The Storytellers—the New Voices of the Twilight Saga: Sunrise is a short film of The Storytellers, based on Stephenie Meyer's background story of the Twilight Saga. The collection of short films was released on July 14, 2015.
This is the 3rd segment to be released, and won 5th place in the contest.
Plot[]
In Suez of 1810, Benjamin sees Tia with her husband. Flashing back to their childhood, a young Benjamin meets Tia, who was given to their distant uncle after her mother became unable to support them both. Despite Tia's weariness, Benjamin shows her his gift over fire, telling her that he stole fire from the sun god, Ra. Their uncle witnesses this through the window and decides to use him to perform magic shows.
On one occasion, Tia gets caught stealing money from the audience. Benjamin manages to get her away. Tia expresses her concern about their uncle sending her away, because he only kept those who could make money. Benjamin promises to run away with her when the time comes, because he cannot imagine living without her.
Back to the present, Benjamin catches Tia's attention with a fireball in his hand. She returned home after Benjamin and their uncle mysteriously disappeared, and she was eventually married off for a dowry. Benjamin tells her everything that happened; he was turned by a man named Amun, who took him away and hid him for five years under the cover story that it was done to keep him safe from a clan of powerful vampires.
At sunrise, Tia sees Benjamin's skin sparkle and decides to become a vampire herself to be with him. Benjamin makes her promise that he will never have to survive without her again. Tia answers, "I made that promise years ago."
Cast[]
Image | Actor | Role |
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Arash Marandi | Benjamin | |
Davis Cleveland | Young Benjamin | |
Natasha Bassett | Tia | |
Sofia Checchi | Young Tia | |
Noshir Dalal | Amun | |
David Fraioli | Uncle |
External links[]
The Storytellers | |
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Consumed • Turncoats • Sunrise • The Mary Alice Brandon File • The Groundskeeper • We've Met Before • Masque |