Sanctuaries short feature film by Jacek Sułek

01 / 07 one house · two men

Logline

In the final hours of a dying world, a broken man reunites with his long-lost lover inside an isolated house — only to realise the sanctuary he clings to may be a fragile illusion.

one house
two men
the past
the end?

dying world
isolated house
reunion
fragile illusion

02 / 07 excerpts

From the script

Three fragments. No context given, and none needed.

INT. HOUSE — BATHROOM — NIGHT

He wakes in the dry bathtub. The gun is where he left it, on the tiles, within reach.PROTAGONIST(to the room)Still here.Outside, the sky makes a sound that isn't thunder.

EXT. RAILROAD CROSSING — NIGHT

OUTLANDERYou don't have to come with me.PROTAGONISTI know.(beat)I promise.

INT. CAR — DRIVEWAY — DUSK

OUTLANDERI'd stay. If I had that kind of choice.PROTAGONISTEverybody says that right before they leave.

INT. HOUSE — LIVING ROOM — DAY (PAST)

The TV plays a catastrophe with the sound off. Neither of them looks at it.OUTLANDERSay it like you mean it.PROTAGONISTI don't know how else to say it.

03 / 07 who is in the house

Characters

Two men who have lost more than they can name, and the house that keeps what they cannot say.

Character portrait — 4:5 Protagonist

Protagonist

Gentle, introverted, deeply wounded. He clings to ritual, memory, and the fragile shelter of the house.

He stays.
Not because he can,
but because he must.

Character portrait — 4:5 Outlander

Outlander

A long-lost lover. Body and mind in tatters. His return brings guilt, instability, and unfinished love.

He left.
Time didn't heal him.
It hollowed him out.

Location still — 4:5 The House

The House

A sanctuary, a confessional, a possible illusion.

Walls remember.
Silence protects.

04 / 07 in front of the camera

Cast

Outlander

Diego Romero

Aspiring filmmaker, screenwriter and actor Cinephile at heart aspiring to become a feature filmmaker. Graduate of french film school ESEC
writer & director

Jacek Sułek

Independent Filmmaker and Producer. Strong believer in Radical Empathy, the spirit of teamwork, and collaborative inclusivity. Fascinated by how humanity expresses its identity across continents, nations, and throughout…
Protagonist

James Davies

Jimmy Davis works as an actor hopping between the United States and Europe. He mostrecently acted in the Tony and Olivier Award winning revival of the modern minimalist…