CATHERINE’S WHEEL
"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it"
-George Orwell
In an ambigious society eerily close to ours, a man enlists in the dystopian military to support the cause. Little does he know the level of mind control coming his way.
Will he lose himself and his family in the process?
Buckle up… this CATHERINE’S WHEEL, a scorched earth and unhinged music video only for the brave and intelectual.
SCENE 01
REPORTING FOR DUTY
The man who we will call clifton arrives to a hotel dressed in what looks like a military uniform sourced from the good will. Clifton drops his bag, and stares at the glowing hotel tablet like it’s his last hope. He places a photo of his wife on the table. The screen cheerfully reads: “National Wellness Program – Gov’t Approved. Do your daily service first to earn free companions. Good citizens serve, then rest.” He taps “Start Service,” grabs a bag of tools and shuffles out the back door into a dark warehouse. We cannot see exactly what he is doing. Cutting wood, nailing things together. The tablet in his pocket buzzes: “Service complete. Reward unlocked.” He is nervous… he does not want to give into the lust.
SCENE 02
THE FAll
Clifton arrives home to the hotel - a crude pb&j sandwich meal waiting for him on the table. The GLOWING button of a companion catching his gaze. He flips through a variety of women landing on a brunette. He hovers his finger and there is a knock at the door.
The woman from the tablet pulls him outside and they walk a bit. The woman slips a tab of MK-ULTRA acid onto her tongue before she shoves Clifton against the wall. They kiss ferociously.
Cut back to the room - Clifton waits nervously. He puts the photo of his wife face down buried in guilt.
The woman appears in lingerie claiming him like a prize. She mounts him with victory until he finishes inside of her (We keep things PG-13 with the angles)
The woman lays with Clifton helping his soul hurting eyes fall asleep.
SCENE 03
MORal death
Clifton’s world spins and cycles into a montage of hard labor and lustful downfall. His eyes becoming more hollow.
Series of shots:
Clifton cutting and nailing wood as communist looking guards watch over him.
Clifton running home to select a new companion reward and having sex.
Trippy shots of a women swallowing his wedding ring, another woman burning the photo of his wife, green cables from the album art growing on his eyeballs Any resemblance of his identity is washed away.
Government guards grabbing and leading people into darkness at gunpoint.
A loop of visuals that goes faster and faster: Building with wood - Sex - Guards leading people into the dark.
THE TWIST
We reveal Clifton alone in a trashed room hooked up to a military grade VR headset. Tissue boxes and PB&J sandwiches line the room collecting flies. We intercut between Clifton in his fantasy world and his cage of delusion.
HAMMERING IT HOME
Under the close eye of the guards, the final moment is Clifton finishing a wooden crate and stuffing his wife inside against her will. As she struggles calling for his name, Clifton sees himself having sex with the artificial women.
He locks away the last bit of himself - fully turned over to the system.
