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Dark Snowby  Ron Micci
A sexually repressed woman in her 30s overcomes her inhibitions when she meets a man at an office Christmas party, then races north to her maiden aunt's cabin in the woods to share the joyous news, only to encounter bitterness and jealousy and a poignant parting of the ways.

Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A woman's infidelity takes her on an unexpected journey when her scorned husband hacks her car's navigation system.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Cherry Street Hauntingby  DJ Robbins
June and her sister, Delilah, recount the story of the haunting they encountered on Cherry Street.

Genre: Horror
37 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Heart Rateby  Alan Barkley
A male and a female cop enter an abandoned building looking for a cop killer. Soon they are hunting each other. Winner, Vail film festival.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Assistanceby  Simon Parker
Trapped in grief and filth after his wife's death, Myles faces the threat of being committed by his daughteruntil 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
Willpowerby  John Porter
A young black woman and a middle-aged white man love each other, but their friends tell them they must separate--and they can if they only fight with their willpower.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Winter Walk inby  Camelia Dinu
When a lonely woman finds a fresh footprint in the snow, the past she buried threatens to return; what is she willing to sacrifice for her peace?

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A Second Chanceby  John Porter
A young man spends a passionate night with a young woman, then struggles to persuade her to give him a second chance.

Genre: Romance
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Four drunk men argue over corpses they find in a pub, all mysteriously missing their shadows.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Gluttonous Zombieby  Grag Raymond
In two girls are hunted by a ravenous zombie at night time after Mia and Abby use a resurrection spell for fun.

Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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
Spider Daddyby  Wayne E. Johnson
An eleven-year-old boy, fixated on horror comics and monsters, finds that his recurring nightmares become reality with devastating results for his abusive, alcoholic stepfather and, ultimately, for him.

Genre: Horror
24 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A Sister's Promiseby  Andrea Lynn Anthony
A resilient woman navigates the challenges of supporting her non-verbal, autistic brother while pursuing her own dreams. Along the way, she discovers the power of familial love and resilience, transforming their struggles into a legacy of hope and inspiration.

Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Driver Sevenby  Elliot Stanton
A vintage car appears like an irresistible purchase, but at what real cost? An unassuming man is convinced to buy a pristine classic car from a mysterious seller. Even though the car is beautiful, it hides a dark and deadly secret that it soon unleashes on its new owner.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
23 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Perfect Christmas Treeby  Alan Barkley
When a father and mother visit a Christmas tree lot looking for the right tree for their new home, they discovery that their four-year-old daughter has her own idea of what constitutes the perfect tree.

Genre: Family
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Teacherby  S.C. Smith
Amidst Boston's chaotic streets, a disillusioned insurance adjuster descends into vigilante justice after a series of accidents, targeting reckless drivers, until a poignant encounter forces him to confront the impact of his actions and the true meaning of forgiveness.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Watchersby  S.C. Smith
A high school senior, once haunted by mysterious events, is thrust back into a nightmarish realm when a dark figure reemerges, leading him on a perilous journey.

Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Brown Bottle Fluby  Brandi Self
A frustrated writer struggles to work while being belittled by a belligerent drunk woman who wants to relive the past.

Genre: Fantasy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mistletoeby  Harker Jones
When a woman joins her fianc for a wake, the family's dangerous secrets start bubbling to the surface.

Genre: Horror
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Car Troubleby  Simon Parker
A mechanic's professional curiosity turns into a fight for survival when a man pushing a broken-down car insists it needs more gas.

Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
A psychiatric patient in a counselling session must come to terms with a trauma that they must overcome to lead a normal life.

Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Imagine That!by  Tina Czarnota
Grace under pressure can be a royal disaster.

Genre: Fantasy
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Lion in the Carpetby  Pelham Mead III
Billy Alton is an 8-year-old boy in 1950 who is stricken with polio. He is put in leg braces and kept at home. Billy begins to see imaginary animals appear in his bathroom, a Lion, a Beaver, an Eagle, and a Wolf who take Billy on journeys to teach him to prepare for the future.

Genre: Fantasy
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
On the Subject of Loveby  Patricia Bruce
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
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
The Unbelongerby  Brandi Self
After becoming stranded in the desert, an outcast soldier is attacked by a stranger who looks just like him.

Genre: Sci-Fi
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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
If Only I Didn't Have to Look at Your Faceby  Jason K. Allen
A shallow young man decides to break up with his beautiful, kindhearted girlfriend because of her occasional unattractive facial expression. (1 location, 3 actors.)

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Monk in Holywoodby  Hiabu Hassebu
A Monk Immigrates to USA to cast down the Hollywood demons.

Genre: Drama
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
When a lonely old man visits his beloved wife's grave for the first time, he encounters a charming little girl who lifts him out of his doldrums and fills him with hope. (Produced writer; see IMDB for credits.)

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Weekend at the Monasteryby  Mike Skidmore
Mike Dray decides to go to a MONASTERY to learn what he can about reincarnation after discovering through hypnosis that he has a past life and maybe even more.

Genre: Fantasy
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Almost By Designby  Roberta M Roy
When her web of reality moves a young environmentalist Midwestern interior designer to seek employment as a home decor designer in New York City, she lands among a multicultural group whose mismatched goals result in both poetic and situational comedy.

Genre: Comedy
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The commander of a nuclear submarine must come to terms with a developing threat, while protecting his crew and future with his family as the cold war turns hot.

Genre: Action/Adventure
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Trials and Tribulations of Awkward Peopleby  Judah Ray
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
The Wedding Dressby  Christine Lara
An extraordinary wedding dress becomes the silent witness to stories of love and resilience across generations. From its origins in 1904, worn by a Russian princess, to a contemporary bride who discovers its magic in a charity shop, the dress transcends time, illuminating the most precious moments of every woman who wears it.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A short film exploring mental health from the main character's POV. Main character descends into a fantasy world. Explores his invented world. Kills someone at the end. Ends up in a police cell. Multiple scenes, multiple locations, all adaptable to whatever circumstances you find yourself in. Modest length, flexible set up, few locations, relatively easy to stage. 10-15 mins duration.

Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
She Curses Like a Sailorby  Micheline Birger
A thought-provoking view of women and cursing is entertained at this art opening in New York. Two twenty-something artistes and a fifty-something writer explore various facets of whether it is 'ladylike' to curse - or not - in public - a philosophical comedy - of sorts. Are we too brash as a society? Too crass? Maybe - maybe not. You decide! Is America off the hook ? (Copyright Wash. DC) A play/ teleplay.

Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Benjamin Franklin, America's First Diplomatby  Robert Michael Benn
Benjamin Franklin is in Paris as America's first Commissioner. He negotiates a treaty with King Louis to provide support for the American Revolution. He catches lightening in a jar, creates the first battery & invents bifocals. He edited & signed the Declaration of Independence.

Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
A pregnant couple in labour, trapped in an ambulance sinking into a remote island bog in the Orkney Islands during a storm, must fight alongside their paramedic to protect their unborn child from a creature disturbed from a Neolithic ruin and drawn to her giving birth.

Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
 
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