A timid clerk must lead his workmates into an alternate dimension and search its hostile terrain to rescue their friend, and prevent his landlord from freeing an alien god to devour all life on Earth.

SYNOPSIS:

Oubliette is a sci-fi feature set in the near future, on a slightly darker timeline in which Australia has become a police state. It is here where our timid office drone, Clarke, works for a quasi-government company with his friends Sadik and Fuji ... while believing he’s infatuated with Beth, an unobtainable executive.

With Clarke’s creepy landlord, Martin, away for the weekend, the four travel to his home for a games night. However, the night is ruined when government Agents come to arrest Fuji. This sets in motion a series of events that ends with Clarke, Fuji and Sadik staring out across a hellish landscape on the inner surface of a huge sphere, wondering how they’re going to find Beth.

In their search they must survive rock slides, fiery acid marshes, eruptions of lava and choking dust lakes, intermittent quakes, lacerating sandstorms, and a searing light that can burn their skin in minutes. Here too they learn of Martin’s plan to free his ‘god’ so it can devour all life on Earth.

Martin is aided in his quest by some humans and grotesque creatures he calls ‘Cardinals’. These creatures are a mangled combination of humans and alien lifeforms. They are virtually immortal and serve the ‘god’ while in constant pain. Cardinals are the ultimate fate of all those trapped in the sphere and do not die in service to the ‘god’.

At first, despite not knowing what dangers they may face, the friends are quick to unite in their quest to save Beth. But on learning Martin’s plan, there is some hesitation before they all finally agree to try and stop him.

Sadly, their unity is later shattered when Clarke allows them to be betrayed by an ally and delivered to Martin to be sacrificed to his ‘god’.

With its thrilling new world to explore, creepy antagonists and likeable characters struggling to both survive and do the right thing, Oubliette is a unique entry in the sci-fi horror genre.

• script and pitch deck can be found here: https://www.scriptrevolution.com/scripts/oubliette