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The Taste of Beliefby Danny King

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When a psychology professor challenges his students with a parable about restaurants, a fiery clash between science and conspiracy forces them to confront a deeper truth: you can't judge an idea until you've tasted it yourself.

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

Halloween Massacreby Doug J Robbins

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When Danny is followed home by a strange man in a mask, he thinks it's a harmless Halloween prank, but he soon finds out that the man has sinister intentions.

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

Silver Starby Leonard Varasano

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Haunted by the death of a young child during his watch, a police officer contemplates vengeance against the suspect he holds responsible.

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

The Legacyby Jeffrey Stackhouse

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A young black priest takes a life-changing opportunity at a convent dating back to the birth of New Orleans and discovers secrets that shake his sanity as much as his faith. -- WINNER Best Short Screenplay

Genre: Horror
28 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

A Dream Come Trueby Frank Charles Scott

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A thrilling suspenseful story filled with deception and betrayal as Michael gets entangled in a web of deceit while gaslighting his wife and daughter to run off with her money to skip the light fantastic with his Mistress.

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

Trip the Light Fantasticby Bari K. Willerford

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A lonely man goes to a dance party. He notices a lonely woman across the room. Their eyes meet. Boom!

Genre: Fantasy
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

The Cycleby Ayisha Henry

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When a homebody decides to enjoy a fun night out, she must defeat an evil, biological nemesis who does everything to ruin her plans.

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

Koscheiby Sidhartha

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After a nightmare of fire and screams leads him to hidden gold and a darker truth, Koschei finds himself standing between a ruthless arms syndicate and a catastrophe that could change the nation forever.A silent wanderer haunted by flames from his past races against time to stop a clandestine RDX operation, unaware that the conspiracy is tied to the very tragedy that made him who he is.

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

Mistletoeby Harker Jones

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When a woman joins her fianc for a wake, the family's dangerous secrets start bubbling to the surface.

Genre: Horror
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Sheby Lamar D. Vine

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After surviving a life-altering heart attack and reinventing himself as an expat writer in Bangkok, a jaded retiree must embrace an unexpected romance with a young Korean caregiver haunted by her mother's recent death, or risk dying alone without discovering true intimacy amid his terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis.

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

Los-T (In) Angelesby Noureddine HIFAD

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A desperate aspiring writer and a struggling actress fake their way into a Hollywood party, where one stolen opportunity could either launch their dreamsor expose them completely.

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

2 Heart Shuffleby Bernard Mersier

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Sitting on opposite sides of the bathroom door, Laura and Rodney confront their deepest insecurities and unspoken boundaries, ultimately deciding whether emotional vulnerability or possessive fear will dictate the future of their relationship.

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

Political Science 101by Donald Lewis

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Struggling through stages of political grief, a working man finds that all is not lost -- there's always more to lose.

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

The Zombieby Doug J Robbins

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A woman is tormented by a zombie that suddenly appears at her Kitchen door.

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

Out of the Goodnessby Rocco Simonelli

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A self-serving would-be do-gooder's inauthentic attempt to assist a homeless man backfires on her in terrible and unforeseen ways.

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

Watergate First Time Ever Revealedby R. E. Payne

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Inteliligence officer Gus Payne, 30, hired 1970 with guarantee of quick rise to vice president of subsidiary owned by Uniroyal, Inc.learns immediately he must do whatever is necessary to take false expenses for cash to secretly donate to President Nixon for forthcoming reelection in 1972. This must be done being told promises from highest level of campaign are promising that saves the company.

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

Last Nightby Durgesh Devda

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One argument. One reckless decision. One irreversible night. When a young couple's confrontation takes a terrifying turn, hidden truths emerge, blurring the line between guilt, responsibility, and fate, and forcing them to confront consequences they cannot escape.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

The Third Knockby Dewayne

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After his young daughter's death, a guilt-ridden father begins hearing three knocks at his door every night at 2:12 AM. When the voice outside belongs to the child he left to die, he realizes something supernatural has learned her voiceand it won't stop knocking until he lets it inside.

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

Antiques Sh**showby John Boal

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A tart-tongued substitute host for the genteel Antiques Roadshow dishes caustic comments on the innocent guests which triggers not only a boost in the ratings, but also a goofy lad to make a sign dubbing the proceedings as the Antiques Shitshow. Yet when the host's Aunt comes by with the world's oldest vibrator, she dangles it as a hostage heirloom to make the host change her wicked ways by apologizing to her deceased mum.

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

Sentinelby John Alexander Fraser

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A Sentinel from another dimension watches over humans in a diner and at a skate park as it averts danger and seeks to understand the human race.

