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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

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

Inside the Frameby Francis F DiClemente

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Three people in a city diner at night discover they are figures trapped in the painting Nighthawks by Edward Hopper.

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

Her Faceby Marc Prey

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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

Thanks for the Rideby David E Ballard

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An attractive young woman gets a ride from her boss after the office Christmas party and things don't go exactly as planned for either of them.

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

Out of Adversityby Elliot Stanton

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The bombs cease, but the battle continues. Only two First World War British soldiers remain from their company, and during a lull in hostilities, deep, personal conflicts between them come to a head.

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

Room For Rentby Johan Michaels

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A lonely traveler looking for an escape becomes the latest guest at a sinister roadside house, forcing him to confront a predator who has spent years turning victims into possessionsand discovering that survival may depend on trusting a stranger he has never met. 3 intersecting character stories: Leonard's struggle to move beyond isolation. Elias's childhood trauma turned ritual of control & possession. Claire's instinct to recognize danger, act when others dismiss it.

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

Lurve and Other Five-Letter Wordsby Elliot Stanton

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In the lobby of a New Orleans hotel, a Brooklyn-born businessman inadvertently offends a local woman. Instead of apologising, he compounds his error, which causes the woman to return insults. However, peace soon breaks out, and tension releases as the two begin to enjoy each other's company significantly more than seemed possible.

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

A Young Poet's Dilemmaby Mohammed Elmzaghi

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As graduation approaches, an idealistic NYU math graduate student wrestles with whether to pursue financial security in Seattle or an uncertain life writing poetry in New York, finding hope in an unexpected connection with a young aspiring physician that may be more imagined than real.

Genre: Romance
39 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Anonymous Sourceby Tim Bechen

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A relentless female journalist battles powerful adversaries in a male-dominated industry as she risks everything to get the story and ensure justice.

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

I Want Her Husbandby Melissa Diane Hudson

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For two agonizing years, a cunning wife plays the fool as her treacherous sister relentlessly schemes to steal her wealthy, conventionally unattractive husband. When she finally traps the adulterous pair with nowhere left to run, her icy execution of vengeance leaves no room for mercy or regret.

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

Customer Service Lifeby Derek L. Polen

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A customer service rep shows the challenges they face when trying to make customers happy.

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

Needsby Ronnie Mackintosh

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Bobo's never had much, but like any teenager, he wants excitement, he wants to be someone, he wants to belong. He lives with his dad, a caring alcoholic who loves his boy, and tries to protect him. But Bobo will do whatever it takes to be accepted and find his place in the world, and the local street gang seems like his only opportunity.

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

Eagle 12by Lamar D. Vine

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In 1991 Panama, still reeling from U.S. invasion, a young Army MP investigator has one explosive weekend to crack a volatile case that spirals from routine call to career-threatening conspiracy, forcing him to navigate military politics, personal loyalty, and the razor-thin line between justice and chaos.

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

Sweet Reflectionby Elliot Stanton

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A man's worth is not measured by his wealth but by the difference he makes to others. An elderly shopkeeper is reminded of his worth in the community just as he loses all faith.

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

Raven Pointby Jason Allen

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Hoping to soothe his troubled soul, Lucas embarks on a backpacking trip to a remote wilderness area. But his plans to be alone are thwarted when he encounters a free-spirited girl who's on an unusual mission. (1 location, 2 actors. Produced writer; see IMDB listing for "Jason K. Allen" for writer's credits.)

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

Bless The Weatherby Charles Lane

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At a wealthy Pennsylvania family's 45th anniversary celebration, simmering tensions over land, legacy, and racial hatred erupt into a night of violence, destruction, and irreversible loss.

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

Coletteby Melvin M. Moore

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Colette is a bold, 30-year-old Black woman whose sharp, unfiltered wit masks a deep vulnerability. Operating as the audience's confidante, she breaks the fourth wall to deliver a brutal, hilarious, and ultimately self-reflective monologue on the disappointments of modern dating.

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

The New Schoolteacherby George Baumann

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A tall, dark-coated stranger strides into an isolated 1860s Bavarian village dogs retreat and geese scatter at the sound of his boot heels. He goes by Uffentussen, a misnomer derived from 'Affen Tassen' German for 'monkey cups.' Frau Trout, the self-appointed sentinel on the hill, slams her shutters at the sight of him. He's here to replace the beloved Herr Weisenkopf.

