE RUMOURS I HEARD THE PARENTS SAY-

EXCERPT FROM ‘ZODIAC ZOO’

GRACE, MELANIE, LARA, VICKY, PRIMROSE, ANNA, CAT, STELLA, SARAH, LUCY and GEMMA are standing together by the school entrance, while the rest of the school are in their own groups.

GRACE: What took you so long? Having a Godzilla tea-party or something? JASMINE: Oi, no need to be cocky! YASMINE: Miss Nova asked us to check where you were, did you even give back those keys? LARA: Yeah, actually, I don’t remember you coming back at all! GRACE (grinning): Only if you promise not to tell!

YASMINE rolls her eyes, wishing she could leave.

JASMINE (quietly): You can go if you want, I’m staying. YASMINE: Fine!

Everyone gathers in a little closer so others can’t hear, despite this being ineffective.

GRACE: Well… I went to her car, and I got the second handbag, and I did give it to her! But she probably forgot she left a whole stash of chocolates near the front seat! So… as you can imagine, I just had a couple… GEMMA (whispering): Judging by how long she took, I wouldn’t say a fewGRACE: OI! This is my story! YASMINE: Well, you shouldn’t have eaten them! She’ll probably see there’s less chocolates in the box, you’ll get in trouble judging by how strict she is!