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Night of the Swingin' Deadby  Jason K. Allen
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A zombie desires to dance like his hero, Fred Astaire. But first he must find a willing teacher. (Comedy/horror. 1 location, 2 main actors. Winner of Best Short Screenplay at Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition.)

Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Big Digby  Jason K. Allen
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Pete once heard that if you dig a hole far enough you will end up in China. So one day he takes a shovel and decides to find out for himself. Several months later he emerges in a strange land that is definitely not China. (Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Dark Comedy. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)

Genre: Sci-Fi
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Birthrightby  Michael Hutchinson
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The reborn prodigy of a dark dictator embraces their malevolent Bloodline in a Godless world of magic, beast, and tyranny. None have been worthy to lay claim to the Crimson Throne, until now.

Genre: Fantasy
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Moonlight and Rosesby  Jack Halliday
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A screenwriter finds more than he bargained for during a late-night stroll with an actress, in this noir, short script. Award-winner, Indie Gathering Film Festival.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Grand Offerby  Simon Parker
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Ashcroft's plan to bribe his loyal groundskeeper Tom into murdering his wife backfires, leading to a deadly twist where both men end up dead.

Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Singularityby  Peter Donald Skagen
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A tech-bro's wife who discovers he secretly chipped her brain giving her unusual abilities has to fight to survive when agents of the 'company' come to delete her.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Synchronicityby  Stephanie Neroes
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When a musician aching for connection meets a soft-spoken neighbor with a spiritual heart, their mirrored lives begin to alignproving that sometimes, the universe writes the love story for you.

Genre: Romance
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Winds of Kandaharby  PAUL BYRNE
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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
The Openingby  Jon McDonald
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At an erotic art opening, the patrons react, amusingly, to the sexy art. The Ice Queen gallery owner, Laura, ignored by her flirting husband, is approached by one of her young and sexy artists. He offers her the gift of exotic perfume, making clear he is seeking more. She evades him, but the perfume and the art open her up to new possibilities.

Genre: Romance
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Clella (Pathways Of The Heart)by  Diane Yates
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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
Ghomeedaby  Aya Mheidly
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In their quest for safety as undocumented refugees, Wissam, Hadi, and Jamil find refuge in an apartment. Wissam uses the game of hide and seek to protect Hadi's innocence while teaching vital evasion skills. But when ICE agents intrude, their bond is tested. Despite the turmoil, they hold onto hope, showing the strength of the human spirit

Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Spaceby  Simon James
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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
Tough Loveby  Warren Lane
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In this dark coming-of-age tale a suicidal tween finds a reason to live after her maniacal new therapist shows her how to quiet the voices inside her head.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Twisted mindby  Christine LARA
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"Twisted Minds Unite" revolves around a specialized team formed within the FBI to apprehend a new type of serial killer who is not only intelligent and organized but also has significant influence within society. The team consists of individuals with unique skills, each with a personal history of trauma, which drives their pursuit of justice.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Latin-American Victimby  Jason Kirman
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The police find two young women of Hispanic appearance in different locations. Roberto, who is the former of the two victims, is suspected of their murders but he suddenly disappears.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Train of Thoughtby  Elliot Stanton
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Overthinking can seriously damage your health. An annoying stranger leaves his fellow train passenger with a very bitter taste in his mouth.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Hellavisionby  Jason K. Allen
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On Halloween night, a young man decides to stay home and watch a horror movie on television. Unfortunately he chooses the wrong channel on the wrong night. (Mostly 1 actor, limited dialogue, inspired by 70's horror. Produced writer; see IMDB for credits.)

Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Johnny Reb Comes Homeby  Robert Michael Benn
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At the end of the civil war, Robert Prewitt returns to Texas to find his slaves freed, his wife in poverty & many lynchings. He rises cattle & takes them to Wichita, becomes a US senator, meets President Grant, & discovers oil with Texaco. He retires & hosts his birthday with his children & grandchildren & wife Lillian.

Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Flames of the Campfireby  Simon Parker
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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
Out of Adversityby  Elliot Stanton
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The bombs cease, but the battle continues. Only two First World War British soldiers remain from their company, and during a lull in hostilities, deep, personal conflicts between them come to a head.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Santa Soldierby  David Lee Hooker
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In a future where holiday magic meets military might, seasoned covert operative Santa Soldier embarks on a daring mission to rescue kidnapped children from a local Santa parade, blending festive spirit with combat prowess to reignite the true essence of Christmas

Genre: Family
23 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Shark Watchby  Ron Micci
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A Mafia wiseguy is sent to make a drug buy on the Jersey Shore, where a gypsy fortune teller acts as the middleman, but he is double-crossed by another hood posing as a fed.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
This Dedicated Physicianby  Michael Volpe
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After overcoming a painful miscarriage and divorce from her unfaithful lawyer wife, Neonatal Doctor Lee Lopez fights an uphill battle to stop her inner-city hospital from being closed by a greedy Board of Directors headed by her ex-wife's lover.

Genre: Drama
44 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Exit Stage Leftby  Elliot Stanton
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Even off-stage, the show must go on. An experienced old actor rues missed opportunities and reveals a hidden illness to a young, caring colleague who attempts to open his eyes to the bigger and brighter picture.

Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Troubadour's Last Noteby  Michael Volpe
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After the death of his beloved cat, a wandering musician reconnects with the woman he once loved and lostproving that sometimes, it takes heartbreak to reconnect with love.

Genre: Romance
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Sleep Studyby  Kudzai Zigarwi
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When a group of volunteers joins a mysterious sleep study, their dreams spiral into waking nightmares and they soon realize the true experiment is unlocking something far more dangerous than sleep.

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Spoken Forby  Jim Kowalski
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Can a man with a crippling social anxiety win the woman he loves over his alter ego crutch and her cheating boyfriend?

Genre: Romance
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Alone with Himselfby  Anastasiia Borisova
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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: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Cadillac Jackby  Robert F Godwin III
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One omelet, two bodies, and a stray eyeball. Cadillac Jack didn't come for blood, but in this diner, breakfast is just the opening act.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Good Griefby  Duane Kellogg
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A celebrated screenwriting couple stalled on their most ambitious script and strained by personal distance, faces a dilemma when the husband turns to AI to revive their creative spark, pitting professional ambition against ethical integrity.

Genre: Drama
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Have a Hella Christmasby  Lawrence Riggins
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Lucifer crashes the announcer's booth at a Christmas Parade insisting that HIS float from the Netherworld partake in the festivities -- and win a trophy, or else...! Irreverent, wacky, obscene. Three performers.

Genre: Comedy
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Tutor Meby  Simon Parker
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A talented teacher has gotten used to the money tutoring rich kids brings, but meeting Alex the son of a mean wealthy bully changes everything and he's determined to get him into school.

Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bathwaterby  Simon Parker
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Three friends enter a house, finding a golden crown in dirty bathwater, they all want it, but inside the bath a terrible creature lives.

Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Girl on the Elevatorby  Charles Webb
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An awkward late-night encounter on an elevator.

Genre: Comedy
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Heartwarming Horrorby  Jennifer Milne
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A couple on a first date realize the premise of a heartwarming romance could just as easily be a horrifying horror movie, and get a little of both when they go back to her place.

Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Zaryaby  Jason K. Allen
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Two fishermen visit a secluded lake where they hope to catch the big one. Instead, they encounter a mysterious lake creature known as Zarya. (1 location, 3 actors. Top 20 Horror Short on Coverfly's The Red List. Finalist, Atlanta Film Festival & Nashville Film Festival screenwriting competitions.)

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
DB Cooperby  Robert Michael Benn
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DB parachutes out of a jet and is never discovered or caught. This is the real story.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Doctor Where?by  Elliot Stanton
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Ralph's doctor is running late for an appointment, leaving him regretting a rash decision.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A Father's Loveby  Bernard Antoine Mersier
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Love enters your life when you're at your lowest point, and that's exactly what Tiffany and Bernard need to deal with the pain their father's inflicted on them. 

Genre: Drama
39 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bloody Christmasby  Ange Fassinou
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Three couples have decided to spend Christmas holidays with their children in a house in the woods; but the vacation becomes bloody.

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