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The Watchersby S.C. Smith
A high school senior, once haunted by mysterious events, is thrust back into a nightmarish realm when a dark figure reemerges, leading him on a perilous journey.
Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Entitledby Alan Barkley
When a young College female student accuses a male student of breaking into her car, the young woman and the Dean must confront the influential father of the accused young man. The story asks two questions : did he do it? And will the entitled win the day?
Mostly interior scenes.
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Last Rendezvousby Paul Byrne
A paralyzed teenager from the hood meets his rich girlfriend one last time to see if their love has survived his drug dealing days.
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Beachby William Walkerley
In the near future, euthanasia is legal, and the elderly who continue to clog up the healthcare system are offered a cash incentive to end their lives; one senior takes the cash, has a sudden change of heart, but finds out that that is not an option.
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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
Another Blondeby Kudzai Zigarwi
When a fearless ex-military environmental activist is abducted just days before exposing a corrupt billion-dollar energy deal, she must escape captivity, outwit her deranged captor, and stop the agreement before it silences herand the planetforever.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Eagleby Mina Faiez
Hani is a young man who lives with his brother Joseph and his neighbor Khalid, but he finds out that his neighbor killed his father , and that his father, Khalid, and father of his girlfriend are members of an old gang whose girlfriend's father fears that he will expose himself, and that he will kill Khalid. But Hani succeeds in helping his brother and the police catch him.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Poet Dancerby Steven Burton
A female choreographer is inspired by a disabled musician which creates more greatness for both of them.
Genre: Artistic
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Artistic
8 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
Voidby John McCarney
A seemingly routine curbside pickup turns into a quiet collision of two liveslinked by what they don't say. A two-page micro-short about mental health and unseen scars.
Genre: Drama
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Very Different Thanksgivingby Anthony Cawood
On Thanksgiving night, a driver offers a ride to a blind stranger, but the holiday's spirit of hospitality unravels into an uncomfortable confrontation with buried prejudices and truths.
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
How Do You Get to Margie's House?by John Porter
With a lot of love but a very bad sense of direction, a young man tries to get to his lady's house by 5 p.m.
Genre: Romance
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romance
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Blessedby Warren Lane
This blood-soaked satirical commercial pushes the new Christian spirit board, which not only boasts direct communication with God Almighty, but also spells out who must be sacrificed in order for its user to become blessed.
Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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
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
Flames of the Campfireby Simon Parker
When a crumbling marriage reaches its breaking point during a final family camping trip, two estranged parents must put their differences aside to rescue their kidnapped children. As they fight to bring their boysand other missing kidshome, they rediscover the strength of love, sacrifice, and the family they thought they'd lost.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Roadsideby Brian Wallace
A couple's roadside rescue of a mysterious woman spirals into a nightmarish encounter with her vengeful, murderous boyfriend, revealing her own dark past.
Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Goodness Creoniaby Jason Kirman
Julia is an unremarkable girl who wants to brutally punish two girls from her school for bullying her, and she turns to the Godness Creonia for help, after the godness fulfilled her promise by killing the girls in the most brutal way. Julia learns that she must give her soul to the godness with whom she made a deal with her blood.
Genre: Fantasy
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Paradeby William Douglas
Can a 10-year-old boy steal an unhappy elephant, find him a good home, fall in love and get his first kiss, all in one week?
Genre: Other
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Other
17 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
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
Elvis Hasn't Left the Buildingby Elliot Stanton
The excitement and anticipation of getting a brief glimpse of the King of Rock' n' Roll is seemingly dashed. However, as one door shuts, the stage door opens and reveals the man himself, resplendent in a powder blue sequined jumpsuit - Elvis Presley.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Nuptualsby Barry Staff
Wanting to consummate her marriage to a much older man, a virginal bride pushing 40 needs to cope when things go disastrously wrong.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Boisterousby Subhashree Srinivasan
Four drunk men argue over corpses they find in a pub, all mysteriously missing their shadows.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Luck Be a Ladyby Elliot Stanton
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
Genre: Drama
25 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Cute Robberby Grag Raymond
Nick works as a security guard in a jewelry store during his break he is relaxing in a local cafe when a pretty girl approaches him to get to know him but it was a deception she joins a crime group to commit a robbery.
Genre: Action/Adventure
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Oh Boi!by Sara Mancini
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
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Not for Saleby Davide Staffiero
During a business dinner at a luxury hotel, a man who will turn out to be an android dealer negotiates with a wealthy hotelier determined to replace his entire staff.
Genre: Sci-Fi
36 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
36 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Woodby Jason K. Allen
A lonely man falls in love with a tree. But can they live happily ever after? (No dialogue, silent comedy. One location. Produced writer; see IMDB for credits.)
Genre: Romantic Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
It's Now or Neverby Elliot Stanton
In a world where Elvis lives, a suburban man's golden ticket to see The King goes missing down the back of the bath sparking a hilarious battle between nostalgia, plumbing, and domestic survival.
Genre: Comedy
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Shockingby Glenn Pollard
John owns a business repairing electrical appliances. What his assistant, Will, does not know is that the store is going bankrupt. What John does not know is that Will has a way of saving it. But which option is the best?
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Guantanamo Galaby Robert Ingraham
After Musk's DOGE team's preps the opening of the prisonadding efficiencies to the electric chair to reduce personnelTrump invites his bff billionaires down for a grand opening celebration. The party is held in the only room with electricitythe one with the electric chair.
What happens next is... well, electrifying.
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Jack's Mom Autism Warrior Princessby Lawrence Riggins
The humorous true story of a supermodel who leaves celebrity life to raise her autistic son. Trading designer gowns for parenthood-on-steroids, this Autimom uses love, determination, and comedy to treat her boy's disorder while defending him from attacks by close-minded individuals. True beauty triumphs as her remarkable son overcomes his disability to thrive as a young man. Short, TV Series, Family Comedy, Female Lead. 27 Awards.
Genre: Family
27 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
27 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Aisle Browsingby Steven Blows
A run-down man with an active imagination blames his wife for all the wrongs in his life so he searches the aisles of a hardware store in search for the perfect murderous tool.
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
8 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
How a Man of Vision Learns to Seeby John Porter
An elderly, extremely successful man shows how he has become a man of vision: he's looked through the eyes of others, thanked them for their vision, and enjoyed it with them
Genre: Artistic
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Artistic
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Arnoldby Ange Fassinou
Standing in front of a mirror, a young boy tries to understand why his reflection is a dog.
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Grass is Always Greenerby Daniel J. Broderick
Jack is unhappy. Who else in L.A. rides the bus, has no girlfriend, no money, and no status? Sam, the bus driver, assures him things will change. When they do, suddenly and mysteriously, is Jack finally happy? Not exactly. Something is still missing.
Genre: Fantasy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
8 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
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
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