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This Dedicated Physicianby  Michael Volpe
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After overcoming a painful miscarriage and divorce from her unfaithful lawyer wife, Neonatal Doctor Lee Lopez fights an uphill battle to stop her inner-city hospital from being closed by a greedy Board of Directors headed by her ex-wife's lover.

Genre: Drama
44 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Fairytale Adventures of Tom Wolfby  Pelham Mead III
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Tom Wolf is thrown into the Bedlam Mental hospital in the early 1800s in London, England for being drunk. He tells the doctors that is is a wolf and they laugh at him. He then tells stories of three pigs whom he sold houses to and a young girl named Red Riding Hood and finally a Russian named Peter. The doctors punish Tom each time.

Genre: Action/Adventure
27 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
See You In Courtby  Linda Gould
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Miranda, a Homeland Security bureaucrat, is having a tryst with Pete, a handsome but crude major league ballplayer. One early morning encounter is interrupted by two policemen, who take Petie in for questioning about the apparent kidnapping of his teammate, Manny Chavez ... who is engaged to Miranda's sportswriter sister, Jessica. Manny was about to testify against several teammates in a steroids hearing.

Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Teacher's Petby  Mark Wakely
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A young student's affair with his teacher makes him an outcast at his middle school.

Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Faithby  Neftali Rivera
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After a dream about a burnt down home near the Air BnB he is staying at compels him to investigate, an Atheist strives to find out what caused the fire and learns that his beliefs may be misguided.

Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Shotgunby  Jessica Lynn Bruce
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Hoping for a peaceful retirement, a former Marine takes to the Alaskan highways as a trucker, but when ruthless gun men target his rig, he must use every ounce of his training to survive a high-octane chase across a frozen mountain.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Night Killerby  Ange Fassinou
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A woman and her son have to survive a dangerous man who comes to kill them.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Stuck in the Middle With Sueby  Elliot Stanton
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Travelling the road to retribution can be a breeze, even in heavy traffic. A married couple's plans to visit their friends are hampered by more than just lines of stationary vehicles.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Last Ornamentby  Jayda
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A grief-stricken young nurse reluctantly returns home for Christmas, but when her grandmother insists on finding a missing family heirloom star, she's forced to confront memories of her lost loved ones and rediscover the meaning of family tradition.

Genre: Family
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Western Approachesby  Barry Staff
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Wanting to get rat-arsed after an unavoidable job offer, an English 'cowboy' on a bicycle needs to outwit a zero-hours-contract barmaid foiling his plan.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Anne's Forever Christmas Treeby  Andrew Bowen, APR
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Struck by a soft blue bolt of lightning that gives her mysterious powers, a fir tree that becomes a beloved Christmas tree teams up with the family's Irish Setter to work wonders in the house that leave the baffled family members joyously scratching their heads in gratitude. And when Christmas is over, the magic really happens!

Genre: Family
38 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A Car Salesman Builds His Dream Houseby  Alan Barkley
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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
The Darker Side of Goodnessby  John Porter
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A horror/dark comedy/Halloween script based on Cheryl Pierson's short story in which a young man meets a demon who offers him the chance to see whether his wife really does love him.

Genre: Horror
23 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The End Was Funby  Alexaner Meriakri
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A hibernating hypochondriac wakes in a post-apocalypse frenzy, where absurd adventures teach him courage and camaraderie.

Genre: Comedy
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Judge Retiresby  Jonathan Fear
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Nearing retirement, a disgruntled high court judge plans an unconventional farewell while presiding over his final case, providing the court usher doesn't steal his biscuits first.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
EXFILby  Dewayne C Bricker
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When a covert U.S. Special Forces team's midnight extraction in Afghanistan spirals into a desperate fight for survival, five soldiers must battle through ambush, betrayal, and their own breaking points to bring each other home alive.

Genre: Action/Adventure
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Flowers When I'm Goneby  Gladman
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When a misunderstood underground rapper is killed just as his voice begins to rise above the noise, the friend who believed in him must confront a world that only values truth after it's silenced and decide how far he's willing to go to make sure the message lives on.

Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Mirrors of Betrayalby  Melissa Diane Hudson
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A determined mother uncovers disturbing secrets about her daughter's new husband, igniting a dangerous game of deception and betrayal that threatens to destroy their family and reveals that evil never truly dies.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Shockingby  Glenn Pollard
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John owns a business repairing electrical appliances. What his assistant, Will, does not know is that the store is going bankrupt. What John does not know is that Will has a way of saving it. But which option is the best?

