THE AUSLANDERS by
PLOT SYNOPSIS:
Miriam Auslander and her niece, Theodora, have hired a night shift security guard named Lucian to protect their Lower East Side tenement. After several tenants perished of the corona virus, the rest fled fearing contagion, leaving only Theodora who remains in a second floor apartment and is in charge of maintaining the building. Before the pandemic forced the closure of nonessential...
Miriam Auslander and her niece, Theodora, have hired a night shift security guard named Lucian to protect their Lower East Side tenement. After several tenants perished of the corona virus, the rest fled fearing contagion, leaving only Theodora who remains in a second floor apartment and is in charge of maintaining the building. Before the pandemic forced the closure of nonessential...
PLOT SYNOPSIS:
Miriam Auslander and her niece, Theodora, have hired a night shift security guard named Lucian to protect their Lower East Side tenement. After several tenants perished of the corona virus, the rest fled fearing contagion, leaving only Theodora who remains in a second floor apartment and is in charge of maintaining the building. Before the pandemic forced the closure of nonessential theaters and restaurants, Lucian was a struggling actor and Theodora an aspiring dancer who managed The Tea Room on the first floor of the tenement. Since Theodora is a chronic insomniac, she often seeks the company of Lucian, and as their their friendship blossoms, Theodora confesses that despite her hyper-vigilant fear of the virus, she keeps a pet bat named Cora that she feeds daily rations of her own blood. Having been bitten, Theodora feels nocturnal yearnings that allow her soul to flee her body and fly with Cora to various destinations within the City. Miriam’s curiosity and grudging concern for Theodora’s welfare have led her to install hidden surveillance cameras to observe Theodora’s attachment to Cora and growing infatuation with Lucian. When he becomes infected with the virus, Theodora nurses him, risking her own fragile health. After he recovers, Lucian dreams of escaping to Los Angeles, but is thwarted by a bout of rabies that proves fatal, leaving his spirit to haunt The Auslander. After witnessing Lucian’s spectral presence, Miriam encourages Theodora to open her heart and pursue her destiny among the living.
Miriam Auslander and her niece, Theodora, have hired a night shift security guard named Lucian to protect their Lower East Side tenement. After several tenants perished of the corona virus, the rest fled fearing contagion, leaving only Theodora who remains in a second floor apartment and is in charge of maintaining the building. Before the pandemic forced the closure of nonessential theaters and restaurants, Lucian was a struggling actor and Theodora an aspiring dancer who managed The Tea Room on the first floor of the tenement. Since Theodora is a chronic insomniac, she often seeks the company of Lucian, and as their their friendship blossoms, Theodora confesses that despite her hyper-vigilant fear of the virus, she keeps a pet bat named Cora that she feeds daily rations of her own blood. Having been bitten, Theodora feels nocturnal yearnings that allow her soul to flee her body and fly with Cora to various destinations within the City. Miriam’s curiosity and grudging concern for Theodora’s welfare have led her to install hidden surveillance cameras to observe Theodora’s attachment to Cora and growing infatuation with Lucian. When he becomes infected with the virus, Theodora nurses him, risking her own fragile health. After he recovers, Lucian dreams of escaping to Los Angeles, but is thwarted by a bout of rabies that proves fatal, leaving his spirit to haunt The Auslander. After witnessing Lucian’s spectral presence, Miriam encourages Theodora to open her heart and pursue her destiny among the living.