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Gambling with Bulletsby  Carl
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2024
When contract killer and compulsive gambler Alex Viper Cooper" wins 3 million dollars from Mexican Mafia leader Ricardo, he sends his top female assassins to collect, only to discover they've been duped into a deadly plot. As Alex races against time to clear his name, he unveils a web of deception, leading to a final confrontation where debts are settled in blood.

Genre: Action/Adventure
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Faith: Brought To The Lightby  Ange Fassinou
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2024
90% of story happens in a house with three principle characters. Inspired from true events. A mother who has lost her faith, rediscovers her purpose when she must help a troubled father with a dark secret.

Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
John Wick is a Dickby  Christopher Harmon
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2025
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
The Eavesdropperby  Charles Webb
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2024
On a late-night train ride, a comic book loving kid overhears a sinister plot.

Genre: Animation
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
On the Subject of Loveby  Patricia Bruce
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2024
When two know-it-all female millennials search unsuccessfully for love, it's their Mother who comes out the winner.

Genre: Gay/Lesbian
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Pity the Poor Cowboyby  John Porter
Date Posted: 06 May 2025
A Western musical in which two cowboys mourn the passing of one of their own

Genre: Western
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Yuletideby  Doug J Robbins
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2025
An impoverished, mall Santa is forced into reconciliation with his mother by his rough around the edges mama's boy older brother

Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Ladies of Lawrenceby  Suzanne Birrell
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2023
A young woman hosting a birthday party for her wealthy older husband is surprised to discover all the ex-wives and mistresses in attendance. A comedy of the absurd.

Genre: Comedy
19 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Comeuppanceby  Martin Train Bartlett
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2024
After committing a heinous crime, a violent man is cursed to relive the horrific moment through the eyes of the victim. Part 'Source Code', part "Identity"... all WTF Twilight Zone.

Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Reality Checkby  Ed Tasca
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2025
Guy painfully caught between former "love of his life" who is sending him a final goodbye via live video and his new "rebound girlfriend," whom he's promised to engage in a serious relationship and is waiting for him at her flat. (Both women are played by the same actress.)

Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Entitledby  Alan Barkley
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2025
When a young College female student accuses a male student of breaking into her car, the young woman and the Dean must confront the influential father of the accused young man. The story asks two questions : did he do it? And will the entitled win the day? Mostly interior scenes.

Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Fly Squattingby  Steven Blows
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2024
A mother grieving for the loss of her daughter takes her anger out on a pesky fly that won’t leave her alone.

Genre: Animation
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Black Egoby  Ali noun
Date Posted: 28 May 2025
A former investigator, shattered by the death of his family, hunts their killer - to discover that the chasing has been himself all along.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Man in the Mirrorby  Gwendolen Hayes
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2024
Jason- (Bedroom-Night. He feels Dissatisfied with his Appearances.) The room is dark-and the moon illuminates the small space in Jason’s face, and the length of the mirror. Looking at his reflection with a soft expression. He reaches out and touch the glass. His fingers almost meeting with his reflection. Wondering about his appearance.

Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Z-Townby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2025
When the letter Z is set to be removed from the alphabet, several brave residents of Z-Town - including Zack, Zebra, Zucchini and Zipper - must prove that Z is essential. (Animation/Web series pilot.)

Genre: Animation
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Pursuit of Happiness a Constitutional Rightby  Fausto Politi
Date Posted: 14 May 2024
In 2221 happiness is a primary asset granted by a Constitutional Right. A man gets the permission to kill his wife being in the dark that his wife had the same permission.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
A Grand Offerby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2024
Ashcroft’s plan to bribe his loyal groundskeeper Tom into murdering his wife backfires, leading to a deadly twist where both men end up dead.

Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Matt Chatby  Benjamin Neuberger
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2024
On the first day of work at his new job, a man's life is turned upside down after his co-worker, who is also named Matt, adds him to a group chat known as "The Matt Chat."

Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Last Rendezvousby  Paul Byrne
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2024
A paralyzed teenager from the hood meets his rich girlfriend one last time to see if their love has survived his drug dealing days.

Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Take A Step Backby  Edward Chapman
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2024
A late night act of kindness has shocking consequences. Based on a real event.

Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
L.I.L.I.T.H.by  Tigran Vardanyan
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2025
A determined medical intern, Lilith, is drawn into the turbulent lives of an eccentric opera singer, her troubled twin, and a reclusive artist, Albert. As she navigates their world of emotional outbursts and hidden pain, an unexpected bond with Albert begins to unfold—challenging her perception of duty, connection, and the fine line between care and entanglement.

Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Assistanceby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2025
Trapped in grief and filth after his wife's death, Myles faces the threat of being committed by his daughter—until a stray dog arrives, helping him reclaim his home, his life, and the love he thought he'd lost.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Voicelessby  Janice Foster
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2025
A woman, who can dream herself into crimes, becomes involved in the murder of a schizophrenic assassin.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Vincibleby  Kat Rollinson
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2023
A conflicted victim of image-based sexual abuse must examine her morals when a vigilante fights fire with fire.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Pool Boyby  Joseph Anthony Francis
Date Posted: 09 May 2024
When an unemployed deaf man takes a job as a pool boy, he finds himself caught in a game of manipulation and seduction.

Genre: Drama
19 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Glue Storyby  Ron Brawer
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2024
A secluded bench in an urban park. A chance meeting: two women with secrets. Who’s who? What’s true? And why the glue?

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
I Have No Wordsby  Shelly Paino
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2024
As a couple debates the fact that women use more words in a day than men, the husband hits his daily word limit and loses the ability to speak, sparking a feud with his wife.

Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A Very Different Thanksgivingby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2024
On Thanksgiving night, a driver offers a ride to a blind stranger, but the holiday's spirit of hospitality unravels into an uncomfortable confrontation with buried prejudices and truths.

Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Prisoners' Songby  John Porter
Date Posted: 02 May 2025
A blues musical about how we sometimes love someone who loves someone else--and what we can do about it

Genre: Musical
4 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Killshot Kidby  Charles William Lane
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2024
When three-time loser, Fred Crumb, discovers a love for Jai Alai, he thinks he's on the road to redemption. But two rogue Interpol agents on the trail of a notorious Basque terrorist get in his way.

Genre: Comedy
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Spoken Forby  Jim Kowalski
Date Posted: 01 May 2025
Can a man with a crippling social anxiety win the woman he loves over his alter ego crutch and her cheating boyfriend?

Genre: Romance
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Good Conversationby  John Porter
Date Posted: 05 May 2025
A young psychiatrist struggles to have a good conversation with her boyfriend--and finds it with a patient.

Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
First Dateby  Alan & Linda Barkley
Date Posted: 01 May 2025
A widow and a widower meet for the first time in a public park. Their date hits choppy waters until they discover a connection. Exterior location. Two characters. (Finalist in the 2025 Woods Hole Screenplay competition)

Genre: Romance
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The King of Cornby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2025
Hopelessly lost in a corn maze, a young couple are rescued by a mystery man who bears a striking resemblance to the king of rock'n'roll. (Comic fable. 1 location, 3 characters. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)

Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
The Trouble with Bermudaby  PAUL BYRNE
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2024
Vacationing in Bermuda, an American woman is seduced by a dashing, dry-witted con artist who takes her on a run-for-your-life swindle of a narco-paramilitary general.

Genre: Comedy
40 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Moors: The Freedom Fightersby  Tirrell J. Paxton
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2024
During Medieval Spain, a tyrannical King holds hostage a debutante from a noble family. A Jewish ally flees and evades knights to inform her father of his daughter’s predicament. The Jewish crusader and Count seek military assistance from the Moors in North Africa to liberate the debutante and Spain from oppressive Gothic Rule!

Genre: Non-Fiction/History
11 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Heelsby  Steven Pony Hill
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2024
The copilot of SouthJet 242 bound for Atlanta is forced to land a crippled plane, but not before she deals with a passenger manifest of the undead. A 2 location, 30 minute short with a strong FEMALE lead.

Genre: Horror
31 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Black Box of Antiquityby  Richard Campbell
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2025
Richard visits an old man to evict him for back taxes. The old man invites Richard to place a historic relic inside his Black Box of Antiquity. Richard travels back in time to the exact moment that relic is being used by its historic owner. One trip back in time, the Pope arranges for Hitler and his wife to escape from Germany to Argentina.

Genre: Sci-Fi
35 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
 
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