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There's Something Behind Door #1by Andrew Tarquinio

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A young man helps his parents clear the squalid apartment of his recently deceased Aunt, finding more than filth waiting for him in the hoarder's heaps.

Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Marcus and his Snowmanby DJ Robbins

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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

Christmas at the Orpheumby Todd Bronson

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On a snowy Christmas Eve an aging puppeteer performs a festive show for hospitalized children which gifts him with a miraculous memory of his late partner. This leads to a surreal performance in a forgotten and shuttered Orpheum theater which unlocks a life-affirming reconciliation that allows him to honor Clark's memoryand find a renewed sense of purpose.

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

Hierarchyby Charles Hall

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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

Tangled Rootsby Deogratias Nyakiki

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In a quaint town, Mia, a botanist grappling with her family's hidden history, partners with Ethan, a free-spirited artist, to restore a neglected community garden. As they navigate their growing bond and unearth long-buried secrets, Mia's quest for identity forces her to confront her fears and embrace vulnerability. Their distinct personalitiesher analytical precision clashing with his creative chaosforge a connection that leads to both personal growth and the revitalization of their community, all against a backdrop of both h

Genre: Drama
30 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

A Man Possessedby Donald Copenhaver

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After being passed over for promotion, a bitter office worker's online rage transforms into something physical, consuming him and everyone around him.

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

Fear the Unknown Graveby Kline Fishborn

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Ten-year-old Brian is terrified of his own mother, who becomes possessed by a demon after visiting an old unmarked grave near their home.

Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Hit and Runby Marc Prey

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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

Feeding Frenzyby Philip Marraccini

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After murdering his wife Sally, Richard is forced to kill again in attempt to collect on her life insurance policy. As the investigation closes in on Richard, see if he escapes with the money thus committing the perfect crime. (A murder mystery with a comic twist)

Genre: Other
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Family Timeby Jason K. Allen

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A family of four enjoys a quiet dinner around the table. But mom seems different tonight... (1 location, 4 actors. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)

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

Park Benchby Marc Prey

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While sitting on a park bench, a suicidal man has a life-altering conversation with a woman who just may be his deceased wife.

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

Mars Landingby Aaron Langvand

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A space obsessed teenager who suffers from a terminal illness bonds with a space sciences graphic designer to fulfill the teen's dream of landing on Mars.

Genre: Drama
35 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Circle of Trustby Jim Kowalski

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An ex-military man must battle himself in a circle of his own demons.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Treasureby John Alexander Fraser

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A young native American woman must overcome her sensitivities to protect herself when a deranged killer attacks her friends for an underground culinary treasure in a remote forested area.

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

The Listening Roomby Dewayne

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A hospice nurse cleaning out a dead patient's house brings home an old baby monitor that suddenly begins speaking with the woman's voice. When the voice warns her that her abusive ex is outside and urges her to fight back, Mara must decide whether the dead woman is protecting heror preparing her to become the next voice on the monitor.

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

A Late Waitby Elliot Stanton

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If listening is so important, then it's hardly surprising that turning a deaf ear to good advice creates an even greater problem.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Spunk!by Harker Jones

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Amid a rash of kidnappings, two gay college students embark on a romance via a hook-up app called Spunk!

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

She is an Alienby Niagara Ross

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A clumsy office worker falls in love with a charming new colleague, but his world is turned upside down when he learns she is an alien from another planet with a secret mission.

Genre: Fantasy
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Very Truely Yoursby John Porter

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A dark comedy about a man who receives a letter from an old girlfriend who reminds him of a promise he made years and years ago.

Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Growing with Albertby John Witcher

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After being adopted by his Uncle Albert, Mickey comes of age in a small Midwestern town.

Genre: Family
25 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

The Windowby Mark Ndlovu

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A reclusive man and an enigmatic artist living across the street engage in a silent but profound connection through drawings in their windows, sparking an unspoken bond that compels him to step beyond his comfort zone and into her world.

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

Bearby DeWayne Bricker

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When a rogue bear terrorizes the Alaskan Wilderness, a stranded doctor and his Yupik friend and their twin loyal huskies must survive the night where man and predator share the same hunger.

