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Wolf Riderby Pelham Mead III
This is a series of stories based on the oral tradition of the Pawnee Native Americans in the 1840s. The main story is about a Pawnee girl who was a major character in a Pawnee story about the Morning Star.
Genre: Action/Adventure
44 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
44 pages
Cast Size: 7+ 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
Genre: Romantic Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Strategic Ambiguity 101by John Boal
Forced to teach a new mandatory business class called "Strategic Ambiguity 101", Professor Mandella tells his students that future business leaders must abandon traditional communications of clarity; learn how to send mixed messages and subvert the truth to be successful. Yet as his savvy Gen Z students share their brutally honest feedback about this deceptive and all too pervasive tactic, they teach him a life lesson with Professor Mandella rediscovering his true self.
Genre: Comedy
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Pyrisousby Allen Mummert
A writer's reality unravels into a disturbing virtual labyrinth, forcing him to confront the fabricated nature of his existence before he's permanently consumed by the digital abyss.
Genre: Sci-Fi
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Golden Scepterby Bobby Banuelos
With the help of his cynical talking cat, a young man must embark on an adventure to retrieve a valuable family heirloom before the evil force that possesses it destroys the world.
Genre: Animation
21 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
21 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
If I Left Earlyby Rosalind-Renèe Lindsey
Living with his ambitious breadwinning girlfriend, a young job-hunting loser feels left behind in life and relationship. Motivated, he works to get things back on track, but all of that is halted when a call comes in and the unpredictable happens.
Genre: Drama
38 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
38 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Cold Moon Highby Doug J Robbins
The dead walk up to the house, zombies and ghosts.
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Shapes and Coloursby Craig Ford
After a brief moment of forbidden tenderness reignites his buried humanity, a gay concentration-camp prisoner must choose between suppressing his desire to surviveor risking death by claiming love in a place built to destroy it.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
About a Bearby S.C. Smith
An aging TV writer desperate for a comeback pitches a last-ditch movie about a vengeful bear to a Hollywood producer, only to watch his hopes unravel as the industry leaves him behind.
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Poulticeby Anthony Cawood
Desperate to save her unborn child, a remorseful woman seeks the help of a scorned Native American healer, agreeing to an unthinkable trade that will change their lives forever.
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Hookmanby Cassandra Wells
Based on a famous urban legend. Confined to their dorm during a storm-related blackout, four coeds resort to telling scary stories to amuse themselves, unaware that doing so will give rise to the notorious Hookmanthe hook-for-a-hand maniac of urban legend famewho, it turns out, isn't just a legend after all.
Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Gina's Veilby Kevin Silva
A lonely, facially scarred woman discovers that a charming writer has been sneaking into a private spot on her farm to complete his novel.
Genre: Romance
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romance
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
My Angel Friendsby Pelham Mead III
Tom Sizer is a college student who was driving on Meadowbrook Parkway when he had an accident with his car. When he is about to die the Archangel Michael decides to keep him alive. After Tom recovers, Michael tells him he is to be a human advisor to the angels in special situations and his adventures begin.
Genre: Drama
44 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
44 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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
Parliamentary Privilegeby Elliot Stanton
In an off-air conversation, a loose-tongued government minister's bravado towards a television interviewer who was once a friend seals his political death warrant.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Between Voicesby Danny King
A bullied young man begins to reclaim his confidence during a therapy session, but when the session ends, he realizes he was alone the entire time.
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
God's Libraryby Charenelle Jean Williams
At a bus stop, three strangers unknowingly stand at the crossroads of eternity as heaven's angels investigate their lives, revealing how faith, temptation, and free will determine who will be written into the Lamb's Book of Life.
Genre: Drama
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Clella (Pathways Of The Heart)by Diane Yates
In the Ozark Mountains, a selfless woman of indomitable spirit shoulders the weight of the Great Depression, raising six children and tending the farm while her husband turns to drinking, gambling, and womanizing. When he abandons her, a mysterious guitar player arrives on the scene, and she must choose between loyalty to her past and a possible new future. (Based on a true story.)
