THE LAST BUS
 

Genre:

Drama / Inspirational

Format:

Animated Short Film

Number of Characters:

3 (Amara, Old Woman, Lecturer)

Number of Locations:

3 (Bus Stop, Classroom – Flashback, School Gate)

LOGLINE

When a determined university student risks missing an important submission after losing the last bus home, an unexpected stranger reminds her that hope often arrives at the final moment.

SCENE 1 – EXT. BUS STOP – EVENING

(Light is fading. A young girl, AMARA, stands alone at a quiet bus stop. She checks her phone anxiously.)

AMARA (muttering):

Please don’t let me miss this bus…

(She looks worried. Her phone battery is 2%.)

A bus zooms past without stopping.

AMARA:

Oh no!

Cut to her frustrated face.

SCENE 2 – FLASHBACK – CLASSROOM – AFTERNOON

(Lecturer speaking.)

LECTURER:

Submission closes by 6pm. No excuse!

(Amara looks nervous.)

SCENE 3 – BACK TO BUS STOP

An old woman sits beside Amara.

OLD WOMAN:

You look troubled, my dear.

AMARA:

I have an important submission today. If I miss the last bus, I’m finished.

OLD WOMAN (smiling):

Sometimes help comes when we least expect it.

A small bus approaches slowly.

SCENE 4 – INT. BUS – NIGHT

Amara sits inside, relieved.

She looks outside the old woman is gone.

Confused expression.

SCENE 5 – INT. SCHOOL GATE – NIGHT

Amara runs toward the department office.

Clock shows 5:58pm.

She submits her work.

LECTURER (nods):

Just in time.

Amara smiles with relief.

FINAL SHOT

She looks outside… sees the same bus passing again.

Fade out.

Soft inspirational music.

THE END

STORY CREDIT 

Written by:

Nicholas Cynthia keuphel 

Nwazuo Dennis Chimaucheya

Igboanusi favour uchechi 

Amoo Mary Tope

Yusuf Racheal Timileyin 

Akeem Yusuf Olatunji 

Oke Eniola Olamide 

Mustapha Sultan Adebayo 

Sanusi Abdulkabeer Moyosore 

Ojobo Favour Amarachi