
Synopsis/Details
Beatrice Matheson works as an art restorer at a major museum. For years she has buried herself in her career while ignoring her own artistic gifts, choosing to live a life of mediocrity. But her quiet, unassuming life is turned upside the day she begins cleaning the museum's latest acquisition. She is stunned to discover a second painting lies hidden beneath the surface image, a painting that no one has seen in centuries.
Fascinated by her find, Beatrice enlists the help of a nerdy colleague and her brother, an ordained Catholic priest, to unravel the truth behind the painting's origins. Their efforts reveal that underneath the visible landscape on the canvas' surface hides an unbelievable treasure: the last known painting by one of the most reclusive Renaissance Masters of all time.
As Beatrice uncovers this lost masterpiece piece by minuscule piece, people who have come in contact with the painting begin dying under horrific circumstances, each one overcome with visions from beyond. Her every attention focused on the painting, Beatrice is oblivious to the mounting body count, until she can no longer ignore the truth: that this is no mere image on canvas, but a mystical barrier between this world... and the world below.
As the walls between reality and the unknown collapse around her, can Beatrice find the strength to resist the painting's temptations, and save the world from destruction?
All Accolades & Coverage
2024 New York Sci-Fi Film Festival - Best Feature Screenplay - Supernatural - WINNER
2023 Independent Horror Movie Awards (Summer) - Best Feature Script - WINNER
2023 HorrorHaus Film Festival - Best Feature Screenplay (Unproduced) - Finalist
2023 Frights! Camera! Action! Screenplay & Film Contest - Honorable Mention
2022 Night Of Horror Int'l Film Festival - Unproduced Feature Screenplay - FINALIST
2022 Los Angeles Crime & Horror Film Festival - FINALIST
2021 HorrorFest International - FINALIST
Story & Logistics
Story Situation:
Ambition
Story Conclusion:
Surprise Twist
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Condemnation, Dereliction of Duty, Selfishness, Vice, Virtue
Cast Size:
Few
Locations:
Several
Special Effects:
Blood, Blue/green screen, Other on-set effects, Other post processing effects, Other practical effects, Prosthetics, Significant cgi, Significant pyrotechnics, Stunt rigs/wire systems
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Adult
Hero Type:
Gifted
Villian Type:
Corrupted, Pure Evil, Supernatural
Stock Character Types:
Absent-minded professor, Tortured artist
Advanced
Subgenre:
Biblical, Demonic Possession, Medieval/Dark Ages, Satantic, Supernatural
Action Elements:
Physical Stunts, Pyrotechnics
Equality & Diversity:
Female Protagonist
Life Topics:
Mid-life Crisis/Middle Age
Time Period:
Contemporary times, Middle Ages
Country:
United States of America (USA)