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

Artificial Lightby Cephra Stuart

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An AI Humanoid joins a tech startup as the new HR lead, but as it begins to assess the team, unsettling truths bubble to the surface, threatening to unravel the company from within.

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

The Whisteling Manby Dwayne Bricker

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After the death of his wife, a grieving father and his young daughter hear a familiar whistle coming from the woods outside their isolated farmhouse during a violent storm. When the dead woman's voice begins pleading to be let inside, the father discovers a supernatural entity that mimics lost loved ones to prey upon grieving families.

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

War Scarlettby Niagara Ross

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After returning from the war, Scarlett tries to start a new life, but the accidental killing of a drunken bully in a bar sets off a chain of events that forces her to become a soldier again-this time in her own country.

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

Full Exposureby Steven Burton

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A female artist asks a male photographer to pose nude for her project, which triggers other uptight challenges before he decides to pose.

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

The Cautionary Tale of a Young Doodlerby Ivana Hruba

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P. Casso, an unremarkable young man in charge of phone inquiries at an art gallery, spends his working hours in a pleasant daze doodling aimlessly at his desk until a random drawing leads to a change in circumstances from which there seems to be no escape.

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

Erection Night - 2028by John Boal

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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

Ice-Cold Revengeby Elliot Stanton

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A 'chance meeting' at a party fails to bring the closure a victim sought from her school bully and even manages to make things worse.

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

Rententionby Lou Haack

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An overlooked angel, thrilled to finally be recruited for a promotion, aces a management interview before discovering the job he's been specifically requested for is Director of Employee Retentionin Hell.

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

Judge, Jury & Executionerby Elliot Stanton

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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

I Should Have Stayed Homeby Michael Angelella

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I SHOULD HAVE STAYED HOME is a drama/comedy about a desperate film director who stands at the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean and threatens to destroy all the footage of his just-completed film unless his producer gives him complete creative control of it. Semi Finalist 2024 Golden Script Competition; Semi Finalist 2024 Creative Screenwriting Shoot Your Short Contest.

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

Implantby Dewayne C Bricker

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A programmer's digital world turns sentient and steals his consciousnessforcing him to battle his own creation before the simulation takes his place.

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

Rahab and the Ribbon of Redemptionby Jack Halliday

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An innkeeper's resourcefulness saves herself, and her family, from destruction, through her audacious act of faith in this Bible based script. 1st place award-winner, Indie Gathering Film Festival.

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

All the News That's Fitby Ian Patrick Williams

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In the near future, a rising young newscaster hired by a corporate-controlled TV station finds to her horror that anyone can be replaced...literally

Genre: Sci-Fi
18 pages
Cast Size: 7+ 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

The Deliveryby Dwayne Bricker

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Homesick in her cramped apartment, Lena orders no-contact deliveryjust soup and comfort food. When the app says her driver has "arrived," a safety alert claims he's "concerned for her wellbeing" and needs her to respond. Outside her door, the driver's polite voice turns invasive as he cites her heart rate, moods, and habits pulled from apps and devices, exposing an obsession that won't end when this order is marked "completed."

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

Cat Mouse Catby Mark Konik

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When a bored office worker Whitfield secretly hires a contract killer to hunt him down, he finally feels alive. That is until he discovers the assassin thinks the contract includes actually killing him, and a second hitwoman arrives to eliminate them both.

Genre: Action/Adventure
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

The Point of Irish Coffeeby Rochelle Potkar

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As his distracted MISTRESS plots revenge on three women who made fun of her over her husband's abandonment, a DOG follows all her hateful emotions that metamorphose him into a worst beast a hateful homo sapien (a man).

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

Cueball & Rickyby Mary

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Two hit men, arguing over how to dispose of their latest victim's body, must change their plans when faced with an unlikely surprise.

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

The Perfect Neighborhoodby Melissa Catena

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After suburban mom, Gretchen, disappears, her neighbor, Anna, gathers a group of women to launch a neighborhood watch. As Anna gets to know them better, she discovers Gretchen's disappearance may be tied to the secretive spiritual circle Gretchen and the other women belong to. Anna befriends them so she can uncover the truth, but as she gets pulled in deeper, she begins to question her own safety.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

His Last Mistakeby Melissa Diane Hudson

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Slurring through the dark on a desolate stretch of highway, a heavily intoxicated young man pulls his car onto the shoulder to relieve himself, unknowingly desecrating a roadside memorialonly to awaken a malevolent, vengeful spirit that slips into his idling car to violently torment him to death, stealing both his flesh and soul.

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