Fillers (SCRIPT)
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A struggling beauty influencer accepts a free appointment at a high-end, sustainability-obsessed beauty tech company to try their new “ethical” bio-adaptive filler — unaware the injection is a biochemical trigger engineered to convert her body into high-yield tissue for the brand’s bestselling 100% Organic Filler. Now Ella must choose: expose the truth, or fight to protect the flawless face her followers — and the algorithm — finally love.
In this social-media-driven circular beauty economy, influencers don’t just endorse the brands… they’re the raw material harvested to create the products. Influencers are no longer brand ambassadors — they’re ingredients.
Fun Facts of Movie
Written by Adam Ethan Crow. 20pages
Adam Ethan Crow’s career in the entertainment industry began in radio, where he first demonstrated his storytelling prowess. His transition to television showcased his versatility as a writer, engaging audiences with compelling and dynamic narratives.
However, Adam’s true creative passion emerged in feature films. His work has gained recognition through collaborations with leading industry figures such as Scott Mednick (Batman Begins, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), James M. Vernon (Evita, Hacksaw Ridge), Robert Laycock (James Bond franchise), and Denise O’Dell (Exodus: Gods and Kings, The Counsellor). These partnerships refined Adam’s storytelling craft and established his reputation as a trusted filmmaker.
Adam has also produced content for top-tier studios and platforms, including 20th Century Fox, The BBC, Buena Vista, Sky TV, Amazon, and Netflix. His professional reach extends into academia, where he has collaborated with prestigious institutions such as Harvard Business School, MIT, and Buckinghamshire University.
Adam’s work has been shown at esteemed organisations, including BAFTA and the British Society of Cinematographers. His debut feature film, Lair, achieved widespread distribution through Studiocanal, Universal Pictures, Sony, and theatrically via MGM and The Weinstein Company.
Most recently, Adam wrote and directed Midnight Caller (formerly titled Warhol). The film garnered a nomination for Best UK Feature at The 31st Raindance Film Festival, sparking a three-way bidding war for distribution. Its premiere shattered the festival’s 31 year record, selling out in under two hours and prompting a venue upgrade to its largest cinema at Piccadilly Circus.
Midnight Caller continued to make waves on the festival circuit, winning Best Picture at The Paris International Film Festival and The Girona Film Festival, where Adam was also awarded Best Director and for Best Screenplay. It was the closing film at California’s 2024 Cinequest Film Festival and won Best Low-Budget Feature at the 2024 London Independent Film Festival. Additionally, Midnight Caller received the Special Jury Award and the Silver Award for Best Picture at The Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology.
As a production manager on projects screened on major platforms like Netflix, Adam brings a deep understanding of the filmmaking process. This dual expertise—creative and logistical—positions him as a capable director who respects and leads every aspect of content creation with precision and care.
Writer Statement
Aesthetic:
Retro-futurist clinical horror — where mid-century design meets post-digital dread. A world built from symmetry, sterility, and suggestion. The visual language channels Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange by way of David Fincher’s movie Se7en: poised, hyper-controlled frames masking a rotting underbelly.
Tone:
Surgical detachment. Everything immaculate — lighting, wardrobe, architecture — until the imperfections start to bleed through. Faces twitch. Fluorescents hum too long. Perfection begins to sweat.
Palette:
Cold whites. Muted flesh tones. Surgical chrome. Occasional intrusions of deep organic crimson — the only sign of life in a world that’s forgotten what real flesh looks like.
Cinematography:
Locked-off symmetrical frames. Center-weighted compositions. Slow, deliberate dolly creep. Depth-of-field that isolates — not beautifies. Every shot feels observed, like an experiment underway.
Lighting:
Flat, diffused fluorescents. The illusion of purity masking decay. As the film descends, light temperature shifts subtly — from cold daylight LEDs to bile-green surgical tones.
Typography & Design:
Clean, sans-serif fonts (Helvetica Neue, Futura) with disciplined negative space. Gold or copper accents against monochrome. Composition mirrors luxury-brand advertising, twisted into unease.
Users Reviews
Shelley Atkin
This script is awesome – great idea, well executed and the dialogue is fab. Can’t wait to see this as a feature length film one day!!!