Genre: Action/Adventure
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Luck Be a Ladyby Elliot Stanton

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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

Twas the Night Before The Night Before Christmasby Elliot Stanton

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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

Fireman From The Heartby Timothy McVeigh

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Since childhood, Amber dreams of becoming a firefighter and she has a chance to prove herself as a firefighter by rescuing a woman with two children who cannot get out of a burning house, but getting to the girl's house is not so easy and calling the fire department at night becomes impossible due to the lack of network.

Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Ho-Ho-Ho-nly an Hour To Goby Elliot Stanton

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A department store Santa and his helper aren't the jolly individuals you'd expect them to be, particularly when the effects of Santa's alcoholic consumption threaten to become audibly evident to the line of waiting, excited children outside the grotto.

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

Oh Boi!by Sara Mancini

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Marta is a 14 years old weirdo with no friends but with a particular obsession: porn. She watches a lot of porn videos but has never had sex and doesn't know what pleasure is: she never even masturbated! Determined to understand what sex is, she decides to emulate her peers living a day like them and get close to an older guy who has no problem having sex with anyone.

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

Dark Snowby Ron Micci

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A sexually repressed woman in her 30s overcomes her inhibitions when she meets a man at an office Christmas party, then races north to her maiden aunt's cabin in the woods to share the joyous news, only to encounter bitterness and jealousy and a poignant parting of the ways.

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

Afterlifeby DJ Robbins

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A 26-year-old man regrets committing suicide and death shows him the ramifications of the effects his suicide had on his parents and girlfriend.

Genre: Artistic
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

All This and Heaven, Tooby John Porter

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A quiet young man and woman buy an old house, then wonder how they can cope with a loud religious congregation next door.

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

Report Just In...by Elliot Stanton

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A schoolboy's ill-thought-out plan backfires when his mother uncovers his subterfuge when his school report is received by post. However, his fears of a damning report appear unfounded - for a time, anyway.

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

Love & Mayhemby STEVEN BLOWS

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Battle begins when a man on a date with his new boyfriend to a paintball centre bumps into his handsome Ex in a healthy relationship with the woman he left him for.

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

Under the Bedby Dewayne

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Six-year-old Ethan claims something lives beneath his bed and only moves when adults aren't watching. Hoping to prove it imaginary, his parents install lights and cameras, but the presence begins adapting, spreading beyond the bedroom as observation makes it stronger. While the house subtly changes, Ethan grows calmer, revealing he's been teaching it how to belong. By the time his parents understand the rules, the entity no longer needs the bedand neither does Ethan.

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

Old Schoolby Bernhard Riedhammer

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An obsolete radio escapes into a world of drugs to find solace from a fast moving society he cannot keep up with.

Genre: Animation
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

In the Bloodby Jack Halliday

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A P.I. resorts to supernatural means to solve a case where the suspect in three murders is an older man bedfast in hospital, despite the man's DNA & fingerprints being found at three crime scenes. 1st place award-winner, Indie Gathering Film Festival.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
24 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

A Car Salesman Builds His Dream Houseby Alan Barkley

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Jim is a car salesman who is building a house to woo back a wayward spouse. Can Jim close the deal? (No house construction filming needed). *2024 Semi-finalist - Grande Stories Screenplay Competition*.

Genre: Romance
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Killergartenby Chris Fell

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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

The Father of Thingsby Chris Fell

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In this award-winning war drama, two enemy soldiers try to brutally kill each other on the battlefield. However, when both become incapacitated, they cooperate to survive. Their dialogue between camaraderie and cynicism highlights the absurd "logic" of war and propaganda, while offering a glimmer of hope to reconcile differences. Just a glimmer.

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

Spookyby Tony Jerris

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Terror ensues, when a guy hooks up with an online date who is already dead... Or is she?

Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Autumn Falls: The Beginningby Jacob Enix

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A masked killer wearing a grotesque pumpkin mask emerges in the quite town of Autumn Falls, forcing a group of friends to confront a terrifying reality: the legend of Jack is real, and they are his first victims.

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