HIBISCUS: Short Film Script

[ Originally written for semester 2 class assignment - SHORT FILM WRITING ]

LOGLINE: In colonial Malaya, a young boy's gift from his recently
deceased English family blossoms an unknown side to his history
and lineage from across the sea.

After his adoptive English parents are involved in a car
crash, Daim finds himself stuck in a will dispute between himself
and Ewing Danbury, his adoptive uncle. Other than that, the
shadowed mystery of a man named Raden Noh Syaifudin, known only to
Daim through his late mother's letter that leads him to find Noh
Syaifudin's note to his father in his botanical laboratory, raising
questions on his biological family's existence. He asks his
housekeeper, Mek if she knows who Noh Syaifudin is. Realizing that
this man is close to his late adoptive father, Daim tries to get
hold of him but is unsuccessful. However, he finds more evidence
that points towards Noh Syaifudin possibly being his biological
father. In the chaos that ensues as Ewing tries to take over his
adoptive father's will to him all for himself, Daim finally pieces
the puzzle together and tells the lawyer and Ewing that the willed
items for him are actually from Raden Noh Syaifudin, ending with
Daim asking for their help to prove his relationship with this
mysterious man.