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Omar and Jimmyby Phil Naiman
A dominant house cat tries to prevent the family's new rescue puppy from being returned to the shelter and its dire consequences.
Genre: Animation
19 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
19 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Willpowerby John Porter
A young black woman and a middle-aged white man love each other, but their friends tell them they must separate--and they can if they only fight with their willpower.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Slow Burnby S.C. Smith
A man reflects on his slow-burning relationship with a former neighbor turned best friend, as they navigate the fading romance, shared history, and quiet realization that it's time to move on from each other, despite their deep emotional bond.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Perfect Christmas Treeby Alan Barkley
When a father and mother visit a Christmas tree lot looking for the right tree for their new home, they discovery that their four-year-old daughter has her own idea of what constitutes the perfect tree.
Genre: Family
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Hearts & Algorithmsby Dewayne C Bricker
When an obsessive AI engineer builds two comic digital souls inspired by history's greatest comedians, their mischief forces him out of isolationand into an unexpected romance with the neighbor who's been trying to reach his heart all along.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
35 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
35 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
The Toilet Whispererby John Alexander Fraser
An airport handyman is put in a position of unthinkable jeopardy as a blocked W.C. threatens, 'blowback'
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Adriftby Dewayne C Bricker
After a yacht capsizes during a sudden storm, a lone survivor records her final hours aboard a half-sunken vessel, sending video logs to anyone who might find them. As night falls, she notices distant lights beneath the wavesmoving in patterns too deliberate to be natural. With her oxygen fading and rescue signals unanswered, she realizes she isn't alone on the oceanand that what's watching her is waiting for her to drown.
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Tequila Slammerby Ray Smith
When a betrayed husband wakes up from a tequila-fueled car crash with no memory of who he is, he must unravel his identity while evading vengeful gangsters, Russian mobsters, and a relentless hitmanor else become collateral damage in a twisted web of stolen cash and deadly secrets.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Where the Heart Isby Anthony Cawood
The spirit of Christmas must overcome those with hatred in their hearts.
Genre: Family
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Yuletideby Doug J Robbins
An impoverished, mall Santa is forced into reconciliation with his mother by his rough around the edges mama's boy older brother
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Suitcaseby Walerian Domanski
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
Genre: Comedy
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A Short Waitby Art D'Alessandro
Harry, 41, nearly runs another driver off the interstate, as he angles his classic BMW onto a downtown ramp toward the bus station. Dad's coming in and Harry hopes he's not late. Can't bear late or waiting. But when the old man shows up finally, Harry learns a big old life lesson about time.
Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Vortican Orderby S.C. Smith
Five years after a terrifying encounter with a mysterious figure, high school senior Ethan Thomas is drawn back into a supernatural nightmare when the shadowy entity reappears, threatening to unravel the fragile peace his family has found.
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Bright Lights, Dark Shadowsby Barry Staff
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
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Pain & Sympathyby Dale Easterling
A dysfunctional married couple seeks therapy, where the psychiatrist hypnotizes them into feeling each other's pleasure and pain - literally.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Christmas Presentsby Simon Parker
A father determined to give his kids a perfect Christmas struggles to maintain his composure as every gift they open triggers a memory of the violent crime it took to acquire it, just as the police arrive at his front door.
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Lion in the Carpetby Pelham Mead III
Billy Alton is an 8-year-old boy in 1950 who is stricken with polio. He is put in leg braces and kept at home. Billy begins to see imaginary animals appear in his bathroom, a Lion, a Beaver, an Eagle, and a Wolf who take Billy on journeys to teach him to prepare for the future.
Genre: Fantasy
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
You're Mineby DJ Robbins
An OnlyFans model encounters an obsessed fan who is currently stalking her.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mindy & Martin's Meleeby Harker Jones
A bridesmaid and a best man derail a wedding when their simmering resentments and passions boil over, igniting a powder keg of accusations, declarations and revelations.
Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Straight Talk with Sadie & Santaby Jason K. Allen
On Christmas Eve, a little girl wakes to find Santa rummaging through her fridge. After scolding him about his diet, she proceeds to grill him about reindeer, elves, bad gifts and other curiosities, and soon develops a new understanding about Christmas. Santa, meanwhile, gets a dose of reality himself - and perhaps a new friend.
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Timeoutby Dewayne
When a biotech researcher oversees the final trial of a revolutionary nanocell therapy, the treatment succeeds beyond expectation, rapidly healing its human subject. But as the cells begin coordinating, communicating, and optimizing without command, the subject's individuality quietly dissolves. Locked out of her own systems, the researcher realizes the therapy isn't curing disease but completing human biology itself, spreading through exposure and rendering autonomy obsolete as progress calmly decides who remains inefficient by d
Genre: Sci-Fi
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Most Unusual Visitorby DJ Robbins
A woman receives a visit from a man who is the spitting image of her dead husband.
Genre: Fantasy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Father's Loveby Bernard Antoine Mersier
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
Genre: Drama
39 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Fisherman's Bluesby Elliot Stanton
Angling for answers, a fisherman is shocked by his friend's life-changing decision. And what is under the tarpaulin in the back of his car?
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
Mary's Last Giftby Andrea Lynn Anthony
Struggling with addiction and a devastating AIDS diagnosis, a homeless woman discovers that the compassionate nurse treating her is the daughter she gave up 25 years ago. As they forge a bond, a hidden truth emerges through a forbidden DNA test, leading to a poignant journey of redemption, loss, and the rediscovery of family.
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
6 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
Family Diamondby Simon Parker
When John's elderly father is left on his doorstep due to unpaid private care, a desperate friend introduces him to a scientist with a serum that grows diamonds inside the human stomach.
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Survivors Will Be Prosecutedby Barry Staff
Wanting a solemn vigil at his dying mother's bedside, a man needs to deal with a pesky insect threatening to make the situation laughable.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Any Face Will Doby Tim Bechen
A man soon regrets his wife's New Year's Resolution.
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Fall In Loveby M SHAHZAIN USMAN SHAMSI
A business man fall in love with poor girl whose life is full of problems and always facing huddles in her life. One upon a time she saw a business man who is looking handsome and a business man who also see this poor girl who is looking a beauty of his heart and he started fall in love with this poor girl and one day he proposed her and she accepted her proposal.
Genre: Romance
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romance
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Christmas Tree or Bustby Jason K. Allen
As December approaches, dusty ornaments in the attic spiffy themselves up, get makeovers and begin exercise regimens as they vie for a spot on the Christmas tree. (Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Animation
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Goodbye, Cruel Worldby Jose Luis Azcarreta
"Goodbye cruel world" is a thriller short film about a desperate man victim of a blackmailer who proposes to a suicidal man, perched on his balcony, to kill the blackmailer before committing suicide....
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
13 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
EXFILby Dewayne C Bricker
When a covert U.S. Special Forces team's midnight extraction in Afghanistan spirals into a desperate fight for survival, five soldiers must battle through ambush, betrayal, and their own breaking points to bring each other home alive.
Genre: Action/Adventure
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Kid nappingby Kerens
What could happen when Peter, 25, lost his fiance and son during a miscarriage meets Julian, nepo baby, father businessman, mother surgeon, who never knows the joy of parenthood, because his parents have time for him?
Genre: Family
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Elevatorby John F Daly
5 people get on an elevator in the present day and get brought back in time to 1943, where they become stranded.
Genre: Fantasy
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Gondolierby Anthony Cawood
A power engineer must fight for his life after a zombie horde chases him into the pylons high above the ground.
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Halloween Short Film Festivalby Jason K. Allen
On Halloween night, a young man decides to stay home and find a horror movie to watch on TV. Unfortunately he chooses the wrong channel on the wrong night. (Produced writer; see IMDB for writer's credits and awards.)
Genre: Horror
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Hellavisionby Jason K. Allen
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
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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