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Mousetrapby Robert Hamilton
When the quietest and least visible of the residents in a run down crack house has not been seen in awhile, the others come looking, only to discover the man was possibly a mouse and killed in his own mouse trap. We are left knowing the man was not always a mouse but like us all, born an innocent.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Will Youby Kevin Bui
A man works random jobs to buy an engagement ring for his girlfriend.
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
S3rialby Michael E Berg
A lowly beat cop canvasses a barbershop for leads on an unsolved murder and finds the killer -- only he doesn’t know it.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Adriftby Stuart Creque
An Inuit hunter places his disabled wife on an ice floe with the things she needs for a comfortable death. She insists that he share a last meal with her.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Haunting For A Bargainby Kelvin Wong
A short psychological suspense/thriller/horror in the tradition of Hitchcock and The Twilight Zone. A young, first-time home-buyer couple is lured into buying a bargain-of-a-house when a resident spirit begins to torment their infant baby and drive the couple apart. Optioned in 2013 but since expired, this single-location script is once again available.
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Hanging At The Dinerby Ronald Fordham
A one-location story about a young waitress who, while in a diner watching the young son of her co-worker, meets a strange man who claims to be able to see the future.
Genre: Horror
17 pages
Genre: Horror
17 pages
Rumpled: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskinby Mark Littleton
The Prez needs money and Sawanna can weave straw into gold through Rumpelstiltskin but when she offers her first baby to him, things go haywire. Funny, with 9 more bizarre fairy tales to follow.
Genre: Animation
10 pages
Genre: Animation
10 pages
Island of Guiltby Justin M. Sloan
When a woman goes out to a lake she's never seen, she discovers a man she thought disappeared as a boy long ago. She soon discovers there's more keeping him on the island than his will, and if she isn't careful she'll be stuck as well.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Ida's Beansby Michael Fawcett
In the 1930s, a young white girl from a northern city struggles to befriend an old black woman folk healer and stoner who owns a cafà in the rural south.
Genre: Other
10 pages
Genre: Other
10 pages
Pulp It Upby Egidio Concas
Chris and Jake are two movie geeks, high school graduating guys. They want to film a "Pulp Fiction" remake-fake trailer, but something goes wrong. Well surely not for them. The suitcase replica from the movie, complete with inner fluerescent lamp, goes switched with another one, FULL OF MONEY.
Genre: Comedy
41 pages
Genre: Comedy
41 pages
Happy Birthdayby Ange Fassinou
FBI wish Happy Birthday to a Kamikas.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 pages
Lepidopteraby anthony cacchillo
Six beautiful young women emerge from a spaceship in Mission, Texas, on the Mexican border. Human in every aspect except for their large butterfly wings, they are seeking butterfly specimens to bring back to their planet, Lepidoptera. A young teenager, Adam, sees and befriends them; but the US military arrives and secrets them away. Unseen, Adam grieves, and vows to go to their rescue.
Genre: Sci-Fi
6 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
6 pages
The Tooth Fairy's Wandby Shaun Graham
A young boy steals the Tooth Fairy's wand and makes some extra pocket change.
Genre: Animation
8 pages
Genre: Animation
8 pages
Revenge Of The Heart!by Bryan Carrier
Emily suspects her husband of cheating and forces him to confess while he is handcuffed to the bed.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Collideby Kasey Faye
A government conspiracy is exposed to reveal an incoming planet meant to destroy Earth and all of those who are left behind.
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
GRANDPA FONZ-Cool Never Grows Oldby Frank Vespe
After he loses his wife to a drunk diver, Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli plans to move into an Assisted Living Residence, but when his daughter's Air Force husband is shot down over Afghanistan, he's forced to move in to help raise her twin children, one of which is overweight, stutters, and bullied in school. When the principal of the local Middle School offers him a Security Guard position to squash the school's rampant bullying problem, Grandpa Fonz gladly joins the fight.
Genre: Family
33 pages
Genre: Family
33 pages
Memory Lineby Aatish Thakerar
In a future where ˜memory line’ software allows its users to revisit their memories, the technology’s billionaire founder returns home after a twenty year absence.
Genre: Family
23 pages
Genre: Family
23 pages
Life Connectionby Stoyan Popov
Logline: A connection that defies boundaries.
Project Synopsis:
Sean is enjoying the football game on television as he receives a text message.
As the conversation unfolds he discovers that true friendship knows no boundaries.
Genre: Sci-Fi
5 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
5 pages
WTF?by Sherrie Kelley
Kit Cooper goes apartment hunting at Bartlett Heights, unaware the aging maintenance man has slaughtered everyone in the apartment complex.
