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A film written, produced and directed by W.E Nwokeoma-07035403769
(Camera opens on Ebube crying inside his bed room .turns on him as he was listening to what the doctor told him.(voice over): “ take heart. For the fact that you are H.I.V positive does not mean you will die. You can still make it and live as the lord destined you to. Just come down and trust in the lord”.
EBUBE: (in heavy tears) oh God am finished. Am dead ? can God still forgive me?(pause) let me go and pray.(camera opens as leaves to the church)
SCENE:2
SET:INT
LCT:CHURCH
CAST:EBUBE
(camera opens on Ebube as he walks into the church with tears. He wept bitterly and confessed his sins. Camera turns to accommodate the heavens as he was still praying.)
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Written and directed by W.E Nwokeoma
SCENE :3
SET:INT
LCT:HEAVEN
CAST:GOD,AN ANGEL AND THE DEVIL
(camera opens on the heavens as God commanded Gabriel to go and check who was knocking at the gate.)
God: Gabriel
GABRIEL: yes my lord (bowing)
GOD: who is knocking at the gate.
GABRIEL: (turns as he looks down and saw Ebube praying and asking God for forgiveness. Then he turns back to the lord.) my Lord; is Ebube.
GOD : close the gate.
GABRIEL: my lord please be merciful unto him. He came before you with a broken hearted. (camera pans on the devil as he enters and interrupted the Angel)
DEVIL: No my lord. You don’t have to forgive him. His sins are as dark as charcoal. And the bible says that the wages of sin is death.
ANGEL: objection my lord. The accused person came before you with a broken hearted.
DEVIL: and so ? that’s a crocodile tears. He does not deserve your mercy my lord. Allow me to torment him.
GOD: Satan, do you have any evidence to back your reports.
DEVIL: yes my lord.(camera opens on him as he pointed at his right hand side and Ebube’s past was revealed.)
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Written and directed by W.E Nwokeoma
SCENE:4
SET:INT
LCT:EBUBE’S BED ROOM
CAST: EBUBE AND ABIGAEL
(camera opens on Ebube and Abigael making love on the bed.)
EBUBE: baby you have just made my world bright. I don’t just know how I could have coped with life if I had not met you.
ABIGAEL: and you are my light and my world.
EBUBE: I realy cannot thank God enough for given you to me.
ABIGAEL : me too.( camera pans off as they we still chatting )
SCENE:5
SET:EXT
LCT:EBUBE’S HOUSE
CAST:EBUBE AND ABIGAEL
(camera opens on Ebube on suit going to his office for counseling. He was about to enter his car as his girl friend held him back and hugged him)
ABIGAEL : I love you baby(kissing him)
EBUBE: I love you too (he enters the car) see you when I come back (drives away)
ABIGAEL: bye
************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ( Camera pans on Ebube sleeping inside his office after counseling and saw where he was been tormented and tortured in hell. He woke up and was about to pray when Abigael called )
ABIGAEL: (phone ringing. Ebube picked) Ebube there is fire on the mountain. You need to rush home now.
EBUBE: (in fear ) yes what happened?
ABIGAEL :please rush; your house is on fire. Please rush !rush!! rush!!! My life is in danger.
SET:EXT
LCT:EBUBE’S HOUSE
CAST: EBUBE AND ABIGAEL
( camera opens to accommodate ebube going out as Abigael enters with tears kneeling before him)
Abigael : am sorry for every thing. I know I have hurt you. But I have just realized I can’t live without you. Please find a place in your heart to forgiveme.
Ebube: (brings her up ) I forgive you (they embraces and returns the house. camera fades)
Written and directed by W.E Nwokeoma
SCENE:29
SET:INT
LCT:EBUBE’S HOUSE
CAST:EBUBE AND THE DEVIL
(Camera opens on Ebube worried. Moving fro and to. He remembered how the angel has been visiting him. And also remembered what the devil told him (never to believe the angel).camera pans round as the center of the world came on his head. He was highly disturbed until he heard a knock on his door.)
EBUBE:yes come in .(comes in is the devil) good afternoon daddy.(having a hand shake with him) please be seated.
DEVIL:(sitting) thank you(seated)
EBUBE: please what do I own this honorable visit?(standing up to look for collar )
DEVIL: no!no!!no!!! come back and sit .
EBUBE:(turns) why now? This is the second time you are doing this and I don’t like it.
DEVIL: You should my brother. I was just passing by going for a minister’s conference at lokoja when the lord spoke to me and told me you needs help. he told me of your recent encounter with the white witch and how he spoke to you in parable.
EBUBE: Chie baba you are too much. Iji yaa. In fact you will remain my daddy for ever.
