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Report Just In...by Elliot Stanton

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A schoolboy's ill-thought-out plan backfires when his mother uncovers his subterfuge when his school report is received by post. However, his fears of a damning report appear unfounded - for a time, anyway.

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

One Last Drinkby Madison Smith

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Chris becomes overwhelmed with problems in life. His addiction to alcohol finally catches up to him. He decides to join Rehab to face his demons and get his life back.

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

Beat of Your Own Drumby Judah Ray

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In a black-and-white world, Iris, a struggling singer, and David, an eccentric drummer, find solace in their own musical pursuits until their paths cross, igniting a harmonious connection that brings color to their lives.

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

Don't Let The Lights Go Outby Bobbie Burgess-Tatum

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A family's secret is about to be unlocked and it just may end the world.

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

The Bridgeby Anthony Cawood

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Two agents travel back in time to alter history, but their mission misfires, unleashing unintended consequences they can't undo.

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

Mercy Dashby Anthony Cawood

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A Soccer Mom undertakes a midnight mercy dash when she gets an unexpected call, but things aren't quite what they seem.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Attachedby Delaina M. Waldron

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A concerned young woman and her friends go to a desolate area to pick up her sick brother only to discover in their selfies somethings attached to them.

Genre: Horror
40 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Accidents Happenby Steven Blows

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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

Family Abuseby Bernard Antoine Mersier

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It takes for Carl to lose his family to realize his addictions are more important than them, but even after reclaiming his wife and daughter...is he able to stay on the straight and narrow?

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

Love And The Old Hotelby Jason Kirman

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Sarah is a successful realtor in New York, before Christmas she receives a task from her boss to sell an old hotel in a small town, but things do not go according to plan. She meets Jim, the owner of the hotel, who does not want to sell.

Genre: Romance
10 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

Kuzuri: Dark Avengerby NG

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Story happens in Japan. When a young man with a superpower and a dark past struggles to keep the city safe and his family's company successful, a woman with a revenge plan comes to destroy everything, leading him to rethink his purposes and bring peace to the city and to himself.

Genre: Fantasy
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Blood, White, And Blueby Antoine Mizel

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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

Vacuumby Barry Staff

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Wanting sex again after an op leaves erectile dysfunction, a man needs a specialist nurse coming to his aid.

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

Bloody Mouseby Sergey Dobrine

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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

Not for Saleby Davide Staffiero

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During a business dinner at a luxury hotel, a man who will turn out to be an android dealer negotiates with a wealthy hotelier determined to replace his entire staff.

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

10 Wordsby Simon Parker

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A gossip-prone boy, suspended from school, takes his sister's challenge to speak only ten words a day, discovering that silence can transform his life for the better.

Genre: Drama
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

Widow's Oilby Barbara Blomquist

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Widows, young and old, gather for a potluck and healing, aided by a mysterious bottle of olive oil.

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

Crime Sceneby Matthew J Cresta

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At a brutal crime scene an inexperienced patrol sergeant, working along side a seasoned homicide detective, receives a master class in murder investigation while also discovering a shocking connection with the killer!

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Stop Driving Yourself Crazyby Elliot Stanton

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Clive, a thoughtless and paranoid driving instructor's wild theory about his wife's infidelity is all but confirmed when out on a driving lesson - her car is seen somewhere it shouldn't be. However, the only thing that is confirmed is his poor learner's theory that Clive is an idiot.

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

Love Never Grows Oldby Don Mezei

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A guru like figure MAIN enters (stage left) while a group of young people celebrate the day. He provides a contrast to their joie de vivre, tells them his story and listens to their narrative. LNGO is a search for deeper meaning, a feel good musical about spiritual themes, told through song. Hear some of the music at https://barbarji.wixsite.com/lovenevergrowsold

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

Bathwaterby Simon Parker

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Three friends enter a house, finding a golden crown in dirty bathwater, they all want it, but inside the bath a terrible creature lives.

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

Kievby Robert Michael Benn

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It's 1940 and the Wehrmacht sits on one side of Dnieper River and the Red army on the other. A great battle ensues. 6 colorful characters comment including a Polish Jew seen to Buchenwald

Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Peak Waterby John Boal

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A tortured environmentalist who has been writing about Eco-solutions for over 20 years dresses as Don Quixote to get an interview on a Nevada Public Radio station in Las Vegas and converts a cynical Gen Z host into a believer on his solution to end the Megadrought.

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

A Raunchy Children's Story (Don't Curl My Toes)by Larry E Coleman

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In an attempt to give his thirteen-year-old son dating advice he doesn't want, a stoner dad recounts how he met the kid's mother with way more detail than necessary.

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

Best of Timesby Jim Norman

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Four Vietnam veterans in a retirement home play their own version of Blackjack until a strange, new, entertainment employee changes the rules of the game and one veteran's life.

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

An Act of Kindnessby Georgette B. Skolnick

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A student learns a lesson the hard way in this short feel-good story.

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

Shelpek Pizzaby Carlos Galinho Pires

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Compelled to leave Kazakhstan due to political reasons, an idealistic migrant must overcome the challenges of integration and the distractions of an unexpected love while seeking justice and a new home.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
19 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Coilby Steven Pony Hill

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A brilliant scientist has a theory: an exact amount of energy focused on the exact right space, at the exact right time, can open a portal between multiverses. Will testing this theory cost more than he's willing to sacrifice? A 15-minute short shot in one room with three cast members.

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

Just Take a Breathby Roberta M Roy

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New to the newsroom a happily married young woman, struggles to avoid risking her marriage when she experiences an unexpectedly strong attraction to a just met co-worker with whom she will be working regularly. * 2023: Semi Finalist: Dallas Shorts; Nashville Independent Filmmakers Festival; Sydney Indie Shorts Festival; Dallas Movie Awards Festival*

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

Blue Octoberby Ilyas Adiris

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In a luxury apartment suite, turned into a diplomatic chamber in 1976. A vulnerable African Minister, confronts America's most ruthless diplomat. Turning a routine meeting, into a moral standoff. That could reshape East Africa. Inspired by true events.

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

I Heart Jodyby Doug J Robbins

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A serial killer gets distracted by his favorite sitcom when about to enter a potential victim's home.

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

Murder By Chairliftby Ken Hauser

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When a young woman is left on a chairlift overnight in a minus 60 windchill, a Deputy must shovel through the bullshit from four suspects to find the killer.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

My Weekendby Simon Parker

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Spending the weekend creating a suicide vest for his young daughter, a disillusioned father has a terrible plan for her.

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

Voidby John McCarney

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A seemingly routine curbside pickup turns into a quiet collision of two liveslinked by what they don't say. A two-page micro-short about mental health and unseen scars.

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

Blade of Betrayalby Christine LARA

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After the tragic death of his mother, Ken Deluisart moves to Japan, immersing himself in its culture and martial arts. When he returns to France for his father's funeral, he's plunged into a treacherous web of family deceit. Targeted for his inheritance, Ken must confront his cousin's betrayal and unearth the truth behind his father's death before it's too late.

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

The Torch Of Horror; The Muse In The Moonlightby James Massaro

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The devil within is in the house of mirrors....

Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Deadline to Deathby Elliot Stanton

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Life imitates art, imitates life, fatally blurring the lines between reality and make-believe. A crime writer struggles to complete a manuscript until he visits the venue of the story's finale. There, he meets an elderly but mysterious female fan who he later finds out knows him much better than he could imagine.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
31 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Fun Sizeby Jason K. Allen

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A young trick-or-treater is angry after receiving a "fun size" candy bar. (Comedy/horror. 1 location, 2 actors.)

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