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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

Cell Jumperby Patrick McNamara

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A scrappy rock'n'roller about to report for bail, discovers he can't afford his clothing store purchases and tries to steal them, until his change room cubicle is flooded with blood and he must leave without being noticed.

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

Selfby Truong Nguyen

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The story of a young man living an uninspired life, getting drunk all alone and talking to himself about his life choices.

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

Seven Minutesby Robert Drusetta

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A trilogy of stories exploring the seven minutes after death where the brain doesn't realize the body is dead.

Genre: Horror
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

Memory Survivalby Steven Burton

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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

The Black Rainbowby Vijay Kumar Dammalapati

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A neglected boy finds solace in his nanny's love and decades later returns as a doctor to heal the woman who raised him, and himself.

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

Bernard's Ashesby Mike Bevins

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A young man faces the dilemma of where to scatter his father's ashes. (Semifinalist in Atlanta Screenplay Awards)

Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 7+ 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

The Unbelongerby Brandi Self

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After becoming stranded in the desert, an outcast soldier is attacked by a stranger who looks just like him.

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

Disc Golf Warriorsby Curtis D. Engle

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Cast aside by society and united only by disc golf, a group of retirees is shaken when terrorists disrupt their weekly ritual. Over the course of a single afternoon, an evangelist's unyielding faith forces each of them to confront past failures, present fear, and whether redemption comes from restraint. or decisive violence.

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

The Doorby Carlos Alex Ceni

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While strolling late at night, an ordinary man is surprised to see three open doorways in a hundred-meter stretch of the same sidewalk. His first impulse is to continue on his way, but curiosity makes him turn back.

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

The Man Upstairsby John M Grace

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When a young boy worries he's about to lose his mother, he prays to "the man upstairs," unaware that his pleas are being heard by an ordinary neighbor living just one floor above.

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

Park Benchby Marc Prey

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While sitting on a park bench, a suicidal man has a life-altering conversation with a woman who just may be his deceased wife.

Genre: Drama
8 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

Truth or Dieby James D. Tuverson III

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Two teenagers find themselves on a steep cliff overlooking the mountainside. They play a game, Truth or Lie, to determine the circumstances that brought both to the precipice. As the truth is revealed, the games changes from Truth or Lie... to Truth or Die. This short was a QUARTERFINALIST in the 2025 HollyShorts Film Festival.

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

Happy Endingsby Ronald V. Micci

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A pair of financially strapped old-timers on a farm in the Midwest, Eleanor and Bertrand Cornweevil, receive a surprise visit from a man trying to entice them into selling the oil drilling rights to their land. But it's really their souls he's after.

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

If I Were a Womanby Jack A Bennett

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When a woman relives a simple trip to the liquor store, the outcome turns from bad to worse.

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

Two Gen-Zby Robert Franklin Godwin

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Two disenchanted Gen-Z use the GEEKERS Dating app to meet-up and have a night long conversation walking the neighborhoods of Manhattan.

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

The Human Experienceby Judah Ray

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A grieving father struggles to guide his reluctant son through a funeral as they confront their fears, grapple with their complicated family dynamics, and discover the power of love and imagination in the face of loss.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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

Marais Noirby Chris Chatzikirlis

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When a toxic stench rises from the swamps of Belle Rive, a remote Louisiana village descends into hallucination, madness, and violenceforcing the last remaining survivor to confront a nightmare that may not be hers alone, but the land's.

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

Strings Attachedby Dennis Manning

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When a washed-up musician returns to his sacred studio to write one last song, the guitars he abandoned come alive, forcing him to face the haunting truth about the silence he choseand the music that never died.

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

Have a Hella Christmasby Lawrence Riggins

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Lucifer crashes the announcer's booth at a Christmas Parade insisting that HIS float from the Netherworld partake in the festivities -- and win a trophy, or else...! Irreverent, wacky, obscene. Three performers.

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

A Second Chanceby John Porter

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A young man spends a passionate night with a young woman, then struggles to persuade her to give him a second chance.

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

The Openingby Jon McDonald

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At an erotic art opening, the patrons react, amusingly, to the sexy art. The Ice Queen gallery owner, Laura, ignored by her flirting husband, is approached by one of her young and sexy artists. He offers her the gift of exotic perfume, making clear he is seeking more. She evades him, but the perfume and the art open her up to new possibilities.

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

Between Voicesby Danny King

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A bullied young man begins to reclaim his confidence during a therapy session, but when the session ends, he realizes he was alone the entire time.

Genre: Drama
8 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

Creepy Clown For Hireby DJ Robbins

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Pamela is upset that her son is skipping his tutoring sessions, so she hires a creepy clown to scare her son into seeing his tutor.

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

Crime Sceneby Matthew J Cresta

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At a brutal crime scene an inexperienced patrol sergeant, working along side a seasoned homicide detective, receives a master class in murder investigation while also discovering a shocking connection with the killer!

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

From God and Manby Zach Jansen

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Assigned to a desolate outpost, a young soldier must choose between his moral compass and his superior's twisted sense of divine duty when it comes the execution of questionable orders.

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

Perennialsby Donald Lewis

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Paranoia takes root when a White suburban woman repeatedly receives business cards from a Mexican landscaper through her front door mail slot, sending her on a frantic mission to stop the invasion of her home.

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

The Old Man in the Skull Maskby DJ Robbins

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An old masked killer stalks someone on Halloween.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
1 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

The Last Ornamentby Jayda

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A grief-stricken young nurse reluctantly returns home for Christmas, but when her grandmother insists on finding a missing family heirloom star, she's forced to confront memories of her lost loved ones and rediscover the meaning of family tradition.

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

Twas the Night Before The Night Before Christmasby Elliot Stanton

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When a wife asks her husband why he no longer likes Christmas, he explains it's due to its commercialism. However, the real reason is revealed by a simple longing glance at a beloved family photo.

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

Complaint to the Powerfulby Hiabu Hassebu

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After being prey to Eagles for years, the Hens complain to the Powerful to redo their fate of living and to possess flying wings so they can protect themselves from the sky strikers.

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

For Whom The Chimes Tollby Elliot Stanton

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Unable to sleep, a lonely, embittered old man spends the early hours of the morning drinking brandy and reminiscing on his life. The actions of which, ultimately, call time on his earthly existence.

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

A Reckoning Beckonsby Lynwood Shiva Sawyer

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A ruthless banker with terminal leukemia begs his estranged, destitute brother for a lifesaving bone marrow donation, only to discover a dark family secret that turns his desperation into a deadly schemeand poetic justice.

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

Loveeby Kishore kumar

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Nothing hurts more than being disappointed by the one person who you thought would never hurt you.

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