The Guest

THE GUEST What if the Rapture happened, but God kept the Amish? Feature Film Synopsis LOGLINE When a tech mogul crashes into an Amish community during an apocalyptic storm, his presence triggers a series of supernatural events that reveal humanity's final test—and their role as its sole survivors. SYNOPSIS During a catastrophic tornado, SIDNEY GUEST (30s), a wealthy tech entrepreneur, crashes his futuristic Mercedes into an Ohio Amish community's barn. The devout community, led by farmer JEDEDIAH STRONG and his family, takes in the injured stranger, exemplifying their Christian values of charity and service. As Sidney recovers, strange incidents plague the community. His car's fluids poison the soil, creating expanding dead zones. Tools break inexplicably, food spoils in sealed jars, and animals turn violent. The community begins to fracture under pressure, especially when rumors surface of secret nighttime visits between Jedediah and Widow Catherine Bontrager. The truth proves more unsettling than adultery. Sidney reveals he has developed the ability to shapeshift, unconsciously taking the forms of community members. He was the one visiting Catherine, wearing Jedediah's face. This revelation coincides with Sidney's horrifying discovery of his true nature—he is one of many "testers" sent by God to evaluate humanity's worthiness. As the community grapples with Sidney's impossible existence, he delivers devastating news: the tornado was global, striking everywhere on Earth simultaneously. The outside world has been "cleansed"—seven billion souls erased in one night. Their small Amish community is among the few preserved pockets of humanity, saved because they "remembered God's name when remembering cost everything." Jedediah, who disappeared during the community's crisis of faith, returns transformed, glowing with inner light and possessing abilities similar to Sidney's. He confirms Sidney's revelation: they are living through humanity's final test. The old world failed by choosing progress over preservation and technology over spirituality. Now the remnant must prove they can build better. The poisoned earth begins sprouting impossible plants. Community members develop their own transformations—children healing with touch, adults perceiving beyond physical reality. What seemed like a catastrophe revealed itself as evolution. Sidney and Jedediah become guides for this transformation, helping their community accept that survival means becoming something unprecedented. Other preserved communities emerge—an Indigenous reservation whose people merged with nature and scattered monasteries where prayer held back the darkness. Each group survived by maintaining different aspects of humanity's potential. Now they must unite, sharing knowledge and resources to rebuild not just civilization but humanity itself. The film concludes with two communities joining forces at the Strong settlement, marking the beginning of conscious creation. Children who adapt most quickly to the new reality learn from elders who possess both traditional wisdom and new skills. Sidney, once the outsider who brought destruction, becomes the chronicler of humanity's second chance—documenting the price and promise of transformation. In this new world, scarcity is a choice, and reality itself responds to faith and intention. The test continues not as judgment but as collaboration between the human and the more-than-human, the familiar and the transformed. Humanity's second draft has begun—not with grand pronouncements but with small acts of integration and the daily choice to build without destroying, grow without consuming, and remain human while becoming more. THEMES - Faith tested by impossible circumstances - Community bonds under extreme pressure - Evolution vs. tradition - The price of technological progress - Redemption through transformation - Human adaptability and resilience TONE A unique blend of intimate character drama, supernatural thriller, and philosophical science fiction grounded in the authentic details of Amish life while exploring cosmic themes of judgment, transformation, and rebirth. The film balances existential dread with profound hope, finding light in humanity's darkest hour. COMPARABLE FILMS - THE VILLAGE (for an isolated community facing the outside world) - TAKE SHELTER (for apocalyptic visions in rural America) - ARRIVAL (for communication with the incomprehensible) - THE LEFTOVERS (for exploring faith after inexplicable loss) - ANNIHILATION (for transformation and evolution themes)