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Mister Christmasby  Jason K. Allen
When Albert meets his girlfriend's parents and sees their inadequate Christmas tree, he decides to give them a few pointers on the meaning of Christmas. (One location, four characters. Produced writer; see IMDB for writer's credits.)

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
College Memoriesby  Simon Parker
Phil, a high school principal with a reputation to uphold, is thrust into a perilous game of cat-and-mouse when his former college roommate, now a desperate junkie, demands $50,000 to keep silent about Phil's scandalous secrets.

Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A grieving husband hires a sin eater to cleanse the soul of his dear departed wife, a recently executed witch.

Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Night of the Swingin' Deadby  Jason K. Allen
A zombie desires to dance like his hero, Fred Astaire. But first he must find a willing teacher. (Horror/Comedy. 1 location, 2 main actors. Winner of Best Short Screenplay at Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition.)

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
One man's passionate monologue on law and religion unfolds, revealing the thin line between conviction and chaoswill his petition bring change, or simply the solitude he's chosen?

Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Echoes of 1984by  Vladimir Vassilenko
On New Year's Eve in an industrial Siberian city, two couples celebrate 1984 in a cramped dormitory; a year later an Orwellian surveillance state and the draft shatter their bonds and remake their lives.

Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
A homeless man decides to put his life in order by learning accounting and getting a job, but when ordered to perform illegal operations by his employer, he becomes a whistle blower and learns that honesty and integrity sometimes come with a heavy price.

Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Toilet Whispererby  John Alexander Fraser
An airport handyman is put in a position of unthinkable jeopardy as a blocked W.C. threatens, 'blowback'

Genre: Drama
3 pages
Schooled at the Poolby  Tina Field Howe
A loser gets even with his 'ex-girlfriend' by exposing her creepy suitor to her many imperfections.

Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Jefferson in Parisby  Robert Michael Benn
Jefferson is in Paris during the French Revolution with his unhappy slave Mary Hemmings. Bonaparte captures much Europe and the Middle East. Jefferson deals with Directory and many guillotined royalties. He must return to Washington.

Genre: Biographical
9 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Black Boxby  William Walkerley
Tien shows up a Darius' apartment with a small mysterious black box that will change their lives before the night is over.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Hollywood or Bustby  Iris Mangual
After the death of her husband, a sharp-tongued, seventy-year-old widow ditches her overbearing kids and drives cross-country to Hollywood in a convertible-determined to finally become a star, armed with nothing but sass, stubbornness, and a suitcase full of dreams.

Genre: Comedy
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Guests at a funeral home are in for a Wake Up call, when their loving deceased BJ speaks at his own Wake.

Genre: Comedy
14 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Almost By Designby  Roberta M Roy
A young environmentalist Midwestern interior designer of schools must leave home when her web of reality forces her to risk seeking employment with upper class homeowners as an interior home decor designer in faraway New York City. **2024: Best Drama Screenplay New York Film Awards; Best Short Screen Play - Los Angeles Film Awards; Festigious Los Angeles Monthly Film Competition; Semi Finalist - Palm Springs International Screenplay Contest; Brooklyn International Short Awards; Berlin Shorts Award*

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
I Like Wearing Blueby  Alicia Renee Norman
In a future where conformity is survival, a defiant girl dared to stand up and stand out--even if it cost her the ultimate price.

Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Lottery Numbersby  Simon Parker
When a charismatic lottery winner exploits his psychic younger brother's mysterious gift for predicting scores and numbers, the boy's refusal to continue sets off a brutal standoffforcing the family to confront the cost of greed, the limits of loyalty, and the unbearable price of knowing too much.

Genre: Sci-Fi
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A street thief with a stolen wand accidentally opens a portal into a mirror world and faces her own twisted reflection for control of her destiny.

Genre: Fantasy
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Tunnel Rats & the Fall of Saigonby  Robert Michael Benn
In 1975, 3 draftee grunts man the tunnels looking for Viet Cong. They find them but the ARVN (from Hanoi) & the Cong take Saigon. Robert, Ghit & general Ky ascend from the US embassy roof to freedom & a future in California.

Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
A boy witnesses his father murder his mother in front of him on Halloween night. The boy is then gifted a doll possessed by the soul of his slain, murderous father, and all Hell breaks loose.

