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Peeperby Delaina M. Waldron
A Peeping Tom witnesses a woman's murder and it is up to him to decide on whether he will save the new occupant or just watch.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Not a Creature Was Stirringby Michael Hogan
Karma and a hungry toilet catch up to the overly-testosteroned boyfriend of a single mom when he forces her young son to sleep alone in a creepy motel room.
Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
16 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
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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: Drama
3 pages
Genre: Drama
3 pages
A Mouse's Lamentby John Porter
Harold, a poetic mouse, "wanted only to run free / To eat and drink and then to pee / To defecate and then to say / 'I'll eat and drink another day,'" but man and nature conspire against him. Although he doesn't complain, he does lament.
Genre: Animation
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Girl in the Mistby Victor Jones
A girl finds herself in an alien land. She has to survive from her basic instincts until she meets a fisherman who shares a secret with her of his visits to a misty beach where strange friends abound.
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bloody Christmasby Ange Fassinou
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
Genre: Horror
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Reckoning Beckonsby Lynwood Shiva Sawyer
A ruthless banker with terminal leukemia begs his estranged, destitute brother for a lifesaving bone marrow donation, only to discover a dark family secret that turns his desperation into a deadly schemeand poetic justice.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
When COVID Cameby Roberta M Roy
After COVID arrives, in silence, a woman living alone copes by isolating, masking, and eventually being vaccinated after which she is only then able to welcome others into her home. Music accompanies her actions and the only line of dialogue occurs at the films end when she welcomes her grandson and his girlfriend into her home. *Dallas Shorts 2023 Semi Finalist*
Genre: Artistic
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Artistic
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Utopian Tetragonby S.C. Smith
In a meta twist of fiction, a struggling novelist pens a novel about his own attempts to gain representation in the cutthroat world of literary agents, all while contending with eccentric neighbors and a disinterested industry, blurring the lines between his fictional narrative and reality in Utopian Tetragon.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Almost By Designby Roberta M Roy
A young environmentalist Midwestern interior designer of schools must leave home when her web of reality forces her to risk seeking employment with upper class homeowners as an interior home decor designer in faraway New York City. **2024: Best Drama Screenplay New York Film Awards; Best Short Screen Play - Los Angeles Film Awards; Festigious Los Angeles Monthly Film Competition; Semi Finalist - Palm Springs International Screenplay Contest; Brooklyn International Short Awards; Berlin Shorts Award*
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
SATNAVby Anthony Cawood
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
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Late Night Stayby DJ Robbins
A weary businessman checks into a hotel with a history of violence, and said hotel is supposed to be extremely haunted.
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
3 Minutes To Goby Steven Blows
A young boy seeks to brighten his Grandad's mood before an operation.
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Valentine Promiseby Philip Marraccini
Love That Triumphs Over Tragedy. Rena Patel, from India, navigates the pressures of a medical career and the complexities of unspoken love. After a devastating cycling accident leaves his close friend Jenna paralyzed, Rena is torn between his professional duty and his growing personal feelings for Jenna who faces physical loss and heartbreak, Rena must to control his emotional boundaries with his hopes for her recovery.
Genre: Drama
37 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
37 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Seven Minutesby Robert Drusetta
A trilogy of stories exploring the seven minutes after death where the brain doesn't realize the body is dead.
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Erection Night - 2028by John Boal
On a girls' night out at the St. Christopher Tavern in Columbus, OH, three women dish on men and the polarization that's fracturing our society as we head into the 2028 Presidential Election. Mollie McGuire, a 40s divorcee, devises a strategy to end the divisiveness by placing an ad on an AI dating app called "The Hack" where she entices a US Senator to break from the herd for two months of epic bliss.
Genre: Comedy
21 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
21 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Group Chatby Dwayne Craig Bricker
After an unremovable number joins their group chat, five friends receive photos from inside their homesand a countdown demanding they confess what happened at the lake.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
New Flamesby Chelita Hagan
A meek young woman sets out to start a new after being thrown out.
