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Stuckby  Steven Burton
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2024
A cell phone with his hand is stuck to a man's ear. After frantic attempts to loosen it fail, a mysterious 'Voice' comes on the line to help find a solution.

Genre: Fantasy
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Frolic #1by  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2025
During her lunch break, an uptight business woman who's having a bad day decides to go for a frolic in a field. Unfortunately, she has never frolicked before and can't quite get the hang of it. (1 location, 2 actors. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)

Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Have A Little Faithby  Lloyd Muchenje
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2025
Having struggled to conceive for years,a praying woman finally gets pregnant only to lose her unborn child and uterus during a premature delivery. Years later, she miraculously conceives through an ectopic pregnancy and goes to give birth to a healthy baby without medical complications.

Genre: Family
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Ride Shareby  Marc Prey
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2025
A despondent ride-share driver picks up a female passenger who just may be his recently-deceased wife. Three characters. Most of the story takes place inside the car. Shocking twist in final moments.

Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Life Vanishingby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 27 May 2025
When two desperate parents pin their hopes of a cure for their only child on a six year old boy, there's nothing that will stop them, expect of course that little boys own parents.

Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Balloon Releaseby  Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 06 May 2024
Mourning the loss of their friend, a group goes live expressing their emotions towards the people who killed him, having no idea something more sinister is at hand.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
This Dedicated Physicianby  Michael Volpe
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2025
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
An Act of Kindnessby  Georgette B. Skolnick
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2024
A student learns a lesson the hard way in this short feel-good story.

Genre: Family
32 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Report Just In...by  Elliot Stanton
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2023
A schoolboy’s ill-thought-out plan backfires when his mother uncovers his subterfuge when his school report is received by post. However, his fears of a damning report appear unfounded - for a time, anyway.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
The Glue Storyby  Ron Brawer
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2024
A secluded bench in an urban park. A chance meeting: two women with secrets. Who’s who? What’s true? And why the glue?

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Utopian Tetragonby  S.C. Smith
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2024
In a meta twist of fiction, a struggling novelist pens a novel about his own attempts to gain representation in the cutthroat world of literary agents, all while contending with eccentric neighbors and a disinterested industry, blurring the lines between his fictional narrative and reality in Utopian Tetragon.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Family Diamondby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2024
When John's elderly father is left on his doorstep due to unpaid private care, a desperate friend introduces him to a scientist with a serum that grows diamonds inside the human stomach.

Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Kuzuri: Dark Avengerby  NG
Date Posted: 03 May 2024
Story happens in Japan. When a young man with a superpower and a dark past struggles to keep the city safe and his family's company successful, a woman with a revenge plan comes to destroy everything, leading him to rethink his purposes and bring peace to the city and to himself.

Genre: Fantasy
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
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
What Day Is It?by  Bill Rutkoski
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2025
Struggling actor Jimmy’s life turns chaotic when he wakes to a scrambled week — days are out of order, and only he seems to notice. Mondays vanish, Fridays repeat, and Saturdays won’t quit. But when he witnesses the same murder three times on one looping Saturday, he must stop it before time skips away for good.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
33 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Never The Same Miraby  Michael Thomas Yahn
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2024
Never The Same MIra is a short film script about a remarkable young teen with the ability to shape shift. Her special ability is much needed when her and her little brother's attempt to track down local bank robbers goes sideways, but there's only one problem with Mira's power...she has no control over what she changes into, and when.

Genre: Family
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Poet Dancerby  Steven Burton
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2025
A female choreographer is inspired by a disabled musician which creates more greatness for both of them.

Genre: Artistic
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Easter Humanby  DJ Robbins
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2025
Seymour Green is the Easter Human, the magical being that visits the bunnies in the parallel universe run by rabbits.

Genre: Animation
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Christmas Sweater Tomby  DJ Robbins
Date Posted: 08 May 2025
Zany Christmas Sweater Tom wears his Christmas Sweater every day, to the annoyance of those around him.

