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Where the Heart Isby Anthony Cawood

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The spirit of Christmas must overcome those with hatred in their hearts.

Genre: Family
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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

Tunnel Rats & the Fall of Saigonby Robert Michael Benn

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In 1975, 3 draftee grunts man the tunnels looking for Viet Cong. They find them but the ARVN (from Hanoi) & the Cong take Saigon. Robert, Ghit & general Ky ascend from the US embassy roof to freedom & a future in California.

Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

DB Cooper (revised)by Robert Michael Benn

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DB cooper jumps from a 727 with $5 million and then robs a Brinks warehouse. He and beautiful Andrea visit Seattle, Alaska, Hollywood Boulevard, and Avalon. They buy a villa on the French Riveria. Remember, DB Cooper was never caught. This is the real story!

Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Trotskyby Robert Michael Benn

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Trotsky leads the 1917 revolution with Lenin, is denounced & deported by Stalin in 1925. He lands in Mexico & begins an affair with Frida Kahlo. Finally, Ramon Mercader, in 1940, Stalin's agent, pounds an ice pickaxe into his skull.

Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Suitcaseby Walerian Domanski

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The fate of the suitcase stolen by a policeman during a search of a criminal's house. It was hidden, found, changed hands a few times, and ultimately ended up in the possession of a policeman again. Marginal actors: the policeman's girlfriend, her dog, and the neighbor.

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

Superstition's Goldby Michael Gaun

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A romantic history of hidden Treasure in Superstition Mountain with its famous Lost Dutchman Gold Mine.

Genre: Western
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Late Doorsby Barry Staff

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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

Calling Clementeby Jim B Marcus

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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

Black Queen: Birth Of A Queen Warriorby Ange Fassinou

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In a land of witches and beasts, a young woman, kidnapped for an Amazon Army, battles to get back to her tribe and lead her warrior sisters to the truth.

Genre: Fantasy
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Assistanceby Simon Parker

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Trapped in grief and filth after his wife's death, Myles faces the threat of being committed by his daughteruntil a stray dog arrives, helping him reclaim his home, his life, and the love he thought he'd lost.

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

Why Do I Put Up with You?by John Porter

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A young woman wonders why she puts up with her extremely flawed boyfriend.

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

The Bridgeby Anthony Cawood

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Two agents travel back in time to alter history, but their mission misfires, unleashing unintended consequences they can't undo.

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

Deepstareby Gerard Docherty

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A short film exploring mental health from the main character's POV. Main character descends into a fantasy world. Explores his invented world. Kills someone at the end. Ends up in a police cell. Multiple scenes, multiple locations, all adaptable to whatever circumstances you find yourself in. Modest length, flexible set up, few locations, relatively easy to stage. 10-15 mins duration.

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

Creepy Clown For Hireby DJ Robbins

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Pamela is upset that her son is skipping his tutoring sessions, so she hires a creepy clown to scare her son into seeing his tutor.

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

More Than Clothby Steven Blows

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The experiences of a university student's first day devoutly wearing the hijab proves to be more challenging and diverse than she first expected when friends and strangers begin to see her differently.

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

Snowbound Secretsby Christine LARA

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A man on the run after a desperate bank robbery finds himself trapped in a small isolated motel during a snowstorm. But he quickly discovers that the other motel guests also have secrets to hide, and they are all willing to do whatever it takes to keep them concealed.

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

A Real Page Turnerby Phyllis C. Corley

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A Hispanic horror novelist hunkers down in her manager's secluded getaway cottage to finish her manuscript and experiences some of the same perils as the story's heroine with a charming local.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

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

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

Swoliosisby Jim Kowalski

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A gym attendant hosts an underground fitness competition to avoid losing his bankrupt gym and his crush.

Genre: Comedy
23 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Familyby Jean-Luc Julien

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A young undocumented immigrant fights to save the life of his unborn child when his teenage girlfriend's parents force her to get an abortion.

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

The Free Boxby Charles Webb

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The most valuable thing at an estate sale could be free.

Genre: Drama
2 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

Brain Foodby John Alexander Fraser

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A psychiatric patient in a counselling session must come to terms with a trauma that they must overcome to lead a normal life.

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

Low-Maintenance Organismsby Gerard Docherty

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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

A Beautiful Suicideby Bernard Antoine Mersier

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Obsession is a cute word in Mimi's eyes, until Ja'mere applies what the word really means.

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

Bright Lights, Dark Shadowsby Barry Staff

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Wanting to suss a stranger in town, a thirteen-year-out truant girl needs to realise he's planning a hit on a political party conference there.

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

Beauty Pageant Redemptionby Barbara Blomquist

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Personal redemption is the ultimate prize in a beauty pageant held in a women's prison.

Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Dildo Boyby Simon Parker

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Desperate to go viral, a deluded wannabe content creator ropes his reluctant friend into filming a fake police arrest skitonly to spiral into public humiliation, dildo warfare, and the crushing reality of internet fame.

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

The Grass is Always Greenerby Daniel J. Broderick

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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

Yell'n'Tellby Roberta M Roy

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Recalling how his cousin pinches him and denies doing so and having witnessed a girl being bullied, a brave five-year-old uses his wise mother's practical but inventive advice to help solve his bullying dilemma. *2024 Best Unproduced Script Brightside Tavern Film Festival; Brightside Festival; Semi Finalist 2023 Dallas Shorts Note: Yell'n'Tell also in French and Spanish - Grita y Dilo*

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

Stairwaysby Dewayne C Bricker

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When luminous stairways rise worldwide, a grieving scientist descends into one to rescue the lost and discovers the only way to save humanity is to embrace imperfection.

Genre: Sci-Fi
41 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Bus Stopby Sarah Kennedy

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A distracted mother experiences every parent's worst nightmare when a heated cell phone conversation incites a chilling abduction. Single location, micro-budget. Award-winning, produced screenwriter.

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

Seat of Deathby Andrew McGivern

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After narrowly escaping execution at the hands of ISIS, a teenage boy struggles to move on with life in a war-torn environment of terror and continued mortal danger.

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

The Elevatorby Carlos Alex Ceni

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What was initially supposed to be a simple journey for two strangers is terrifyingly disrupted by the arrival of a third person.

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

Z-Townby Jason K. Allen

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When the letter Z is set to be removed from the alphabet, several brave residents of Z-Town - including Zack, Zebra, Zucchini and Zipper - must prove that Z is essential. (Animation/Web series pilot.)

Genre: Animation
5 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

Zoomby Anthony Cawood

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A couple's illicit affair is forced to go virtual due to a pesky global pandemic, and if that wasn't bad enough someone else wants in on the action.

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

The Shadow Among Usby Christine LARA

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A gathering among friends turns into a nightmare when strange events begin to unfold in an isolated house deep in the forest. Trapped and confronted with their own secrets, they realize that one of them is not who they claim to be.

Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles