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Bugonia
by Will Tracy
Teddy attempts to radicalize and reassure his hesitant cousin Don after kidnapping a pharmaceutical executive they believe is an alien. Teddy uses environmentalist rhetoric and conspiracy theories to justify their actions while manipulating Don's emotional loyalty to the mission.
Michelle attempts to manipulate and bond with her captor, Don, by appealing to his sense of morality and heroism. She offers him a way out of his criminal situation, testing his loyalty to his cousin while Don struggles to maintain his resolve and silence.
A corporate executive delivers a hollow, PR-managed apology to a young man whose mother has been left comatose and physically buoyant by a failed product. While Michelle attempts to use corporate buzzwords to mitigate legal damage, Teddy struggles to physically hold his floating mother down to earth.
Michelle wakes up in a basement, kidnapped by Teddy and Don who believe she is an undercover alien from Andromeda. Despite her shaved head and the bizarre accusations, Michelle attempts to use her corporate negotiation skills to regain control of the situation, while Teddy remains convinced that her human poise is merely a sophisticated extraterrestrial facade.
Michelle, a ruthless and polished CEO, attempts to record a corporate video about diversity but quickly loses her patience with the script. She masks her professional frustration with sharp, condescending wit, ultimately belittling her diversity consultant under the guise of 'progressive' humor.
Teddy convinces his cousin Don to undergo chemical castration using a stolen hormonal medication to achieve 'maximum focus' and freedom from biological urges. The scene explores themes of trauma, radicalization, and the desperate desire to reclaim control over one's life through extreme measures.
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