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Finding a Desert Duchessby  Richard Campbell
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John stumbles upon an old man lying in the desert, hiding from hoodlums that want to steal his treasure. John promises he will contact the dying old man's lady boss and help her get the treasure, before the hoodlums do. The old man's boss just happens to be Anastasia, the Grand Duchess of Russia, living incognito since 1918.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
36 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Fireman From The Heartby  Timothy McVeigh
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Since childhood, Amber dreams of becoming a firefighter and she has a chance to prove herself as a firefighter by rescuing a woman with two children who cannot get out of a burning house, but getting to the girl's house is not so easy and calling the fire department at night becomes impossible due to the lack of network.

Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Cherry Street Hauntingby  DJ Robbins
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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
Killer Cupidby  Janet Prescott
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A serial killer in real life proves a hard habit to break for Cupid in the after-life.

Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Would-Be's Are on the Anvilby  John Porter
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A young woman from India and a young man of Indian extraction from America don't want to go along with the marriage their parents have arranged for them--until they meet and fall in love. Then their parents fight and call off the wedding.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
22 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Cheers To Temptationby  Maria
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When a husband's solemn promise to abstain from alcohol clashes with his wife's celebratory mood at a bar, he must navigate a hilarious game of temptation and wit as he tries to conceal his relapse, only to find that his clever wife is one step ahead in this uproarious battle of wills. Low Budget, 1 interior location. Tiny Cast.

Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Strychnineby  Bernard Antoine Mersier
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A new strand of STD that displays no symptoms places the country in a state of emergency trying to find a cure.

Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
I Have No Wordsby  Shelly Paino
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As a couple debates the fact that women use more words in a day than men, the husband hits his daily word limit and loses the ability to speak, sparking a feud with his wife.

Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
No Ones to Ownby  Iris Mangual
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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
Invisible Terrorby  Victor Titimas
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When terrorized by his wife's vengeful spirit, a man must face the consequences of his actions.

Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
It's Not A Bear! It Has A Bigger Foot!by  Casey Newel
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College students battle turmoil in filming their student film project and the urge to film a terrifying creature they encounter in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Genre: Horror
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Night Before Christmasby  Jared Kelly
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It's Christmas Eve. The house is silent, everyone asleep. Except for 7-year-old Jake. Too excited to sleep, Jake needs to know if Santa has visited yet. Jake creeps downstairs into the lounge, over to the fireplace where his parents left some snacks for Santa. The snacks are untouched. No presents yet. Then Jake hears a noise from the fireplace, a faint scraping from inside the chimney... Yes! Could this be Santa bringing his presents?

Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Old Schoolby  Bernhard Riedhammer
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An obsolete radio escapes into a world of drugs to find solace from a fast moving society he cannot keep up with.

Genre: Animation
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Deadly Wormsby  Kline Fishborn
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A company that is developing a secret weapon for the US military, but something goes wrong, the experimental worms break free and start killing innocent people.

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
We Need a New Refrigeratorby  John Porter
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An irritable middle-aged housewife is sick and tired of almost everything, and her sympathetic husband knows why.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Fun Sizeby  Jason K. Allen
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A young trick-or-treater is angry after receiving a "fun size" candy bar. (Comedy/horror. 1 location, 2 actors.)

Genre: Comedy
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Windowby  Mark Ndlovu
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A reclusive man and an enigmatic artist living across the street engage in a silent but profound connection through drawings in their windows, sparking an unspoken bond that compels him to step beyond his comfort zone and into her world.

Genre: Romance
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
But Wait ... There's More!by  John Boal
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On this segment of "But Wait ... There's More!" at a local TV station, the mid-40s Host, Tiffany Long, and her two Reporters, as usual, critique weird, wacky and often wasteful single-use plastic products that viewers may or may not need. But in the closing segment, Tiffany and her Reporters break the 4th wall; show how these plastic products are killing our oceans and sea life and defiantly quit their popular program on air.

Genre: Comedy
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Candy Corn and Peppermintby  Doug J Robbins
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A killer's MO while dressed as Santa Claus is to pass out a pouch full of candy corn and peppermint.

Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Out With The Oldby  Sarah Kennedy
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An older woman's transition to assisted living exposes the callous nature of her son whose obsession with finding a large sum of hidden cash threatens not only his marriage but also his sanity. TOP 10 FINALIST: CinemaStreet Women's Short Screenplay Festival 2023

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Betty and Booby  Patrice Sarath
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When the human Boo discovers the cockroach Betty in her bedroom, all-out war ensues as she seeks to destroy the pest, but in the end, her humanity gets the best of her and they both learn to live and let live.

Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Faceby  Simon Parker
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A woman sacrifices everything for the perfect face, only to become a target of uncontrollable desire. Forced into hiding, she is pursued by a detective whose accidental glimpse of her face turns him into her next victim.

Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Patent Applicationby  Stephen Delos Treacy
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This 5-page Vaudeville skit shows what happens when a retired Professor (with an atrocious German accent) from Jefferson County, Washington presents his cross-species invention to an area US Patent Office.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Reborn by Evilby  Grag Raymond
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A girl who was burned 300 years ago by her own parents, accused of black magic, returns from hell and receives a new life and supernatural powers to do evil.

Genre: Horror
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Midnightby  DJ Robbins
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At Midnight, June meets the terrifying, murderous entity known as the Midnight Woman.

Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Shrouded by Shadowby  Hutira Gábor
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Ryu Hayashi, a skilled ninja of the Shadow Syndicate, one day he is tasked with a mission to eliminate a thief, only to discover that the thief is just a poor man who stole vegetables to feed his starving family. Rejecting the mission, Ryu is marked as a rogue and must fight for his life against his former allies, facing the consequences of his decision.

Genre: Action/Adventure
40 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Chicken Crossingby  Nathan M. Scrivens
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A determined Chicken endures a series of humorous challenges in his quest to cross a road and reach a tempting apple.

Genre: Animation
8 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
How a Man of Vision Learns to Seeby  John Porter
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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
The Gas Man Comethby  Ian Patrick Williams
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An out-of-work Appalachian man with a special-needs daughter struggles with accepting a financial offer that comes with grave environmental consequences.

Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Jack's Mom Autism Warrior Princessby  Lawrence Riggins
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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
Bleed and Cryby  DJ Robbins
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A filmmaker performs a one-man play on a childhood trauma he suffered while showing a home movie from the year and date the childhood trauma occurred.

Genre: Drama
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Ancient Secretsby  Wayne E. Johnson
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While waiting in line to renew his driver's license, a man gets an update on Stonehenge from the 6000-year-old± Druid in line ahead of him.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Beyond the Doorsby  Bar Mandalevy
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Traveling through the unfamiliar, a man struggles to hold on to reality as the world around him becomes surreal.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Hayseeds & Hipstersby  Jason K. Allen
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While eating lunch on a park bench, hayseeds Ned and Boomer spot a real-life hipster. Fascinated, they observe him and make fun of him, but they soon learn that things aren't always what they seem. (1 location, 3 characters)

Genre: Comedy
8 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
Spunk!by  Harker Jones
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Amid a rash of kidnappings, two gay college students embark on a romance via a hook-up app called Spunk!

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Eugenia Clarkby  DJ Robbins
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Pink Obsessed Eugenia Clark meets a tired Santa Claus and teaches him the value of asking for help, and reminds him that breaking with tradition isn't always necessarily a bad thing.

Genre: Family
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mike The Robot and The Red Wizardby  Alexandru Albacan
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A humanoid robot travels in time, lands in a thirteenth-century English village, and saves the villagers from an evil wizard.

Genre: Animation
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
 
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