Trapped

CraigDGriffiths:

This one has been haunting my brain for 10 days now. Which is a good sign, I guess, given the genre.

I have some quibbles over terminology raised in the discussion thread. (Technically he suffers from a multiple personality disorder, not schizophrenia; the two aren't interchangeable).? But that aside I think it's an intriguing concept, definitely a film I am curious to see how the narrative keeps the character -- and the audience -- in the dark for most of the movie.

In terms of how to phrase the logline, I am of a divided mind.? On the hand, the standard rule says never give away an important spoiler, specifically the Big Reveal, in a logline.? On the other hand, the most important must-have element in a logline is a good hook.? And in this story, the story hook is the Big Reveal -- that it's a conspiracy of multiple selves.

So which element is more important?? I have concluded that this is a case where having a good story hook trumps the "no spoiler" rule.

Best wishes with this story.? Hope to see it soon in a theater, or on a streaming service.

Protagonist - hero with schizophrenia. His goal - to escape. Antagonist forces - his multiple personalities that laid traps around the house. I miss inciting incident. How did he got there? Apparently he walked there on his own as a different character and then "woke up?"

When a man?battling schizophrenia finds himself trapped inside an isolated house, thwarting escape, he must overcome series of traps designed by his other personalities that want to kill him.