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Only If You Dareby  Philip C. Sedgwick
When a journalist and a consultant for brothels meet to discuss upcoming sex worker legislation, the world around them challenges their sensibilities and desires.

Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
After committing a heinous crime, a violent man is cursed to relive the horrific moment through the eyes of the victim. It's Source Code meets Stephen King.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Raunchy Children's Story (Don't Curl My Toes)by  Larry E Coleman
In an attempt to give his thirteen-year-old son dating advice he doesn't want, a stoner dad recounts how he met the kid's mother with way more detail than necessary.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
I Won't Takeby  Hiabu Hassebu
Saba battles against herself, not to miss her childhood friend, who died of menengites.

Genre: Family
22 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A woman's infidelity takes her on an unexpected journey when her scorned husband hacks her car's navigation system.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Santa Soldierby  David Lee Hooker
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
When three stranded friends take shelter in an abandoned swamp cabin, they discover a mirror that exposes their darkest secretsand demands the truth before it devours them whole.

Genre: Horror
34 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Yoo-foesby  John Porter
A young journalist tries to discover whether UFOs and space aliens really do exist.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Next Seatby  Steven Burton
A man sits alone in an empty movie theater waiting for a film to begin, and then a woman stranger sits in the seat next to him. They have a dramatic confrontation while the screening is delayed.

Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Killing The Changelingby  DJ Robbins
A couple has the misfortune of having a dark elf switch its deformed offspring for the couple's healthy, human one.

Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Two teenagers find themselves on a steep cliff overlooking the mountainside. They play a game, Truth or Lie, to determine the circumstances that brought both to the precipice. As the truth is revealed, the games changes from Truth or Lie... to Truth or Die. This short was a QUARTERFINALIST in the 2025 HollyShorts Film Festival.

Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Labor of Loveby  John Porter
A young woman teases her fianc until she discovers he's willing to do almost anything to make her happy.

Genre: Romance
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Wedding Dressby  Christine Lara
An extraordinary wedding dress becomes the silent witness to stories of love and resilience across generations. From its origins in 1904, worn by a Russian princess, to a contemporary bride who discovers its magic in a charity shop, the dress transcends time, illuminating the most precious moments of every woman who wears it.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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
Judge, Jury & Executionerby  Elliot Stanton
When a butcher's wife puts him on a virtually meat-free diet, it provokes a disgruntled female customer to redress the balance. But does she have an ulterior motive? Mrs Jury revels in telling her local butcher, Mr Judge, of her marital issues, and to her surprise, he reciprocates with tales of his own. A dinner invitation results in a disturbing discovery by the butcher.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Fine Haunted Tuneby  Vanessa M. Chattman
A violinist obsessed with perfection replaces her fingers with those of deceased prodigies, playing music that drives listeners mad.

Genre: Horror
42 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Her Faceby  Marc Prey
Set in an alternative reality in which no one is permitted to show their face (masks are required from birth), one teenage boy begins to question the way things are after meeting a rebellious teenage girl.

Genre: Fantasy
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Last Ornamentby  Jayda
A grief-stricken young nurse reluctantly returns home for Christmas, but when her grandmother insists on finding a missing family heirloom star, she's forced to confront memories of her lost loved ones and rediscover the meaning of family tradition.

Genre: Family
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
It's 1940 and the Wehrmacht sits on one side of Dnieper River and the Red army on the other. A great battle ensues. 6 colorful characters comment including a Polish Jew seen to Buchenwald

Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Day Careby  Brandi Self
A cantankerous toddler learns about love, death, and loss when he visits day care for the first time.

Genre: Animation
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A burned-out young man sent to a retreat to "reset his mind" begins to unravel when fellow patients vanish, forcing him into a chilling confrontation with his own darker self.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
27 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Jim Bridger IIby  Robert Michael Benn
Mountain man Jim Bridger does it all---saves Hugh Glass from a Grizzly, marries a beautiful Indian, fights with Custer and escapes Little Big Horn, maps Yellowstone, fights with US army, and goes blind cared for by his daughter Virginia.

Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Love Sex Shoesby  Ron Brawer
LOGLINE When an edgy aging Casanova hooks up with a young sophisticated lawyer who favors Louboutins, past mistakes are dredged up with tragic consequences... and the possibility of acceptance.

Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Black Egoby  Ali noun
A former investigator, shattered by the death of his family, hunts their killer - to discover that the chasing has been himself all along.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Darryl and his right hand man Ryan's lavish lifestyle from drug dealing comes apart when Darryl's girlfriend Sharice unveils something sinister neither one of them saw coming.

Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Worst of Timesby  Daniel J. Broderick
But I never really said, "Let them eat cake." Everything that's happening is not my fault. Too late. The revolution is here. You and your kind are doomed. Marie Antoinette or Melania Trump? You decide.

Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Screamby  STEVEN BLOWS
On a cold night, a woman goes to an abandoned field to release her emotions in a primal scream. On a cold night, her scream comes back to haunt her.

Genre: Horror
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A writer's reality unravels into a disturbing virtual labyrinth, forcing him to confront the fabricated nature of his existence before he's permanently consumed by the digital abyss.

Genre: Sci-Fi
19 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
A brilliant scientist has a theory: an exact amount of energy focused on the exact right space, at the exact right time, can open a portal between multiverses. Will testing this theory cost more than he's willing to sacrifice? A 15-minute short shot in one room with three cast members.

Genre: Sci-Fi
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Malathor's Wellby  Erik Shein
In the quiet town of Willow Creek, eight-year-old Emily Porter discovers an ancient, cursed well hidden deep in the woods. When her innocent wish for happiness unleashes a malevolent force, her family must confront the horrifying price of their dreamsor risk being consumed by the darkness forever.

Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Where Toe Beginby  Clifford Shepherd
When a neurotic man wakes up to find his big toe missingwith no pain or explanationhe spirals into a surreal, comedic nightmare where his body vanishes piece by piece, and no one around him seems to notice or care. A darkly absurd satire on identity, sanity, and the disappearing sense of self.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
I Heart Jodyby  Doug J Robbins
A serial killer gets distracted by his favorite sitcom when about to enter a potential victim's home.

Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Just In Timeby  Roberta M Roy
Determined to succeed as a web designer, their having collided on entering her new place of employment. a delightful young woman downplays an interested salesman's efforts to engage. *Semi Finalist: 2024 New York International Women Festival; Dublin Movie Awards; Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Competition-Shorts; Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards In Spanish: Justo a Tiempo.*

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A talented but struggling street clown discovers that the circus scout offering him his big break is a long-term patient at a psychiatric ward, forcing him to confront harsh realities and redefine his dreams of bringing joy to the world.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnsonby  John Porter
A western romance based on O. Henry's short story (first published in 1881, now in the public domain) about a grizzled middle-aged shepherd who falls in love with a beautiful young Mexican girl.

Genre: Western
5 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
No More Virginsby  Lloyd Muchenje
Three Africa women,one battling addiction,another serving herself for marriage,and bride to -be striving to protect her own female purity,leading to heartbreaking and moments of profound reckoning. PURITY HAS A PRICE,INNOCENCE IS NO PROTECTION.

Genre: Drama
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Last Broadcastby  Noureddine Hifad
In a remote Antarctic research station, a lone radio host continues daily broadcasts after a global communications blackout until strange voices begin hijacking her signal, hinting that something nonhuman has already arrived.

Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Dangerous Vocationby  Kline Fishborn
Three friends during outdoor activities witness the murder of a person by two unknown men, but the girls manage to escape. Two men who not long ago escaped from the police for murdering a married couple do not want to leave the girls alive as witnesses who saw them and start hunting them.

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