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Clown 2by DJ Robbins
The clown is back, and he is after Steve.
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mercy Dashby Anthony Cawood
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
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Labby Nancy Kimmel
Angela, a phlebotomists in Detroit, gets trapped in a psychological nightmare by her boss of the lab who requires 50 vials of blood per day. No quota, she must draw her own blood. Detective Mureoux, Detroit cop, enters the lab to find out what is really going on. He's not leaving until he meets Mr. Alginescu, the owner of the lab, and find out what happened to the other girls who worked there.
Genre: Horror
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Clella (Pathways Of The Heart)by Diane Yates
In the Ozark Mountains, a selfless woman of indomitable spirit shoulders the weight of the Great Depression, raising six children and tending the farm while her husband turns to drinking, gambling, and womanizing. When he abandons her, a mysterious guitar player arrives on the scene, and she must choose between loyalty to her past and a possible new future. (Based on a true story.)
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Ride Shareby Marc Prey
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
Reality Checkby Ed Tasca
Guy painfully caught between the "love of his life" sending him a final goodbye via live video and his commitment to meet with his new "rebound girlfriend," whom he's committed to a serious relationship and their first evening of love, and is waiting for him at her flat.Their scene of love-making ends shockingly with "rebound girlfriend" raging at him for using her. The result is a twist, a deadly tragedy twist.
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Cutby John Porter
A dark comedy (unless you're Bill, the protagonist, who would call it a horror film) that provides a warning to any man who even thinks about doing wrong to his woman.
Genre: Comedy
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Roots of Evilby Jason K. Allen
Young Zack is terribly excited about his birthday party -- that is, until his clueless family brings out the disappointing birthday cake. (Horror/Dark Comedy. 1 location. Produced writer; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mr. Bowling Ballby Simon Parker
When a young boy takes his father's advice to be bold with his comedy a bit too seriously, he ends up accidentally traumatizing his boss with a literal interpretation, turning a simple office skit into an unforgettable disaster
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Sink Holeby Sherrie Presson
When a sinkhole opens up inside a married couple's Florida home, a horrifying secret is uncovered as they fight to hang on until they are rescued. What Angie finds within the walls gives the black, hellish hole a whole new, sinister meaning.
Produced screenwriter: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt4977524/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_1_wr
Genre: Horror
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Flossy Forwardby Apostolos P. Kouroumalis
If you have ever been bullied at school or at the office, you will relate to this off the wall drama about exacting revenge on bullies.
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Trifling Heiferby Melissa Diane Hudson
When a dangerous woman sets her sights on her best friend's NFL star husband, she'll stop at nothing to steal him, even if it means destroying his career and marriage in the process.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Human Experienceby Judah Ray
A grieving father struggles to guide his reluctant son through a funeral as they confront their fears, grapple with their complicated family dynamics, and discover the power of love and imagination in the face of loss.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Automaticby Gladman
Trapped inside a futuristic reset pod with seconds left on the countdown, a haunted man must choose whether to erase his memories for peaceor keep the truth that's been trying to break him free.
Genre: Sci-Fi
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
There's Something Behind Door #1by Andrew Tarquinio
A young man helps his parents clear the squalid apartment of his recently deceased Aunt, finding more than filth waiting for him in the hoarder's heaps.
Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Making Wavesby Drew Larimore
A questioning isolated young man in rural Maine pursues a summertime tryst with a local merman.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Pool Boyby Joseph Anthony Francis
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
Genre: Drama
19 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Feed Geeseby Steven Burton
A young man jogs and feeds geese as a diversion while he decides to come out as gay to his girlfriend.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Car Salesman Builds His Dream Houseby Alan Barkley
Jim is a car salesman who is building a house to woo back a wayward spouse. Can Jim close the deal? (No house construction filming needed). *2024 Semi-finalist - Grande Stories Screenplay Competition*.
Genre: Romance
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romance
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Gloss Overby Steven Blows
A patient grandmother takes her hobby of writing product reviews to new extremes by watching paint dry, but her family wants her to stop her compulsion and deal with her grief.
