SHORT SYNOPSIS
Three women ascend an incredible labyrinth of stairs
located within an ancient abandoned tower,
all with a common goal to confront the entity that killed
The Creator of the Universe at the summit.

SYNOPSIS
In a mythical, fantasy-perversion of reality, The Creator of the Universe
has been murdered by an unknown presence, causing its powers
of miracle and wisdom to randomly spread amongst the populace,
and bizarrely enable every common citizen to be Gods in their own right.
This has caused chaos and disbalance throughout the world,
the undeniable humanity and jealousies of the confused deities
over-shadowing their gifts, turning the planet into a land of
endless insanityand magic. Three women have taken it upon
themselves to end the horrors taking place around them,deciding to
destroy all life by confronting the entity that killed The Creator itself,
and do something that will terminate time and existence as we know it.
The location where this confrontation will take place is an abandoned,
isolated and frozen industrial structure, where at the top of
a surreal labyrinth of stairs, their target awaits...Once inside the building,
the three women's former gifts are stripped due to the negative energy from
above, making them more fragile than normal humans as they ascend
with great difficulty this maze of metal that spirals into the heavens…
During their progression, they cryptically reveal the individual reasons
they want to perform their task, and the experiences outside that forced them
to take this drastic measure. Things become more surreal and dream-like
the higher they reach, visions segueing with what they believe to be reality,
the presence of other bodies in the building only adding to the mystery of
what awaits at the top of the tower… Insanity gradually overwhelms them,
as the desire for genocide becomes an odd competition between
the three women, who might be more similar than they think.
They begin to age at an accelerated rate the closer they get to their
assassination target, their contempt for humanity in general tainting
their goals. Violence and savagery eventually envelops their pilgrimage…
Ultimately, only one of the three women will enter the final chamber
to accomplish their goal… Or be vanquished by the Assassin's
murderous power, one that is so strong it can even slay Gods...

CHARACTERS

PREGNANTWOMANMARIE-JOSÉECROZE
Someone who wished herself to have a child in the simple,
basic manner that life used to be created with, in order to see if
she cannot HATE children, something that plagued her in the past.
A troubled and perverse individual, she will stop at nothing
to be the one who finally ends the world.

OLDERWOMANBARBARAULRICH
An ex-nun, who suddenly found all her beliefs come true for an instant,
only to witness them twisted and distorted into surreal mockeries
of their meanings. She is cynicism and ego mania incarnate.
A miserable, crusty creature, she views herself as the leader.

YOUNGERWOMANILONAELKIN
Something like a mascot in the eyes of THE PREGNANT WOMAN,
she is the sincerest and purest of the three women and the most
vulnerable to the psychological and hallucinogenic perils their voyage
will place them in. The further they go, the more she becomes
fascinatedby her pregnant companion and the more she is manipulated.

LOCATION
Located in Montreal's old port, SILO 5B1 has been sited by Le Corbusier
as a masterpiece of modern architecture. The elevator was used
to store grain which came to Montreal by rail and departed by sea.
Due to changes in the global grain market the elevator became obsolete
and was closed in 1996. Since then it has remained empty,
and for reasons of security, closed to the public. The structure is
constructed entirely of reinforced concrete, and the main section
of the building is formed of approximately 115 vertical chambers.
These tall parallel cylinders, whose form evokes the structure of
an enormous organ, have exceptional acoustic properties:
a stunning reverberation time of over 20 seconds.
All those who have entered have found it an overwhelming
and unforgettable experience, a realm that holds its own unique
universe within its walls, nothing else like it in the world.

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