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Brown Bottle Fluby  Brandi Self
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A frustrated writer struggles to work while being belittled by a belligerent drunk woman who wants to relive the past.

Genre: Fantasy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Butt Crack Innby  Kenneth M. Kielty
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Butt Crack Bar is a script in the Bar Whore Trilogy Set in NYC and the Florida, a middle-aged writer must visit his agent. She rips into her client's writing and strongly suggests he visit her home in Florida to do his rewrites. She mentions it is a nudist resort. The community consists of aging residents, a one breasted property manager and overly attractive bar maids.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
24 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Hookmanby  Cassandra Wells
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Based on a famous urban legend. Confined to their dorm during a storm-related blackout, four coeds resort to telling scary stories to amuse themselves, unaware that doing so will give rise to the notorious Hookmanthe hook-for-a-hand maniac of urban legend famewho, it turns out, isn't just a legend after all.

Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Teacherby  S.C. Smith
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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
Frank Sinatra's Hatby  John McWilliams
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A war-wounded janitor finds Frank Sinatra's favorite fedora and must decide whether to return it or use it to pay off a bookie threatening his life.

Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Wholeby  Susan Adair Harris
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An unhappily married bi-racial couple falls into an inter-dimension where their fates are shuffled between love and murder.

Genre: Sci-Fi
10 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
Finally Coming Homeby  Dennis Bruce Shipman
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A clairvoyant female visits a Confederate Civil War Cemetery to help a dead earth-bound soldier cross over into the light. The story takes place in the present. The soldier has been walking the grounds of the graveyard waiting 162 years for his sweetheart to come fetch him. Initially, he's hesitant to step into the light. But once he experiences its soothing warmth and majestic wonder, he's all in.

Genre: Other
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Killer Cupidby  Janet Prescott
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A serial killer in real life proves a hard habit to break for Cupid in the after-life.

Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Lunch with Lelandby  Jason K. Allen
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On a whim, a restless young business woman buys lunch for a homeless stranger, and soon they strike up a friendship which transforms their lives forever. (3 actors, 1 main location. Finalist, Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition. Award-winning writer and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)

Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Royally Never Afterby  Lexie Sullivan
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When a studious Chicago teen loses her only parent, she's unexpectedly invited to a prestigious royal academy in Englandonly to discover secrets about her true identity, a brewing conspiracy within the school's walls, and a destiny that might just change her life forever.

Genre: Fantasy
19 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Troubadour's Last Noteby  Michael J Volpe
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After the death of his beloved cat, a wandering musician reconnects with the woman he once loved and lostproving that sometimes, it takes heartbreak to reconnect with love.

Genre: Romance
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Eternal Optimistby  John Porter
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A dark comedy in which a young man breaks a lamp, plugs up the toilet, gets jilted, gets fired, and so on. But, hey, tomorrow's another day, right?

Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Seat of Deathby  Andrew McGivern
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After narrowly escaping execution at the hands of ISIS, a teenage boy struggles to move on with life in a war-torn environment of terror and continued mortal danger.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Raunchy Children's Story (Don't Curl My Toes)by  Larry E Coleman
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Before his first scooter date, a father tells his 13-year-old son how he met his mother at a bar and goes into way too much detail.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Heartwarming Horrorby  Jennifer Milne
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A couple on a first date realize the premise of a heartwarming romance could just as easily be a horrifying horror movie, and get a little of both when they go back to her place.

Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
No Regretsby  Patricia Bruce
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This edgy screenplay puts a unique spin on a marriage gone bad. Sadly, not all marriages have a happy ending. After years of being a hen-pecked housewife by her unappreciative husband, this boring, mousey housewife suddenly turns aggressive with deadly results...

Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Scarecrowby  Doug J Robbins
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Trick or treaters think a scarecrow is just a Halloween Decoration, until they find out that its machete really can cut 'em up.

Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Whiskey Glass . . .by  John Porter
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A young cowboy learns an old lesson about love and liquor.

Genre: Western
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Last Rendezvousby  Paul Byrne
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A paralyzed teenager from the hood meets his rich girlfriend one last time to see if their love has survived his drug dealing days.

Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Just In Timeby  Roberta M Roy
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Determined to succeed as a web designer, their having collided on entering her new place of employment. a delightful young woman downplays an interested salesman's efforts to engage. *Semi Finalist: 2024 New York International Women Festival; Dublin Movie Awards; Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Competition-Shorts; Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards In Spanish: Justo a Tiempo.*

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Girl on the Elevatorby  Charles Webb
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An awkward late-night encounter on an elevator.

Genre: Comedy
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Undertakerby  Dominic Uwem Lawrence
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When a group of friends ventures into the heart of darkness, they unleash a malevolent force that hunts them down, forcing one survivor to confront the evil head-on in a desperate bid to escape the Undertaker's gruesome realm.

Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Have A Little Faithby  Lloyd Muchenje
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Having struggled to conceive for years,a praying woman finally gets pregnant only to lose her unborn child and uterus during a premature delivery. Years later, she miraculously conceives through an ectopic pregnancy and goes to give birth to a healthy baby without medical complications.

Genre: Family
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Seeing Redby  Warren Lane
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In this dark comedy a wannabe serial killer who faints at the sight of blood gets advice from his three equally pathetic buds during their weekly zoom session.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Shotgunby  Jessica Lynn Bruce
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Hoping for a peaceful retirement, a former Marine takes to the Alaskan highways as a trucker, but when ruthless gun men target his rig, he must use every ounce of his training to survive a high-octane chase across a frozen mountain.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Circle of Trustby  Jim Kowalski
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An ex-military man must battle himself in a circle of his own demons.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
When COVID Cameby  Roberta M Roy
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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
The Apartmentby  Brandi Self
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A couple caught up in the whirlwind of technology check into their sublet only to find they can't connect.

Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Happy Lifeby  Brandi Self
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A gay man begins to question his relationship with his husband after an especially trying visit with his homophobic father.

Genre: Gay/Lesbian
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Gluttonous Zombieby  Grag Raymond
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In two girls are hunted by a ravenous zombie at night time after Mia and Abby use a resurrection spell for fun.

Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Fishing in Heavenby  Art D'Alessandro
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When 8 year-old Alex's Grandpa, her best friend and fishing buddy, dies suddenly, she has a hard time dealing with the loss and life itself. But in a dream she finds herself fishing with him again in a beautiful, almost magical place, only to waken with a whole new way of seeing things.

Genre: Family
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Belowby  Dewayne C Bricker
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A marine biologist battles to survive when her dive partner mutates after a deep-sea octopus biterevealing an alien species preparing to rise from the oceans and reclaim Earth.

Genre: Sci-Fi
28 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Delivery Manby  Susan Adair Harris
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An inept aging delivery man tries to charm his equally mature customer, but first they must cope with the local serial killer.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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 Return of Hopeby  Ershov Konstantin
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Three characters "don't see, don't hear, don't speak" receive a mysterious box that could change their lives.

Genre: Fantasy
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
When I'm Lying In My Bedby  Jared Kelly
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Six year old Aaron is very fearful of what lurks underneath his bed - and he has good reason to be scared. Told in ryhyming voice over by Aaron, this creepy one-pager will have your skin crawling and your toes curling. "Sometimes when I'm in my bed, I hear the noise I really dread..."

Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Crystal Eggby  Maroun Rached
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A cheeky female telemarketer tries to sell online a crystal egg statuette to a middle-aged recluse man.

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