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Marais Noirby  Chris Chatzikirlis
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When a toxic stench rises from the swamps of Belle Rive, a remote Louisiana village descends into hallucination, madness, and violenceforcing the last remaining survivor to confront a nightmare that may not be hers alone, but the land's.

Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Trump International Hotels of the Middle Eastby  Robert Michael Benn
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It's 2040 and the crazy 7 characters trip to Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Teheran. It is a laugh a minute.

Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Into the smogby  Simon Parker
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In a post-apocalyptic world shrouded in toxic green smog, two sisters must learn to survive and reclaim their freedom from a man who controls their fate through his precious vegetable garden.

Genre: Sci-Fi
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Jack's Mom Autism Warrior Princessby  Lawrence Riggins
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The humorous true story of a supermodel who leaves celebrity life to raise her autistic son. Trading designer gowns for parenthood-on-steroids, this Autimom uses love, determination, and comedy to treat her boy's disorder while defending him from attacks by close-minded individuals. True beauty triumphs as her remarkable son overcomes his disability to thrive as a young man. Short, TV Series, Family Comedy, Female Lead. 27 Awards.

Genre: Family
27 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Saturday in the Parkby  Elliot Stanton
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Dark Secrets Will Not Remain Hidden Forever. An "old" woman befriends a young man in a park. He is unaware of who she is or the secret she holds, but the woman knows precisely what she must do to draw him into her life.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Find My Fiendsby  Edward Chapman
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When the party hostess isn't answering calls her friends assume she's been kidnapped and use a tracking app to locate her - with fatal consequences...

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Pursuit of Happiness a Constitutional Rightby  Fausto Politi
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In 2221 happiness is a primary asset that can be achieved by whatever means, even with murder. A man gets the permission to kill his wife being in the dark that his wife had the same permission.

Genre: Fantasy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Let Us Preyby  James D. Tuverson III
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Three very different men confront themselves and each other during a grueling group-therapy session. One man, however, will discover his greatest struggle is within. If he loses the battle between his morals and urges, he may become the Devil himself. This short was a FINALIST at the 2025 HollyShorts Film Festival.

Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Beside meby  Bernard Antoine Mersier
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When Ethan shares an innocent drink with his unsuspecting friend Conner about the corruption in their drug business, he hints around the reason why he really invited Conner over for drinks, with a deadly ultimatum.

Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
They All Want the King Deadby  NG
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Feature Length Version Available. Haunted by treachery on all sides, a newly crowned king battles shadowy plots designed to murder him and plunge the kingdom into chaos.

Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Watchersby  Dewayne C Bricker
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When a rescue chopper can't reach her, Ranger Elena records her final night in a forest where strange lights stalk the trees. As unseen figures circle, whispering her own words back at her, she discovers the forest itself is copying life to survive the cold. With dawn hours away, Elena must choose between burning the cabin or becoming one of them.

Genre: Horror
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Gondolierby  Anthony Cawood
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A power engineer must fight for his life after a zombie horde chases him into the pylons high above the ground.

Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
I Will Wait For Youby  Kevin Silva
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A legendary lawman separates from the attractive fugitive he's fallen for and attempts to cover up her connection to a mysterious heist.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
23 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Phonesby  Ange Fassinou
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The impact of phones in the life of couples.

Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Facing Northby  Mark Konik
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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
Dennisby  Doug J Robbins
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A living doll babysits a baby and protects it during a burglary.

Genre: Artistic
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Usualby  Sarah Kennedy
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A woman and her Korean church rescue a failing coffee shop owner who honors his dead mother by continuing her tradition of ruining coffee with a special ingredient. Award-winning produced screenwriter.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Hellavisionby  Jason K. Allen
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On Halloween night, a young man decides to stay home and watch a horror movie on television. Unfortunately he chooses the wrong channel on the wrong night. (Mostly 1 actor, limited dialogue, inspired by 70's horror. Produced writer; see IMDB for credits.)

Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
No Weddings, But a Funeralby  Elliot Stanton
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Being in the right place but at the wrong time changes the fortune of a serial chancer. Tim Harcourt's bravado and white lies present the widow of a crime family with everything she needs to make him their latest client - a fact Tim is blissfully unaware of.

Genre: Drama
38 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Car Bombby  Ange Fassinou
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Story happens in a car. Trapped inside his car a man has a few minutes to pay a ransom to save his life.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Out Of The Rainby  Adrian Milnes
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A man takes pity on a woman and her baby sheltering from the rain, but lives to regret it.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
 
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