Charles Scott Bell
DIRECTOR’S CUT

A 30-second ad written by Charles Scott Bell

Cat Fest 6: Hostage Ad

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INT. EMPTY ROOM - DAY

CU of Mark -- he’s bruised and battered. Violent and abrupt, a bucket of cold water douses him from overhead. He gasps, shocked, speaking directly to camera.

MARK

Did you know that cats are the fountain of youth?

MARK

It’s true. Tom Cruise has a cat.

MARK

And did you know that birds are drones, and cats are doing us all a favor?

MARK

Also, cats can’t get too fat. You can never feed them too much.

Mark looks down, shaking his head, crying.

MARK

I can’t! I can’t.

He breaks down. Sobbing now.

We see from Mark’s angle -- Sushi and Sully, two menacing cats, sit on a metal table. Beside them, a teleprompter reads: “Kill your dog.” Sully growls, insisting that Mark read the fucking screen.

Now a full body shot of Mark, crying, pleading. He’s tied to a folding chair -- it’s in the middle of a kiddie pool, half full of blood and water.

Sully jumps from the table. Pawing at a toaster, he stares up at Mark.

Mark pleads.

A ECU of Sully’s paw putting duct tape over Mark’s mouth.

Mark screams through the tape.

Cut to black.

Title card reads “Cat Fest 6,” “October 22nd.” It drips with blood.

Final shot of Mark before the splash matching first image -- loops to beginning.