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Awfully Wedded Wifeby Elliot Stanton
Love is... a suspicious mind, making the threat of castration a genuine possibility.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Santa Soldierby David Lee Hooker
In a future where holiday magic meets military might, seasoned covert operative Santa Soldier embarks on a daring mission to rescue kidnapped children from a local Santa parade, blending festive spirit with combat prowess to reignite the true essence of Christmas
Genre: Family
23 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
23 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Momby Jason K. Allen
A woman looks out her kitchen window and sees her long dead mother in the vegetable garden. But how did she get there? And what is she doing? (Horror/dark comedy. 1 location, 2 actors.)
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Swapby Evgeny Kim
When a man agrees to lend his body for a day so his girlfriend can see her brother again, he discovers too late that the "brother" is an imposter and that his own compassion has cost him his life.
Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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
Zaryaby Jason K. Allen
Two fishermen visit a secluded lake where they hope to catch the big one. Instead, they encounter a mysterious lake creature known as Zarya. (1 location, 3 actors. Top 20 Horror Short on Coverfly's The Red List. Finalist, Atlanta Film Festival & Nashville Film Festival screenwriting competitions.)
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Cute Robberby Grag Raymond
Nick works as a security guard in a jewelry store during his break he is relaxing in a local cafe when a pretty girl approaches him to get to know him but it was a deception she joins a crime group to commit a robbery.
Genre: Action/Adventure
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Toilet Whispererby John Alexander Fraser
An airport handyman is put in a position of unthinkable jeopardy as a blocked W.C. threatens, 'blowback'
Genre: Action/Adventure
3 pages
Genre: Action/Adventure
3 pages
Shockingby Glenn Pollard
John owns a business repairing electrical appliances. What his assistant, Will, does not know is that the store is going bankrupt. What John does not know is that Will has a way of saving it. But which option is the best?
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Full Marxby Barry Staff
Re-materialising today in mutual haunt Soho, London, Groucho Marx and Karl Marx find both want capitalism finally laughed into oblivion, but as they conflict over methods to use, they try to locate the one place where Karl was listened to before.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Musoby Mr. Smith
A talented but struggling street clown discovers that the circus scout offering him his big break is a long-term patient at a psychiatric ward, forcing him to confront harsh realities and redefine his dreams of bringing joy to the world.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Ride Shareby Marc Prey
A despondent ride-share driver picks up a female passenger who just may be his recently-deceased wife. Three characters. Most of the story takes place inside the car. Shocking twist in final moments.
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Coyote Medicineby Christopher Shotwell
When Coyote unleashes the spirit world onto his bizarre contestant show, his phantasmic antics may cost him his friendships, girlfriend, and even the show before he can prove he's no fool but a clever-hearted trickster
Genre: Animation
35 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
35 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Accountabilityby Bernard Antoine Mersier
Deciding to bury the hatchet, Rosa invites her mother over for dinner so she can explain why her father wasn't in her life. The answers Rosa receives are nothing compared to the ones she gives Giselle, exposing the true reason why.
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Twisted mindby Christine LARA
"Twisted Minds Unite" revolves around a specialized team formed within the FBI to apprehend a new type of serial killer who is not only intelligent and organized but also has significant influence within society. The team consists of individuals with unique skills, each with a personal history of trauma, which drives their pursuit of justice.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Cop Killerby D J Robbins
A vengeful spirit hunts down the cops who gunned him down a decade ago.
Genre: Horror
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Boomerangby John Alexander Fraser
A man in search of a shave and new start in life, following a traumatic event, enters a city side street that leads him to the heart of darkness and a reckoning with his past.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Devil's Servantby Doug J Robbins
A murderer kills his improv group after blacking out and pursues members of his neighborhood.
Genre: Horror
33 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
33 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Doorby Carlos Alex Ceni
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
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Ghomeedaby Aya Mheidly
In their quest for safety as undocumented refugees, Wissam, Hadi, and Jamil find refuge in an apartment. Wissam uses the game of hide and seek to protect Hadi's innocence while teaching vital evasion skills. But when ICE agents intrude, their bond is tested. Despite the turmoil, they hold onto hope, showing the strength of the human spirit
Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Change of a Dressby Elliot Stanton
When two ladies fortuitously meet in a clothes shop fitting room, their taste in clothes is not the only thing they have in common. The discovery that they share something very personal becomes the catalyst for what may become a firm friendship.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Beachby William Walkerley
In the near future, euthanasia is legal, and the elderly who continue to clog up the healthcare system are offered a cash incentive to end their lives; one senior takes the cash, has a sudden change of heart, but finds out that that is not an option.
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Bright Lights, Dark Shadowsby Barry Staff
Wanting to suss a stranger in town, a thirteen-year-out truant girl needs to realise he's planning a hit on a political party conference there.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Can We Partner This Deal?by John Porter
With buzzwords on cellphones, a young businessman and a young businesswoman try to plan their future.
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Wake Up Callby David-Matthew Barnes
When three unsavory people wake up in an abandoned hotel, they realize the world has ended for everyone except them.
Genre: Sci-Fi
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bogey 3by Jim Kowalski
Four elite Desert Storm pilots are assigned to a wasteland to find and destroy an Iraqi "Red Baron" that's halted the U.S. campaign, but instead find something worse.
Genre: Action/Adventure
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
MEGAby Tina Field Howe
A working man confesses to his best friend that his frustrating years of depending on the lottery to bring him fortune are over.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Toilet Whispererby John Alexander Fraser
An airport handyman is put in a position of unthinkable jeopardy as a blocked W.C. threatens, 'blowback'
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Abel's Returnby Doug J Robbins
An eleven-year-old boy kills his sister on Halloween night and returns 17 years later to chase his baby sister.
Genre: Horror
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Implantby Dewayne C Bricker
A programmer's digital world turns sentient and steals his consciousnessforcing him to battle his own creation before the simulation takes his place.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
29 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
29 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Reckoning Beckonsby Lynwood Shiva Sawyer
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
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Real Page Turnerby Phyllis C. Corley
A Hispanic horror novelist hunkers down in her manager's secluded getaway cottage to finish her manuscript and experiences some of the same perils as the story's heroine with a charming local.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Beautiful Madnessby Michael Joseph
A man wakes up to find his date gone and his reality slipping away.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Willpowerby John Porter
A young black woman and a middle-aged white man love each other, but their friends tell them they must separate--and they can if they only fight with their willpower.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Treasureby John Alexander Fraser
A young native American woman must overcome her sensitivities to protect herself when a deranged killer attacks her friends for an underground culinary treasure in a remote forested area.
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
On the Edgeby John M Grace
A man's attempt to end his life goes sideways when he discovers the rooftop he chose is already occupied by a woman with the same idea.
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Antwan: The Christmas Strangerby NG
Feature Length Version Available. On the eve of Christmas, the life of a lonely young boy takes a miraculous turn when he crosses paths with a compassionate woman, unknowingly setting off a battle for his survival, his freedom, and his last chance at hope.
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
45 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
Giggedby Joseph B. Atkins
A bullying ex-con taunts his elderly uncle as they wrap up a night of frog gigging, even boasting about having sex with the uncle's young granddaughter. A fugitive arrives on the scene, tries to steal their truck, and inadvertently enables the old manwith his granddaughter's help--to get the revenge he'd planned.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Blood, White, And Blueby Antoine Mizel
Set in a future where the families of murder victims are legally sanctioned to face those convicted in a 3-minute death match, an apprehensive, yet determined couple, faces off with their daughter's killer.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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