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Result #161
Omar and Jimmyby Philip Naiman
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2022
The carefree world of a house cat changes with the arrival of a rambunctious new rescue dog and the realization of what could happen if he is sent back. *Finalist in Wiki Screenplay contest.*
Genre: Animation
19 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
19 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #162
Red Sandby Amelie Leclerc
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2022
A mother forces her two 8-year-old daughters to gun duel against each other in order to save up money after the death of their father.
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #163
Cold Spotby Alicia Norman
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2022
A woman plays with fire after the death of her activist boyfriend leads her to dabble in the occult.
Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #164
Los Apocalypseby JM
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2022
Two hikers in Los Angeles get lost and being overdramatic, they assume the apocalypse has happened... will they survive? Or will they die of starvation without gluten free, vegan, organic options?
Genre: Comedy
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #165
Chowhouseby JM
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2022
Talking head style / The Office / comedy about surviving, paying bills, and living life in a small town restaurant.
Genre: Comedy
28 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
28 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Result #166
It Followed Me Homeby JM
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2022
A demon, bored at his job of answering Ouija boards and Magic 8 Ball questions, decides to have a little more fun. Alana and her friends are playing with a Ouija Board during their slumber party... but become confused when it just... stops answering. That's because the demon is on his way over... and follows Alana home.
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #167
Come to Griefby Michelle Bracks
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2022
When her rebellious, sixteen year old twin sister disappears while hitchhiking, Helen's life and future plans vanish with her as roles are reversed and she becomes carer to her bereft parents.
Genre: Drama
31 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
31 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #168
Yarnby Rob Herzog
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2022
An old woman covers herself in yarn, spits up marbles, and foretells a night of terror for her niece.
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #169
Poltergeist Onlineby Rob Herzog
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2022
A businessman searches for spirits in his Zoom meeting.
Genre: Horror
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #170
The Letterby William Walkerley
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2022
Joe receives an ominous letter that reads: TODAY YOU DIE. He consults his Magic 8 Ball, which responds: Outlook not so good.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #171
London Fogby Andrew Amani
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2022
The hunt for the notorious Jack The Ripper goes terribly astray as the hunter becomes the hunted.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #172
Gods Among Usby Andrew Amani
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2022
A bitter lover's quarrel between two Gods erupts on the city streets of Los Angeles.
Genre: Fantasy
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #173
Host-ileby Andrew Amani
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2022
When a retired battlefield nurse posts a room for rent, she has her hands full when a vagrant and her friends tries to force her out of her own home.
Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #174
Jury Of My Queersby Andrew Amani
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2022
A straight man is on trial about his mistaken sexual identity.
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #175
Pride Boys Interrogationby Andrew Amani
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2022
The leader of the Pride Boys must interrogate one of his own for his acts of indiscection.
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #176
Wolverine vs Draculaby Andrew Amani
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2022
A concept pitch: Wolverine and Dracula battle it out in a fight for immortality.
Genre: Action/Adventure
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #177
Last Stopby Andrew Amani
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2022
A tough as nails prosecutor finds a dark and eerie world lurking in the tunnels of the subway. The further she goes, the more she is sucked in and can’t get out.
Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #178
Cabin Feverby Andrew Amani
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2022
A couple on their honeymoon is stuck in a cabin during the pandemic.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #179
Clowns In The Kitchenby Andrew Amani
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2022
When a wanna-be guru chef has the opportunity of a lifetime to change his life by developing a new cooking show, he finds instead of his life-long dream coming true it's actually a nightmare experience that he can't escape from.
Genre: Comedy
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #180
Fantastical Voyageby Daniel
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2022
A political parody of Fantastic Voyage, involving the insertion of a miniature vehicle into President Biden's body to prevent the Trump Covid variant from wiping out his ability to distinguish truth from falsity, as well as any empathy for others.
Genre: Sci-Fi
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Result #181
Dire Consequencesby Joe Leone
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2022
The demanding, insensitive actions of a mid-level manager toward his former employee cause a catastrophic chain of events to occur.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #182
The Paintingby Geoffrey Alexander
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2022
While painting her self portrait a woman is interrupted by a visitor; unknown to her the painting acquires a life of its own.
