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Memory Survivalby Steven Burton
Two men are in a loving long-term relationship. The beautiful, shared memory of their past together provides relief from the current challenges of dementia.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Big Treeby Paolo Galli
On a scorching summer afternoon, a homeless man finds shelter beneath a great tree and comfort in an old photograph.
With a simple yet profound gesture writing poems in exchange for coins he sows beauty in the silence of the city.
Years later, on his wedding day, a man discovers that a small note he received as a child shaped his destiny.
A tale about the power of quiet gestures and invisible legacies.
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Spellmarkedby Vanessa M. Chattman
A street thief with a stolen wand accidentally opens a portal into a mirror world and faces her own twisted reflection for control of her destiny.
Genre: Fantasy
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Saturday in the Parkby Elliot Stanton
Dark Secrets Will Not Remain Hidden Forever. An "old" woman befriends a young man in a park. He is unaware of who she is or the secret she holds, but the woman knows precisely what she must do to draw him into her life.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Brushstrokesby Kieran Baroody
Urbane woman artist envisions a fantasy party of casual strangers and interweaves their lives with hers in her paintings.
Genre: Drama
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Balloon Releaseby Bernard Antoine Mersier
Mourning the loss of their friend, a group goes live expressing their emotions towards the people who killed him, having no idea something more sinister is at hand.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bargain Storeby Brandi Self
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
Genre: Fantasy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
What Day Is It?by Bill Rutkoski
Struggling actor Jimmy's life turns chaotic when he wakes to a scrambled week days are out of order, and only he seems to notice. Mondays vanish, Fridays repeat, and Saturdays won't quit. But when he witnesses the same murder three times on one looping Saturday, he must stop it before time skips away for good.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
33 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
33 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Anonymous Heroby Jose Luis Azcarreta
"Anonymous hero" is a 4-page short script with no dialogue in which a nobody is the laughing stock of his office mates despite saving humanity from an alien attack.
Genre: Sci-Fi
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
4 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
Still Waterby John Waring
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
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Life Recycleby Jackie Bateman
A young woman working for a company that recycles human souls finds peace within an eco-burial ground over the loss of her cantankerous mother.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Cross Wiresby Gregory Stallworth
Cross Wires is a suspenseful story of corporate executive who receives voice messages on his office phone of an international drug trafficking operation within the corporation where he is employed. Faced with a decision of staying silent to what he knows or becoming a Corporate Whistleblower and not only risk his career, however his life.
Genre: Drama
33 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
33 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Killerby DJ Robbins
Jeff kills under a lifelong desire to try his hand at being a serial killer and his brother, Mike tags along to write about the experience and turn it into a screenplay.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Wish You Were Hereby Steffany Sommers
A pair of boardwalk souvenir sunglasses takes a leap of faith to find adventure off the rack.
Genre: Animation
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
3 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
Agence Paradisby Slobodan D. Pesic
In a surreal bureaucratic universe, a lonely man enters Agence Paradis, a state-run institution promising to fulfill any human desire. As he lists his wishes from sneakers to love his dreams spiral into absurdity, revealing the tragic comedy of modern aspiration and divine automation.
Genre: Sci-Fi
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Trappedby Adrian Milnes
Three armed robbers and their hostage take refuge in an abandoned house after a failed robbery, but they're not alone.
Genre: Horror
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
It's Not A Bear! It Has A Bigger Foot!by Casey Newel
College students battle turmoil in filming their student film project and the urge to film a terrifying creature they encounter in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Genre: Horror
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Sophieby Jason K. Allen
A lonely boy finds solace by visiting the woods where his little sister died. (1 location, 2 characters. Award-winning screenwriter; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
From Rat to Bossby Jed Power
"From Rat to Boss"Before he became the infamous Mafia kingpin, "Lucky" Luciano made a secret betrayal to save himselfan act that, years later, threatens to destroy his empire and the myth of his loyalty."
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Superstition's Goldby Michael Gaun
A romantic history of hidden Treasure in Superstition Mountain with its famous Lost Dutchman Gold Mine.
Genre: Western
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Western
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Mindy & Martin's Meleeby Harker Jones
A bridesmaid and a best man derail a wedding when their simmering resentments and passions boil over, igniting a powder keg of accusations, declarations and revelations.
Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ 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
Elvis Hasn't Left the Buildingby Elliot Stanton
The excitement and anticipation of getting a brief glimpse of the King of Rock' n' Roll is seemingly dashed. However, as one door shuts, the stage door opens and reveals the man himself, resplendent in a powder blue sequined jumpsuit - Elvis Presley.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Winds of Kandaharby PAUL BYRNE
Racing the clock on 9/11, a two-fisted female private eye goes head-to-head with a terrorist sleeper cell and risks everything to save the Pentagon on that fateful day.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
All that Glittersby Vic Jones
A broke dreamer hobbles through the streets in pursuit of gold, only to discover that the most opulent light enters from above.
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Patrice & Mr. Williamsby Cherie Maxey
Patrice & Mr. Williams tells the story of Patrice a girl at high school and the hilarious exploits of her teacher Mr. Williams. Very funny and hilarious. If you are interested in this story, please let me know and i will send you a copy of the script Patrice & Mr. Williams.
Genre: Comedy
41 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
41 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Satan's Shrinkby Daniel J. Broderick
Satan needs a consult; it's just not as much fun anymore.
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Heads Upby Elliot Stanton
While waiting to be interviewed for the top job outside the outgoing headmaster's office, an arrogant traditionalist confidently belittles his rival for the jobonly to discover that the calm woman he's dismissed holds a far more powerful advantage than he ever imagined.
Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Marisby Zelda Watkins
A castaway desperate to leave an island falls under the enchantment of Maris, a sea siren with a tragic past.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
John Wick is a Dickby Christopher Harmon
A prison-hardened grief counselor is confronted with a group therapy session where all the patients suffer because of the violent actions of one man...John Wick. She organizes a protest, in order to provoke him to move away - but it does not work out as planned.
Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Rhino vs. Gorillaby Jason K. Allen
When Ronald takes a seat on a park bench, he simply wishes to enjoy his lunch in peace. But when his banana rings like a phone, he answers it and receives a message that turns his life upside down. (Surreal comic fantasy. Produced writer; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Now, the Boy is a Manby Anna Maeve
In a dystopian world where a boy is forged into an experiment of unimaginable horror, a man rises from the ashes of his torment, escaping a labyrinthine facility to confront a shattered, hostile world aboveonly to discover that the monsters they feared him to be may pale in comparison to what still lurks beyond.
Genre: Sci-Fi
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Candy Corn and Peppermintby Doug J Robbins
A killer's MO while dressed as Santa Claus is to pass out a pouch full of candy corn and peppermint.
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Slice of Romanceby Jack Sherry
In order for a bride-to-be to drastically lower the budget for her wedding, she turns to her creative marketing boss who does not believe in marriage.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
28 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
28 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Darker Side of Goodnessby John Porter
A horror/dark comedy/Halloween script based on Cheryl Pierson's short story in which a young man meets a demon who offers him the chance to see whether his wife really does love him.
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Shrouded by Shadowby Hutira Gábor
Ryu Hayashi, a skilled ninja of the Shadow Syndicate, one day he is tasked with a mission to eliminate a thief, only to discover that the thief is just a poor man who stole vegetables to feed his starving family. Rejecting the mission, Ryu is marked as a rogue and must fight for his life against his former allies, facing the consequences of his decision.
Genre: Action/Adventure
40 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
40 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Spunk!by Harker Jones
Amid a rash of kidnappings, two gay college students embark on a romance via a hook-up app called Spunk!
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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