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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
A Change of Heartby  Anselmo Garcia
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2024
A mafia crew’s failure to carry out a contract becomes Vincent Bataglia’s unfortunate headache.

Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Imagine That!by  Tina Czarnota
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2024
Grace under pressure can be a royal disaster.

Genre: Fantasy
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Off to Warby  Ed Tasca
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2024
A retiree turned down decades before by the army tries to second guess the kind of man he is or warrior he would have been. During a casual visit to a hotel reputedly haunted by wounded soldiers, he gets his startling, otherworldly answer.

Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2024
Darryl and his right hand man Ryan's lavish lifestyle from drug dealing comes apart when Darryl’s girlfriend Sharice unveils something sinister neither one of them saw coming.

Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Blade of Betrayalby  Christine LARA
Date Posted: 03 May 2024
After the tragic death of his mother, Ken Deluisart moves to Japan, immersing himself in its culture and martial arts. When he returns to France for his father's funeral, he's plunged into a treacherous web of family deceit. Targeted for his inheritance, Ken must confront his cousin's betrayal and unearth the truth behind his father's death before it's too late.

Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Hogwash and Tommyrotby  STEVEN BLOWS
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2025
When household rubbish begins to fall from the sky and into their garden, an environmentally conscientious homeowner must deal with the consequences of this mysterious phenomenon.

Genre: Comedy
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Searching: One Thing About the Quirky Man "Birdby  Jack Tung
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2023
A quirky man insists on pursuing what he truly wants, even if he's often "lucky" enough to get seemingly "better" things.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Don't Believe The Drunk Girlby  Tawnie Powell
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2025
97%—that’s what Hana Murphy became part of when it happened. Now, dismissed by her University, she struggles to break free from the statistic and find herself. Spiraling into self-destruction and with her relationships unraveling, Hana is forced to confront the question: What happens to the drunk girl?

Genre: Drama
33 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
On Lineby  Steven Burton
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023
Various people blindly line up behind realistic human sculptures to wait for a bus to arrive. When the bus arrives, the sculptures come alive to board the bus. They leave behind all the former live people who have become sculptures.

Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
FrightWrittenby  Erik shein
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2024
Claire Monroe, a struggling writer, inherits her reclusive aunt’s eerie cottage and an unfinished manuscript that holds a deadly secret. As she writes, an ancient evil is unleashed, and Claire must finish the story to trap the malevolent force within its pages—or risk succumbing to the same gruesome fate as her aunt.

Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Chimeraby  Ramin Nematollahi
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2024
A man suffering from hallucinations cannot decipher what is real and what is imaginary.

Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A War Storyby  Ron Brawer
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2024
When a dying Holocaust survivor describes her harrowing escape from Nazi Germany, she reveals a dark family secret to her two adult sons––and encounters angry disbelief.

Genre: Biographical
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Where the Heart Isby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2024
The spirit of Christmas must overcome those with hatred in their hearts.

Genre: Family
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Tis the seasonby  Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2024
Seeking revenge for the loss of his family, Jack captures the person behind the crime and makes him feel his pain.

Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Shoplifterby  Sarah Kennedy
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2024
Rural vigilantes misappropriate justice when they accost a man suspected of shoplifting at the local Walmart.

Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Remember, Remember the 5th of Decemberby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2024
A young boy's Christmas nightmares take on a life of their own.

Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mary's Last Giftby  Andrea Lynn Anthony
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2024
Struggling with addiction and a devastating AIDS diagnosis, a homeless woman discovers that the compassionate nurse treating her is the daughter she gave up 25 years ago. As they forge a bond, a hidden truth emerges through a forbidden DNA test, leading to a poignant journey of redemption, loss, and the rediscovery of family.

Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Almost By Designby  Roberta M Roy
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2024
A young environmentalist Midwestern interior designer of schools must leave home when her web of reality forces her to risk seeking employment with upper class homeowners as an interior home decor designer in faraway New York City. **2024: Best Drama Screenplay New York Film Awards; Best Short Screen Play - Los Angeles Film Awards; Festigious Los Angeles Monthly Film Competition; Semi Finalist - Palm Springs International Screenplay Contest; Brooklyn International Short Awards; Berlin Shorts Award*

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bitch Smackby  Doug J Robbins
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2024
A detective is goaded into punching a possessed mental patient

Genre: Comedy
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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
Betty and Booby  Patrice Sarath
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2024
When the human Boo discovers the cockroach Betty in her bedroom, all-out war ensues as she seeks to destroy the pest, but in the end, her humanity gets the best of her and they both learn to live and let live.

Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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
The Three Lines of Zailaby  Andrew Bowen
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2024
After they rescue and adopt a lost female wolf pup, the matriarch of a farm family of German Shepherds tells her brood the mystical story of how one line of ancient wolves remained wolves and another became dogs, setting off a series of surprise events that change canine history.

Genre: Animation
37 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Windowby  Mark Ndlovu
Date Posted: 03 May 2025
A reclusive man and an enigmatic artist living across the street engage in a silent but profound connection through drawings in their windows, sparking an unspoken bond that compels him to step beyond his comfort zone and into her world.

Genre: Romance
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Misfortuneby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2024
Two hipsters get more than they bargained for when they break open their fortune cookies. (Surreal horror/comedy. 1 location, limited dialogue.)

Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Out With The Oldby  Sarah Kennedy
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2024
An older woman’s transition to assisted living exposes the callous nature of her son whose obsession with finding a large sum of hidden cash threatens not only his marriage but also his sanity. TOP 10 FINALIST: CinemaStreet Women's Short Screenplay Festival 2023

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Boy from Under the Bridgeby  Susan Adair Harris
Date Posted: 11 May 2024
He was released from his murder conviction on appeal, but he needed a student tutor to help him graduate high school and evade the drug cartel.

Genre: Romance
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Bernard's Ashesby  Mike Bevins
Date Posted: 16 May 2025
A young man faces the dilemma of where to scatter his father's ashes. (Semifinalist in Atlanta Screenplay Awards)

Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The End Was Funby  Alexaner Meriakri
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2024
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
Why Do I Put Up with You?by  John Porter
Date Posted: 09 May 2025
A young woman wonders why she puts up with her extremely flawed boyfriend.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Fools and the Enchanted Lampby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2024
Three clueless friends unleash a mischievous genie from an ancient lamp, who grants them each a wish with hilarious and unexpected consequences.

Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
All This and Heaven, Tooby  John Porter
Date Posted: 05 May 2025
A quiet young man and woman buy an old house, then wonder how they can cope with a loud religious congregation next door.

Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Animal Loveby  Steven Blows
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2024
A zoologist bets that he can impress his date with unique and enticing stories of love in the animal kingdom.

Genre: Animation
24 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Spoken Forby  Jim Kowalski
Date Posted: 01 May 2025
Can a man with a crippling social anxiety win the woman he loves over his alter ego crutch and her cheating boyfriend?

Genre: Romance
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bad Moonshineby  Warren Lane
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024
In this Southern gothic noir a moonshine guzzling sheriff is on the case to find his missing wife, but all he finds is the werewolf that plagues his dry little county.

Genre: Horror
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Imageby  Ange Fassinou
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2024
A lonely man creates a world from his imagination where he lives a perfect happiness.

Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Trifling Heiferby  Melissa Diane Hudson
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2024
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
Mercy Dashby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2024
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
A Raunchy Children's Story (Don't Curl My Toes)by  Larry E Coleman
Date Posted: 04 May 2025
In an attempt to give his thirteen-year-old son dating advice he doesn't want, a stoner dad recounts how he met the kid's mother with way more detail than necessary.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
 
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