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Brown's Beauty Supplyby  Ramona Baillie
A telephone glitch might get Marsha the promotion she's been waiting years for.

Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Other Womanby  Barbara Cromie
In this game of sexual ambivalence the stakes are high. Are they too high?

Genre: Gay/Lesbian
17 pages
In The Company Of Ghostby  Marcia P. Samuels
A comedy about Linda, a woman tormented by her ability to see ghost, seeks the help of a known Psychiatrist. Two years later she returns to his office to thank him for curing her from this curse.

Genre: Comedy
23 pages
Terror ensues when a man hooks up with a woman online who is already dead... Or is she?

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Trinkets of Loveby  Michael Bavota
Fictional heart-warming story for the entire family that involves two cousins, greed, a wise-loving old grandfather, who teaches his granddaughters an innocent lesson in love and life through seemingly items of junk that turn out to be trinkets of love.

Genre: Family
14 pages
Unprovokedby  John Keckhaver
A predator takes two innocent lives on the streets of Milwaukee.

Genre: Drama
13 pages
We Need a New Refrigeratorby  John Porter
An irritable middle-aged housewife is sick and tired of almost everything, and her sympathetic husband knows why.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
A Midnight Dipby  Thomas J. Herring
Two sex starved couples are caught naked in a tree in the park after the boyfriend's car is ripped off with all of their belongings while skinny dipping in a lake at night.

Genre: Comedy
15 pages
The world's biggest movie star has to contend with severe budgetary restrictions on the set of her latest film. This is a satirical look at the dismal state of film financing.

Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Hoover High Dress Codeby  Tom Deiker
œHoover High Dress Code - Comedy. High School counselor has to deal with a tutu-ed galoot, burka-ed Baptist, goth cheerleader. 1-scene screenplay, simple set (office), 11 pages. Cast of 4: 1 woman: 2 coeds, 1 male student. NO CGI/SFX. General audience. ©WG1636320 Stageplay version performed at Huff Theatre, Ankeny, Iowa.

Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Crunch Timeby  Ron Brawer
"Run Lola Run" meets "Grumpy Old Men" in this comedy-thriller romp: Three hours before his company’s annual Board meeting, 73-year-old chairman Ralph Thwaite discovers a thirteen-million-dollar shortfall. DAMN! With time running out, Thwaite must thrust aside his aluminum walker and LEAP into action.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
17 pages
The Big Raceby  Alex Sarris
A race where the stakes are high with a one in a million change of winning. Who will live and who will die?

Genre: Fantasy
4 pages
The Old Camera 2by  Michael Cregan
When a long time photo journalist's son argues with his wife over what to do with his deceased father's old, beat up camera, something stirs within the camera, causing it to recall events it has seen, good and bad.

Genre: Drama
17 pages
Fate has other plans for a robber and his flashy gal after they knock over a store and try to escape from Hell, Michigan. Top 10 Finalist at the 2010 Elmore Leonard Film and Literary Festival.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
All's Quiet on the Eastern Frontby  Rosie Cross
When a soldier walks the wrong way to the front lines of war, he finds it very quiet.

Genre: Drama
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
I BEFOUR E Episode Oneby  Justine Goff
Mockumentary focusing on three subjects from an Adult Dyslexia Learning Group; an angry young adult who blames discrimination for the fact he never lasts more than a day in employment despite only ever applying for extremely unsuitable jobs, a flamboyant Medium with a dyslexic spirit guide, who he blames for nearly killing his career, and a fame hungry woman who has lied her way into the documentary by claiming that dyslexia has made her fat.

Genre: Comedy
30 pages
Expiration Dayby  Erica Vogel
A woman consumed by a fear of expiration dates learns to survive in an expiring world.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
8 pages
Grace Under Pressureby  Niall Lacey
Comedy action siege: A nervous young woman finds her inner hero when two opportunistic old rogues try to rob her late Nana's ornaments.

Genre: Comedy
17.5 pages
Phil Lamerde Discovers Karmaby  Sherrill Wark
Much to his surprise"and ultimate regret"a compulsive liar’s bull shit comes true.

Genre: Horror
10 pages
The Patriot Ringby  Cheral J. Canna
America’s first spies, including those feeding them information not before identified but mentioned in official accounts. Featuring a rowdy bar scene set to a seventeenth century sailor’s song, the low budget feature fits perfectly with the unobvious nature of a successful spy ring. The script features male and female leads. The Colonial flag is a unifying thread, while the brilliant warring colors enliven the screen.

Genre: Non-Fiction/History
40 pages
Family Valuesby  Tom Deiker
œFamily Values -- Dark Fantasy. In a post-perdition world a family hides from cannibals in a city sewer system. 1 scene, 1 location (abandoned tunnel, subway, or sewer), 9 pages. Cast of 3: Parents plus daughter. No CGI/SFX. Adult topics: incest, cannibalism, menstruation. ©WG1636320

Genre: Horror
9 pages
SINGLE, ASIAN, (undead) FEMALEby  Kelvin Wong
When lonely Andy invites a girl whom he met on-line to his apartment, he falls head-over-heels for her despite his flatmate (and lifelong friend) Nigel's repeated attempts to point out her seemingly obvious flaw. A single-location, 3-actor, winner of best comedy (script category) 2013 Brownfish Short Film Festival NYC.

Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Love in Subtitlesby  Zack Van Eyck & Stacy Dym
LOVE IN SUBTITLES -- A comical day in the life of a suburban couple is explored using subtitles, for every line of dialogue, to show what the characters are really thinking. Male and female leads in their 30s, a 13-year-old girl, 10-year-old boy, a male and female neighbor (20s-40s), a few extras and a dog. Writers have produced feature credits.

Genre: Comedy
15 pages
Karmacideby  Dena McKinnon
A hit and run driver, consumed with guilt, starts to exhibit the same injuries as his victim.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
The Gang Vs The Cul De Sacby  Nancee Geaslin
A motorcycle gang rides into a cul de sac thinking it would be easy pickings, but the homeowners aren't that naive. (2 pages)

Genre: Comedy
2 pages
Immortalby  Neil Goslin
œImmortals is designed to capture the essence of life. We see black and white images. People being born, loving, living, and dying. With slow motions and a black and white world we are spellbound as the eyes of our characters are in vivid color. We see the color spread to the eyes of their children as they pass on the energy of their souls to their posterity. Then we see them resurrected, beyond death. Similar themes to "The Fountain" and "Solaris".

Genre: Artistic
5 pages
Wrestling Team Saves The Worldby  Bobby Bell
High school hackers conspire to avenge their mistreatment by wrestling team bullies.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Who Needs a Conscience?by  George Klembith
You want to treat people badly but you feel bad.

You want to kill someone but you might feel guilty.

Well.... wouldn't be wonderful if there was a place you could have your conscience removed?

In... Out... and no more guilt.

Genre: Comedy
2 pages
When a sinkhole opens up inside a married couple’s Florida home, a horrifying secret is uncovered as they fight to hang on until they are rescued. What they find out gives the black, hellish hole a whole new, sinister meaning.

Genre: Drama
16 pages
This short film script is about two damaged people, cruelty, pain and dysfunctional transcendence.

Genre: Drama
7 - pages
Babes in Soylandby  Zack Van Eyck
BABES IN SOYLAND -- Two college boys pose as vegans to meet a couple of hot waitresses. But after suffering through a hilariously painful meal, they discover that only by being themselves can they have success with women. Two male leads, two female leads. One supporting role, male, 40s. All scenes interiors and exteriors of two restaurants. By produced screenwriter.

Genre: Comedy
13 pages
Night Drivingby  Tom Bragg
While a criminal is on the run from ruthless drug dealers he finds an escape in the form of a kooky taxi driver who will gladly take him to his destination, somewhere on the other side.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Mid Evil Servants 3Dby  Nathan Bowles
To escape enslavement and religious persecution, a group of men move to Romania to fight in an eventual death match at a casino style mid evil fight bar, but their rise to freedom is challenged when the bar owner forces one of the newly freed slaves to kill his gambling traitor.

Genre: Action/Adventure
43 pages
Lost and Foundby  Sharon Perkins
A woman returns home from work to find her dog is missing. She suspects her strange, old neighbor may be involved. But lacking proof, she places a newspaper ad in the Lost Dog column. But instead of finding her dog, she finds a very crazy woman with ulterior motives.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
18 pages
The Not So Best Manby  Sean Ryan
A revenge wedding speech goes horribly wrong.

Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Santa and the Vetby  William J. Frey-Mclean
When one of Santa's reindeer becomes sick on Christmas eve he visits a veterinarian in the hopes of persuading him to come to his help, the vet has trouble believing he is not seeing a robbery and Santa must convince the skeptic who he actually is before the police are called which would ruin Christmas for children all over the world. Santa is desperate, there is much at stake, yet so little time.

Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Betwixtby  Tom Deiker
"Betwixt" -- Ghost Story. I think one of us might be dead. Is it you ... or me? 1-scene (garden or porch), 8 pages. Cast of 2, grandmother and granddaughter. Optional special effect (walking into a shimmering light). General Audience. ©WG1636320 Stageplay version performed at Huff Theatre, Ankeny, Iowa; and at The Producers Club, New York.

Genre: Fantasy
8 pages
G.O.D. (Game Of Death)by  Ange Fassinou
An ex marine and martial art instructor is obliged to fight in a dangerous game to save his wife and his son.

Genre: Action/Adventure
40 pages
An unscrupulous journalist uncovers the secret of a health guru’s seemingly eternal youth but quickly realises he’d have been better off never knowing.

Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
At a farm that rears specialty 'livestock' two animal rights activists are held by the owner desperate to keep his secret safe. 4 lead actors. Farm location.

Genre: Horror
7 pages
 
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