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The Ringby  Daniel Yanev
A man has seemingly lost everything, including his will to live.

Genre: Drama
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Marcus and his Snowmanby  DJ Robbins
Marcus brings his snowman to life through Christmas Magic, based on love and Joy, but hateful and Miserable Hazel, the Winter Witch, wants to make everyone as miserable and vicious as she is. Can love and Joy triumph over hate and misery?

Genre: Animation
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Lurve and Other Five-Letter Wordsby  Elliot Stanton
In the lobby of a New Orleans hotel, a Brooklyn-born businessman inadvertently offends a local woman. Instead of apologising, he compounds his error, which causes the woman to return insults. However, peace soon breaks out, and tension releases as the two begin to enjoy each other's company significantly more than seemed possible.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Gift Challengeby  Leandrew Baillum
A global social-networking game becomes a worldwide phenomenon, offering players million, dollar prizes and televised luxury gift draws, only to evolve into a powerful cultural movement uniting communities in a stand against gun violence.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Cell Matesby  Anthony Cawood
A new inmate learns her prison cell is haunted by a brutal male spirit, forcing her into a deadly struggle for survival against the unseen.

Genre: Horror
7 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
A Cop and a Debt Collector are both after a Gambler, but the Cop has an ulterior motive.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A marine biologist battles to survive when her dive partner mutates after a deep-sea octopus biterevealing an alien species preparing to rise from the oceans and reclaim Earth.

Genre: Sci-Fi
28 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Best Manby  Jim Kowalski
Is there a spinster rule when neither your fianc nor his newly found brother is the Best Man?

Genre: Romantic Comedy
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Beyond the Laws of Sin and Deathby  Robert Drusetta
A wanted serial killer of high-profile criminals sets out to complete one last major hit, the head of an international human trafficking ring.

Genre: Drama
27 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Straight Talk with Sadie & Santaby  Jason K. Allen
On Christmas Eve, a little girl wakes to find Santa rummaging through her fridge. After scolding him about his diet, she proceeds to grill him about reindeer, elves, bad gifts and other curiosities, and soon develops a new understanding about Christmas. Santa, meanwhile, gets a dose of reality himself - and perhaps a new friend.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Hierarchyby  Charles Hall
An off-campus meeting between a senior professor and an enigmatic student turns hostile when a chilling assertion is made.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Slice of Romanceby  Jack Sherry
In order for a bride-to-be to drastically lower the budget for her wedding, she turns to her creative marketing boss who does not believe in marriage.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
28 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
A Happy Lifeby  Brandi Self
A gay man begins to question his relationship with his husband after an especially trying visit with his homophobic father.

Genre: Gay/Lesbian
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
After the tragic accidental death of her four-year-old child, a grieving mother is given an unexpected miracle when her daughter mysteriously returns from the dead, but struggles to understand and cope with the supernatural gift.

Genre: Drama
29 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Soldier's Bravadoby  Jonathan Fear
In a bar in ancient Britannia a battle-worn deputy centurion's dark memories clash with youthful bravado of untested soldiers.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A grieving girl endeavors to fly on a paper aeroplane.

Genre: Animation
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Burning Manby  Jack Halliday
A private detective investigates the murder of a teen as a friend of the grieving family, and becomes judge, jury and executioner in this noir, hardboiled short script. 1st place award-winner, Indie Gathering Film Festival.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
24 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Abby's Cursed Paintingsby  Melissa Diane Hudson
In the wake of her parents' violent murder, an eight-year-old girl communicates only through her macabre, otherworldly art- a cryptic language that captivates an unsuspecting audience while hiding secrets that could either save her or doom them all.

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Cherry Street Hauntingby  DJ Robbins
June and her sister, Delilah, recount the story of the haunting they encountered on Cherry Street.

Genre: Horror
37 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Doppelgangersby  Paul Weidknecht
After the death of her mother, nine-year-old Melody begins seeing ghosts that resemble her family members.

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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
Davids and Goliathsby  Spartak Proda
Imagine for one second that tomorrow you wake up 50% heavier. Earth has changed its gravity, and you and I are facing the fate of the dinosaurs. Governments are aware and have created a survival plan for the species with the "Davids and Goliaths" project. An assassin uncovers everything. Secret biogenetic experiments. The Goliaths and the Davids, are at war. The introduction of heavy metals into Earth's core is bringing forth a new order.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Blade of Betrayalby  Christine LARA
After the tragic death of his mother, Ken Deluisart moves to Japan, immersing himself in its culture and martial arts. When he returns to France for his father's funeral, he's plunged into a treacherous web of family deceit. Targeted for his inheritance, Ken must confront his cousin's betrayal and unearth the truth behind his father's death before it's too late.

Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
You're Mineby  DJ Robbins
An OnlyFans model encounters an obsessed fan who is currently stalking her.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Heartwarming Horrorby  Jennifer Milne
A couple on a first date realize the premise of a heartwarming romance could just as easily be a horrifying horror movie, and get a little of both when they go back to her place.

Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A quirky and neurotic art student, confined to her apartment, must overcome her condition to be with the love of her life.

Genre: Drama
22 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Fireflies or C.S.H.C.?by  Martin Richmond
Avoiding certain incineration by the skin of his teeth, a young man basks on a desert isle, reflecting on his survival and the manic, apocalyptic balloon flight he shared with Alfred Hitchcock!

Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mistletoeby  Harker Jones
When a woman joins her fianc for a wake, the family's dangerous secrets start bubbling to the surface.

Genre: Horror
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Our Lives Are Goodby  John Porter
A medieval romance in which the father of three sons and the father of a daughter arrange for the sons to compete for the daughter's hand in marriage.

Genre: Romance
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Artifactby  Steve Kennison
Set in the mid-19th century, HENRY STANTON is a struggling museum manager. DAVID KENNISON is an alleged centenarian Revolutionary War veteran. They collaborate and make David the museum's living exhibit. The story explores David's unbelievable experiences, history, survival, and the challenge of proving one's identity and legacy.

Genre: Biographical
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Elderly Influencerby  Eric Faulkner
As they both coupe with the tragic loss of loved ones, a social media crazed grandmother is forced to adopt her introverted Gothic, Emo, granddaughter in a high stakes game of virtual versus real life experiences.

Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Storytellerby  DJ Robbins
A storyteller pays for his hotel room with three supernatural storiestwo supernatural horror stories about love, lust, and violence, and one supernatural love story.

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
What's Your Emergencyby  Anthony Cawood
A mobster wakes up buried in a coffin, and that's the least of his problems.

Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Into The Fogby  Rade Mileusnic
After years of estrangement from their son, an elderly couple's cross-country drive through a dense, unsettling fog forces them to confront fading memories and a shared tragedy they can no longer outrun.

Genre: Drama
23 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
Frank Sinatra's Hatby  John McWilliams
A war-wounded janitor finds Frank Sinatra's favorite fedora and must decide whether to return it or use it to pay off a bookie threatening his life.

Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
There Are No Aliensby  Victor Titimas
An alien-obsessed student learns the truth about these beings.

Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
When a lonely old man visits his beloved wife's grave for the first time, he encounters a charming little girl who lifts him out of his doldrums and fills him with hope. (Produced writer; see IMDB for credits.)

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
 
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