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The Haunting of the Highwayby  Kudzai Zigarwi
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On a deserted highway, a guilt-ridden man picks up a mysterious hitchhiker only to discover she's connected to the very tragedy he tried to forget, and this drive may be his only chance at redemption... or reckoning.

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Giftby  Jason K. Allen
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In 1977, a young man receives a camera that takes disturbing pictures. (1 location, 1 actor. Produced writer, see IMDB for credits.)

Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Latin-American Victimby  Jason Kirman
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The police find two young women of Hispanic appearance in different locations. Roberto, who is the former of the two victims, is suspected of their murders but he suddenly disappears.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Veronicaby  Aranit Alia
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VERONICA- A cold, methodical London hitman disguises himself as a high class escort to assassinate an crime boss, but his brutal efficiency hides a secret :the fortune he earns in blood is quietly donated to orphans under the name "Veronica. "

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
15 pages
Cast Size: 7+ 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
Northwoodby  John Alexander Fraser
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The commander of a nuclear submarine must come to terms with a developing threat, while protecting his crew and future with his family as the cold war turns hot.

Genre: Action/Adventure
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Erection Night - 2028by  John Boal
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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
Dollby  DJ Robbins
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A mysterious elf doll arrives on Helen's front door step on Christmas Eve and weird stuff starts to happen.

Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Next Rest Stop, 2.5 Million Light Yearsby  Daniel J. Broderick
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A futuristic update of the family road trip, where the Boffs head to the happiest place in the universe in their minivan-sized space ship, only to be marooned on Earth. Forced to wait five years for a tow, they must adjust to life in New Mexico.

Genre: Family
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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
The Apartmentby  Brandi Self
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A couple caught up in the whirlwind of technology check into their sublet only to find they can't connect.

Genre: Sci-Fi
12 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
Home Aloneby  Alan Barkley
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When a car salesman builds a new house to lure his wayward spouse back home, many of his colleagues doubt if it's enough.

Genre: Romance
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Coyote Medicineby  Christopher Shotwell
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When Coyote unleashes the spirit world onto his bizarre contestant show, his phantasmic antics may cost him his friendships, girlfriend, and even the show before he can prove he's no fool but a clever-hearted trickster

Genre: Animation
35 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Chucklesby  Doug J Robbins
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A serial killer is reincarnated as a character in a sitcom and is reunited with his estranged daughter and ex-wife.

Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mirabelby  Gregory Gibson
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Her psyche tainted as a child, a young woman plays out her singular form of vengeance with the help of a unique weapon.

Genre: Horror
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Musoby  Mr. Smith
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A talented but struggling street clown discovers that the circus scout offering him his big break is a long-term patient at a psychiatric ward, forcing him to confront harsh realities and redefine his dreams of bringing joy to the world.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Awfully Wedded Wifeby  Elliot Stanton
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Love is... a suspicious mind, making the threat of castration a genuine possibility.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Poulticeby  Anthony Cawood
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Desperate to save her unborn child, a remorseful woman seeks the help of a scorned Native American healer, agreeing to an unthinkable trade that will change their lives forever.

Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Winter Walk inby  Camelia Dinu
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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
Blessedby  Warren Lane
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This blood-soaked satirical commercial pushes the new Christian spirit board, which not only boasts direct communication with God Almighty, but also spells out who must be sacrificed in order for its user to become blessed.

Genre: Horror
14 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
Utopian Tetragonby  S.C. Smith
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In a meta twist of fiction, a struggling novelist pens a novel about his own attempts to gain representation in the cutthroat world of literary agents, all while contending with eccentric neighbors and a disinterested industry, blurring the lines between his fictional narrative and reality in Utopian Tetragon.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Girl on the Elevatorby  Charles Webb
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An awkward late-night encounter on an elevator.

Genre: Comedy
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Flames of the Campfireby  Simon Parker
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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
Girl In The Subwayby  Jason Kirman
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Two policemen on patrol see a 12-year-old girl sleeping in the subway, when the policemen approached her to ask about her parents, they realized that she could not speak.

Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Halfby  Simon Parker
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David has nothing, Kelsey borrows him some money. David buys a lottery ticket. It wins. Now Kelsey comes looking for his money. Two brothers now face each other in a battle of life and death.

Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Blessed by the Heavensby  Simon Parker
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When a gifted singer, Laura, captures the attention of a music producer while singing for church donations in the park, Father Dan, desperate to keep her voice for the church, takes drastic measures to prevent her from leaving, leading to an intense struggle between faith and ambition.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Grandma's Secret Ingredientby  Elliot Stanton
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A long-held secret family gravy recipe is passed down to another generation when an older woman believes the time is right for her granddaughter to learn the 'killer' secret ingredient.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Willpowerby  John Porter
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A young black woman and a middle-aged white man love each other, but their friends tell them they must separate--and they can if they only fight with their willpower.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
John Wick is a Dickby  Christopher Harmon
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A prison-hardened grief counselor is confronted with a group therapy session where all the patients suffer because of the violent actions of one man...John Wick. She organizes a protest, in order to provoke him to move away - but it does not work out as planned.

Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Snowed Innby  Kudzai Zigarwi
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Trapped in a remote bed and breakfast on Christmas Eve by a brutal snowstorm, a group of strangers begins to suspect one of them is hiding a deadly secretand the inn itself may be haunted by more than just the past.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Nightingale in Burkaby  Abhilash Mohan
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Subaida, a spirited 10-year-old Afghan girl, dreams of music in a world that's trying to silence her. This poignant drama set in Kabul follows Subaida's journey as she discovers her passion for the rubab, a traditional Afghan musical instrument, against the backdrop of a society teetering on the edge of radical change.

Genre: Animation
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Freshbloomby  Anthony Cawood
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In a park filled with life, two strangers marked by an ominous badge share a fleeting connection, navigating the unfair balance of their final day.

Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Johnny Reb Comes Homeby  Robert Michael Benn
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At the end of the civil war, Robert Prewitt returns to Texas to find his slaves freed, his wife in poverty & many lynchings. He rises cattle & takes them to Wichita, becomes a US senator, meets President Grant, & discovers oil with Texaco. He retires & hosts his birthday with his children & grandchildren & wife Lillian.

Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
No Nailsby  John Ravitz
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A grieving police detective who serves as a Eucharist Minister identifies a mob hitman while serving Holy Communion and must tread the line between the sacred and the need to stop a killer before he kills again.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
36 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Life Is a Rollercoaster...Sometimesby  Elliot Stanton
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With its ups and downs, they say life is a roller-coaster, except when you're trapped and unable to get off one. When an engaged couple becomes unwitting prisoners at the apex of a broken-down roller-coaster ride, the metaphor is never more (or less) apt.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Soarby  Steven Blows
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A grieving girl endeavors to fly on a paper aeroplane.

Genre: Animation
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Guantanamo Galaby  Robert Ingraham
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After Musk's DOGE team's preps the opening of the prisonadding efficiencies to the electric chair to reduce personnelTrump invites his bff billionaires down for a grand opening celebration. The party is held in the only room with electricitythe one with the electric chair. What happens next is... well, electrifying.

Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The 12 Dates of Christmasby  Kudzai Zigarwi
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On Christmas Eve, a cynical woman finds herself trapped in a time loop, forced to relive the same day and the same awkward first date over and over again, until she learns to let go of the past, open her heart, and discover that love might be her way out.

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