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Bloody Mouseby Sergey Dobrine
During the family vacation in the mountains an IT specialist got into financial trouble and started delivering pizza to be able to return home. Bigfoot was on the list.
Genre: Action/Adventure
14 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
14 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Candleby John Francis Daly
A sick girl on her death bed receives a candle that, when lit, brings forth new vitality, along with a being who holds secrets of the Universe.
Genre: Fantasy
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Spunk!by Harker Jones
Amid a rash of kidnappings, two gay college students embark on a romance via a hook-up app called Spunk!
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A Car Salesman Builds His Dream Houseby Alan Barkley
Jim is a car salesman who is building a house to woo back a wayward spouse. Can Jim close the deal? (No house construction filming needed). *2024 Semi-finalist - Grande Stories Screenplay Competition*.
Genre: Romance
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romance
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
No Trespassingby Sarah Kennedy
In a post-apocalyptic world, a mute medicine woman's drug stash blurs the lines between good and evil. Award-winning produced screenwriter.
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Blind Manby Simon Parker
With a dangerous cartel coming after them, two men need to kill a third to save their own skin, now hoping that a blind butcher will do the dirty work for them.
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Hearts & Algorithmsby Dewayne C Bricker
When an obsessive AI engineer builds two comic digital souls inspired by history's greatest comedians, their mischief forces him out of isolationand into an unexpected romance with the neighbor who's been trying to reach his heart all along.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
35 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
35 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Ringby Daniel Yanev
A man has seemingly lost everything, including his will to live.
Genre: Drama
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Landminesby Gordon Virtue
A young volunteer at a VA hospital gives perspective to a disabled veteran's life. Mack (38), a bilateral (BK) amputee meets Candy (16), a bubbly hospital volunteer with Down syndrome. The two foster a unique relationship during the holiday season. It's a heart-warming tale with O. Henry-like twists and a surprise ending.
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
ERA IIby Delaina M. Waldron
A naive scientist who has discovered a way to bring people back from the past, interviews infamous dictator Hitler but his German translator has different plans.
Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Santa Tyroneby Doug J Robbins
A mall Santa targets three families on Christmas Eve and has murderous plans for each family.
Genre: Horror
36 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
36 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Most Unusual Visitorby DJ Robbins
A woman receives a visit from a man who is the spitting image of her dead husband.
Genre: Fantasy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Ancient Secretsby Wayne E. Johnson
While waiting in line to renew his driver's license, a man gets an update on Stonehenge from the 6000-year-old± Druid in line ahead of him.
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Meby John Armond
A burned-out young man sent to a retreat to "reset his mind" begins to unravel when fellow patients vanish, forcing him into a chilling confrontation with his own darker self.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
27 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
27 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A War Storyby Ron Brawer
When a dying Holocaust survivor describes her harrowing escape from Nazi Germany, she reveals a dark family secret to her two adult sons--and encounters angry disbelief.
Genre: Biographical
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Biographical
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Just Digby Simon Parker
When Weston becomes obsessed with digging in his rundown house's garden, much to the dismay of his wife Nicky and their elderly neighbours, he unearths an alien spaceship buried beneath.
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
I Will Wait For Youby Kevin Silva
A legendary lawman separates from the attractive fugitive he's fallen for and attempts to cover up her connection to a mysterious heist.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
23 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
23 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Trappedby Adrian Milnes
Three armed robbers and their hostage take refuge in an abandoned house after a failed robbery, but they're not alone.
Genre: Horror
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Bridgeby James Peacock
Two Nashville 15 year olds, best friends before, but now estranged because of economic and motivational differences, are forced to write a song together for an assignment, all taking place in the high school band room over the course of 90 minutes. The music they write builds a temporary bridge between them before they part in different direction. A coming-of-age statement of how we grow apart from childhood friends.
Genre: Musical
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Musical
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Heelsby Steven Pony Hill
The copilot of SouthJet 242 bound for Atlanta is forced to land a crippled plane, but not before she deals with a passenger manifest of the undead. A 2 location, 30 minute short with a strong FEMALE lead.
Genre: Horror
31 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
31 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Spider Daddyby Wayne E. Johnson
An eleven-year-old boy, fixated on horror comics and monsters, finds that his recurring nightmares become reality with devastating results for his abusive, alcoholic stepfather and, ultimately, for him.
Genre: Horror
24 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
24 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Pursuit of Happiness a Constitutional Rightby Fausto Politi
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
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Jury Serviceby Simon Parker
When David is selected as a juror in the trial of a man accused of a murder he secretly committed, he must manipulate the jury to secure a guilty verdict.
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Pity the Poor Cowboyby John Porter
A Western musical in which two cowboys mourn the passing of one of their own
Genre: Western
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Western
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Erection Night - 2028by John Boal
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
Genre: Comedy
21 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Teacherby S.C. Smith
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
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Flames of the Campfireby Simon Parker
When a crumbling marriage reaches its breaking point during a final family camping trip, two estranged parents must put their differences aside to rescue their kidnapped children. As they fight to bring their boysand other missing kidshome, they rediscover the strength of love, sacrifice, and the family they thought they'd lost.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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
Days of Gloryby Jason K. Allen
A sidewalk shoeshine man touches the life of a hopeless customer. (1 location, 2 actors.)
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Dennis 2.0by Peter Donald Skagen
In his garage, a retired robotics engineer builds a conscious robot he calls Dennis, then has to fight to save both their lives when a lovely enforcer from an 'agency' arrives to erase them.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Delivery Manby Susan Adair Harris
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
Genre: Romantic Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Yell'n'Tellby Roberta M Roy
After witnessing a girl being bullied, a brave five-year-old uses his wise mother's practical but inventive advice to help solve his bullying dilemma. *2024 Best Unproduced Script Brightside Tavern Film Festival; Brightside Festival; Semi Finalist 2023 Dallas Shorts Note: Yell'n'Tell also in French and Spanish - Grita y Dilo*
Genre: Animation
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Pain & Sympathyby Dale Easterling
A dysfunctional married couple seeks therapy, where the psychiatrist hypnotizes them into feeling each other's pleasure and pain - literally.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Seven Minutesby Robert Drusetta
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
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Accidents Happenby Steven Blows
A man questions his responsibilities when he goes to the toilet and unexpectedly gives birth to an egg.
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
There Are No Aliensby Victor Titimas
An alien-obsessed student learns the truth about these beings.
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Something Borrowedby Frazer Lee
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
Genre: Romantic Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Christmas Presentsby Simon Parker
A father determined to give his kids a perfect Christmas struggles to maintain his composure as every gift they open triggers a memory of the violent crime it took to acquire it, just as the police arrive at his front door.
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Zoomby Anthony Cawood
A couple's illicit affair is forced to go virtual due to a pesky global pandemic, and if that wasn't bad enough someone else wants in on the action.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Playtime: Episode 1 Plasticby DJ Robbins
Eric discovers that everything in his life is made of plastic.
Genre: Artistic
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Artistic
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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