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THE SINGER

THE SINGER
By Ela Ilham Schoening

GENRE: Science Fiction, Drama
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Unlike traditional sci-fi rebellions driven by weapons or technology, THE SINGER centers on voice, emotion, and music as the force of change. It combines intimate family grief with a cinematic dystopian world, making the revolution deeply personal as well as epic.

SYNOPSIS:

In the city of KADAR, silence is law.

Music has been erased. Emotion is controlled. Even instinctive sound — a hum, a rhythm, a voice rising too freely, is punished before it can fully exist. The city is divided into zones, each one reinforcing a system built on order, fear, and absolute control.

At the top stands VASILA, a powerful and unpredictable ruler who enforces silence with precision — and with something deeper beneath the surface: history, memory, and something unresolved.

Far below, in the lowest zone, life moves differently. Quieter, rougher. People survive, adapt, obey. Until FREYA sings.

What begins as a single, impossible sound quickly becomes something else, a disturbance that moves through the city, touching lives that were never meant to connect.

A father named ADAM, already searching for something he cannot explain, begins to follow patterns that lead him closer to the truth.

Within VASILA'S world, figures like KATIA and others who live inside the system begin to feel the cracks forming beneath it.

As control tightens and fear spreads, the boundaries between the zones start to blur.

Because FREYA is not just breaking a rule,

she is exposing a truth the city was built to bury.

And VASILA knows it.

As past and present collide, the silence of KADAR begins to fracture, revealing a system built on suppression, and a future that may no longer be controlled.

In a world built on silence, a single voice might be enough to bring it all down.

THE SINGER

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John Richard Sullivan

Excellent unique premise! We need more of these. Question: the script is only 9 pages long. Is it meant to be a short film?

Ela Ilham Schoening

Thank YOU very much.....

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Abhijeet Aade

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Abhijeet Aade

Ela Ilham Schoening Really compelling world and concept the idea of music being outlawed instantly creates a strong hook, both visually and emotionally. It feels like a story that’s not just about rebellion, but about identity, expression, and control.

I especially like how Freya’s voice isn’t just a plot device, but something that disrupts the entire system and connects different characters across the world. That gives it a nice sense of scale.

If anything, I’d be curious to see a bit more specificity in the logline around the central emotional journey—what makes Freya’s story unique on a personal level within this larger world. That could make an already strong concept even more impactful.

Ela Ilham Schoening

Thank you so much, I really appreciate this.

That’s exactly what I’m aiming for, not just rebellion, but something deeper around identity and control.

And you’re absolutely right about Freya. Her personal journey is a big part of it, there’s a hidden connection that ties her directly to the origin of the system itself, something that’s been buried since her birth.

It’s something I’m shaping carefully so it unfolds over time rather than being explained upfront.

Really appreciate you taking the time to share this, that’s a really good note.

It's really compelling :-)

Minh Nguyen

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Ela Ilham Schoening

Merci bien!

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