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Love to Goby Bernhard Riedhammer
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
Genre: Romance
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
First Dateby Alan Barkley
A widow and a widower meet for the first time in a public park. They must first navigate the choppy waters of compatibility to see if there is a connection". Exterior location. Two characters.
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
10 Wordsby Simon Parker
A gossip-prone boy, suspended from school, takes his sister's challenge to speak only ten words a day, discovering that silence can transform his life for the better.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Cycleby Stephanie Neroes
Haunted by the violence of his upbringing, a boy's fateful act forces a reckoning with the ghosts of his family's pastand the chilling truth that some wounds are born, not made.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Political Science 101by Donald Lewis
Struggling through stages of political grief, a working man finds that all is not lost -- there's always more to lose.
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Gagging For Itby Barry Staff
A budding mute and blind standup needs to get through an audition to prove the act will work.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Crime Sceneby Matthew J Cresta
At a brutal crime scene an inexperienced patrol sergeant, working along side a seasoned homicide detective, receives a master class in murder investigation while also discovering a shocking connection with the killer!
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Eavesdropperby Charles Webb
On a late-night train ride, a comic book loving kid overhears a sinister plot.
Genre: Animation
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Close Enoughby Steven Burton
The boundaries of the long-term platonic friendship between Larry, a straight man, and Gary, a gay man, are challenged as they deal with other life issues.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Teddy Bearby Anthony Cawood
When a mysterious new neighbor moves in under the cover of darkness, a suburban community's paranoia escalatesculminating in a tragic misunderstanding that blurs the line between protection and prejudice.
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Carbon Datingby Barry Staff
Wanting a girlfriend via dating sites while working a lonely late-night shift, a man needs a reappraisal when discovering a beautiful young vagrant hiding there.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Hit and Runby Marc Prey
After hitting and killing a jogger with her car and not reporting it, a young woman is haunted by his spirit. Or is it merely her guilty conscience?
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
6 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
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Boomerangby John Alexander Fraser
A man in search of a shave and new start in life, following a traumatic event, enters a city side street that leads him to the heart of darkness and a reckoning with his past.
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Over Darkby Alicia Renee Norman
After a third of humanity dies, a billionaire tycoon flees a ravaged earth to isolated luxury aboard a self-sustaining capsule staffed only by synthetic companions. (Horror Tech)
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Love & Laughterby Deogratias Nyakiki
Four best friends explore the hilarity and absurdity of love in a series of three-minute vignettes, revealing that sometimes laughter is the best remedy for heartbreak.
Genre: Drama
27 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
27 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Double Takeby Marjory E. Leposky
A stalker is following unaware couple.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bump in the Nightby Anthony Cawood
When a desperate young thief breaks into the wrong house, he discovers the elderly homeowners are far more dangerousand sinisterthan he could have ever imagined.
Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Girl In The Subwayby Jason Kirman
Two policemen on patrol see a 12-year-old girl sleeping in the subway, when the policemen approached her to ask about her parents, they realized that she could not speak.
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Rewardby Wayne E. Johnson
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
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Musoby Mr. Smith
A talented but struggling street clown discovers that the circus scout offering him his big break is a long-term patient at a psychiatric ward, forcing him to confront harsh realities and redefine his dreams of bringing joy to the world.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Hospitalityby John Porter
A bad guest makes a good host feel great about himself.
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Unbelongerby Brandi Self
After becoming stranded in the desert, an outcast soldier is attacked by a stranger who looks just like him.
Genre: Sci-Fi
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
11-44 Frankby Sean Mick
A dedicated Highway Patrolman investigating a fatal accident at a lonely desert rest stop must confront his own tragic past to bring closure to the grieving sister of one of the victims.
Tag line: "At the end of the road, their journey begins..."
Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Sketchyby Sebastian Ackland
A woman spends her Christmas Eve by mulling over her past sins, only to face them head-on in the form of a haunted Etch-A-Sketch.
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Free Boxby Charles Webb
The most valuable thing at an estate sale could be free.
Genre: Drama
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
EXFILby Dewayne C Bricker
When a covert U.S. Special Forces team's midnight extraction in Afghanistan spirals into a desperate fight for survival, five soldiers must battle through ambush, betrayal, and their own breaking points to bring each other home alive.
Genre: Action/Adventure
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Prophetessby Amrita Baines
Driven by nightmares and an obsession with the supernatural, a paranormal researcher seeks out a cryptic Prophetess but the deeper he digs into her tragic lineage, the more reality fractures, until he's no longer sure if he's documenting madness... or becoming its next chapter.
Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
DB Cooperby Robert Michael Benn
DB parachutes out of a jet and is never discovered or caught. This is the real story.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Katy Chase IIby Robert Michael Benn
In 1861, the most beautiful hostess in Lincoln's Washington dances with millionaire Willaim Sprague who falls for her. They marry & he is elected to Congress. But he descends into alcoholism & loses his fortune. Katy divorces him and endures poverty. In 1899, she sells apples to Theodore Roosevelt on the White house steps.
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Across The Milesby Hamdeyatu Seidu
When a chance encounter sparks an instant connection, two young souls make a vow to wait for each other, navigating a lifetime of longing, loss and circumstance until fate unites them in a heartwarming twist of destiny.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Genre: Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Child Starby Simon
When James discovers that his parents secretly uploaded every moment of his childhood to YouTube, amassing a fortune without his knowledge, he embarks on a journey to reclaim his money.
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
11 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
Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Taking Care of Businessby William Walkerley
Ray meets up with his old pal Mark, who turns out to be looking for someone to take the blame for murdering his benefactress.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Pursuit of Happiness a Constitutional Rightby Fausto Politi
In 2221 happiness is a primary asset that can be achieved by whatever means, even with murder. A man gets the permission to kill his wife being in the dark that his wife had the same permission.
Genre: Fantasy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bea Witchby Anthony Cawood
A young girl, convinced her housekeeper is a witch, delves into a world where dreams and reality merge into dark magical revelations.
Genre: Fantasy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Stairwaysby Dewayne C Bricker
When luminous stairways rise worldwide, a grieving scientist descends into one to rescue the lost and discovers the only way to save humanity is to embrace imperfection.
Genre: Sci-Fi
41 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
41 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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