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Adriftby  Dewayne C Bricker
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After a yacht capsizes during a sudden storm, a lone survivor records her final hours aboard a half-sunken vessel, sending video logs to anyone who might find them. As night falls, she notices distant lights beneath the wavesmoving in patterns too deliberate to be natural. With her oxygen fading and rescue signals unanswered, she realizes she isn't alone on the oceanand that what's watching her is waiting for her to drown.

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Spookyby  Tony Jerris
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Terror ensues, when a guy hooks up with an online date who is already dead... Or is she?

Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Bad Moonshineby  Warren Lane
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In this Southern gothic noir a moonshine guzzling sheriff is on the case to find his missing wife, but all he finds is the werewolf that plagues his dry little county.

Genre: Horror
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Accountabilityby  Bernard Antoine Mersier
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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
BUS 37by  Jordan Baines
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When their school bus is hijacked, three students must put their trust in a big brother and his dirt bike.

Genre: Action/Adventure
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
House for Saleby  John Porter
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A mystery/dark comedy about a young family man who wants to buy a Victorian mansion from a beautiful young woman whose unfaithful husband lies dead in the master bedroom.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Gas Man Comethby  Ian Patrick Williams
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An out-of-work Appalachian man with a special-needs daughter struggles with accepting a financial offer that comes with grave environmental consequences.

Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Doorby  Carlos Alex Ceni
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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
Home-Cookedby  Simon Parker
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A pretentious food critic, skeptical of anything homemade, is reluctantly sent to interview a 90-year-old pie-making legendonly to have his icy demeanor crumble when one bite of her pie shatters his expectations and changes his life.

Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Lockdown Treasureby  STEVEN BLOWS
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During a national lockdown caused by a virus pandemic, a curious 12-year-old girl and her persuasive younger brother set off on a hunt after finding a treasure map in their weekly online supermarket delivery.

Genre: Family
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Gina's Veilby  Kevin Silva
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A lonely, facially scarred woman discovers that a charming writer has been sneaking into a private spot on her farm to complete his novel.

Genre: Romance
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A War Storyby  Ron Brawer
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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
Beauty Beholdby  Steven Burton
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A beautiful young woman changes her focus from outer to inner beauty after a natural disaster accident.

Genre: Fantasy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Gluttonous Zombieby  Grag Raymond
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In two girls are hunted by a ravenous zombie at night time after Mia and Abby use a resurrection spell for fun.

Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Wolf Riderby  Pelham Mead III
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This is a series of stories based on the oral tradition of the Pawnee Native Americans in the 1840s. The main story is about a Pawnee girl who was a major character in a Pawnee story about the Morning Star.

Genre: Action/Adventure
44 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Plumber's Mateby  Elliot Stanton
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A barrister's hypocrisy is set to provoke a miscarriage of justice. A loose tongue from a man of law encourages an eyewitness to a robbery to bend the truth to fit his own morals.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Spaceby  Simon James
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Fresh from a recent breakup, that he caused, Simon embarks on a hilarious but frustrating quest to find the perfect parking spot at the mall, all while juggling his idiot best friend and precocious daughter.

Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Tommyby  Anthony Cawood
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A young graffiti artist decides to tag a war memorial and finds his lack of respect has surprising consequences.

Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Clownby  DJ Robbins
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A weird clown hands Steve a balloon at a campus Halloween carnival, and he and his friends find themselves stalked by the creepy clown.

Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Reconquista of Spain 1492by  Robert Michael Benn
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The Crusaders drove the Muslims out of Spain in 1492. Queen Isabel & Christopoher Columbus all appear. Finally, Columbus discovers America.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Edison Dollby  Anthony Cawood
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Two estranged twin sisters reunite after their mother's death, their shared childhood memoriesand a cherished antique dollunlocking decades of guilt, rivalry, and a chance for reconciliation.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Pigeon Academyby  Daniel J. Broderick
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Ever seen a baby pigeon? Probably not, because they are all learning their trade at the world renowned Pigeon Academy in Los Angeles, with classes in pidgin English, statue "painting," mastering the proper head bob.