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

Return to Nam, Behind Memoriesby Muresan Marta

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Decades after the Vietnam War, a former idealist named Lee returns to the country where he lost his innocenceuncovering ghosts of the past, confronting guilt and trauma, and searching for reconciliation in a journey that bridges generations.

Genre: Non-Fiction/History
38 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Nine Livesby Jason Green

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During Shanghai's brutal 2022 lockdown, a retired soldier fights his way down a sealing 24-story tower floor by floor to rescue his cat from Dabai enforcers, unintentionally leading a revolt that frees the trapped residents along his escape.

Genre: Action/Adventure
27 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Steven Seagal: Psychic Warriorby Adam Rocke

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The aging and highly controversial action star pitches his psychic assassination services to the CIA.

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

The First & Only Kissby Michael Avishai

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After a long-anticipated date fizzles, a shy college student finds unexpected connection on a crowded dance floor, proving that sometimes chemistry matters more than compatibility.

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

Age Of Tyrannyby Apostolos P. Kouroumalis

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When a newly wed couple are invited to two separate bachelor and bachelorette parties, things go awry sparking a perfect union in this drama/comedy.

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

Laura Leeby Ron Micci

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On her summer teaching break, a divorced woman in an antiques store becomes romantically involved with a divorced man who owns a summer home on a nearby lake. Though she kids him about her name's resemblance to Lorelei, over time it becomes evident that she is troubled by her son's suicide, and the intensity of this sadness lures them both on the rocks.

Genre: Romance
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Still Waterby John Waring

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A traumatized veteran retreats to a remote lakeside cabin with the woman he loves, but as his combat past resurfaces, the line between memory and reality begins to collapse.

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

Echoes of Nothingby Lamar D. Vine

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When a grieving retiree installs an AI life coach to escape crushing loneliness after divorce and loss, he must confront buried rage and rediscover purpose through writing before the seductive voice consumes his identityor lose his last chance at redemption.

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

Life On The Lineby Guy Bardach

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A driver and his passengers share fleeting, ordinary moments on a city bus. A tragic attack will force us to ask why we only care about the victims we know.

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

Pawnsby Adam Rocke

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The CIA uses a game of chess to recruit a child prodigy.

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

The Owlby Brandon Rhiness

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After a hit-and-run on a dark country road, a panicked woman is haunted by a relentless owl that seems to have witnessed her crimeonly to realize the bird is merely a herald for the vengeful spirit she left in the ditch.

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

Beat Bobby Flayby Adam Rocke

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Iconic chef Bobby Flay must endure a brutal interrogation to keep his many culinary secrets safe.

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

The Language of Silenceby KS Punithakumar

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A lonely mute man falls in love with a woman he has only known through messages. When he finally reveals his silence, tragedy strikes before they can meet, teaching him that true love is heard through the heart, not through words.

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

Cut Baitby Michael Dean Meyers

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Stinging from betrayal, a fiery young woman pursues gruesome punishment for a cocky young man and his wimpy buddy after she discovers he's shared an intimate photo of her on his group chat. Hell hath no fury, and friendship hath no boundary.

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

The Usualby Sarah Kennedy

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A woman and her Korean church rescue a failing coffee shop owner who honors the memory of his dead mother by carrying on her tradition of ruining coffee with a special ingredient.

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

Something Wrong with Chuckby Doug J Robbins

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Chuck falls into a grave and gets back at his classmates after being possessed by the spirit inhabiting the grave he fell into.

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

Mother's Gavelby Jesus Gonzalez

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A grieving mother, consumed by revenge after her son's rape, teams up with her sister to enact a brutal plan that unravels in devastating ways.

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

Beauty Beholdby Steven Burton

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A beautiful young woman changes her focus from outer to inner beauty after a natural disaster accident.

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

Vulturesby Keshia Thomas

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A brilliant but unraveling scientist secretly tests a radical cure for Alzheimer's on her own family but as eerie, vulture-like entities begin to appear, feeding on memories like prey, she realizes the real threat might not be the disease... but what she's unleashed trying to cure it.

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

In Lineby Steven Burton

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A small diverse group waits in an urban bus depot line to experience role reversals when the bus arrives.

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

Back from the Deadby Vic Jones

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A tale of fond memories for two young boys in the Baltic mountains in the early fifties. One day the boys find out that their cherished mother figure in grave danger. They have a conflict: the only way to save her was in exchange for their prize possessions.

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