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Heart Rateby Alan Barkley
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2025
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
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mister Christmasby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2024
When Albert meets his girlfriend's parents and sees their inadequate Christmas tree, he decides to give them a few pointers on the meaning of Christmas. (One location, four characters. Produced writer; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Cimpleby Bernard Antoine Mersier
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
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Experimentby Carl
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2024
In 'The Experiment,' a modern reimagining of the classic Frankenstein tale, a Scientist will do anything to save his dying daughter, even if there are consequences.
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Swoliosisby Jim Kowalski
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2024
A gym attendant hosts an underground fitness competition to avoid losing his bankrupt gym and his crush.
Genre: Comedy
23 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
23 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Day Careby Brandi Self
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2025
A cantankerous toddler learns about love, death, and loss when he visits day care for the first time.
Genre: Animation
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Paranormal Employment Agencyby Bob Canning
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2024
In this otherworldly spoof of 1940s Horror and Film Noir, a ghost, unhappy with his crypt mate, a snoring vampire, meets the recently murdered dame of his dreams at the haunting placement service he runs.
Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Rise of the Plutoniansby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2025
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
Killergartenby Chris Fell
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2025
Being devoted assassins and parents makes up for a healthy work-life-death balance.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Reflectionsby Jeff Walker
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2024
On a fateful day a desperate man filled with fear and uncertainty races to connect with those who have most impacted his life before confronting his destiny.
Genre: Drama
23 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
23 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Just Digby Simon Parker
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2025
When Weston becomes obsessed with digging in his rundown house's garden, much to the dismay of his wife Nicky and their elderly neighbours, he unearths an alien spaceship buried beneath.
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Devil's Servantby Doug J Robbins
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025
A murderer kills his improv group after blacking out and pursues members of his neighborhood.
Genre: Horror
33 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
33 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Irresistible Rageby Yura Shevchuk
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2024
A policeman receives threats against his family who leads the investigation against the son of a local political who is involved in drug trafficking, and the end of work the policeman finds his whole family dead at home.
Genre: Action/Adventure
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Mr. Bowling Ballby Simon Parker
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2025
When a young boy takes his father's advice to be bold with his comedy a bit too seriously, he ends up accidentally traumatizing his boss with a literal interpretation, turning a simple office skit into an unforgettable disaster
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Detective Sam and Friends Adventuresby Gail Morin
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2024
A Pup Detective goes on fun and exciting adventures along with his friends to teach good moral, tackle bullying, and other subjects. Each episode is fun mystery and included the children to help solve very fun and all kids are included as well . The first adventure is on bullying with a whole season not limited to haunted adventures. Could be real live action or cartoon.
Genre: Animation
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
I Know That I Am Dreamingby Shane Nolan
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2024
A heartbroken man goes to the utmost extreme to hold onto the memories of his lost true love, neglecting himself, and his reality, all to live within the false world he created within lucid dreams just to be with her.
Genre: Drama
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Something Sinisterby Dexter Williams
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2024
A young lady gets hypnotized by a mysterious gypsy woman in order to overcome her tremendous fear of snakes.
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Crankdownby Walter Wessels
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2024
When Simon seeks justice for the death of his sister, he finds himself in a small town with two cops after the same man who wreaks havoc in a wicked game of cat and mouse play. With stakes increasing, our heroes attempt an all-out effort in taking down a psychopath who is willing to take the game further.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Beautiful Madnessby Michael Joseph
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2024
A man wakes up to find his date gone and his reality slipping away.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Most Unusual Visitorby DJ Robbins
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2025
A woman receives a visit from a man who is the spitting image of her dead husband.
Genre: Fantasy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
He Came From The Lakeby DJ Robbins
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2024
A couple, Jeff and Darla, go on a weekend camping trip and encounters the urban legend/ ghost/ zombie murderer known as Travis Kramer.
Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Almost By Designby Roberta M Roy
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2025
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
Genre: Comedy
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
If Only I Didn't Have to Look at Your Faceby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2025
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
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Why Not?by Steven Blows
Date Posted: 03 May 2025
A straightforward man's concealed circumstances prove difficult to navigate when he falls head over heels for a free-going photographer at a deserted diner.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
House for Saleby John Porter
Date Posted: 04 May 2025
A mystery/dark comedy about a young family man who wants to buy a Victorian mansion from a beautiful young woman whose unfaithful husband lies dead in the master bedroom.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Toilet Whispererby John Fraser
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2025
An airport handyman is put in a position of unthinkable jeopardy as a blocked W.C. threatens, 'blowback'
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Santa Tyroneby Doug J Robbins
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2025
A mall Santa targets three families on Christmas Eve and has murderous plans for each family.
Genre: Horror
36 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
36 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Unmutedby Derrick Vernon
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2024
In the aftermath of a tragic prank gone awry, a once-mute prodigious athlete gains an unexpected voice but chooses to communicate solely through sign language as a cover. Enduring relentless humiliation, he transforms into a vengeful monster, chanting ominously before seeking revenge on those responsible for his torment.
Genre: Horror
24 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
24 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
A Pair of Silk Stockingsby John Porter
Date Posted: 02 May 2025
A silent fantasy based on Kate Chopin’s short story (published in 1897, now in the public domain) about a mother who takes care of her children and herself, too.
Genre: Fantasy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Cherry Street Hauntingby DJ Robbins
Date Posted: 28 May 2025
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
Genre: Horror
37 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Wholeby Susan Adair Harris
Date Posted: 22 Sep 2024
An unhappily married bi-racial couple falls into an inter-dimension where their fates are shuffled between love and murder.
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Crossroadsby Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2024
A teenage girl makes a deal with the Devil to beat her friend at Pokemon Go, only to capture him in a Poke Ball and unleash chaos.
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Antagonistby Brandi Self
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2025
An offbeat writer is put on trial for the murders of the characters in his new novel.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
12 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
12 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Brush Stroke Loveby Simon Parker
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2024
Needing to find a girlfriend, Ian goes out to find one but instead falls in love with a magical painted portrait of a girl from the 1800’s.
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Lost and Foundby Katrina Jaxson
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2024
After her mother is killed in a hate crime, a transwoman is forced to face her deepest fears and societal prejudices, when her ID is lost and her true identity is revealed, sending her on a poignant journey of healing, love, and self-acceptance.
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Vaccineby DJ Robbins
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024
The Covid vaccines turn people into Zombies and another vaccine is promised to remedy the original vaccine. The second vaccine causes male sterility.
Genre: Sci-Fi
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Snowbound Secretsby Christine LARA
Date Posted: 03 May 2024
A man on the run after a desperate bank robbery finds himself trapped in a small isolated motel during a snowstorm. But he quickly discovers that the other motel guests also have secrets to hide, and they are all willing to do whatever it takes to keep them concealed.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Worst Dayby Julie Whalley
Date Posted: 09 May 2024
A troubled teen, haunted by a harsh argument with her recently divorced mother, speeds off into the night, only to crash into a tree. As she clings to consciousness, an empathetic off-duty firefighter keeps her awake with a story of his own tragedy until help arrives. But when she recovers and seeks him out to express her gratitude, she discovers a shocking truth about the identity of her mysterious savior.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Boisterousby Subhashree Srinivasan
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2024
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
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Beside meby Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2024
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
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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