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ 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
Genre: Comedy
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Three Is an Odd Numberby jonathan riikonen
Due to a rental office error, three very different guys with different interests end up living together wondered by their female neighbor, and added by a big and sloppy apartment house complex office lady.
Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
On The Subject of Loveby Patricia Bruce
Talk about self sabotage -- these 2 gals are the best! When searching for love and relationships, they lack caring and empathy. It takes a humorous, over-the-hill, overweight Mom who outsmarts her attractive, millennial daughters to successfully find romance.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Putt Putt Preacherby Jason K. Allen
The story of Father Ralph Mahony, a gentle man of the cloth when behind the church podium but a take-no-prisoners warrior on the putt putt course. (Mockumentary. Finalist, Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition and Atlanta Film Festival Screenwriting Competition.)
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mercy Dashby Anthony Cawood
A Soccer Mom undertakes a midnight mercy dash when she gets an unexpected call, but things aren't quite what they seem.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Afterlifeby DJ Robbins
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
Genre: Artistic
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Calling Clementeby Jim B Marcus
In 1960, two young brothers forge an unlikely relationship with baseball great Roberto Clemente. Now, as adults, they rediscover the bond that shaped their lives long after the final out at Forbes Field.
Genre: Biographical
2 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Biographical
2 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Late Doorsby Barry Staff
Three 'remainers' congregate in a deserted pub and there contemplate whether the news that a meteorite will shortly destroy Earth is a hoax, but also to undertake their final acts in case it's true.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
How The Pimp Saved Christmasby Doug J Robbins
A pimp and his three prostitutes sub in for Santa Claus when the big man has a cold one Christmas Eve.
Genre: Animation
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Low-Maintenance Organismsby Gerard Docherty
Main character dies and finds himself discussing his life with God.
A single scene, one location (with optional brief flashbacks to others) and only two actors. Primarily dialogue based.
Short story available free; intentionally written for aspiring filmmakers; minimal set up, one location, two actors, easy to stage. 10-15 mins duration.
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Reborn by Evilby Grag Raymond
A girl who was burned 300 years ago by her own parents, accused of black magic, returns from hell and receives a new life and supernatural powers to do evil.
Genre: Horror
pages
Genre: Horror
pages
Chucklesby Doug J Robbins
A serial killer is reincarnated as a character in a sitcom and is reunited with his estranged daughter and ex-wife.
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Why Cows Are Contentedby John Porter
A middle-aged cow explains why she and her sisters are contented, even though they end up as hamburger and baseball gloves.
Genre: Animation
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Lockdown Treasureby STEVEN BLOWS
During a national lockdown caused by a virus pandemic, a curious 12-year-old girl and her persuasive younger brother set off on a hunt after finding a treasure map in their weekly online supermarket delivery.
Genre: Family
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Delusional Paby Frank Mancuso
A production assistant takes revenge on the cast of a horror set when they are making a horror movie. *IMDb page: https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0541559
Genre: Horror
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
No Nailsby John Ravitz
A grieving police detective who serves as a Eucharistic Minister identifies a mob hitman while serving him Holy Communion and must tread the line between his sacred duties and the need to stop a killer.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
34 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
34 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Reflectionsby Jeff Walker
On a fateful day a desperate man filled with fear and uncertainty races to connect with those who have most impacted his life before confronting his destiny.
Genre: Drama
23 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
23 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
In Lineby Steven Burton
A small diverse group waits in an urban bus depot line to experience role reversals when the bus arrives.
Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Girl on the Elevatorby Charles Webb
An awkward late-night encounter on an elevator.
Genre: Comedy
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Cyrus Myers: Psychic Vampireby Doug J Robbins
After killing his father, Cyrus Myers haunts the girl who reject him through her dreams while institutionalized.
Genre: Horror
28 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
28 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Spaceby Simon James
Fresh from a recent breakup, that he caused, Simon embarks on a hilarious but frustrating quest to find the perfect parking spot at the mall, all while juggling his idiot best friend and precocious daughter.
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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