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Close Enoughby Steven Burton

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The boundaries of the long-term platonic friendship between Larry, a straight man, and Gary, a gay man, are challenged as they deal with other life issues.

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

Marcus and his Snowmanby DJ Robbins

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Marcus brings his snowman to life through Christmas Magic, based on love and Joy, but hateful and Miserable Hazel, the Winter Witch, wants to make everyone as miserable and vicious as she is. Can love and Joy triumph over hate and misery?

Genre: Animation
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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

Not a Creature Was Stirringby Michael Hogan

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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

The Real Spaghettiby Richard Bruce Stirling

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After being released from a South American prison, Spaghetti - the world's most famous poet - unexpectedly shows up at the door of kindergarten-teacher Mary, who has been trying to free him all these years.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
23 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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

By the Seaby Tina Field Howe

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Clever Brandi, English heir to a fortune, frames her husband in the murder of her mother, the family matriarch.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Pursuit of Happiness a Constitutional Rightby Fausto Politi

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In 2221 happiness is a primary asset granted by a Constitutional Right. A man gets the permission to kill his wife being in the dark that his wife had the same permission.

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

Necessary Evilby Adam Rocke

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A child must commit an horrific crime to prevent a much greater atrocity from occurring.

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

How Do You Get to Margie's House?by John Porter

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With a lot of love but a very bad sense of direction, a young man tries to get to his lady's house by 5 p.m.

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

Screens of the Damnedby Anton Ballard

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The Screens Of The Damned follows Angelica, a mortuary attendant and aspiring screenwriter working the night shift. Her solitude is interrupted by the arrival of a mysterious John Doea deceased film producerwho critiques her work and begins a strange, possibly supernatural collaboration with her. As the script progresses, John Doe's involvement appears to influence real-world outcomes, culminating in Angelica's screenplay being greenlit, though his presence remains ambiguous.

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

Candy, Girl Reporterby Linda Gould

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Candy, a young journalist, is interviewed on a talk show to promote a book she wrote about a campus rock band. She'd fallen in love with the lead guitarist, Preston, but suffered heartbreak when her flaky roommate, Josephine, lured him away. She has taken revenge by implicating Josephine in a campus bombing and exposing her and Preston as liars.

Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 7+ 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

A Violent Natureby Federica Lonardoni

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After his father's death, Jack finds himself into the woods forced to face the ghosts of his past and his relationship with his dad in order to understand his real nature and embrace his authentic self.

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

Lucky Strikeby Chris Fell

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The most fortunate event will take down your relationship in an instant.

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

Late Doorsby Barry Staff

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Three 'remainers' congregate in a deserted pub and there contemplate whether the news that a meteorite will shortly destroy Earth is a hoax, but also to undertake their final acts in case it's true.

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

Resurrection Fernby Paul Weidknecht

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A divorced couple hike into the mountains of western North Carolina, retracing the route their daughter took seven years prior when she disappeared.

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

Black Egoby Ali noun

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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

The Catchby Melvin Taylor

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Man goes fishing and finds himself fighting for his life.

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

Bargain Storeby Brandi Self

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A disgruntled small-town bargain store worker meets a soldier who encourages her to stand up to her perverted boss.

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

The Wedding Dressby Christine Lara

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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

Badlandsby Pamela Schott

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When a woman who sleepwalks through her entire life to being the "perfect" everything daughter, wife, mother, career professional, member of society loses her young son in a drowning accident, she must confront the truth about a brief but liberating affair that calls into question who the real father is and forces her to face an impossible decision.

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

Hellavisionby Jason Allen

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On Halloween night, a young man decides to stay home and watch a horror movie on television. Unfortunately he chooses the wrong channel on the wrong night. (Mostly 1 actor, limited dialogue, inspired by 70's horror. Produced writer; see IMDB for credits.)

Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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

The Seventh Seal Experimentby Jeffrey Stackhouse

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A drink, a game, a bet, and Death, entirely in rhyme.

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

The Monk in Holywoodby Hiabu Hassebu

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A Monk Immigrates to USA to cast down the Hollywood demons.

Genre: Drama
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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 Prophetessby Amrita Baines

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Driven by nightmares and an obsession with the supernatural, a paranormal researcher seeks out a cryptic Prophetess but the deeper he digs into her tragic lineage, the more reality fractures, until he's no longer sure if he's documenting madness... or becoming its next chapter.

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

The Next Voiceby Charles Hall

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Against her mistrustful daughter's advice, a divorcee hires a dubious paranormal expert to investigate a strange disturbance in their new home.

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

All This and Heaven, Tooby John Porter

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A quiet young man and woman buy an old house, then wonder how they can cope with a loud religious congregation next door.

Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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

Pity the Poor Cowboyby John Porter

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A Western musical in which two cowboys mourn the passing of one of their own.

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

Western Approachesby Barry Staff

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Wanting to get rat-arsed after an unavoidable job offer, an English 'cowboy' on a bicycle needs to outwit a zero-hours-contract barmaid foiling his plan.

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

Crookedby Peter Herlan

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When a nervous stranger ducks into a rundown dive bar to hide from his past, a cold and relentless hitwoman walks in behind him. As the tension breaks into violence, the bartender and a foul-mouthed parrot become the only survivors in a night that goes completely off the rails.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
15 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Killergartenby Chris Fell

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Being devoted assassins and parents makes up for a healthy work-life-death balance.

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

Something Borrowedby Frazer Lee

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Valentine's Day takes a romantic-comedic turn when a homeless man meets the love of his life amidst the discarded flowers, cards, and chocolates in a city park.

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

Gina's Veilby Kevin Silva

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A lonely, facially scarred woman discovers that a charming writer has been sneaking into a private spot on her farm to complete his novel.

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

Faith (The Sanctuary Siege)by Dewayne C Bricker

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During a chaotic hostage standoff, Pastor Jonas stays behind to talk down a wounded veteran demanding proof that God still listens. Their tense exchange strips away ritual and pride, revealing two broken men searching for grace. When SWAT breaches the doors, Jonas shields the gunman and prays aloud for them bothchoosing compassion over fear in the moment that decides their souls.

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

Sunny Side Upby Bob Hiltermann

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A set-in-his-ways greeting card writer goes to his usual caf for his usual scrambled eggs, but his usual quick-witted waitress brings him sunny side up by mistake... and everything changes.

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

Writing Wrongsby Richard Sloggett

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Who does a person have to shoot to get their script shot?

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