Feature script
Mabel
Feature script
Mabel
DETAILS
DETAILS
93 min
93 min
TBD
TBD
Shoot
Shoot
15
15
Locations
Locations
Logline
Logline
A horrified teenage girl faces her corrupted humanness to survive after she’s cornered in a forsaken place.
A horrified teenage girl faces her corrupted humanness to survive after she’s cornered in a forsaken place.
Budget
Budget
TBD
TBD
Synopsis
Mabel “Mictlan” is the proof of concept focused on a fragment during her forced visit to the underworld, where a struggle is unleashed between her humanity and her survival instinct; relying on a surreal “Arthouse” style.
Independent filmmaking is capable of refreshing and contributing new ideas or perspectives to the film industry, and for that we have to start in some way, we do not always have the possibilities; That is why if you want to support this project to be carried out, I invite you to contact me, any idea or suggestion is worth it.
The funds acquired will be used primarily for the art and costume department, since attention to the pre-Hispanic details of the story is very important; also to food and hydration of the cast and crew during filming, for their best performance.
Mabel “Mictlan” is the proof of concept focused on a fragment during her forced visit to the underworld, where a struggle is unleashed between her humanity and her survival instinct; relying on a surreal “Arthouse” style.
Independent filmmaking is capable of refreshing and contributing new ideas or perspectives to the film industry, and for that we have to start in some way, we do not always have the possibilities; That is why if you want to support this project to be carried out, I invite you to contact me, any idea or suggestion is worth it.
The funds acquired will be used primarily for the art and costume department, since attention to the pre-Hispanic details of the story is very important; also to food and hydration of the cast and crew during filming, for their best performance.
Mabel, 21
Mabel, 21
Mabel, 21
Survivor of the ritual that was meant to sacrifice her.
Her escape places her between two natures: human and Mictlán-creature.
Her arc is deciding how much of herself she’s willing to lose in order to live.
Survivor of the ritual that was meant to sacrifice her.
Her escape places her between two natures: human and Mictlán-creature.
Her arc is deciding how much of herself she’s willing to lose in order to live.
Vastian, 23
Vastian, 23
Vastian, 23
Mabel’s boyfriend and heir to the bloodline that upholds the ancestral pact.
He hunts Mabel down, convinced that completing the ritual will “save” his family.
He is the human face of the horror.
Without love, there is no sacrifice.
Mabel’s boyfriend and heir to the bloodline that upholds the ancestral pact.
He hunts Mabel down, convinced that completing the ritual will “save” his family.
He is the human face of the horror.
Without love, there is no sacrifice.
Jerry, 17
Jerry, 17
Jerry, 17
The first bond of trust along the way.
He humanizes Mabel’s escape, and makes her journey more dangerous.
A contrast, a breath of air, and a risk.
The first bond of trust along the way.
He humanizes Mabel’s escape, and makes her journey more dangerous.
A contrast, a breath of air, and a risk.
Xoloitzcuintles
Xoloitzcuintles
Xoloitzcuintles
Traditional guides of the underworld, reinterpreted here from their more aggressive side.
Instead of accompanying Mabel, they sense her “ritual contamination” and reject her.
Their protective instinct is inverted: they corner her, harass her, and drive her off the path, as if her presence disrupts the natural order of Mictlán.
They are the guide that becomes the enemy.
Traditional guides of the underworld, reinterpreted here from their more aggressive side.
Instead of accompanying Mabel, they sense her “ritual contamination” and reject her.
Their protective instinct is inverted: they corner her, harass her, and drive her off the path, as if her presence disrupts the natural order of Mictlán.
They are the guide that becomes the enemy.
Ek - Chapat
Ek - Chapat
Ek - Chapat
Pre-Hispanic centipede, reinterpreted as a symbol of warning and spiritual corruption.
It appears as the ritual’s red mark, signaling the presence of the deity and the sacrifice.
It functions as a visual omen of danger.
Pre-Hispanic centipede, reinterpreted as a symbol of warning and spiritual corruption.
It appears as the ritual’s red mark, signaling the presence of the deity and the sacrifice.
It functions as a visual omen of danger.
Pre-hispanic Deity
Pre-hispanic Deity
Pre-hispanic Deity
Pre-Hispanic figure that demands the offering.
It is the will that pursues Mabel through Vastian’s bloodline.
The fate of the sacrifice is still alive.
Pre-Hispanic figure that demands the offering.
It is the will that pursues Mabel through Vastian’s bloodline.
The fate of the sacrifice is still alive.
All the visuals in the teaser were made with AI to be as close as possible to the concept, but the project is intended for live action.
All the visuals in the teaser were made with AI to be as close as possible to the concept, but the project is intended for live action.
Teaser
