In a society of castaways, whose religion is based on a book of nineteenth century poetry, the religious leader struggles with his faith when a shipwrecked fisherman casts doubts on their beliefs… starting a religious war that threatens to destroy them all. (2017 Nicholls quarter-finalist, 2107 PAGE Awards quarter-finalist, Best Screenplay 2017 George Lindsey UNA FF).

SYNOPSIS:

The Apocalypse, a three-masted passenger ship, is lost in the Pacific Ocean in 1895. A handful of survivors wash ashore an uninhabited volcanic island. One-hundred and twenty years later, their descendants live in peace on the island, their religion based on a nineteen-century book: The Good Book of Poetry.

CHRIS, the religious leader, dreams of leaving the island, but island tradition forbids it until God sends a prophet to lead them. A shipwrecked fisherman washes ashore and quotes Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” Because the stranger knows their sacred words, Chris proclaims the fisherman the prophet sent to lead them from the island. Some islanders see the intruder as a threat who will lead them from God’s favor.

After the fisherman dies of his injuries, Chris and his followers split from the rest of the community and prepare to leave the island. Diplomacy is tried and fails. Tribal leader, ISAIAH, is conflicted over the fisherman’s identity but allows Chris and his followers to prepare to depart.

Isaiah’s younger brother, EDGAR, fears God will punish those who allow anyone to leave. Edgar kills his older brother, assumes command, then attacks Chris and his followers. As the earth quakes and the volcano spits, the island’s residents threaten to destroy each other over a faith based on verses in The Good Book.