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The Accidental Breakthroughby Christine Lara

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A young and ambitious graduate, frustrated by dead-end job offers, sees his day take a disastrous turn when he's hit by a car in the middle of Paris. But fate has other plans the driver turns out to be the director of a major insurance company, and the accident might just be the opportunity of a lifetime.

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

Planet Imaginationby Chelita Hagan

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A newly widowed man and his daughter have to deal with the death of the mother in their own way.

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

The State of Thetaby J. Huska

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A passenger boards a plane for an overland short-hop. Alone, he splashes down... twenty years later.

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

The Kitchen Tableby John W Welch

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How much emotional abuse can one woman endure before the truth comes out?

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

Nuptualsby Barry Staff

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Wanting to consummate her marriage to a much older man, a virginal bride pushing 40 needs to cope when things go disastrously wrong.

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

To the Moonby Michael Dukakis

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A feminine young boy from a troubled family tries to escape his father's escalating abuse by fulfilling three magical tasks in his grandmother's fairy tale.

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

The Villageby Adolpho Phillips

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Raising a boy as a single mom in the affordable housing complex has a range of challenges. That's why it takes a village to help, even though all the villagers may need help.

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

Sakoby Tigran Vardanyan

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On a stormy night in a remote mountain gorge, a lone shepherd is hunted by ancient spirits who lure the living with music, memory, and madnessforcing him to confront whether the horrors chasing him are supernatural... or already inside him.

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

Secret Boxby Charles Hall

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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

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

Doppelgangersby Paul Weidknecht

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After the death of her mother, nine-year-old Melody begins seeing ghosts that resemble her family members.

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

Sundays with Ethelby Jason K. Allen

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An elderly man and woman cross paths while visiting the graves of their departed spouses. Sparks don't exactly fly, but sometimes a simple connection is enough. (1 location, 2 actors. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)

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

Something Borrowedby Frazer Lee

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Valentine's Day takes a romantic-comedic turn when a homeless man meets the love of his life amidst the discarded flowers, cards, and chocolates in a city park.

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

Traphouseby Melissa Diane Hudson

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Fueled by a bad breakup, two best friends create a Podcast where scorned women compete to tell the worst man-hating story, until a shocking confession derails their man-hating mission and challenges their definition of love.

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

Pursuit of Happiness a Constitutional Rightby Fausto Politi

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In 2221 happiness is a primary asset granted by a Constitutional Right. A man gets the permission to kill his wife being in the dark that his wife had the same permission.

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

The Break Inby Jane Tumminello

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Two teenage guys set out to break into a house, but just as they're about to go inside, they come upon something horrific they never expected.

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

Bad Nightby Jose Villanueva

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Under pressure from their volatile boss, two enforcers burglarize an aging gambler's secluded house and prepare to pounce when he arrives but never suspect the house hides a nightmarish horror ready to devour them first.

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

Dance Your Dreamsby Christine Lara

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A passionate young dancer prepares for the audition of her life at the Opra Garnier, but a chance encounter with a man seeking redemption at the Caf de la Paix may change both their destinies.

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

Between Detroit and Toledoby Sonny James Traylor

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At a greasy spoon somewhere between Detroit and Toledo, a heartbroken woman slips into a parallel world where she's on the run with half a million dollars' worth of stolen drugs and a loaded .38 special.

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

Dutchess Greenby Joseph Brown

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The quiet invasion began with the old "man" painting barns with alien spawn. The farm girls who figured it out were too late.

Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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

The Artifactby Steve Kennison

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Set in the mid-19th century, HENRY STANTON is a struggling museum manager. DAVID KENNISON is an alleged centenarian Revolutionary War veteran. They collaborate and make David the museum's living exhibit. The story explores David's unbelievable experiences, history, survival, and the challenge of proving one's identity and legacy.

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

How Do You Get to Margie's House?by John Porter

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With a lot of love but a very bad sense of direction, a young man tries to get to his lady's house by 5 p.m.

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

Gamesby Bari K. Willerford

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A couple in bed after making love, perfect! Except when the man and woman verbally communicate, fireworks.

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

Killergartenby Chris Fell

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Being devoted assassins and parents makes up for a healthy work-life-death balance.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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

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

Spitball Newsby John Boal

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At a new TV program called "Spitball News," Sophie Straight, a bad-ass 20s News Anchor, shreds her two male reporters with shade on their fragile egos. As the show ends, the GM bursts onto the set to fire Sophie for losing advertisers. Yet Sophie convinces her GM to save the show while he shares about the abusive males in his family and how men must learn to be caring humans first and males second.

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

Day's Endby Elliot Stanton

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Amid the fading light of a Bournemouth afternoon, a weary man and a guarded woman share one conversation that unravels decades of regret, revealing that even in the twilight of life, the heart still waits for its tide to turn.

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

The Father of Thingsby Chris Fell

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In this award-winning war drama, two enemy soldiers try to brutally kill each other on the battlefield. However, when both become incapacitated, they cooperate to survive. Their dialogue between camaraderie and cynicism highlights the absurd "logic" of war and propaganda, while offering a glimmer of hope to reconcile differences. Just a glimmer.

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

Taking Care of Businessby William Walkerley

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Ray meets up with his old pal Mark, who turns out to be looking for someone to take the blame for murdering his benefactress.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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

Only the Windby DJ Robbins

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Jack is spending his first Christmas without his father and is given the chance for one last Christmas with him.

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

Writing Wrongsby Richard Sloggett

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Who does a person have to shoot to get their script shot?

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

Daisy + Adrianby Bill Cornelius

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After surviving a near fatal car crash, two friends find that neither is what they appear to be and a mysterious corporation hopes to keep it a secret.

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

Look! It's Joe Pesci!by Larry E Coleman

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A Joe Pesci fan gets taught a powerful lesson when she tries to impress him by doing his lines from the movie "Goodfellas."

Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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

Shoesby Carlos Alex Ceni

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The life of a middle-aged man turns into a nightmare when, after moving into a small block of flats, finds himself involved in a series of quarrels with some of his neighbors, leading him to take an ingenious but risky move to turn things around.

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

East Main Killerby Doug J Robbins

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A serial rapist/ serial killer known as the East Main Killer kidnaps a waitress and the teenage daughter of Officer Chase Lincoln, which does not end well for the East Main Killer.

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

Still Waterby John Waring

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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