This script is awesome – great idea, well executed and the dialogue is fab. Can’t wait to see this as a feature length film one day!!!
lindsey Peel
I really liked this. It feels dark, clean and unsettling in a good way. The whole thing has a really clear mood and doesn’t try too hard. I could already picture the visuals while reading it. The logline pulls you in straight away, and the plot sounds really strong without giving everything away too early.
I really liked this. It feels dark, clean and unsettling in a good way. The whole thing has a really clear mood and doesn’t try too hard. I could already picture the visuals while reading it. The logline pulls you in straight away, and the plot sounds really strong without giving everything away too early.
Mark Aldred
This insightful piece explores a world where beauty is increasingly viewed as a talent. It offers a fascinating reflection on today’s society of billionaires and beauty influencers, and the industry they represent.The observation that the industry is metaphorically consuming and this harmful to their client based serves as a timely reminder for societal retrospection. Excellent concept and can’t wait to see it realised on celluloid.
This insightful piece explores a world where beauty is increasingly viewed as a talent. It offers a fascinating reflection on today’s society of billionaires and beauty influencers, and the industry they represent.The observation that the industry is metaphorically consuming and this harmful to their client based serves as a timely reminder for societal retrospection. Excellent concept and can’t wait to see it realised on celluloid.
Aislinn De’Ath
This sounds like a fantastic story and so relevent for today’s world. Would love to see this brought into fruition!
This sounds like a fantastic story and so relevent for today’s world. Would love to see this brought into fruition!
Robert Dukes
In a world where filters and AI make it difficult to know what is even real anymore ‘Fillers’ feels like a poignant, timely and potentially shocking antidote. As Adam so brilliantly puts – “Influencers are no longer brand ambassadors — they’re ingredients”.
A film like this that can hold up a mirror to our society and the addictive nature of social media and the appearance of success in all its flavours is perhaps exactly what is needed to really show the cost of social media.
I’ve had the privilege of reading other scripts Adam has written and they are always excellent. Often thought provoking, always entertaining and so easy to visualise it makes you hungry for the finished film. Page turner’s in the true sense of the word that gather you up and spit you out at the end feeling both elated and satisfied by the ride.
If this is on Adam’s slate for the near future I for one will be making sure to catch it on the biggest screen possible.
In a world where filters and AI make it difficult to know what is even real anymore ‘Fillers’ feels like a poignant, timely and potentially shocking antidote. As Adam so brilliantly puts – “Influencers are no longer brand ambassadors — they’re ingredients”.
A film like this that can hold up a mirror to our society and the addictive nature of social media and the appearance of success in all its flavours is perhaps exactly what is needed to really show the cost of social media.
I’ve had the privilege of reading other scripts Adam has written and they are always excellent. Often thought provoking, always entertaining and so easy to visualise it makes you hungry for the finished film. Page turner’s in the true sense of the word that gather you up and spit you out at the end feeling both elated and satisfied by the ride.
If this is on Adam’s slate for the near future I for one will be making sure to catch it on the biggest screen possible.
Tom Impey
This sounds genuinely disturbing in the best way. The whole idea of influencers literally becoming the product feels exaggerated at first, but then you realise it’s not actually that far off from how social media and beauty culture already work. I really liked how it mixes body horror with satire without sounding preachy. The concept is original, creepy, and weirdly believable, especially the “ethical” branding angle. Definitely one of those stories that sticks in your head afterwards and makes you look at influencer marketing a bit differently.
This sounds genuinely disturbing in the best way. The whole idea of influencers literally becoming the product feels exaggerated at first, but then you realise it’s not actually that far off from how social media and beauty culture already work. I really liked how it mixes body horror with satire without sounding preachy. The concept is original, creepy, and weirdly believable, especially the “ethical” branding angle. Definitely one of those stories that sticks in your head afterwards and makes you look at influencer marketing a bit differently.
Adam Ethan crow
Hi I’m confused as the writer? I know many have left reviews yet none are showing?
CIFF Admin: previous web site hosted in Singapore was hacked. We still have the records and the points were already assigned.
This ‘new commnents’ site is based in Germany as a security upgrade to our host IT contracted to safeguard our event. Not to worry all is ok!