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Wedding Dressby  Christine Lara
An extraordinary wedding dress becomes the silent witness to stories of love and resilience across generations. From its origins in 1904, worn by a Russian princess, to a contemporary bride who discovers its magic in a charity shop, the dress transcends time, illuminating the most precious moments of every woman who wears it.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
When their school bus is hijacked, three students must put their trust in a big brother and his dirt bike.

Genre: Action/Adventure
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Truth Out Loudby  Kudzai Zigarwi
When a charming yet secretly bitter man suddenly loses control over his inner monologue, he's forced to face the chaos his unspoken thoughts unleashleading him on an unexpectedly humorous and heartfelt journey of self-reflection, forgiveness, and the messy pursuit of kindness.

Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
One Last Drinkby  Madison Smith
Chris becomes overwhelmed with problems in life. His addiction to alcohol finally catches up to him. He decides to join Rehab to face his demons and get his life back.

Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
David has nothing, Kelsey borrows him some money. David buys a lottery ticket. It wins. Now Kelsey comes looking for his money. Two brothers now face each other in a battle of life and death.

Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Summer of Love IIby  Robert Michael Benn
It's 1969 in San Francico's Summer of Love where 12 colorful characters do their thing to the rock beat of the Grateful Dead. They go to Be-ins, Trips festivals, protest the Vietnam war, and form the Apollonian church to get a ministerial deferment. But, alas, the 'Art Colony' mansion burns to the ground.

Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
FrightWrittenby  Erik shein
Claire Monroe, a struggling writer, inherits her reclusive aunt's eerie cottage and an unfinished manuscript that holds a deadly secret. As she writes, an ancient evil is unleashed, and Claire must finish the story to trap the malevolent force within its pagesor risk succumbing to the same gruesome fate as her aunt.

Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
For Gold's Sakeby  Tina Field Howe
An estranged daughter confronts her dying father to learn where he hid a fortune in gold doubloons.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Stillnessby  Gladman
In a snowbound forest cabin, a reclusive war veteran's solitary life is disrupted by the arrival of a lost young soldierwhose haunting familiarity forces him to confront a buried wartime secret, as time bends and the line between memory and reality begins to collapse.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Killergartenby  Chris Fell
Being devoted assassins and parents makes up for a healthy work-life-death balance.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Night Horrorby  Yura Shevchuk
Thalia has recently been receiving gifts from an unknown man, but the most frightening thing for her are the calls to the phone at night. On the second day, she calls the police, but they can't help her. A few days later, a man enters her home, but he already intends to brutality deal with her.

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
If Only I Didn't Have to Look at Your Faceby  Jason K. Allen
A shallow young man decides to break up with his beautiful, kindhearted girlfriend because of her occasional unattractive facial expression. (1 location, 3 actors.)

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Life On The Lineby  Guy Bardach
A driver and his passengers share fleeting, ordinary moments on a city bus. A tragic attack will force us to ask why we only care about the victims we know.

Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
CryptoBot's Trialby  Michael Volpe
Amid worldwide political and economic turmoil, the nation's first Robotic Financial Advisor gives unerring cryptocurrency investing recommendations. But when a brash sports betting billionaire disregards the advice and loses a fortune, he sues the Robot and its company setting up the Trial of the Century - Man vs. Machine.

Genre: Sci-Fi
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Greatest Fight of All Timeby  Robert Michael Benn
4-belt heavy weight champ Oleander Uysk fights Chuck Norris, the Rock and Bruce Lee in a wild fantasy 15-rounder.

Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
When a woman who sleepwalks through her entire life being the "perfect" everything daughter, wife, mother, career professional, member of society loses her young son in a drowning accident, she must confront the truth about a brief but liberating affair that calls into question who the real father is and forces her to make an impossible decision.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Tethered Soulsby  Andrew Chisholm
Trapped in a decaying home with his dying wife, a man's mind begins to fracture under the weight of grief and isolation, as a mysterious voice urges him toward suicide and he begins to question whether her fate is bound to his own.

Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Four drunk men argue over corpses they find in a pub, all mysteriously missing their shadows.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Midnightby  DJ Robbins
At Midnight, June meets the terrifying, murderous entity known as the Midnight Woman.

Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Necklaceby  DJ Robbins
A woman is gifted a strange necklace and meets its former owner.

Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
 
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