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The Pigeon Academyby Daniel J. Broderick
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2025
Ever seen a baby pigeon? Probably not, because they are all learning their trade at the world renowned Pigeon Academy in Los Angeles, with classes in pidgin English, statue "painting," mastering the proper head bob.
Genre: Animation
15 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
15 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Invisible Terrorby Victor Titimas
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2025
When his wife's vengeful spirit makes his life a living hell, a murderer must find the courage to do the right thing: Pay for his deeds!
Genre: Horror
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
SMILE - Its an Ulster Affairby Alan Riley
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2024
Amidst the political chaos of Stormont, a hapless but well-intentioned intern accidentally triggers a series of hilarious misadventures when he uncovers a scandalous secret, forcing unlikely allies from opposing parties to band together and save face before their antics bring down the entire political establishment. *Has twists and turns!*
Genre: Comedy
24 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
24 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Poulticeby Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2025
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
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
He Came From The Lakeby DJ Robbins
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2024
A couple, Jeff and Darla, go on a weekend camping trip and encounters the urban legend/ ghost/ zombie murderer known as Travis Kramer.
Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Juliasby Sharon Mae Disney
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2024
"JULIAS", is a compelling story set in the east end London underworld, where a power struggle unfolds as various gangsters contemplate merging into a single organization under the leadership of the mysterious "Julias." The narrative follows the unfolding tensions, loyalty tests, and hidden agendas that threaten to disrupt the delicate balance of power within the criminal underworld. As secrets come to light, the stage is set for a thrill of betrayal and ambition.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Define Loveby Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2024
Blake and Darrell's relationship is on the rocks because Blake wants Darrell to move in, but Darrell is hiding a secret.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
13 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
A Beseiged Worldby Walter Wessels
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2024
When two friends embark in different careers, chaos strikes at the heart of these men, the first losing his partnership in a company he started in a country plagued by strikes, arson and terror. The second loses his wife in a farm attack and both need to find purpose and meaning to life.
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Probeby Doug J Robbins
Date Posted: 02 May 2025
An alien son asks his alien father why his people probe people with humorous and thought-provoking results.
Genre: Comedy
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Winds of Kandaharby PAUL BYRNE
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2025
Racing the clock on 9/11, a two-fisted female private eye goes head-to-head with a terrorist sleeper cell and risks everything to save the Pentagon on that fateful day.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Antidoteby Jon Hughes
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2024
A forlorn wife poisons her unfaithful husband only to discover he could inherit a fortune.
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Love And The Old Hotelby Jason Kirman
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2024
Sarah is a successful realtor in New York, before Christmas she receives a task from her boss to sell an old hotel in a small town, but things do not go according to plan. She meets Jim, the owner of the hotel, who does not want to sell.
Genre: Romance
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romance
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Cutby John Porter
Date Posted: 02 May 2025
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
Abby’s Cursed Paintingsby Melissa Diane Hudson
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2025
In the wake of her parents' violent murder, an eight-year-old girl communicates only through her macabre, otherworldly art- a cryptic language that captivates an unsuspecting audience while hiding secrets that could either save her or doom them all.
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Days of Gloryby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2025
A sidewalk shoeshine man touches the life of a hopeless customer. (1 location, 2 actors.)
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Love Attackby Jackie Bateman
Date Posted: 16 May 2024
A cardiologist falls for a heart attack patient, who turns out to be an anxious man who has accidentally swallowed the diamond ring intended for his high maintenance girlfriend.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Chicken Crossingby Nathan M. Scrivens
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2024
A determined Chicken endures a series of humorous challenges in his quest to cross a road and reach a tempting apple.
Genre: Animation
8 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
8 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
It's a...by Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2025
Two expectant mothers share their precious last moments together as they prepare for the end of the world.
Genre: Drama
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Now and Thenby Edward Chapman
Date Posted: 31 Aug 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: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Gift from Grandmaby Shane R. Nolan
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2024
A young woman receives a gift from her late grandmother that bears damning consequences for opening.
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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
Genre: Comedy
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Killerby DJ Robbins
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2024
Jeff kills under a lifelong desire to try his hand at being a serial killer and his brother, Mike tags along to write about the experience and turn it into a screenplay.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Nature Freaksby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2024
When Mother Nature becomes sick due to pollution, she summons a tornado and commands it to deliver five nature-loving helpers: a meerkat, cactus, rock, dragonfly, and a boy named Bucky. (Award-winning screenwriter; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Animation
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Spookyby Tony Jerris
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2024
Terror ensues, when a guy hooks up with an online date who is already dead... Or is she?
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Tripby Simon Parker
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2024
ONE LOCATION: About to turn thirty, George wants to try something wild and different. So convincing his friends to try acid with him for the first time they hire Cameron, an old school hippie, but the acid trip he's got planned is one no one is going to return from.
Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Paybackby Sarah Kennedy
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2024
Predicaments mount in the wake of a young man’s decision to steal a diamond ring off the finger of a dead woman. Story lends itself to proof-of-concept and feature development. Award-winning produced writer.
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Dunkirk Spiritby Elliot Stanton
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2023
Two strangers meet on the deck of a cross-channel ferry. One makes the other a business proposal, and with a little financial incentive, they agree on a deal. However, the chance meeting is not as random as it seemed for one of the pair.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Change the F*cking Nameby Christopher Harmon
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2025
A fearless Indigenous teen, intent on restoring the dignity of his people, goes on a mystical vision quest…only to find the legendary Jim Thorpe as his guide and mentor. Jim reinforces the young man’s determination to end the racial slur that is the name of a Washington sports team and he champions a movement - that eventually succeeded.
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Out of Adversityby Elliot Stanton
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2023
The bombs cease, but the battle continues. Only two First World War British soldiers remain from their company, and during a lull in hostilities, deep, personal conflicts between them come to a head.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Unmutedby Derrick Vernon
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2024
In the aftermath of a tragic prank gone awry, a once-mute prodigious athlete gains an unexpected voice but chooses to communicate solely through sign language as a cover. Enduring relentless humiliation, he transforms into a vengeful monster, chanting ominously before seeking revenge on those responsible for his torment.
Genre: Horror
24 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
24 pages
Cast Size: 7+ 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
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
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Lost Campby Connor Etter
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2024
Three boys at a sleepaway summer camp discover an abandoned, Old West town that is home to a dark spirit with intent on vengeance.
Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Detachedby Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2024
Twin sisters Mistyi and Cristi love each other to death and won't let anything come between them. But one sister stands stronger on the motto than the other.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Genre: Horror
31 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
A Moment In Timeby PAUL BYRNE
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2025
A bounty on their heads, a middle eastern woman in D.C. must trust a psychotic D.E.A. agent to save her family from an arms dealer's vendetta despite his claims of loving her in a past life... and he can prove it.
Genre: Action/Adventure
41 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
41 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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
Genre: Drama
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Roots of Evilby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2025
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
Tommyby Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2024
A young graffiti artist decides to tag a war memorial and finds his lack of respect has surprising consequences.
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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