DEVIL:Is ok . And I don’t want you to bother yourself any further simply because of that white witch. See the enemy comes in different shapes but we shall overcome them all. I will stop him for you. All you have to do for me is to please help and inform me any time he is here.
EBUBE: ok sir, but I think that man is using a strange power. Because the last time he visited me, I warned him never to disturb me again and then he enters into my compound. I rushed to push him out but I couldn’t find him again and since that day till now , I have never been myself. So sir, tell me; could it be he is a spirit.?
DEVIL:(smiles) he is not a spirit. He is only using magical powers but I tell you.the day I shall meet him, I will crush him with speaking of the tongues. mark my word. Just be courageous and I tell you, you will never regret it.
EBUBE: ok sir.
DEVIL: and I won’t wast much time.(stands)just keep in touch incase of any mess.(existing)
EBUBE: alright sir, let me see you off. (camera cuts)
Written and directed by W.E Nwokeoma
SCENE:30
SET:EXT
LCT:EBUBE’S HOUSE
CAST:EBUBE AND ABIGAEL
(camera opens on Ebube and Abigael holding candle light in the mid night with their hands crossed to each persons shoulder. Making promises to the each other)
EBUBE: tonight I promise to love you for ever no matter the circumstances that may rise.
ABIGAEL:tonight I promise to remain yours till death tear us apart. before the God I accept you as my husband and I promise to remain your wise forever and ever.
(CAMERA PANS ON BOTH OF THEM SAYING)
BOTH OF THEM: my love; today, I give you my soul. Hence my soul is yours and yours mine. You are the best and you remains the best. I will love you forever. You are my hope, my life and everything I leave for. you remain the best as long as this world is concern. i will never disappoint you but if I do, let my day become as dark as this night. I love you. (camera cuts as they smiles to each other)
SCENE:31
SET:INT
LCT: ABIGAEL’S ROOM
CAST: EBUBE, ABIGAEL AND THE DEVIL
(camera opens on empty room. camera pans on the devil as he appeared and droped a knife and vanished as Ebube and Abigael comes in with anger and tears all over their faces. Ebube entered first the room as Abigael followed him up and was trying to calm him down but he wouldn’t listen.)
ABIGAEL: baby please calm down, let me explain. (holding him from the back shoulder)
Ebube: (interrupts) will you get your filthy hands off me (pushes her to the ground) you good for nothing girl. (a pause) oh God! Am finished. (holding his head in agony)
Abigael:Baby don’t forget all the promises we made to each other. And …
EBUBE: And what ? promises my foot. Chie ! Ebube itooo !!!!! your own is gone. So the young man was right? Oh prophet okechukwu have deceived me. Kai ! (turns to Abigael) so you know you was H.I.V positive and you could not tell me.? And yet you pretend you love me. But I bet you, you will first land into the grave before me
Written and directed by W.E Nwokeoma
ABIGAEL: baby we can settle this once and for all.(stands. And going closer to him)
EBUBE: don’t you there come close to me or I will kill you with my hand.
(camera pans on Abigael as she rushes the knife and took it up and say)
ABIGAEL: See ( with red eyes) I was paid for your life and today I will bring the whole thing to an end.
EBUBE: You lie. (camera pans on her as she jumps on him with the knife. They struggled but she fell a victim of the knife at last. Ebube shifted a bit as the devil appeared in spirit and drag her spirit away with koboko (cane). Camera pans on Ebube as he leaves the room with blood all over his hands and shirts. Camera cuts.
SCENE :32
SET:INT
LCT:HEAVEN
CAST:THE DEVIL, AN ANGEL AND THE LORD ALMIGHTY
(opens on the devil before theAngel and the Lord of host )
Devil: my lord, have you seen it. He deserves no mercy.
GOD: indeed you have an evidence but it is a dead one.
DEVIL: How?
GOD: You have made the greatest mistake by allowing him into my house of mercy or have you forgotten my word in the book of Duetronomy 7:14 that says “if the people that are called by my name shall humble themselves and confess their sins and seek my face, I shall forgive them and I shall heal their land?” I shall have mercy on him and forgive his sins. i shall also heal him of that infection and give him another chance. So depart from me you satan. (camera turns to accommodate the devil as he disappeared with anger. Turns to the Angel.) Gabriel go and release him. Tell him that his sins are forgiven and also healed of H.I.V. Now go.
ANGEL: yes my lord (bowing as he disappeared)
Written and directed by W.E Nwokeoma
SCENE:33
SET:INT
LCT:CHURCH
CAST:EBUBE AND ANGEL GABRIEL
(camera opens on the angel as he appears to Ebube who was already sleeping and told him he is free and then vanishes. He woke up healed and strong and was rejoicing as camera cuts)
TO GOD BE THE GLORY
A W.E Nwokeoma film-2017 production-07035403769
