Sacrifice
Sacrifice is a feature length film shot between 2008-2010. Directed by Bob Nelson, produced by Brick Cave Media and released by same. It is the first feature length film for Bob Nelson and the only feature film thus far produced by Brick Cave Media. The film extrapolates the story of the Mesoamerican god Quetzalcoatl into modern day as a giant monster. Available on Amazon. Cast includes Brent Heffron, Shanda Lee Munson, Heather Liebenow, Noel Allison, Kat Bingham, Lester Scott, Bob Barr, Eric Corbin, Brett Buzek, Anthony Padilla. Producers include Michael Robinson, Kent Markwart, Brent Heffron and Bob Nelson.
Plot
In 1502, Spanish Explorer Alonso de Ojeda lands in the New World, intending to claim the land in the name of Spain. The local population, knowing that they were no match for the Spaniard’s firepower, called a supreme council of the leaders from across the American continent and decided to unleash Quetzalcoatl to defend them.
They conduct a ceremony and unleash the monster, who attacks and destroys the Spanish, but then turns on the native people for their vanity and arrogance. Since they cannot destroy the monster, they instead perform a ceremony to bind the monster to a special jade mask which can only be worn by the women of the family of the High Priest. They dig a giant shrine to the monster, and the High Priest’s daughter wears the mask, and leads the monster into the underground temple. They bury the monster, and the council of priests agrees to settle in the location to forever protect the chamber.
500 years later, the United States launches a new satellite with advanced ground penetration capabilities. The satellite detects radioactive material underground finds traces of plutonium underground in Southern AZ, and a team is dispatched to investigate.
A team of military specialists goes to the site, and calls on geologist Kyle Brougham at Southern AZ University to assist. He is joined by Atzi Olin, his girlfriend and resident of the town closest to the detection site.
Separately, Atzi is interviewing local residents to find a connection between them and the indigenous people of North and Central America. She has an intense discussion with Ichtaca Tonitiuh that makes them both uncomfortable.
Using advanced tunneling equipment, the team lead by Colonel Charlotte Lene discovers a deep underground cavern, and Kyle leads a small group into the cavern to locate the source of the plutonium readings. In town, the local residents begin acting suspicious.
Discovering the remains of a person wearing a jade mask, the party finds that she is still alive, but quickly passes away. Noises and a sudden spike in radiation elwhere in the cavern send the team racing back up their access tube and they are pursued by an unknown creature. One of the team is lost as they ascend.
It is determined that the creature is tunneling its way tot he surface and Kyle and the surviving. While the military gathers what forces it can, Kyle and Atzi fly to Phoenix to examine the mask and interpret a series of scrolls recovered from the site.
The creature emerges, quickly dispatches the military on site and proceeds to following in the direction of the mask.
Ichtaca's daughter Ixalouh interacts with the mask while the group discusses their situation and the creature is drawn to the scene. Escaping by helicopter thanks for Colonel Lene and with he creature distracted by a military ambush, they go back to the small town.
Once there Ixalouh is confronted with he choice to become the new princess and ensnare the creature once again.
Meanwhile, the colonel orchestrates the clearing of the tunnel to re-entomb the creature. The locals perform the ceremony and summon Quetzalcoatl, binding it to Ixalouh and entombing them back into the cavern.
