How to Save Us

Synopsis: Brian's younger brother Sam goes missing in Tasmania during the middle of a mysterious quarantine. Brian must travel to the deserted island to save his brother from a land now solely inhabited by demonic spirits. In order to survive, he must follow a set of rules: including covering himself with human ashes, to cloak his presence from the malevolent entities haunting the barren landscape. But will this buy enough time for Brian to find his brother, or will they both be stuck in a hellish realm of the dead forever?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Director(s): Jason Trost
Production: Parade Deck Films
  2 wins.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Year:
2014
78 min
Website
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So come with me,

we'll all go and see

The Big Rock Candy Mountains

Yes, the Big Rock

Candy Mountains

There's a land

that's fair and bright

Where the handouts

grow on bushes

And you sleep

out every night

Hello?

Where have you been?

Oh just, just had to work

on the will, what's up?

What's up, our little brother is

Still missing.

Well I mean you left him there.

I'm not making any of this up.

Oh God, why won't

you believe me?

Well, they're

saying it's a virus.

You sure you and Sam

didn't just hallucinate

All this ghost stuff

when you were there?

So, what, did I hallucinate

My broken leg and the

claw marks on my back too?

No come, that's not

what I'm saying, okay,

I'm just saying that

sounds an awful lot

Like Sam's big imagination

going into overdrive here.

Because having an imagination

Is just such a

terrible thing, Dad.

All right come on,

look, after all this sh*t

I've been going

through, with the will,

You really think that I

still regret Dad's death?

The only thing I regret

about our parents dying

Is that I didn't get to

tell Dad to go F himself

Before he died.

Okay now, I will go to

Tasmania and I will bring

Our little brother

home, you understand me?

Fine.

Just bring him home.

Fine.

Why isn't the

government talking about it?

We know Tasmania is

quarantined, sure but,

What is being quarantined?

What if it is all

just a cover up?

Or worse, what if we're

dealing with something

The military doesn't

even understand?

Oh come on,

the entire state of Tasmania

Evacuated for what, testing?

People have died.

Nah but,

people have gone missing.

Have you seen any

bodies, I don't know.

Now maybe they found

something, I'm telling you,

Maybe we're dealing with an

enemy here that can't be seen.

You see,

this is exactly the sort of

Conspiracy that brought

these people to doing

Wretched and horrible things.

It's this nonsense

that gets people killed

On a grand scale.

Tell the, it's been,

Like days, and we haven't

heard a thing,.

An entire state is empty.

When is someone gonna

tell us the truth?

And what is the truth?

Aliens, secret testing?

See that's just

it, it could be anything.

There's a lot of people like

you, turning the other way,

And pretend like

nothing is happening,

That nothing is wrong,

May be on a path to extinction

if this is left unchecked.

Extinction, please.

The military says

there's a virus,

And they're containing it.

That is enough for me, I'm

well, my family is well,

I have no interest in digging

up something that could

Cost me or any other fellow

Australians their lives.

I say this is the military's

problem, let the military

Handle it, okay?

Hey Sam, It's Molly.

My friend and I are here,

we're at your cabin.

It doesn't look like

you've been here for weeks.

Oh God where are you?

Look, I'm sorry to

just show up like this,

But I really need

you to come home,

So we can figure everything out.

I understand why you've

run away from all this

And I'm really trying

to support you,

But if the three of

us just finished this,

Then we can all finally

move on with our lives.

Anyway, please call me

back when you get this.

I love you Sam.

Did you get

a hold of Brian today?

Is he gonna meet you out

here if you can't find Sam?

No.

I don't know where he is.

But Brian, he just

doesn't even care.

He used to be the

sweetest guy ever.

Like he would cry if

someone killed a bird.

Oh my God, he has just

become such an a**hole.

I can't even remember

the last time he said,

"I love you."

What the hell is that?

I don't know.

Molly, we need to go!

We need to get

back to the cabin.

Sam, where are you Sam?

Where are you?

The news calls it a virus.

But Sam explains it differently.

January 24th, I received

a package from Sam

Two weeks ago,

asking me to return

To our family's

old vacation spot.

This is a message in a bottle

for humanity, he calls it.

Now first things first.

If you going out

into their territory

You have to make yourself

invisible to them.

Ash from the dead

conceals your presence

When they are near, never

leave home without it.

Surround the

perimeter of wherever

You may camp with

the ash as well,

It helps throw off your scent.

And make sure not to

stay at any spot longer

Than a night or two.

If you're ever unsure

of their presence,

Remember that they

communicate with one another

Using some sort of radio wave.

You can pick up their chatter

using a low-frequency radio.

But very rarely

will you actually

Hear them, and more

commonly you'll pick up

Ghost radio waves,

this will let you know

You're in the clear.

And if your radio should

fail you for any reason,

There is one other step

you can take to observe

Their presence.

Any camera with infrared

can pick them up,

They seem to be formed of light

That the naked eye can't see,

Some type of energy.

They don't seem to have

a physical presence.

But perhaps almost a

form of light radiation,

Or a soul.

If you're here in

Tasmania, you are in

Enemy territory.

Never let your guard down.

The frequency of

them seems to depend

On how many people

have died in the area,

And don't confuse this with

where people are buried,

Graveyards actually

seem to be safe houses,

And in closing, ,

Keep your use of

electricity to a minimum,

As it seems to attract

or even spawn them.

They seem to feed off of it.

He didn't seem sure

who would receive

This message, but, for

some reason it found me.

Is what he says true?

He claimed he'd keep

moving and survive

For as long as he could

until he was rescued.

Do I still have

time to find him?

I met a girl the other night

In fact she was divine

She lived out in the country

Three miles from

the river line

I called to see

her the other night

Stayed late, I missed my train

Her Pa discovers me

And throws me

right out in the rain

I got right up and walked

and walked and walked

And walked and walked

I did not have her number

Or else I would

not have had hope

Put down my head and in my bed

Put all my hope

throughout my test

And got right up

and walked along

And walked, and

walked and walked

See that girl was by my side

Least I now know,

And I ain't say

call all over us

My girl jumped in the air

She sits on the rooftop

Good evening everybody,

Tonight's guest is Sam Everett,

A poor unfortunate soul

searching for his parents

Even though they're

already dead.

But then what are

you gonna find?

What brings,

You're not looking in

the right places, buddy.

We're halfway outside your house

At this very moment, waiting

to give you a big hug!

We don't bite Sam,

Now throw that crown upside down

And let us in buddy!

I've traveled east,

I've traveled west

I've been in every state

A member of the

knights of rest

With dues paid up to date

There's just two

things that I despise

Two things I always shirk

The first thing

is a cake of soap

The other one is work

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Jason Trost

Jason Wayne Trost (born November 15, 1986) is an American director, actor, producer, special effects artist, and screenwriter. He has starred in all of the films that he has written and directed. He is best known for his work on the films The FP and Vs. Jason Trost either wears an eyepatch on his right eye or has his right eye covered in all of his movies and public appearances. He has stated that this is done out of necessity because he is blind in his right eye. more…

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