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Marlene's Last Sederby  Ron Brawer
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2024
When a middle-aged widow decides to honor her late husband’s death -- a year ago on Passover -- by hosting her first seder, a Wisconsin late-winter blizzard, a drunken boyfriend, and an estranged mother-in-law almost turn the event into a disaster.

Genre: Family
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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College Memoriesby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2024
Phil, a high school principal with a reputation to uphold, is thrust into a perilous game of cat-and-mouse when his former college roommate, now a desperate junkie, demands $50,000 to keep silent about Phil’s scandalous secrets.

Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Wake Upby  Delaina M. Waldron
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2025
Guests at a funeral home are in for a Wake Up call, when their loving deceased BJ speaks at his own Wake.

Genre: Comedy
14 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
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Oh No, You Pull Itby  Daniel J. Broderick
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2025
Two siblings, whose mother is on life support, debate who should pull the plug. And yes, this is a comedy.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Quantumanic Entanglementby  Steven Blows
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2025
Two bickering scientists studying quantum mechanics begin to uncontrollably do the opposite movements to each other after a failed experiment.

Genre: Comedy
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Pizza Killerby  Ange Fassinou
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2024
A pizza delivery that leads to a massacre.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Dolce, Fraud Relationshipsby  Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 05 May 2024
Three women share a similar tale of being in a relationship for the wrong reasons, but refuse to leave the lifestyle.

Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Farewell Dinnerby  Tony Jerris
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2024
A woman stuck in a loveless marriage makes her husband an anniversary dinner that is to die for... literally!

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Christmas from the Crapperby  Wendy Appelbaum
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2024
When IBS threatens to derail a Christmas-obsessed man’s quest to host his annual public access Holiday Show, he must fight against the “natural forces” to ensure that the show goes on.

Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Paradise Partyby  Steven Burton
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023
With art, photography, fun, love, family, strangers, and fantasy, a man shares adventures before an unexpected life change.

Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Soarby  Steven Blows
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2024
A grieving girl endeavors to fly on a paper aeroplane.

Genre: Animation
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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The Edison Dollby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2024
Two estranged twin sisters reunite after their mother’s death, their shared childhood memories—and a cherished antique doll—unlocking decades of guilt, rivalry, and a chance for reconciliation.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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I Told You Soby  S.C. Smith
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2024
A once-successful cryptocurrency investor, Michael Tanner, finds his empire destroyed overnight by a devastating crash, leading him into a spiraling journey of regret, desperation, and the harsh realization that the pursuit of wealth may have cost him everything that truly mattered.

Genre: Drama
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Facing Northby  Mark Konik
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2025
Facing North is a contemplative road drama about estranged siblings Hayley and Ben, forced together on a journey to a funeral they’d rather avoid. As old wounds resurface and truths unravel, a flat tire and shared vulnerability steer them toward healing. Amidst tension and bittersweet humor, they rediscover connection.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Running for Breathby  Steven Blows
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2024
When a man’s breath escapes him, he must chase it through the manic streets of London to get it back before his time runs out.

Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Perspectivesby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2024
Two lovers plot a violent act of revenge to escape their abuser, but their shared trauma complicates their path to freedom.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Truth or Denialby  Dilece Connor
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2024
A twin has hallucinations of her deceased twin who died in a car accident they were both in. She denies her loss and struggles to overcome her grief and accept the truth.

Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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State of the Universeby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2024
A chronic sleepwalker awakens in his pajamas deep in the woods. While trying to find his way home, he stumbles upon a secret "State of the Universe" picnic attended by Jesus, Satan, Mother Nature, the U.S. President, Santa Claus and an odd creature from Pluto. (1 location. Produced writer; see IMDB for credits.)

Genre: Comedy
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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Superstition's Goldby  Michael Gaun
Date Posted: 06 May 2024
A romantic history of hidden Treasure in Superstition Mountain with its famous Lost Dutchman Gold Mine.

Genre: Western
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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The Condomby  Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2024
 Not asking to be in this world, baby Dante explains the difference between the love from his mother and father, when things could have easily been prevented.

Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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What Is In Front Of Youby  Adrian Milnes
Date Posted: 21 May 2024
Two gangsters have a decision to make when they are ordered to guard a wounded boss who has a bounty on his head.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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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
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Black Queen: Birth Of A Queen Warriorby  Ange Fassinou
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2024
In a land of witches and beasts, a young woman, kidnapped for an Amazon Army, battles to get back to her tribe and lead her warrior sisters to the truth.

Genre: Fantasy
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
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The Nightingale in Burkaby  Abhilash Mohan
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2025
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
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Troubledby  Doug J Robbins
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2024
A troubled teen pays his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend a visit.

Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Cringeby  Warren Lane
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024
When an exhausted serial killer on a cross-country spree stops at a secluded motel he is told by his supernatural boss, the entity known as fate, that he must experience “true love” before being granted the rest that he so desires.

Genre: Horror
25 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
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I'll See You In My Screamsby  Al Marsiglia
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2024
A mass murderer is brought to justice after 20 years by an unlikely witness in an ending with a twist..

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Numbersby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2024
A plucky bunch of nerds get more than they bargained for when they uncover an ancient evil and must fight for their lives as midnight approaches on Halloween.

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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Finding a Desert Duchessby  Richard Campbell
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2025
John stumbles upon an old man lying in the desert, hiding from hoodlums that want to steal his treasure. John promises he will contact the dying old man's lady boss and help her get the treasure, before the hoodlums do. The old man’s boss just happens to be Anastasia, the Grand Duchess of Russia, living incognito since 1918.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
36 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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Just Telling It Like It Isby  Melissa Diane Hudson
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2024
In a tight-knit community, the residents are fed up with their pastor’s brutal honesty during funeral eulogies. They want to ban him from preaching, as he's known for degrading the deceased with his, "tell it like it is" attitude.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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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
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Goodnight Sweet Miaby  Marina Loos
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2025
Paul, desperate to get his girlfriend back at all cost, realizes his fantasy of her is stronger than his reality.

Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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Conceptionby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2025
The very start of the Armageddon is captured on film for posterity by an extremely proud father, god help us all.

Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Dianeby  Victor Titimas
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2024
When three thugs and a space alien cross paths, a warehouse turns into a battle scene.. and a learned lesson.

Genre: Sci-Fi
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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Burnby  Ange Fassinou
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2024
A story about an African American woman who survives a fire incident and fears to find love again. A romantic drama story which shows the power of love.

Genre: Romance
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
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Coyote Medicineby  Christopher Shotwell
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2024
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
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Table for 3by  Michael Joseph
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2024
A brother and sister, entrenched in crime with their abusive uncle, make a routine stop at a diner. But when tempers flare, their ordinary night takes an unexpected turn

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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Smells Like Steinbeckby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2024
A young man with a passion for pleasant aromas is lured into the underground world of book sniffing. (Could be short or TV pilot. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)

Genre: Comedy
30 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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Girl In The Subwayby  Jason Kirman
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2024
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
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Stay Warmby  Steven Burton
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023
A man with his young son offers comfort to a homeless man which also provides a break from their grief for the recent death of Mary, a beloved wife and mother.

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