Genre: Animation
15 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Crossroads Waiting Roomby  Michael J Volpe
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In a mysterious waiting room outside of time, two strangers confront alternate versions of themselves and must make life-defining choices on where they work, who they marry and whether they have children.

Genre: Sci-Fi
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Familyby  Jean-Luc Julien
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A young undocumented immigrant fights to save the life of his unborn child when his teenage girlfriend's parents force her to get an abortion.

Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Sophia Mt Girlfriend Robotby  Robert Michael Benn
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In the near future, Robert and his robot girlfriend, Sophia, catch internet scammers and go to the planet Mars to test equipment. Robert refuses to 'marry' Sophia. In revenge, she contacts the world of robots to take over.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Mafia Prom Dateby  Michael Volpe
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A determined high schooler battles failing grades, skeptical parents, and the perils of Mafia connections to take the Don's daughter to his prom in 1970s New York City. He almost succeeds until his dream prom night ends when the FBI arrests his date and her family in dramatic raids regarding the Don's high-profile Emmy Awards jewelry heist.

Genre: Drama
39 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Saturday in the Parkby  Elliot Stanton
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Dark Secrets Will Not Remain Hidden Forever. An "old" woman befriends a young man in a park. He is unaware of who she is or the secret she holds, but the woman knows precisely what she must do to draw him into her life.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Junkie's Flawby  Jeffrey Stackhouse
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An arrogant heiress's hellish bargain with a demon gives her everything she wants... and takes it all away. -- WINNER Best Short Screenplay

Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Carrie, Walter, and Garboby  Steven Burton
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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
A long Road Aheadby  Bernhard Riedhammer
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A trailblazing transgender woman, stranded in the middle of nowhere, must hitch a ride with an opinionated retiree in order to stop her ex from leaving the country with their son.

Genre: Drama
22 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
In the Bloodby  Jack Halliday
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A P.I. resorts to supernatural means to solve a case where the suspect in three murders is an older man bedfast in hospital, despite the man's DNA & fingerprints being found at three crime scenes. 1st place award-winner, Indie Gathering Film Festival.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
24 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
CHBby  Jesus Gonzalez
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After losing her job as a software programmer, a middle-aged woman reinvents herself as a Customs Broker in Miami, navigating the challenges of a new career while facing financial pressures.

Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Heart Rateby  Alan Barkley
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A male and a female cop enter an abandoned building looking for a cop killer. Soon they are hunting each other. Winner, Vail film festival.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
SLICEby  Wendy Appelbaum
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When a lonely and introverted young woman purchases a 3D printer, she is amazed at its ability to communicate how she is feeling through the prints until she realizes that she is not the one in control. ( Comps: Black Mirror meets Christine)

Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnsonby  John Porter
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A western romance based on O. Henry's short story (first published in 1881, now in the public domain) about a grizzled middle-aged shepherd who falls in love with a beautiful young Mexican girl.

Genre: Romance
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Rubyby  Jason K. Allen
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When a lonely old man visits his beloved wife's grave for the first time, he encounters a charming little girl who lifts him out of his doldrums and fills him with hope. (Produced writer; see IMDB for credits.)

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Toilet Whispererby  John Alexander Fraser
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An airport handyman is put in a position of unthinkable jeopardy as a blocked W.C. threatens, 'blowback'

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Kid nappingby  Kerens
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What could happen when Peter, 25, lost his fiance and son during a miscarriage meets Julian, nepo baby, father businessman, mother surgeon, who never knows the joy of parenthood, because his parents have time for him?

Genre: Family
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Reenactorby  Victor Bravo
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A Civil War researcher walking the Shiloh National Military Park encounters a wounded Confederate soldier in the throes of a battle fought one hundred and sixty years ago.

Genre: Drama
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Fireflies or C.S.H.C.?by  Martin Richmond
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Avoiding certain incineration by the skin of his teeth, a young man basks on a desert isle, reflecting on his survival and the manic, apocalyptic balloon flight he shared with Alfred Hitchcock!

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