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The Blessed Belt Buckleby Frank Vespe
A Vietnamese belt buckle maker comes to terms with the effects of Agent Orange on his disabled son, fifty years after he fought in the jungles of Vietnam and how he struggles with the biggest decision of his life.
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Cleopatra's Revengeby Robert M. Tartell
A snake's loose in Mike Turner's new home and his wife Pam is really freaking out!
Genre: Comedy
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Burning Manby Jack Halliday
A private detective investigates the murder of a teen as a friend of the grieving family, and becomes judge, jury and executioner in this noir, hardboiled short script. 1st place award-winner, Indie Gathering Film Festival.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
24 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
24 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Watergate First Time Ever Revealedby R. E. Payne
Inteliligence officer Gus Payne, 30, hired 1970 with guarantee of quick rise to vice president of subsidiary owned by Uniroyal, Inc.learns immediately he must do whatever is necessary to take false expenses for cash to secretly donate to President Nixon for forthcoming reelection in 1972. This must be done being told promises from highest level of campaign are promising that saves the company.
Genre: Biographical
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Biographical
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Raunchy Children's Story (Don't Curl My Toes)by Larry E Coleman
Before his first scooter date, a father tells his 13-year-old son how he met his mother at a bar and goes into way too much detail.
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Jacinta Lodgeby Nik Forster
A bitter nurse. A bad mussel. And a band of elderly conspirators who just want peace and pudding. But when their poison plot backfires, it's every pensioner for themselves in this seafood-flavored farce
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Anonymous Heroby Jose Luis Azcarreta
"Anonymous hero" is a 4-page short script with no dialogue in which a nobody is the laughing stock of his office mates despite saving humanity from an alien attack.
Genre: Sci-Fi
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Accuser's Pantsby Danny King
Accused of another's faults, a man stays silent, knowing that false blame is loud, temporary, and that real character, and the guilty, always reveal themselves.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Poet Dancerby Steven Burton
A female choreographer observes a male stranger with a walking disability and then discovers his musical talent which leads to mutual inspiration.
Genre: Artistic
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Artistic
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Rainy Night Killerby Doug J Robbins
The Rainy Night Killer kidnaps Nick's wife and plays a game of cat and mouse with the wrong cop.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Last Tenantby Carl
A young couple moves into a cheap suburban rental and discovers the former tenant is still inside the wallsalong with a stolen child's identityforcing them into a terrifying "lease" of rules, confessions, and sacrifice as they race to outsmart the house's contract before it claims one of them as the next permanent occupant.
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Let Us Preyby James D. Tuverson III
Three very different men confront themselves and each other during a grueling group-therapy session. One man, however, will discover his greatest struggle is within. If he loses the battle between his morals and urges, he may become the Devil himself. This short was a FINALIST at the 2025 HollyShorts Film Festival.
Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Northern Exposureby Larry Shannon
The story of one boy's journey from innocence to experience.
Genre: Biographical
43 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Biographical
43 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Cycleby Ayisha Henry
When a homebody decides to enjoy a fun night out, she must defeat an evil, biological nemesis who does everything to ruin her plans.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Something in the Waterby Brandon Rhiness
When a group of hungover friends wakes up to a city-wide emergency alert warning of contaminated water, they must survive a descent into animalistic madness as the thirst for water turns into a hunger for flesh.
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Tangled Rootsby Deogratias Nyakiki
In a quaint town, Mia, a botanist grappling with her family's hidden history, partners with Ethan, a free-spirited artist, to restore a neglected community garden. As they navigate their growing bond and unearth long-buried secrets, Mia's quest for identity forces her to confront her fears and embrace vulnerability. Their distinct personalitiesher analytical precision clashing with his creative chaosforge a connection that leads to both personal growth and the revitalization of their community, all against a backdrop of both h
Genre: Drama
30 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
30 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Harboring A Fugitiveby Jeffrey Stackhouse
Senator Marcus has had a long career of staunch anti-abortion legislation, yet a simple conversation with an off-kilter doctor will change his views forever.
Genre: Horror
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Sunnyby Matthew Thompson
A devoted mother leads a precarious double life within the illicit massage industry, battling a predatory debt to ensure the survival of the family she hasn't seen in years.
Genre: Drama
22 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
22 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Belowby Dewayne C Bricker
A marine biologist battles to survive when her dive partner mutates after a deep-sea octopus biterevealing an alien species preparing to rise from the oceans and reclaim Earth.
