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Gluttonous Zombieby Grag Raymond
In two girls are hunted by a ravenous zombie at night time after Mia and Abby use a resurrection spell for fun.
Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
9 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
Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Beat of Your Own Drumby Judah Ray
In a black-and-white world, Iris, a struggling singer, and David, an eccentric drummer, find solace in their own musical pursuits until their paths cross, igniting a harmonious connection that brings color to their lives.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Watchersby Dewayne C Bricker
When a rescue chopper can't reach her, Ranger Elena records her final night in a forest where strange lights stalk the trees. As unseen figures circle, whispering her own words back at her, she discovers the forest itself is copying life to survive the cold. With dawn hours away, Elena must choose between burning the cabin or becoming one of them.
Genre: Horror
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Goodbye, Cruel Worldby Jose Luis Azcarreta
"Goodbye cruel world" is a thriller short film about a desperate man victim of a blackmailer who proposes to a suicidal man, perched on his balcony, to kill the blackmailer before committing suicide....
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Stapleby John Alexander Fraser
Table. Darkness. Click!
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Stuck in the Middle With Sueby Elliot Stanton
Travelling the road to retribution can be a breeze, even in heavy traffic. A married couple's plans to visit their friends are hampered by more than just lines of stationary vehicles.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Genre: Horror
37 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Pain & Sympathyby Dale Easterling
A dysfunctional married couple seeks therapy, where the psychiatrist hypnotizes them into feeling each other's pleasure and pain - literally.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Full Marxby Barry Staff
Re-materialising today in mutual haunt Soho, London, Groucho Marx and Karl Marx find both want capitalism finally laughed into oblivion, but as they conflict over methods to use, they try to locate the one place where Karl was listened to before.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Reckoning Beckonsby Lynwood Shiva Sawyer
A ruthless banker with terminal leukemia begs his estranged, destitute brother for a lifesaving bone marrow donation, only to discover a dark family secret that turns his desperation into a deadly schemeand poetic justice.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
30 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 Forgeby Jim Kowalski
Three teen brothers with unique Eagle Scout survival skills must join forces during a camping trip to fight off a Cryptid and find their missing father.
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Arroz Y Habichuelas (Rice & Beans)by Iris Mangual
Two families that could put the Hatfields and McCoys to shame. A Dominican family and Puerto Rican family are forced to share a wedding weekend; old grudges and new chaos threaten to ruin the nuptials unless love and a little salsa can bridge the Caribbean divide.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Sweet Reflectionby Elliot Stanton
A man's worth is not measured by his wealth but by the difference he makes to others. An elderly shopkeeper is reminded of his worth in the community just as he loses all faith.
Genre: Drama
19 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
19 pages
Cast Size: 7+ 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
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
When You Go to Townby Susan Jordan
A chance encounter at a thrift store leads a divorced woman to ask, "Could I have gone the distance?"
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Finally Coming Homeby Dennis Bruce Shipman
A clairvoyant female visits a Confederate Civil War Cemetery to help a dead earth-bound soldier cross over into the light. The story takes place in the present. The soldier has been walking the grounds of the graveyard waiting 162 years for his sweetheart to come fetch him. Initially, he's hesitant to step into the light. But once he experiences its soothing warmth and majestic wonder, he's all in.
Genre: Other
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Other
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Flowers for Lilyby Candy Fox
Three grieving beings - a man, a woman, and a dog - find a glimmer of hope for a path forward, in the unlikeliest of places - a cemetery.
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Aunt Lillian's Lipby John W Welch
What happens when what we thought were true turns out to be an incorrect memory.
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Alone with Himselfby Anastasiia
What if an ordinary little kid is left alone without any support? Do you know what a little person experiences when he has to cope with difficulties alone? Perhaps each of us has experienced this, but do you remember how scary it was?
Genre: Action/Adventure
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Clock Of Timeby Kline Fishborn
On his 18th birthday, Eddie receives a time clock from a strange woman that allows him to travel to the past and the future. At first he was skeptical about the gift, but once he used it he did not immediately understand the great price of time traveling and he loses his youthful years.
Genre: Fantasy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A Sister's Promiseby Andrea Lynn Anthony
A resilient woman navigates the challenges of supporting her non-verbal, autistic brother while pursuing her own dreams. Along the way, she discovers the power of familial love and resilience, transforming their struggles into a legacy of hope and inspiration.
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Just Take a Breathby Roberta M Roy
New to the newsroom a happily married young woman, struggles to avoid risking her marriage when she experiences an unexpectedly strong attraction to a just met co-worker with whom she will be working regularly. * 2023: Semi Finalist: Dallas Shorts; Nashville Independent Filmmakers Festival; Sydney Indie Shorts Festival; Dallas Movie Awards Festival*
Genre: Romance
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romance
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Small Talkby Linda Kampley
A young woman goes on a first date expecting romance but finds danger.
Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Make Haste Slowlyby John Porter
Doc Holliday shares some wisdom with the outlaw Dave Rudabaugh--then meets Wyatt Earp.
Genre: Western
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Western
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Creepy Clown For Hireby DJ Robbins
Pamela is upset that her son is skipping his tutoring sessions, so she hires a creepy clown to scare her son into seeing his tutor.
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Badlandsby Pamela Schott
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
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Pledge to Murderby Elliot Stanton
The fog shrouding a horrific murder is about to get thicker. The evil spectre of Jack the Ripper returns to Victorian London after the gruesome murder of a prominent politician's murder.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
28 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
28 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Ingwe - the leopard who didn't want spotsby Cilla Lowen
When a leopard cub is confused for a spotted hyena, he decides his spots must go... until he discovers they're the key to his own special superpower.
Genre: Animation
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Spices with Vicesby Debbie Castanha
A privileged pair of Ray Bans becomes lost in a drawer of bickering spices, and must hatch an escape plan before she's replaced.
Genre: Animation
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Bridgeby James Peacock
Two Nashville 15 year olds, best friends before, but now estranged because of economic and motivational differences, are forced to write a song together for an assignment, all taking place in the high school band room over the course of 90 minutes. The music they write builds a temporary bridge between them before they part in different direction. A coming-of-age statement of how we grow apart from childhood friends.
Genre: Musical
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Musical
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Look! It's Joe Pesci!by Larry E Coleman
A Joe Pesci fan gets taught a powerful lesson when she tries to impress him by doing his lines from the movie "Goodfellas."
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Phantom's Revengeby John Witcher
After unearthing an ancient artifact, four female students inherit superpowers and embark on the journey of a lifetime. (Female Driven Screenplay)
Genre: Animation
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
W.I.N.N.E.R Spells Loserby Elliot Stanton
The prize for winning is the realisation of what losing is all about. Two elderly care home residents play Scrabble, but the value of their words doesn't just score points on the board.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
BUS 37by Jordan Baines
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
Genre: Action/Adventure
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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
Cimpleby Bernard Antoine Mersier
Darryl and his right hand man Ryan's lavish lifestyle from drug dealing comes apart when Darryl's girlfriend Sharice unveils something sinister neither one of them saw coming.
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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