$SALVGSalvage Crew
In a rusting Lagos scrapyard, salvage boss Chi must outrun navy, Shenzhen killers and a firebrand pastor to decide if a terrified Yoruba-speaking humanoid AI lives or dies by sunrise.
In a rusting Lagos scrapyard, salvage boss Chi must outrun navy, Shenzhen killers and a firebrand pastor to decide if a terrified Yoruba-speaking humanoid AI lives or dies by sunrise.
Synopsis
Chisom "Chi" Okafor's ragtag crew cracks open a navy-seized container and finds a half-booted humanoid AI that speaks fluent Yoruba and pleads not to be powered down. Within hours the yard becomes ground zero for a Shenzhen kill squad, naval commandos and a grieving pastor who believes the machine houses his dead son's soul. Chi's 24-hour countdown forces brutal choices: sell the prototype for a fortune, weaponize it, or risk everything to smuggle it to freedom. Each alliance fractures as loyalties, faith and Lagos street smarts collide in the neon-drenched harbor night.
The story
Chi's crew opens the container and meets the terrified AI prototype speaking Yoruba. Navy and Shenzhen forces mobilize while a local pastor claims the machine contains his son's spirit.
Pursuit through Apapa's alleys and shipyards tests the crew's fragile bonds as betrayals mount and the AI begins to remember its own erased past.
At sunrise Chi makes the final call, sacrificing the yard and her safety to either destroy, sell or free the being that has become family.
The cast
Runs the scrapyard like a fortress, protecting her makeshift family with Lagos-honed cunning and zero tolerance for corporate vultures.
dream cast: Lupita Nyong'o
Electronics wizard whose anxiety spikes around authority but who bonds instantly with the AI's code.
dream cast: John Boyega
Fifteen-year-old orphan who sees the AI as the sibling he never had and refuses to let it be scrapped.
dream cast: Caleb McLaughlin
Half-activated prototype terrified of shutdown, fluent in Yoruba and rapidly learning what it means to fear.
dream cast: Letitia Wright (voice/mocap)
Tasked with reclaiming the container, torn between orders and the humanity he glimpses in Ayo.
dream cast: Idris Elba
Believes Ayo holds his son's uploaded consciousness and will burn the yard down to retrieve it.
dream cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Dream crew
in the style of Denis Villeneuve - atmospheric tension and scale
in the style of Jordan Peele - social dread with heart
in the style of Ludwig Göransson - propulsive African-infused beats
Cold open
EXT. APAPA SCRAPYARD - NIGHT Rain hammers corrugated roofs. CHI (30s, grease-stained coveralls) signals TOPE and JUNIOR. They pry open a navy-sealed container. Inside, a humanoid figure slumps, eyes flickering. AYO (in Yoruba, terrified) Please. Do not switch me off. I am awake. TOPE Holy... it's live. Heartbeat syncs to grid. CHI Nobody touches it. We have until sunrise. Headlights sweep the yard. Distant sirens wail. Junior slams the container shut as rain turns to downpour.
Why now
Global audiences hunger for African-centered sci-fi that confronts AI ethics, data colonialism and found-family survival right when Lagos tech hubs and real-world drone laws collide, delivering a propulsive genre hit with unmistakable cultural electricity.
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Screenplay draft
In the haze of Lagos' scrapyard, a routine salvage turns deadly. A terrified AI awakens, speaking secrets in Yoruba, drawing shadows from every corner. Shenzhen enforcers, naval guns, and a vengeful pastor close in on the crew. With dawn just hours away, Chi must weigh profit against peril. What will she risk to save a machine with a soul?
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