The Day Jupiter Swallowed the Earth

An intersection of two lonely people's lives. Alice, a quirky young woman from a parallel Earth, tries to escape an apocalyptic event where Earth took off its orbit and is headed to Jupiter by streaming an interactive story on her VR device; And Migi, from the current pandemic-laden Earth, who goes on a meet up with a stranger online to cope up with his loneliness.

  • Maki Cabrera
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay, Short Script
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama
  • Number of Pages:
    17
  • Country of Origin:
    Philippines
  • Language:
    Cebuano, English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Writer Biography - Maki Cabrera

Maki Cabrera is a well-functioning member of society who loves milktea and slaying inner demons at night. He was born on a Friday the 13th, sometime in the 90s, in Davao City, Philippines. He finished a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology and specialized in Multimedia. He is currently pursuing his passion in filmmaking by making short films, writing screenplays and his active involvement in a local film community.

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Writer Statement

I wanted to project a sense of genuine longing and loneliness in the characters, Alice and Migi, as they come into terms with their new normal. The risks and gambles they take to cope up with their circumstances. The sci-fi aspect of this project is inspired by the Voyagers 1 and 2’s mission to explore into the further of space, of the unknown, in the hopes that someone or something out there would come to know about our existence.