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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
Jesus and Buddha in an Elevatorby  Ian Thurstan
Jesus and Buddha meet in an elevator after years of not speaking following an ill-fated Ping-Pong match. Due to the economic recession, Jesus now works at a coffee shop and Buddha is a yoga teacher at the gym, pump and flex. When the elevator breaks down leaving them for hours with nothing but beer and one another’s company, a series of bizarre conversations and dialogue begin.

Genre: Comedy
24 pages
A drama-thriller about a girl's depressed bored life in the middle of a never ending battle looking for a way out, and one day she finally receives just that.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
The Buildingby  Darrell Dorsett
Micheal must stop a governmental organization from mind control.

Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
An intruder tries to enter a woman's home but everything is not what it seems. (A suspense/thriller with a shocking twist and a very subtle anti-drug message)

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
The Macbethsby  Gregory G. Sarno
Lady M. and her bungling attorney spouse debut in a self-contained excerpt from the feature-length œLady Macbeth, a contemporary supernatural takeoff on Shakespeare.

Genre: Fantasy
10 pages
A Day at the Officeby  Mary Krell-Oishi
An overweight woman in love with her boss fantasizes about a romantic liason.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
3 pages
When You Wishby  Troy Harvey Graham
A young man is surprised to discover what really happens when he successfully wishes upon a star.

Genre: Animation
5 pages
The Catchby  Tenel writers
Fish can be used in many ways. Ask the drug dealer how. Honorable Mention 3X3: 2007

Genre:
3 pages
You Never Knowby  Kevin Bui
A man forgets how important it is to have someone in his life.

Genre: Drama
11 pages
Why Do I Put Up with You?by  John Porter
A young woman wonders why she puts up with her extremely flawed young man.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Loyalty (Drama) - Two gangsters, a hit and a creaky rowboat. Sometimes, sharks aren't the most dangerous animal in the water....

Genre: Drama
11 pages
The Face in the Mororby  Allan J Love
A endearing character, Bernie, languishes in an institution where he passes his days bantering with his nurse, Dorothy. All is well, until Bernie looks in the mirror.

Genre: Family
10 pages
Lost Kitesby  Kevin Silva
A grief-stricken agnostic is pressured into joining his embittered ex-wife in a prayer after their son’s funeral.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Newspaper Routeby  Ronald Fordham
While on a newspaper route, a young couple are stalked by a mysterious vehicle.

Genre: Horror
18 pages
The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnsonby  John Porter
A western romance based on O. Henry's short story about a grizzled middle-aged shepherd who falls in love with a beautiful Mexican girl

Genre: Romance
5 pages
Shy, insecure teenage girl testified against and convicted a very young and handsome serial slasher. She always knew he would escape one day and track her down. Night of showdown arrives. She's armed all right, but he's way persistent, passionate and good looking. Wow ... what some girls will do.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
29 pages
The Lunch Dateby  Charles Webb
The perfect date goes terribly wrong.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Sunday Morningby  Nichole Moncada
A sheriff's life is turned upside down when while searching for her missing daughter she finds her husband's dead mistress as well.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 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
Fate Gets a Pushby  Larry Postel
When a lonely, lovelorn man goes to a psychic for guidance, he finds the love of his life " with a little push from the psychic, who turns out to be part-Yenta. First place winner in the short screenplay category in Indie Film magazine’s screenplay competition.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
19 pages
Celebrity Killsby  Marqus Bobesich
A 12 year-old Mexican boy peddles prime paparazzi photos from a mystery man, who may or may not be a Hollywood hitman.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
12 pages
Embracing Chastityby  Tom Deiker
"Embracing Chastity" -- Satire. A graduating college senior shares with "my best girlfriends" his fears on entering a life of priestly celibacy. 1-scene (park bench), 8 pages. Cast of 3: 2 women, 1 man. No CGI/SFX. General audience. ©WG1636320 Stageplay version performed by Love Creek Productions, Producers Club, New York.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
A Furtive Responseby  Anthony Cawood
A lonely wife loses herself in the TV as her husband watches the clock and works on his secret in the basement.

Genre: Drama
8 pages
I'm The Bossby  Ramona Baillie
A little boy learns that winning comes through compromise when a baby sister arrives.

Genre: Family
5 pages
Big Catchby  Jason McCloy
A film crew from a small news station visits the remote town of Beauford to do a piece on the Big Catch fishing competition. In true mockumentary style, they meet the local six time Big Catch champion, Bobby Ray, and come to find there really are such things as backwoods divas.

Genre: Comedy
16 pages
When we ruled the Worldby  Chris Ossman
New kid in town finds an unlikely ally in the school bully and his dogs.

Genre: Other
10 pages
American Hostageby  Fassinou Ange
Two women, American journalists, uncover that they have been abandoned in a well...

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
The Accidental FaceLiftby  Eric Ingram
After her insufferable mother disowns her marrying the man she loves, a scorned daughter seeks to even the score in the worst way imaginable.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
You're Only As Youngby  Ramona Baillie
A teen influences an old woman's life when she gives her an ipod.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
What if there was a second pregnant couple that night long ago in ancient Bethlehem?

Genre: Comedy
15 pages
Dreaming Peter Weaverby  John Keckhaver
A boy genius finds enough revenge, pleasure and room to create in his dreams to help him through the drudgery and malevolence of the real world around him.

Genre: Drama
12 pages
Breakfast with Youby  Matt Heacock
A one-location comedy about love, loss, and boobs.

Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Shattered by devastating news, a mother must accept the consequences for her son’s irresponsible actions.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
A young woman’s sarcastic comment changes her mother’s life forever.

Genre: Drama
11 pages
Eden is a science dome on Mars. It is being shut down after a 40-year habitation. Two workers were left behind to scuttle the outpost that once had a thousand people living in it. Alarms go off in the station. Three launches are detected on the Earth's surface. A flash, An asteroid rips the blue planet apart. The two now need to do what the previous scientists had never been able to do, find water.

Genre: Sci-Fi
40 pages
"Your Honor, the honor system is dead and so are you." Accolades: Multi-Film Festival Finalist 2007 Locations: 3 NYC

Genre:
32 pages
My Struggleby  Alex Sarris
Acknowledgment for years of hard work may be only a chair away.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Hospitalityby  John Porter
A bad guest makes a good host feel great about himself.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
The Mating Danceby  Marnie Mitchell-Lister
While waiting for an airport shuttle, two socially awkward strangers unknowingly purchase similar books on how to attract the opposite sex then put the author’s advice to the test.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
6 pages
 
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