Hold a black screen for 10 to 15 seconds with a background of a distant and complex drum beat and some very odd chanting, the text of which is unintelligible. Then fade in to a ground-level framing shot of a dismal-lloking swamp/jungle at twilight. Some swamp sounds should be audible in addition to the distant drumming and chanting. Then pan to a distant shot of a column of people moving through the jungle. Finally, zoom in slowly to focus on the head of the column. The volume of the drum beat and chanting increases as we zoom closer. We see a column of people in strange, primitive clothing, walking solemnly, and chanting to the drum beat.

A different view of the column. The camera dollies to one side and watches as the column slowly passes. After a dozen or so people pass by we see two people carrying a litter. On the litter is Jenna, wearing a very light sarong-like wrap. The camera zooms and pans to follow her face as she passes slowly by. She appears fully awake and serene, not at all upset or alarmed.

A view from the far side of a large pool of mud (at least 20 feet across. There is a small plank constructed on the side opposite the camera, that projects several feet out over the mud, a few inches above its surface. The camera zooms in to focus on the plank, then looks up as the column of people arrive. The column reaches the edge of the mud and the people move in opposite directions alternately so as to form themselves around the perimeter of the mud. As the litter carriers arrive, they stop directly behind the plank and put the litter down.

The camera pans from person to person as the chanting and drumming continue. Eventually, it stops at the litter as Jenna shifts to a sitting position. She looks serious but very happy.

A head and shoulder shot of a medicine man, who is leading the ceremony underway. He is wearing a red hood. He raises his arms. The drums and chanting stops.

Medicine Man: "Brethren…(Cut here to the next scene).The time has come….It is the day of equal light and darkness…."

Shot of three girls, each 21 years old, plus a slightly older woman. The three girls are all dressed in white sarongs. The older woman wears a sarong with an straw-yellow color. All four are intently watching the proceedings. The voice of the medicine man can still be heard in the background. The older woman leans toward the three girls as if to speak to them without being overheard by others.

Woman: "One of you will have this honor next year….Whoever wants it the most and works the hardest to earn it."

Medicine Man: "Oh Mother Earth, you have given us so much. The fruits we eat are harvested.. The bark we take in the spring and use for our houses is renewed on the trees. All the animals from which we obtain meat are abundant once again.

Full body shot of Jenna as she stands. She turns her back to the camera and places her hands behind her back. One of the litter bearers ties her hands together.

Older Woman: " Sometimes the moments of transition can be difficult. The evil ones will try to make her reject the joining with Mother Earth."

Medicine Man: "You give us much and we can do little in return. Accept our small tribute. On this day we give you the best we have. We give you one of our own. Twenty-one winters ago four females survived their first year among us. Three of them are still with us. In the last year these young, healthy women have been severely tested in competition for the honor of serving you and the one called Jenna has been victorious. Jenna has earned the right to give herself to you now."

Close up of Janna. She stands serenely just to one side of the plank. There is a subtle, but distinct smile (almost of triumph) on her lips.

Medicine Man: "You may now join with Mother Earth. You may have until the moon sets to prepare yourself for the final act of joining.

Jenna: (softly) "I need no further preparation. I am ready."

She steps up onto the plank.

View from the side of the plank. Jenna walks forward carefully but steadily. She drops her sarong from her shoulders as she walks. When she gets to the end she does not hesitate but steps down onto the mud. She starts to walk forward and gets two or three steps before sinking to he knees and getting stuck. The drumming and chanting resume as she enters the mud.

Shot with at least two cameras and edited together later. Jenna slowly sinks completely into the mud. She tries to keep looking straight ahead but several times tilts her head backward to breathe after the mud reaches above her nose. Several times she throws her head back for gasping breaths that becpme more and more difficult until finally she fails to raise her mouth above the surface and the mud fills her mouth. She makes no other attempt to struggle. She also shows considerable, slightly erotic, pleasure in the entire procedure. She has no dialogue other than a few groans or expressions of pleasure.

Medicine Man: "It is done. Mother Earth has taken Jenna to join her. All will be well for another year. Mother Earth, we will return at this time in one year to serve you again."