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Willpowerby John Porter
A young black woman and a middle-aged white man love each other, but their friends tell them that they must separate--and that they can if they'll only fight with their willpower.
Genre: Romance
6 pages
Genre: Romance
6 pages
Starting Overby Evelyn Agyeiwaa Benefo
Bethany (Beth) Harris' takes a trip down memory lane as she flees from a chanced encounter with an old flame.
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Only So Much Moreby Bobby Bell
A harassed woman contemplates revenge after finding a pistol and silencer discarded by a fleeing criminal.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
6 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
6 pages
Minds Eyeby Carly Street
Two minds, two wills, one body.
Kathy is tired. Tired of fearing œThe Man who materialises purely to take control of her body and distort her thoughts. Awoken from sleep to find his presence, she rebels. He wants to gain control but she can’'t stand to lose it. Who will prevail in this unique battle of wills?
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
As Life Goes Byby Chris Ossman
Some say you remeber everything about your life before you die: Do you really?
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Theresa Meets God and Neither of Them Is Impressedby Sherrill Wark
An adolescent girl steals from a church's poor box then dances around the altar taunting God. (10 pages)
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Legendary Fistby Fassinou Ange
Kung Fu meets Gladiators.
Genre: Action/Adventure
40 pages
Genre: Action/Adventure
40 pages
Gina's Veilby Kevin Silva
A lonely, facially scarred woman discovers that a charming writer has been sneaking into an idyllic place on her farm.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Acts of Terrorby Jagdish R. Singh
A disenchanted diplomat, unable to get the United Nations to yield to his complaints, becomes vindictive and forms a terrorist organization aimed at destroying UN offices worldwide. His daughter, an active member of the group, complicate matters when she declares that she is in love and pregnant by a man he distrusts.
Genre: Drama
46 pages
Genre: Drama
46 pages
Heart Rateby Alan Barkley
When a male and female cop enter an abandoned building looking for a cop killer, they are soon hunting each other. Lots of action- on foot - no car chases. Winner Vail Film Festival Screenwriting Competition, short film category.
Genre:
10 pages
Genre:
10 pages
Sam goes to the doctor to get a shotby Angela Clark
According to Sam and his pal, both six years old, doctors can make you sick. On the way to the doctors, to get a vaccine shot for school, trees, bushes, and clouds turn into doctor tools. Comedy, 5 pages, short and animation. Angela Clark and Evonne Harrell
Genre: Animation
5 pages
Genre: Animation
5 pages
One Month to Liveby Natalie N. Aydin
Britt's co-worker Jack learns of her cancer diagnosis from his best friend and their mutual co-worker Lane, who's overly protective of Britt. Britt has had a secret crush on Jack the entire time they've worked together, and Lane informs him of this. When Jack finds out the truth from Lane, he confronts Britt and admits he had similar feelings. This is based on a true story.
Genre: Drama
20 pages
Genre: Drama
20 pages
The Ratby Connor McNulty
A man suspected of communist activities in McCarthy-era America is called before a senate hearing. He must decide if he will name names, which includes his sister and brother-in-law.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Genre: Drama
10 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
Genre: Horror
9 pages
Hospitalityby John Porter
A bad guest makes a good host feel great about himself.
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Memory Lineby Aatish Thakerar
In a future where memory line software allows users to revisit old memories, the technology's billionaire founder returns home after a twenty year absence.
Writing reviewed by Wendy Mitchell (Editor of Screen International) as "snappily written, with a great pace about it...dialogue also well written."
Genre: Artistic
16 pages
Genre: Artistic
16 pages
Winnerby Patrick White
An unusual gambler in Las Vegas gets arrested, when he defies the odds, the dealer and the casino after winning big, playing blackjack.
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Genre: Drama
12 pages
PACTby Blair Duckworth
Fearing that their troubled lives may not improve , three university students make a suicide pact , more reflective of chronic disillusionment than actual intent, but dangerous nevertheless
Genre: Drama
27 pages
Genre: Drama
27 pages
Headsby Jeanette Hylton
A naive young girl becomes friends with a disturbed drug dealer who pulls her into the dangerous drug life. Trapped in a downward spiral of drug addiction and violence the two girls battle against each other and addiction as they fight to survive.
Genre: Drama
23 pages
Genre: Drama
23 pages
Holiday Innby Harry Musselwhite
What if there was a second pregnant couple that night long ago in ancient Bethlehem?
Genre: Comedy
15 pages
Genre: Comedy
15 pages
The Windfallby Sandra Lee Slotboom
When three amateur crooks kidnap the five-year-old heir to a software fortune, they soon discover the reason why his parents refuse to pay his ransom.
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Genre: Horror
8 pages
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