Thank you.
Hi I’m confused as the writer? I know many have left reviews yet none are showing?
CIFF Admin: previous web site hosted in Singapore was hacked. We still have the records and the points were already assigned.
This ‘new commnents’ site is based in Germany as a security upgrade to our host IT contracted to safeguard our event. Not to worry all is ok!
Thank you.
Edwin Lamptey
This is a very clever script and I’m certainly looking forward to seeing it come to life on screen!
You can’t deny it’s very topical too. When you abstract from this light hearted take on it, one can’t help wondering about the parallels with the real impact the social media industry has on influencers who are both beneficiaries and often victims of their own work.
Well done to the writers.
This is a very clever script and I’m certainly looking forward to seeing it come to life on screen!
You can’t deny it’s very topical too. When you abstract from this light hearted take on it, one can’t help wondering about the parallels with the real impact the social media industry has on influencers who are both beneficiaries and often victims of their own work.
Well done to the writers.
Jos
Intriguing and very topical story!! So much for “organic”
Intriguing and very topical story!! So much for “organic”
Elliott D Yancey
This aesthetic is razor-sharp and incredibly cohesive. It moves away from cheap jump-scares and leans heavily into psychological and environmental claustrophobia. You aren’t just building a set; you’re building a trap.
The contrast between luxury design and bodily rot promises a narrative that is both gorgeous to look at and deeply sickening to endure.
This aesthetic is razor-sharp and incredibly cohesive. It moves away from cheap jump-scares and leans heavily into psychological and environmental claustrophobia. You aren’t just building a set; you’re building a trap.
The contrast between luxury design and bodily rot promises a narrative that is both gorgeous to look at and deeply sickening to endure.
Wendy Atkin
I love this script! I’ve read a number of Adam’s works and this one is just as innovative & exciting as his other work. Wishing him every success!
I love this script! I’ve read a number of Adam’s works and this one is just as innovative & exciting as his other work. Wishing him every success!
Brian Bartelt
This is a clever fun idea! I like it. This should get made.
This is a clever fun idea! I like it. This should get made.
Eddy Brimson
This looks great. A real movie of our time. Brilliant writing.
This looks great. A real movie of our time. Brilliant writing.
TONY MORRIS
As with his previous intriguing work, Adam beckons us into a world in which things aren’t as they initially seem. Step by enervating step, frame by exacting frame we are led through the maze of emotions and the life defining decision that Ella must make.
Adam’s ability to create suspense and intrigue on paper is matched by his ability to enhance it all on film. I am looking forward to seeing this super screenplay come to life on the big screen
As with his previous intriguing work, Adam beckons us into a world in which things aren’t as they initially seem. Step by enervating step, frame by exacting frame we are led through the maze of emotions and the life defining decision that Ella must make.
Adam’s ability to create suspense and intrigue on paper is matched by his ability to enhance it all on film. I am looking forward to seeing this super screenplay come to life on the big screen
Ben Hooton
Love this. It’s sharp, provocative, and culturally resonant—a fresh twist on tech horror with strong visuals and a clear stance. When do I get to watch it?!
Love this. It’s sharp, provocative, and culturally resonant—a fresh twist on tech horror with strong visuals and a clear stance. When do I get to watch it?!
Frayne Dyke-Walker
Well done! Deeply reflective of the current wave of Influencers – and the companies needing to enhance everyone’s reality – as Life has to be slickly polished and with a soupçon of preachy for the easily converted. It’s creepy already – this takes it to another level
Well done! Deeply reflective of the current wave of Influencers – and the companies needing to enhance everyone’s reality – as Life has to be slickly polished and with a soupçon of preachy for the easily converted. It’s creepy already – this takes it to another level
Thando Bungane
I am already picturing myself in Ella’s shoes and how dead alive I would be if that had happened to me(plus I love free things), with that being said, I am already hooked and feel spoken to/targeted.
I cant wait to see the film. (goosebumps)
I am already picturing myself in Ella’s shoes and how dead alive I would be if that had happened to me(plus I love free things), with that being said, I am already hooked and feel spoken to/targeted.
I cant wait to see the film. (goosebumps)