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A Whiskey Glass . . .by John Porter
A young cowboy learns an old lesson about love and liquor.
Genre: Western
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Western
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Why Cows Are Contentedby John Porter
A middle-aged cow explains why she and her sisters are contented, even though they end up as hamburger and baseball gloves.
Genre: Animation
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Model Citizenby Shelly Paino
Under pressure to find male models, a talent scout recruits a cat-calling construction worker, giving him a taste of what it's like to be objectified.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Last Stopby Delaina M. Waldron
A Bus Driver with insomnia is stalked by an eerie man that only she could see, but he may be her only way to survive when she gets to the last stop.
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Owlby Brandon Rhiness
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
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Facing Northby Mark Konik
Facing North is a contemplative road drama about estranged siblings Hayley and Ben, forced together on a journey to a funeral they'd rather avoid. As old wounds resurface and truths unravel, a flat tire and shared vulnerability steer them toward healing. Amidst tension and bittersweet humor, they rediscover connection.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Finding a Desert Duchessby Richard Campbell
John stumbles upon an old man lying in the desert, hiding from hoodlums that want to steal his treasure. John promises he will contact the dying old man's lady boss and help her get the treasure, before the hoodlums do. The old man's boss just happens to be Anastasia, the Grand Duchess of Russia, living incognito since 1918.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
36 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
36 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Float Swim Dreamby Jason K. Allen
A sad and lonely goldfish dreams of escaping his fish bowl so that he can fight zombies, halt global warming and meet Justin Bieber. (Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Animation
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
5 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
SATNAVby Anthony Cawood
A woman's infidelity takes her on an unexpected journey when her scorned husband hacks her car's navigation system.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Christmas from the Crapperby Wendy Appelbaum
When IBS threatens to derail a Christmas-obsessed man's quest to host his annual public access Holiday Show, he must fight against the "natural forces" to ensure that the show goes on.
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Peeperby Delaina M. Waldron
A Peeping Tom witnesses a woman's murder and it is up to him to decide on whether he will save the new occupant or just watch.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Buddiesby Delaina M. Waldron
An insecure Rose finds an unexpected friendship with a short-winged Bumblebee and unites against their bullying foes.
Genre: Animation
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Spiral Stairsby Alex M. Garnett
A retired seamstress struggles to remain of value to the young college students she lives among in a studio apartment building with a macabre past.
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Once Upon A Crimeby Shane O'Connor
A weary, heartbroken detective returns to Neverland to investigate a series of fairy murders, navigating the island's dark and dangerous underbelly where the power of belief is the ultimate weapon.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Carrie, Walter, and Garboby Steven Burton
A man sits alone in an empty theatre to wait for a Greta Garbo film to begin, and then a female stranger, sits next to him. Confrontation ignites; technical problems delay the screening, humor, and then this couple share surprise revelations.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Second Chanceby John Porter
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
Genre: Romance
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Daggersby Jason K. Allen
A man sits beside a woman on a park bench to eat his lunch, but he gradually scoots away from her. When the puzzled woman questions his actions, it leads to a series of bitter insults which arouses them both. (1 location, 2 actors)
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
His Last Mistakeby Melissa Diane Hudson
After a night of heavy drinking, a young man stops on a highway to relieve himself and, unknowingly, urinates on a roadside memorial, awakening an enraged spirit that follows him back to his car to seek revenge.
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Paradeby William Douglas
Can a 10-year-old boy steal an unhappy elephant, find him a good home, fall in love and get his first kiss, all in one week?
Genre: Other
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Other
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Winter Walk inby Camelia Dinu
When a lonely woman finds a fresh footprint in the snow, the past she buried threatens to return; what is she willing to sacrifice for her peace?
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
In Loving Memoryby Anthony Cawood
After her unfaithful husband's death, a vengeful widow uses advanced funerary technology to trap his consciousnessforcing him to confront his sins for eternity.
Genre: Sci-Fi
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mars Landingby Aaron Langvand
A space obsessed teenager who suffers from a terminal illness bonds with a space sciences graphic designer to fulfill the teen's dream of landing on Mars.
Genre: Drama
35 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
35 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A Pledge to Murderby Elliot Stanton
The fog shrouding a horrific murder is about to get thicker. The evil spectre of Jack the Ripper returns to Victorian London after the gruesome murder of a prominent politician's murder.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
28 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
28 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Yuletideby Doug J Robbins
An impoverished, mall Santa is forced into reconciliation with his mother by his rough around the edges mama's boy older brother
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Phoenix Dreamsby Patricia Bruce
A gritty drama unfolds when betrayal and murder upend a beautiful, deranged woman.
Genre: Fantasy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Twas the Night Before The Night Before Christmasby Elliot Stanton
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
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
King Sizeby Paul Weidknecht
Four young friends go out on Halloween night in search of a special treat only to discover a twisted trick.
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
From the Flamesby Alistair Bryson
A widowed artist moves into a new house in an effort to bury the memories of a Bohemian lifestyle and a toxic marriage, but is forced to revisit his past in bizarre circumstances when he uncovers an ancient fire-pit from which deceased figures appear to him through the flames.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Have A Little Faithby Lloyd Muchenje
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
Genre: Family
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Torch Of Horror; The Muse In The Moonlightby James Massaro
The devil within is in the house of mirrors....
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Marilyn Comes To Niagara Fallsby Alan Barkley
A WWII war bride, about to leave her GI husband has a life-changing encounter with Marilyn Monroe filming on location.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Blazing Couplesby Phyllis Campbell Corley
A married man bored with monogamy talks his wife into having a tryst with two swingers that ends in disaster.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
You Deadass?by Ricky Lamar Jackson
A family is in for a surprise when their loverboy family member brings a different type of meat to the cookout.
Genre: Comedy
14 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
14 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Antiques Sh**showby John Boal
A tart-tongued substitute host for the genteel Antiques Roadshow dishes caustic comments on the innocent guests which triggers not only a boost in the ratings, but also a goofy lad to make a sign dubbing the proceedings as the Antiques Shitshow. Yet when the host's Aunt comes by with the world's oldest vibrator, she dangles it as a hostage heirloom to make the host change her wicked ways by apologizing to her deceased mum.
Genre: Comedy
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A Moment In Timeby PAUL BYRNE
A bounty on their heads, a middle eastern woman in D.C. must trust a psychotic D.E.A. agent to save her family from an arms dealer's vendetta despite his claims of loving her in a past life... and he can prove it.
Genre: Action/Adventure
41 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
41 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
Santa Soldierby David Lee Hooker
The story follows a secret military unit sworn to protect Christmas. When terrorists target a small-town Santa parade to kidnap children, this elite squad has to go undercover in full holiday gear to save the kids and stop the chaos before Christmas is canceled.
Genre: Action/Adventure
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Straight Talk with Sadie & Santaby Jason K. Allen
On Christmas Eve, a little girl wakes to find Santa rummaging through her fridge. After scolding him about his diet, she proceeds to grill him about reindeer, elves, bad gifts and other curiosities, and soon develops a new understanding about Christmas. Santa, meanwhile, gets a dose of reality himself - and perhaps a new friend.
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Love Attackby Jackie Bateman
A cardiologist falls for a heart attack patient, who turns out to be an anxious man who has accidentally swallowed the diamond ring intended for his high maintenance girlfriend.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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