Genre: Comedy
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Nothingby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2025
Wanting to buy his fathers freedom, an Evil oil baron bullies land owners to hand over everything they own or be killed.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Teacherby  S.C. Smith
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2024
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
One Last Drinkby  Madison Smith
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2024
Chris becomes overwhelmed with problems in life. His addiction to alcohol finally catches up to him. He decides to join Rehab to face his demons and get his life back.

Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Trilogy of Terrorby  Bill Wyza
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2025
Trilogy of Terror is a trio of micro-short horror stories. DRIFTER – An overconfident lawyer on the verge of his biggest case makes a wrong choice on a secluded country highway. WISHBOOK - A desperate man finds a magical book and learns to be careful what you wish for. FEAR - A suburban serial killer gets an unexpected surprise.

Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Candy, Girl Reporterby  Linda Gould
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2025
Candy, a young journalist, is interviewed on a talk show to promote a book she wrote about a campus rock band. She'd fallen in love with the lead guitarist, Preston, but suffered heartbreak when her flaky roommate, Josephine, lured him away. She has taken revenge by implicating Josephine in a campus bombing and exposing her and Preston as liars.

Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
A Happy Lifeby  Brandi Self
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2025
A gay man begins to question his relationship with his husband after an especially trying visit with his homophobic father.

Genre: Gay/Lesbian
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Staticby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2025
When a terrified young woman calls an electrician to fix her possessed TV, he uncovers a sound that doesn’t want to be silenced—and a horror that won’t let go.

Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Gondolierby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2024
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
Poor Santaby  Hiabu Hassebu
Date Posted: 04 May 2025
A family struggles to celebrate Christmas amidst the killer Virus Covid-19.

Genre: Family
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Sneaky linkzby  Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2023
Confined in a decrepit motel room, Tyrell and Mike discover they have more than one thing in common that can cost them their lives.

Genre: Drama
38 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
First Dateby  Alan Barkley
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2025
A widow and a widower meet for the first time in a public park. They must first navigate the choppy waters of compatibility to see if there is a connection". Exterior location. Two characters.

Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
First Dateby  Alan & Linda Barkley
Date Posted: 01 May 2025
A widow and a widower meet for the first time in a public park. Their date hits choppy waters until they discover a connection. Exterior location. Two characters. (Finalist in the 2025 Woods Hole Screenplay competition)

Genre: Romance
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Grass is Always Greenerby  Daniel J. Broderick
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2025
Jack is unhappy. Who else in L.A. rides the bus, has no girlfriend, no money, and no status? Sam, the bus driver, assures him things will change. When they do, suddenly and mysteriously, is Jack finally happy? Not exactly. Something is still missing.

Genre: Fantasy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Hayseeds & Hipstersby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2025
While eating lunch on a park bench, hayseeds Ned and Boomer spot a real-life hipster. Fascinated, they observe him and make fun of him, but they soon learn that things aren't always what they seem. (1 location, 3 characters)

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Kick-Ass Picnicby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2024
Neal and Amy meet up for their first date, a relaxing picnic in the woods. But their tranquility is soon thwarted by spoiled food, a sudden skin rash, an angry tree, and lots of blood. (1 location, 3 actors. Produced writer; see IMDB for credits.)

Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Bridgeby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2024
Two agents travel back in time to alter history, but their mission misfires, unleashing unintended consequences they can’t undo.

Genre: Sci-Fi
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Now, the Boy is a Manby  Anna Maeve
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2024
In a dystopian world where a boy is forged into an experiment of unimaginable horror, a man rises from the ashes of his torment, escaping a labyrinthine facility to confront a shattered, hostile world above—only to discover that the monsters they feared him to be may pale in comparison to what still lurks beyond.

Genre: Sci-Fi
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Graves Of Vengeanceby  Edwin Barandarou
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2023
A traumatized young man whose been beaten by his mum his whole childhood and been laughed at by other females takes revenge by raping and killing them before taken his own life.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
10 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
Just Before Midnightby  John Layne
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2023
Emotionally ravaged by the tragic death of his wife, a bourbon-drinking private detective is summoned by his former police lieutenant after two homicide victims, both murdered in the same unusual manner, are found to be private investigators.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
21 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
 
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