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Shopping Cartby Steven Burton
A woman searches to find a stranger man for the return of his fold-able shopping cart, along with the futile search for her long-lost son.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Cautionary Tale of a Young Doodlerby Ivana Hruba
P. Casso, an unremarkable young man in charge of phone inquiries at an art gallery, spends his working hours in a pleasant daze doodling aimlessly at his desk until a random drawing leads to a change in circumstances from which there seems to be no escape.
Genre: Comedy
22 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
22 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Spiral Stairsby Alex M. Garnett
A retired seamstress struggles to remain of value to the young college students she lives among in a studio apartment building with a macabre past.
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Only the Windby DJ Robbins
Jack is spending his first Christmas without his father and is given the chance for one last Christmas with him.
Genre: Family
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Black Rainbowby Vijay Kumar Dammalapati
A neglected boy finds solace in his nanny's love and decades later returns as a doctor to heal the woman who raised him, and himself.
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Distractionsby Bob Messinger
Similar backgrounds, different visions. David's and Hannah's lives are about to be upended as he gets in her cab on a Friday evening.
Genre: Drama
39 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
39 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Truth or Denialby Dilece Connor
A twin has hallucinations of her deceased twin who died in a car accident they were both in. She denies her loss and struggles to overcome her grief and accept the truth.
Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Norman: The Dog Who Didn't Mean Toby Paul Millward
A scruffy terrier's misadventures lead him from the pound to an unlikely home with a gentle giant, told with warmth, humour, and a dog's-eye view. (Multi-Award Winner)
Genre: Animation
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Love & Mayhemby STEVEN BLOWS
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
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Transferenceby Frazer Lee
Dom and Sam are two science lab workers, let go by their boss Adrian. To beat the boredom of lockdown, they decide to continue Adrian's experimental teleportation research online. But they are being watched.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Necessary Evilby Adam Rocke
A child must commit an horrific crime to prevent a much greater atrocity from occurring.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Teacherby S.C. Smith
Amidst Boston's chaotic streets, a disillusioned insurance adjuster descends into vigilante justice after a series of accidents, targeting reckless drivers, until a poignant encounter forces him to confront the impact of his actions and the true meaning of forgiveness.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Chosenby Paul Byrne
A troubled homicide cop must team up with his estranged father to stop a serial killer who mysteriously resurfaces after three decades before he butchers his next victim - his Holiness the Pope.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
40 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
40 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
I Heart Jodyby Doug J Robbins
A serial killer gets distracted by his favorite sitcom when about to enter a potential victim's home.
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Antwan, The Christmas Strangerby Ange Fassinou
Inspired from true events. The destiny of a little boy, victim of abuse, changes when he unexpectedly meets a good-hearted woman on the day before Christmas.
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Greatest Story Never Toldby Matthew J Cresta
After the crucifixion of Jesus, the apostles question their future and even the truth. Due to their lack of faith the disciples hatch a crazy plan to steal Jesus body and stage his resurrection. When things go wrong and the plan fails the team is forced to face their new reality.
Genre: Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
SLICEby Wendy Appelbaum
When a lonely and introverted young woman purchases a 3D printer, she is amazed at its ability to communicate how she is feeling through the prints until she realizes that she is not the one in control. ( Comps: Black Mirror meets Christine)
Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Black Egoby Ali noun
A former investigator, shattered by the death of his family, hunts their killer - to discover that the chasing has been himself all along.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Why Do I Put Up with You?by John Porter
A young woman wonders why she puts up with her extremely flawed boyfriend.
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Trilogy of Terrorby Bill Wyza
Trilogy of Terror is a trio of micro-short horror stories. DRIFTER - An overconfident lawyer on the verge of his biggest case makes a wrong choice on a secluded country highway. WISHBOOK - A desperate man finds a magical book and learns to be careful what you wish for. FEAR - A suburban serial killer gets an unexpected surprise.
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Magical Day at the Dumpby Frank Vespe
Two sisters' inaugural trip to the Town Dump gets interrupted when a visitor appears out of nowhere and offers help, but his help is foreshadowed by an eerie feeling that something's not right.
Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
18 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
Bad Nightby Jose Villanueva
Under pressure from their volatile boss, two enforcers burglarize an aging gambler's secluded house and prepare to pounce when he arrives but never suspect the house hides a nightmarish horror ready to devour them first.
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Hogwash and Tommyrotby STEVEN BLOWS
When household rubbish begins to fall from the sky and into their garden, an environmentally conscientious homeowner must deal with the consequences of this mysterious phenomenon.
Genre: Comedy
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Return of Hopeby Ershov Konstantin
Three characters "don't see, don't hear, don't speak" receive a mysterious box that could change their lives.
Genre: Fantasy
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Peeperby Delaina M. Waldron
A Peeping Tom witnesses a woman's murder and it is up to him to decide on whether he will save the new occupant or just watch.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
18 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
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
Who Are Youby Bohdan Irytsiuk
After a successful man suffers a devastating loss, his reality begins to fracture, forcing him to question his identity and whether the life he's living still belongs to him.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Winds of Kandaharby PAUL BYRNE
Racing the clock on 9/11, a two-fisted female private eye goes head-to-head with a terrorist sleeper cell and risks everything to save the Pentagon on that fateful day.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Last Gameby John Klawitter
Pregnant, Sandy has to give away her baby before she is executed tomorrow.
Genre: Drama
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Life Is a Rollercoaster...Sometimesby Elliot Stanton
With its ups and downs, they say life is a roller-coaster, except when you're trapped and unable to get off one. When an engaged couple becomes unwitting prisoners at the apex of a broken-down roller-coaster ride, the metaphor is never more (or less) apt.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 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
No Ones to Ownby Iris Mangual
Trapped in a gilded cage of wealth and control, a young wife suffering in silence finds an unlikely ally in his chauffeur and becomes her greatest weapon as she transforms from victim to avengerusing her abuser's greed to destroy him.
Genre: Drama
27 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
27 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Brotherley Hateby Elliot Stanton
Timing Is Everything... Or Nothing. The responsible brother sees his younger, carefree sibling as a threat to him taking over the family business until fate steps in and changes the future for everyone.
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Not a Creature Was Stirringby Michael Hogan
Karma and a hungry toilet catch up to the overly-testosteroned boyfriend of a single mom when he forces her young son to sleep alone in a creepy motel room.
Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Koscheiby Sidhartha
After a nightmare of fire and screams leads him to hidden gold and a darker truth, Koschei finds himself standing between a ruthless arms syndicate and a catastrophe that could change the nation forever.A silent wanderer haunted by flames from his past races against time to stop a clandestine RDX operation, unaware that the conspiracy is tied to the very tragedy that made him who he is.
Genre: Action/Adventure
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Darker Side of Goodnessby John Porter
A horror/dark comedy/Halloween script based on Cheryl Pierson's short story in which a young man meets a demon who offers him the chance to see whether his wife really does love him.
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Mafia Prom Dateby Michael Volpe
A determined high schooler battles failing grades, skeptical parents, and the perils of Mafia connections to take the Don's daughter to his prom in 1970s New York City. He almost succeeds until his dream prom night ends when the FBI arrests his date and her family in dramatic raids regarding the Don's high-profile Emmy Awards jewelry heist.
Genre: Drama
39 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
39 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Taste of Beliefby Danny King
When a psychology professor challenges his students with a parable about restaurants, a fiery clash between science and conspiracy forces them to confront a deeper truth: you can't judge an idea until you've tasted it yourself.
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
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