Genre: Artistic
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Artistic
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #183
Perfect Planningby Geoffrey Alexander
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2022
A wealthy young couple plans for every eventuality yet still there is something they overlooked.
Genre: Other
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Other
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #184
The Inside Of A Peaby Geoffrey Alexander
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2022
"The opposite of a pyramid is the inside of a pea" a verse illustrated by characters who morph from one to another while still retaining something of their original identity; the locations also morph rapidly from one to the next.
Genre: Animation
25 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
25 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Result #185
HARRY NEARLY STEPS ON A TOMATO - TRANS VISUAL ALCHby Geoffrey Alexander
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2022
A man lies in his bed in the High Street, the butcher wakes him and he gets into a taxi; they talk nonsense, stop at a library, the librarian hands over both food and money. The man is told to marry and is taken to a morgue where he and his bride coffinate. Harry the taxi driver nearly steps on a tomato.
Genre: Artistic
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Artistic
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #186
Virus-99by Rob Herzog
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2022
The quarantine for a deadly virus is over, but the trouble has just started for a man keeping his bizarre "family" on permanent lockdown.
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #187
Broken Cradleby Melissa Diane Hudson
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2022
A special needs teacher dies while she attempts to save one of her students during a domestic violence attack.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #188
The Horse-Drawn Hearseby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2022
On Halloween night, young trick-or-treater Daniel Taylor catches a glimpse of the town's sinister old undertaker -- and turns out to be the last person to see him alive. (In the vein of the original Twilight Zone. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #189
The Giftby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2022
In 1977, a young man receives a camera that takes disturbing pictures. (1 location, 1 actor. Produced writer, see IMDB for credits.)
Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #190
Night of the Swingin' Deadby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2022
A zombie desires to dance like his hero, Fred Astaire. But first he must find a willing teacher. (Comedy/horror. 1 location, 2 main actors. Winner of Best Short Screenplay at Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition.)
Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #191
Rise of the Plutoniansby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2022
The Plutonians are a secret club that promotes and restores honor to those things that get no respect or have gone out of style: yo-yos, paper airplanes, VCR's, gluten, Pluto, and more. Albert wants to join, but he faces a difficult initiation process.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #192
Zaryaby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2022
Two fishermen visit a secluded lake where they hope to catch the big one. Instead, they encounter a mysterious lake creature known as Zarya. (1 location, 3 actors. Top 20 Horror Short on Coverfly's The Red List. Finalist, Atlanta Film Festival & Nashville Film Festival screenwriting competitions.)
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #193
Frolic #1by Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2022
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
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #194
Your Face Is Killing Meby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2022
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
Result #195
Fun Sizeby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2022
A young trick-or-treater seeks revenge after receiving a "fun size" candy bar. (Horror/comedy. 1 location, 2 actors.)
Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #196
The Last Picnicby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2022
Four hipsters pack their lunch and excitedly head into the woods for their first ever wilderness picnic. Unfortunately, it all goes very, very wrong. (Dark comedy/horror/satire. 1 location, 4 actors.)
Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #197
The Big Digby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2022
Pete once heard that if you dig a hole far enough you will end up in China. So one day he takes a shovel and decides to find out for himself. Several months later he emerges in a strange land that is definitely not China. (Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Dark Comedy. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Sci-Fi
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #198
Lunch with Lelandby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2022
On a whim, a restless young business woman buys lunch for a homeless stranger, and soon they strike up a friendship which transforms their lives forever. (3 actors, 1 main location. Finalist, Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition. Award-winning writer and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #199
Momby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2022
A woman looks out her kitchen window and sees her long dead mother in the vegetable garden. But how did she get there? And what is she doing? (Horror/dark comedy. 1 location, 2 actors.)
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #200
Be Right Backby Clayton White
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2022
In a dark parking lot, two young brothers wait in the car for their Dad to return from the bar. They hope it's soon...an evil man lurks in the shadows.
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