Genre: Sci-Fi
28 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
28 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Two Gen-Zby Robert Franklin Godwin
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
Genre: Romance
36 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Average Joe: Car Salesmanby J. Huska
A car salesman's mid-life makeover motivates his dealership, and the entire American auto industry, to reinvent itself. But, are they driving F or in R?
Genre: Other
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Other
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Judge, Jury & Executionerby Elliot Stanton
When a butcher's wife puts him on a virtually meat-free diet, it provokes a disgruntled female customer to redress the balance. But does she have an ulterior motive? Mrs Jury revels in telling her local butcher, Mr Judge, of her marital issues, and to her surprise, he reciprocates with tales of his own. A dinner invitation results in a disturbing discovery by the butcher.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Seat of Deathby Andrew McGivern
After narrowly escaping execution at the hands of ISIS, a teenage boy struggles to move on with life in a war-torn environment of terror and continued mortal danger.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Cross Wiresby Gregory Stallworth
Cross Wires is a suspenseful story of corporate executive who receives voice messages on his office phone of an international drug trafficking operation within the corporation where he is employed. Faced with a decision of staying silent to what he knows or becoming a Corporate Whistleblower and not only risk his career, however his life.
Genre: Drama
33 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
33 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Spinning in Infinityby Joshua Corin
After a brutal battle leaves their starship crippled and life support failing, four crew members debate whether they are real or merely simulations and must decide whether to keep fighting for survival or sacrifice themselves to save the 'real' people their existence was designed to protect.
Genre: Sci-Fi
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Babbleby Kevin Pacey
Anonymous online abuse invades the real world and a vulnerable woman suffers a deadly attack.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Sacrficeby DJ Robbins
Colin loses his son and wishes he could switch places with his deceased son after a car accident, and death may grant Colin's wish.
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mad Womenby Anthony Truscello
Three marketing students pull off a risky guerrilla museum stunt to go viral, only to learn that the biggest danger isn't the law, it's the algorithm.
Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bob and Jackby Doug J Robbins
Bob and Jack need money, and Bob obtains it through humorous means.
Genre: Comedy
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Judge, Jury & Executionerby Elliot Stanton
When a butcher's wife puts him on a virtually meat-free diet, a sympathetic female customer steps in to restore balance. But does she have an ulterior motive? Mrs Durie revels in telling her local butcher, Mr Judge, about her marital issues, and, to her surprise, he reciprocates with his own tales. A dinner invitation leads the butcher to a disturbing discovery.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Finding Footprintsby Erik Daniel Shein
When a hearing-impaired girl discovers a teenage Bigfoot destined to guard a magical forest, they must forge an unlikely friendship to protect a world that doesn't believe in either of them.
Genre: Animation
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Noble Deceptionby Chris Burns
After a ruthless businessman discovers a dying cashier inside a locked supermarket, he becomes convinced the killer is still inside and fights desperately to escape. But the terrifying ordeal is no random nightmare: his fed-up wife and the employee whose life he ruined have carefully constructed a deadly deception, exploiting his arrogance, temper and instinct for violence to turn him from the hunted into the man the police believe is the killer.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Harvest Sonby Charles Hall
Desperate to lift his family out of hardship, a migrant worker tracks down a Central American talisman believed to grant the bearer three life-changing wishes.
Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Refugeeby Doug J Robbins
A refugee from the world of dreams befriends a young girl in hopes of becoming real.
The girls must hide their relationship or risk having the refugee taken back to the dream institute, where she would have to go back to being imaginary.
Genre: Sci-Fi
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Solitude in Well-beingby Daniel Gaina
When an old colleague forces a grieving, agoraphobic physicist out of his automated smart-home, he discovers too late that the outside world he feared has already ended.
Genre: Sci-Fi
14 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
14 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Purgatorioby Hakan Ünal
After waking in a desolate purgatory with no memory of his death, a former SS officer must confront the victims of his past or remain imprisoned in an afterlife built from his own crimes.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
21 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
21 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
The Great Pancake Recordby Jeffrey Massie
[Based on a short story by Owen Johnson] At a private boarding school in the year 1905, John Smeed sets out to make a name for himself.
Genre: Comedy
29 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
29 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Early Bird Catches the Planeby Elliot Stanton
An excruciatingly long and dull wait for a flight is suddenly made far more interesting when a long-suffering wife notices an old flame - an old flame she discovers is holidaying at the same hotel she and her husband are staying in.
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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