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I Have No Wordsby  Shelly Paino
As a couple debates the fact that women use more words in a day than men, the husband hits his daily word limit and loses the ability to speak, sparking a feud with his wife.

Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Luck Be a Ladyby  Elliot Stanton
The gambling bug bites, and the infection spreads. A naïve young Englishman bites off more than he can chew when he attempts to double-cross a brash Texan at a Vegas roulette table.

Genre: Drama
25 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Seven Minutesby  Robert Drusetta
A trilogy of stories exploring the seven minutes after death where the brain doesn't realize the body is dead.

Genre: Horror
23 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The story of a young man living an uninspired life, getting drunk all alone and talking to himself about his life choices.

Genre: Artistic
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
I Heart Jodyby  Doug J Robbins
A serial killer gets distracted by his favorite sitcom when about to enter a potential victim's home.

Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Same Insideby  John Porter
A young man and his fiance confront the owner of a pharmaceutical company that abducts, mutilates, and kills albinos in Kenya.

Genre: Drama
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Freshbloomby  Anthony Cawood
In a park filled with life, two strangers marked by an ominous badge share a fleeting connection, navigating the unfair balance of their final day.

Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Dream Come Trueby  Frank Charles Scott
A thrilling suspenseful story filled with deception and betrayal as Michael gets entangled in a web of deceit while gaslighting his wife and daughter to run off with her money to skip the light fantastic with his Mistress.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Breaks That Mendby  Lily Sanders
When a lover's breakup triggers deep introspection and reflection.

Genre: Drama
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Beauty Beholdby  Steven Burton
A beautiful young woman changes her focus from outer to inner beauty after a natural disaster accident.

Genre: Fantasy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Alien Invadedby  Dexter Williams
A young lady visits an eccentric New Age hypnotherapist in order to get to the root of her recurring nightmares of being abducted by aliens.

Genre: Sci-Fi
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Four young friends go out on Halloween night in search of a special treat only to discover a twisted trick.

Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Spirit Upwellingby  Linda Boroff
Cynical young college girl accompanies her new boyfriend, an aspiring law student, to his decaying San Joaquin Valley home town for his alcoholic mother's birthday dinner and is pulled into family conflicts and secrets dating back a hundred years. Despite her skepticism, she finds love and acceptance within the dilapidated house. Adapted from a prizewinning, anthologized short story. https://www.piltdownreview.com/2018/10/home-like-a-shadow.html Eric Hoffer Competitioni finalist among 2000+ entries and anthologized in Best New

Genre: Family
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
In 1991 Panama, still reeling from U.S. invasion, a young Army MP investigator has one explosive weekend to crack a volatile case that spirals from routine call to career-threatening conspiracy, forcing him to navigate military politics, personal loyalty, and the razor-thin line between justice and chaos.

Genre: Drama
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Peeping Tom witnesses a woman's murder and it is up to him to decide on whether he will save the new occupant or just watch.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Madam Lucindaby  Jason K. Allen
A man visits a psychic seeking knowledge about his love life and his favorite fishing hole. Unfortunately, he is Madam Lucinda's first ever customer and things don't go quite as planned. (Comedy/horror. 1 location, 2 characters.)

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Devil's Servantby  Doug J Robbins
A murderer kills his improv group after blacking out and pursues members of his neighborhood.

Genre: Horror
33 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Antwan: The Christmas Strangerby  NG
Feature Length Version Available. On the eve of Christmas, the life of a lonely young boy takes a miraculous turn when he crosses paths with a compassionate woman, unknowingly setting off a battle for his survival, his freedom, and his last chance at hope.

Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Escortsby  Kami sadraei
Struggling to pay for his mother's hospice care, a down on his luck actor gets dragged into the violent criminal underworld of Los Angeles by getting a job driving 2 escorts.

Genre: Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Ol' Mean Joeby  John W Welch
A legend surrounding mean children being taken on Halloween claims the one that got away years earlier.

Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
3 Minutes To Goby  Steven Blows
A young boy seeks to brighten his Grandad's mood before an operation.

Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Keep Scrollingby  Jerrod D. Brito
When a college kid surfs the web at the time of night when creepy people post creepy things, he unwittingly falls victim to the latest creepypasta legend.

Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Divorce Storyby  Vanessa Wang
After discovering that her husband has been sexually abusing her minor daughter, a troubled mother struggles to figure out what to do next.

Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Rage Of The Butcherby  Kline Fishborn
During a bank robbery bandits kill Eliza, a bank employee, while her husband a killer with the nickname "Butcher" executes an order to kill a corrupt politician. After returning he learns about the death of his wife, who did not know anything about his work. Now his task is to find and deal with all cruelty.

Genre: Action/Adventure
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Same Woman as a Wholeby  Bernard Antoine Mersier
Down on her knuckles on a broken road, the energy of life explains why women should bond together as one and uplift each other. 

Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
No More Virginsby  Lloyd Muchenje
Three Africa women,one battling addiction,another serving herself for marriage,and bride to -be striving to protect her own female purity,leading to heartbreaking and moments of profound reckoning. PURITY HAS A PRICE,INNOCENCE IS NO PROTECTION.

Genre: Drama
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bad Moonshineby  Warren Lane
In this Southern gothic noir a moonshine guzzling sheriff is on the case to find his missing wife, but all he finds is the werewolf that plagues his dry little county.

Genre: Horror
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Rise of Tony Rainesby  Doug J Robbins
An escaped convict confronts a guy he plans on murdering and stealing his Halloween costume.

Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Twas the Night Before The Night Before Christmasby  Elliot Stanton
When a wife asks her husband why he no longer likes Christmas, he explains it's due to its commercialism. However, the real reason is revealed by a simple longing glance at a beloved family photo.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Short Waitby  Art D'Alessandro
Harry, 41, nearly runs another driver off the interstate, as he angles his classic BMW onto a downtown ramp toward the bus station. Dad's coming in and Harry hopes he's not late. Can't bear late or waiting. But when the old man shows up finally, Harry learns a big old life lesson about time.

Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Once Upon A Crimeby  Shane O'Connor
A weary, heartbroken detective returns to Neverland to investigate a series of fairy murders, navigating the island's dark and dangerous underbelly where the power of belief is the ultimate weapon.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Exit Stage Leftby  Elliot Stanton
Even off-stage, the show must go on. An experienced old actor rues missed opportunities and reveals a hidden illness to a young, caring colleague who attempts to open his eyes to the bigger and brighter picture.

Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Don't Let The Lights Go Outby  Bobbie Burgess-Tatum
A family's secret is about to be unlocked and it just may end the world.

Genre: Horror
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Same Nameby  Steven Burton
Their same name brings a straight black actor and a gay white actor/writer together to collaborate on a film project that creates more greatness for both.

Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Just In Timeby  Roberta M Roy
Determined to succeed as a web designer, their having collided on entering her new place of employment. a delightful young woman downplays an interested salesman's efforts to engage. *Semi Finalist: 2024 New York International Women Festival; Dublin Movie Awards; Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Competition-Shorts; Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards In Spanish: Justo a Tiempo.*

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A lonely retiree mourning his late wife tries to find new connections and turns to a dating website called "Love to Go".

Genre: Romance
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Save the Last Danceby  John J McWilliams
The last two soldiers to be killed in World War 1 are thrown together just before they meet their tragic fate.

Genre: Drama
32 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Our 13th Birthdayby  Bernard Antoine Mersier
On her thirteenth birthday, Machi unleashes her deliciously dark revenge on everyone who has wronged her.

Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Cuddly Toyby  CARLOS ALEX CENI
The life of a handicapped guy takes a dramatic turn when he looks out the window and spots a cuddly toy next to a wheelie bin.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Patrice & Mr. Williamsby  Cherie Maxey
Patrice & Mr. Williams tells the story of Patrice a girl at high school and the hilarious exploits of her teacher Mr. Williams. Very funny and hilarious. If you are interested in this story, please let me know and i will send you a copy of the script Patrice & Mr. Williams.

Genre: Comedy
41 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
 
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