Abstract:
"Soul Beneficiary" is a project written by English student Adam Gulla and produced by the Telecommunications department at Ball State. I directed the film from spring of 2014 to final completion of the project in May of 2015. The final film is just over one half hour in length. The film tells the story of Claire, a young woman who is named the beneficiary after an elderly neighbor has passes away. Fighting her own personal demons from a traumatic past, Claire soon recognizes that she has a new demon to worry about. The elderly lady's spirit is now attempting to posses her, and she must race against time to find a to stop the process that is making her lose all sense of self and reality.