Jill Thrussell - Shadowlands: Human of Tomorrow

Trailers, Promos & Short Films by Writer/Director Jill Thrussell

Details: Category: Children's Projects

The Story

When two shadows Faithful and Challenge are not allowed to enter the annual 'Human of Tomorrow' Shadow Contest due to a technical error which resulted in their immediate reallocation to two new human children, they refuse to participate with their normal shadow duties and go on strike. The annual Shadow Contest (Human of Tomorrow) which is held each year by the ruler of the Shadow world awards and provides one lucky shadow with the chance to become human and to live a human life but to qualify and enter the contest, you have to have served your human faithfully for an allocated time period, or be unallocated and between humans. Due to their personal shadow circumstances however, this particular year the two shadows are ineligible to compete and so they start to rebel as their entrance to the contest is disallowed. Since they have been recently reallocated to two human children, they seek out a shadow shaman to assist them who helps them to connect directly to the human world and the two human children that they are supposed to monitor and the shadows then petition them to cross over into the Shadowlands and to assist them in their plight. Chaos rapidly spreads out across the Shadowlands however, as the two human children join the two shadows in their quest which swiftly leads to a rebellion all across the Shadowlands that even threatens to seep out into the very human world. Written by Zeus Knowles.

This project will be filmed will either be filmed as a film series, or as the pilot segment for a series and will explore sacrifices, teamwork, wade through some of waves of friendship and explore some of the hidden depths of responsibility amongst other things.

**All children's projects will adhere to the PERCK Framework developed under the Creative Life Sparks Brand which promote the core values of Participation, Empathy, Respect, Compassion and Kindness and the frameworks of PSB and STEAM will also be woven in, applied and integrated with different valuable lessons being taught through each project.

Quote:

“Shadows are tasked with the protection of human lives and so, if a shadow deserts their human, usually that human being will then face trials that they are not equipped to cope with which can result in human hardship. “ ~ Jill Thrussell

Genre: Family/Adventure/Magic Realism

Shadowlands: Human of Tomorrow Intro Poem

Intro Poem:

Somewhere in the land where fairytales reside and grow,

Live the shadow people who long to be the human being of tomorrow,

Their duty is to watch over the humans (beings) that they protect,

And they tend to their duties daily with care, devotion and respect,

Every shadow longs to walk the Earth where human beings reside,

But sadly, they can only go where we take them because in darkness they must live and hide.

Overview:

The Shadowlands population is made up of Shadows, ninety percent of whom are assigned to human forms but about ten percent work for the Human Favors Bureau in either; the Dream Centre, Fate Training Academy, the Human Favor Life Bank, the Stork Family Assignment Facility, the Shadows Training Academy or the Rest in Peace Halls. In a valley on the edge of the Shadowlands, the Mischief Makers which are Shadows that have deserted their human forms who have been outlawed and banned from the Shadowlands reside as they occupy the Valley of Treachery. On occasions and whenever they can, the troublemakers invade the Shadowlands for various reasons with malicious attacks because they are aggressive, wild and rebellious. Every year a contest is held inside the Shadowlands and a human child is selected to moderate the 'Human of Tomorrow' contest alongside with the ruler and God of the Shadowlands and one lucky, eligible Shadow is given the highly coveted and prized 'Human of Tomorrow' annual slot so that they can actually live a real human life but since the Mischief Makers are not eligible for entry at times they cause trouble during the contest and attempt to sabotage the event.

The three objectives of Shadows are:

To Protect Human Lives
To Assist Human Beings
To Provide Invisible Companionship to Humanity

This project is suitable for children of six to twelve years and a key message of this series is that it will serve as a tribute to all the people in one's life that support us, some of whom exist but are rarely given appreciation. Other titles in this series include Shadowlands: Life Bank, Shadowlands: Dream Centre, Shadowlands: Storks Trapped in the Departure Lounge, Shadowlands: Personal Fate Trainers and Shadowlands: Shadows Training Academy.

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