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
CareMoreby Michael Avishai
A drugstore employee exploits a customer loyalty program to stalk a woman, exposing how corporate systems designed to "care" can enable predatory behavior to hide in plain sight.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
19 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
19 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Deadline to Deathby Elliot Stanton
Life imitates art, imitates life, fatally blurring the lines between reality and make-believe. A crime writer struggles to complete a manuscript until he visits the venue of the story's finale. There, he meets an elderly but mysterious female fan who he later finds out knows him much better than he could imagine.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
31 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
31 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Boxby Dewayne C Bricker
Ty wakes in a steel vault with a timer, a phone, and a deadly choice: press a button for air or let both die. Through a stranger's voice on the line, he questions morality, guilt, and survival. His refusal to play exposes a sinister experiment testing human ethicswhere even doing nothing has a fatal cost.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Happy Endingsby Ronald V. Micci
A pair of financially strapped old-timers on a farm in the Midwest, Eleanor and Bertrand Cornweevil, receive a surprise visit from a man trying to entice them into selling the oil drilling rights to their land. But it's really their souls he's after.
Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Teacherby S.C. Smith
Amidst Boston's chaotic streets, a disillusioned insurance adjuster descends into vigilante justice after a series of accidents, targeting reckless drivers, until a poignant encounter forces him to confront the impact of his actions and the true meaning of forgiveness.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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
The Circle of Lifeby Iris Mangual
In her final moments aboard a New York subway, an elderly woman's memories weave with the lives of strangers, showing that the end of one journey is merely the beginning of anotherthe eternal circle of life.
Genre: Drama
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Oh No, You Pull Itby Daniel J. Broderick
Two siblings, whose mother is on life support, debate who should pull the plug. And yes, this is a comedy.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Secret Boxby Charles Hall
A mechanic finds an unlikely confidant in his annoying Gen Z neighbor as he tries to come to terms with the sudden death of his girlfriend and her young son.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Shelpek Pizzaby Carlos Galinho Pires
Compelled to leave Kazakhstan due to political reasons, an idealistic migrant must overcome the challenges of integration and the distractions of an unexpected love while seeking justice and a new home.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
19 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
19 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Mars Landingby Aaron Langvand
A space obsessed teenager who suffers from a terminal illness bonds with a space sciences graphic designer to fulfill the teen's dream of landing on Mars.
Genre: Drama
35 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
35 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Clownby DJ Robbins
A weird clown hands Steve a balloon at a campus Halloween carnival, and he and his friends find themselves stalked by the creepy clown.
Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Incarnationsby Bob Messinger
A young man fears for his sanity and love relationship as disturbing episodes from his youth come back to haunt him.
Genre: Horror
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Cell Matesby Anthony Cawood
A new inmate learns her prison cell is haunted by a brutal male spirit, forcing her into a deadly struggle for survival against the unseen.
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
7 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
Genre: Sci-Fi
36 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Another Time, Another Placeby Bob Messinger
Past and present collide in the world of a young White House staffer.
Genre: Drama
30 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
30 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Mariliseby Ron Micci
Close-knit lesbian sisters in the Hamptons find themselves in dire financial straits, seek the help of an older, well-heeled lesbian who becomes romantically involved with one of them, engendering jealousy and friction, and whose overzealousness leads to her death in a tragic accident.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
27 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
27 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Antagonistby Brandi Self
An offbeat writer is put on trial for the murders of the characters in his new novel.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
12 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
12 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Faithby Neftali Rivera
After a dream about a burnt down home near the Air BnB he is staying at compels him to investigate, an Atheist strives to find out what caused the fire and learns that his beliefs may be misguided.
Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Abel's Returnby Doug J Robbins
An eleven-year-old boy kills his sister on Halloween night and returns 17 years later to chase his baby sister.
Genre: Horror
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Chucklesby Doug J Robbins
A serial killer is reincarnated as a character in a sitcom and is reunited with his estranged daughter and ex-wife.
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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