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Generous Hostby Bernard Antoine Mersier
In a twisted tale of digital deception, a loving couple's date night spirals into terror when a vengeful brother exposes the boyfriend's secret online scam exploiting his girlfriend's image, ending in a ruthless home invasion and fatal betrayals.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Living in the Pastby Bernhard Riedhammer
A 30-year-old disillusioned loner must deal with his estranged and socially awkward father, after he suffers a stroke losing part of his memory. Both share a painful past he cannot forget, and his father cannot remember.
Genre: Drama
32 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
32 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Balloon Releaseby Bernard Antoine Mersier
Mourning the loss of their friend, a group goes live expressing their emotions towards the people who killed him, having no idea something more sinister is at hand.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Calling Clementeby Jim B Marcus
In 1960, two young brothers forge an unlikely relationship with baseball great Roberto Clemente. Now, as adults, they rediscover the bond that shaped their lives long after the final out at Forbes Field.
Genre: Biographical
2 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Biographical
2 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Brothers and the Next Emperorby Robert Michael Benn
In antiquity, the brothers meet the next emperor in 220 AD in a hilarious Comedy. They meet on Palatine Hill, in the Senate chamber and on Crucifixion row in the Forum. It's one-liners and a laugh a minute!
Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Love Never Grows Oldby Don Mezei
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
Genre: Musical
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The City: A Tragedy in Three Actsby Larry Shannon
The story of one boy's journey from innocence to experience.
Genre: Drama
43 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
43 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Tide Flashby Steven Burton
A man has writer's block, a rip tide threatens his life, and then he discovers inspiration from a teen who shares a story.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Cycleby Stephanie Neroes
Haunted by the violence of his upbringing, a boy's fateful act forces a reckoning with the ghosts of his family's pastand the chilling truth that some wounds are born, not made.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Stairwaysby Dewayne C Bricker
When luminous stairways rise worldwide, a grieving scientist descends into one to rescue the lost and discovers the only way to save humanity is to embrace imperfection.
Genre: Sci-Fi
41 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
41 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Going To The Topby Matthew Belopavlovich
During the Gay Rights Movement in 1980s California, James and Thomas take a popular theme park to court after experiencing discrimination for dancing together and later, start a LGBT advocacy magazine.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
37 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
37 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Sophia, My Robot Girlfriendby Robert Michael Benn
In the near future, Sophia is switched on by Robert and they catch internet scammers, go to Mars, and Robert locks her back up in his closet. Sophia is mad that Robert won't 'marry' her. She turns herself on and goes on the internet to organize the robot world and kick out humans.
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
In Lineby Steven Burton
A small diverse group waits in an urban bus depot line to experience role reversals when the bus arrives.
Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Worst Dayby Julie Whalley
A troubled teen, haunted by a harsh argument with her recently divorced mother, speeds off into the night, only to crash into a tree. As she clings to consciousness, an empathetic off-duty firefighter keeps her awake with a story of his own tragedy until help arrives. But when she recovers and seeks him out to express her gratitude, she discovers a shocking truth about the identity of her mysterious savior.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Returningby Susie Schecter
After the tragic accidental death of her four-year-old child, a grieving mother is given an unexpected miracle when her daughter mysteriously returns from the dead, but struggles to understand and cope with the supernatural gift.
Genre: Drama
29 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
29 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Her Faceby Marc Prey
Set in an alternative reality in which no one is permitted to show their face (masks are required from birth), one teenage boy begins to question the way things are after meeting a rebellious teenage girl.
Genre: Fantasy
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Bloody Vacationby Tinashe Mudzinge
A group of friends faces their worst nightmares in the hands of an old lady and her beast master on what was supposed to be a great vacation.
Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
From the Flamesby Alistair Bryson
A widowed artist moves into a new house in an effort to bury the memories of a Bohemian lifestyle and a toxic marriage, but is forced to revisit his past in bizarre circumstances when he uncovers an ancient fire-pit from which deceased figures appear to him through the flames.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Finding Footprintsby Erik Daniel Shein
When a hearing-impaired girl discovers a teenage Bigfoot destined to guard a magical forest, they must forge an unlikely friendship to protect a world that doesn't believe in either of them.
Genre: Animation
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Occam's Beardby David Ezell
A former child star struggles with the belief that the people he loves most in the world have been replaced by impostors.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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