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Themselves

Penelope Kate Pena

Narrative Feature Screenplay

After a catastrophic event leaves Earth overrun and humanity on the brink of extinction, a teenage girl, Annalise Morse, is forced to survive in a broken world while carrying a burden she lives with everyday

Years later, hardened by loss and driven by guilt, Annalise navigates dangerous territories filled with deadly creatures and fractured survivor groups.
But when a powerful military leader pulls her into a mission to rebuild civilization, Annalise is forced to confront her past, her anger, and the choices that shaped her. As she forms unexpected bonds — including with a mute young girl who understands her without words & a baby she was given to as a token of regret— she begins to rediscover a sense of purpose. As threats close in from both monsters and humans, she must decide whether she is destined to destroy… or to protect what remains.

In a world stripped of everything, Annalise fights not just to survive — but to become someone worth surviving for.

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