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Gatorsby Linda Kampley
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2024
On a porch in the Garden District of New Orleans a woman talks with a friend about her distant cousin from Massachusetts who is visiting due to an embarrassing “emotional disturbance”. The cousin went on a tour of the swamps and became deeply fascinated by the alligators, their “burning eyes”. Now she has disappeared.
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Lockdown Treasureby STEVEN BLOWS
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2024
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
Genre: Family
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Cute Robberby Grag Raymond
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2024
Nick works as a security guard in a jewelry store during his break he is relaxing in a local cafe when a pretty girl approaches him to get to know him but it was a deception she joins a crime group to commit a robbery.
Genre: Action/Adventure
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Secret Santaby Brendan Lee
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2024
MARK is a holiday curmudgeon who has a brush with the 'Magic of Christmas' at his family's annual Holiday Party.
Genre: Other
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Other
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Long Momentsby S.C. Smith
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2024
An alcoholic living in a small town stubbornly refuses to change, even when his high school sweetheart returns for their reunion, stirring memories of the life he left behind and the man he used to be.
Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Something Sinisterby Dexter Williams
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2024
A young lady gets hypnotized by a mysterious gypsy woman in order to overcome her tremendous fear of snakes.
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Tough Loveby Warren Lane
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024
In this dark coming-of-age tale a suicidal tween finds a reason to live after her maniacal new therapist shows her how to quiet the voices inside her head.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bug Boyby J. J. Hillard
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2025
A young migrant boy near death in the Arizona desert is rescued by a hunter and endures years of subjugation before an experimental medical treatment dramatically changes the trajectory of his life.
Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Tequila Slammerby Ray Smith
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2025
When a betrayed husband wakes up from a tequila-fueled car crash with no memory of who he is, he must unravel his identity while evading vengeful gangsters, Russian mobsters, and a relentless hitman—or else become collateral damage in a twisted web of stolen cash and deadly secrets.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Biff Bang, American Heroby Ron Micci
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023
Expelled from the Air Force during WW II for his reckless paranoid bombing antics, fighter-pilot Biff Bang and high school sweetheart, Penny, embark on a crusade to rid the US of Nazi infiltrators.
Genre: Comedy
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
MOM!by Jed Power
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2024
In a high-stakes game of power and betrayal, two brothers must join forces when they discover their mother's sinister plan to take over their criminal enterprises.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
It's My Lifeby John Porter
Date Posted: 05 May 2025
A family drama in which a young Indian-American woman struggles to decide whether to continue living with her parents or to move into an apartment with her American boyfriend.
Genre: Family
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Deliver Us Some Evilby Jerrod D. Brito
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2024
Three teens are stalked by a creepy, reclusive neighbor the night before Halloween.
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Early Bird Catches the Planeby Elliot Stanton
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2023
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: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Split Endz (A Rapunzel Story)by Phoebe von Satis
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2024
A young woman survives WWII only to return to a life of emotional and physical captivity and is forced to be her own hero.
Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Raunchy Children's Story (Don't Curl My Toes)by Larry E Coleman
Date Posted: 04 May 2025
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
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Welcome To Tokyoby Ange Fassinou
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2024
Having just lost their jobs on the police force, Antonio and Marcus escape their dead-end lives and domineering women, to support a childhood friend in Japan for his father's funeral. While there, caught in a gangster turf war, they find their moves, their manhood and so much more.
Genre: Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Lord of the Shelvesby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2024
Hoping to go straight, a former mob boss moves to a small town and becomes a librarian. But it won't be easy because he's paranoid, hot-tempered and prone to violence. Just pray your library books aren't overdue.
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Where the Heart Isby Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2024
The spirit of Christmas must overcome those with hatred in their hearts.
Genre: Family
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Bodyguard. 2. Going Homeby Anthony Toni
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2024
After over 30 years working as a Bodyguard you're now approaching 65. You now realize you can't move as fast as you once did. Nor can you see and hear as well. One more BIG job before you call it quits? Fiction but based on a real life job assignment.
Genre: Action/Adventure
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Out With The Oldby Sarah Kennedy
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2024
An older woman’s transition to assisted living exposes the callous nature of her son whose obsession with finding a large sum of hidden cash threatens not only his marriage but also his sanity. TOP 10 FINALIST: CinemaStreet Women's Short Screenplay Festival 2023
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Hackedby Jerrod D. Brito
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2024
When three hoodlums record their burglaries for social media and street cred, they accidentally stumble upon a satanic ritual.
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Cozenageby Melissa Diane Hudson
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2024
A hopeful screenwriter resorts to deception to partner with a junk dealer to write the next big movie but faces consequences when the dealer outsmarts her.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Ride Shareby Marc Prey
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2025
A despondent ride-share driver picks up a female passenger who just may be his recently-deceased wife. Three characters. Most of the story takes place inside the car. Shocking twist in final moments.
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Screamby STEVEN BLOWS
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2025
On a cold night, a woman goes to an abandoned field to release her emotions in a primal scream. On a cold night, her scream comes back to haunt her.
Genre: Horror
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Outstanding Talentby Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2024
An arrogant comic book artist who believes he’s the blood of the company finds out the hard way the promotion he’s seeking comes with a cost.
Genre: Musical
42 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Musical
42 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Your Face Is Killing Meby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2024
A shallow young man decides to break up with his beautiful, kindhearted girlfriend because of her occasional unattractive facial expression. (1 location, 3 actors. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Romantic Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
You're Not Invitedby Jacques
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2024
After a 2024 NYE celebrating, a man wakes up alone to a quiet world realizing all minorities have disappeared from the planet. He struggles valiantly to figure out, "Where did everyone go?"
Genre: Sci-Fi
43 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
43 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Phantom Wifeby Melissa Diane Hudson
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2024
An army Veteran suffering from PTSD suspects his wife is poisoning him. When in fact, he has no wife.
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Accidentby Daniel Genchev Yanev
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2024
Two guys get their karma back and have to face the consequences of drunk driving.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mafia Prom Dateby Michael Volpe
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2025
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
Genre: Drama
39 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Now and Thenby Edward Chapman
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2024
Split screen of one day in the life of two people who never meet and yet are forever entwined in death and grief.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Trials and Tribulations of Awkward Peopleby Judah Ray
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2025
Two socially awkward misfits find themselves caught in a series of hilarious and embarrassing mishaps at a dinner party, ultimately bringing them closer together in an unexpected way.
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Irresistible Rageby Yura Shevchuk
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2024
A policeman receives threats against his family who leads the investigation against the son of a local political who is involved in drug trafficking, and the end of work the policeman finds his whole family dead at home.
Genre: Action/Adventure
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Imageby Ange Fassinou
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2024
A lonely man creates a world from his imagination where he lives a perfect happiness.
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Melancholyby Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2024
Understanding his ego ruined a perfect relationship, Josh has to face what he's done and hopefully try to fix it.
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Utopian Tetragonby S.C. Smith
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2024
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
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
On a Sunday Morningby Gregory Kohring
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2023
After a night of partying, a young man, charged with watching over his autistic sister, sends her to church alone, but when she doesn’t arrive he begins a frantic search to find her.
Genre: Drama
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Antagonistby Brandi Self
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2025
An offbeat writer is put on trial for the murders of the characters in his new novel.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
12 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
12 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Hit and Runby Marc Prey
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2025
After hitting and killing a jogger with her car and not reporting it, a young woman is haunted by his spirit. Or is it merely her guilty conscience?
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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