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Reel Stageby  Amanda Raymond
A Shakespearean actor's limits are tested when an action film director is brought in to direct the stage play of Hamlet.

Genre: Comedy
15 pages
The Black And White Rosesby  anthony cacchillo
In planning ahead, a couple in their mid-fifties purchase a plot and granite headstone at their local cemetery. But soon after, bouquets of black and white roses repeatedly appear at the site. With no card or other identification on the flowers, the bewildered couple experience worry and fear.

Genre: Drama
11 pages
Anticipating a severe reprimand for a failed drug deal, two criminal operatives in a safe house await a phone call from their mysterious boss, but instead get a surprise directive that may have deadly consequences for one of them. [Nominated for best dialogue/Action on Film Festival]

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
7 pages
Christmas Memoriesby  Eric Harbak
A families' Christmas celebration is interrupted by a mysterious visitor from one of their pasts.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
17 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
Railroadedby  Lisa Kucharski
A train fanatic deals marijuana on the side until local dealers try to stop him.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
In the Scottish Highlands, an old man finds himself face to face with a creature from legend - and a memory from the past which threatens to take away the last of what he still holds dear.

Genre: Horror
13 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 Book With No Nameby  Alan Adler
A book that hungers for stories finds suspense in its blankness and tragedy in the whiteness of every page.

Genre: Animation
9 pages
O.A.P. Mafiaby  Chris Leonard
Comedy thriller. A young couple move into their new home but their lives are turned upside down when the man unwittingly gets on the wrong side of their geriatric neighbours " the mafia of the title.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
16 pages
Misplacedby  Ellen Zepp
A man must find out why his life is being erased before he ceases to exist.

Genre: Drama
17 pages
Dead Societyby  James Pickering
A fractured family respond to the news of an outbreak of zombies in the town in very different ways. http://www.pickeringjames.com/

Genre: Horror
10 pages
The Surpriseby  Amy Auburn
Five sperm are on their way to catch an egg. As they swim up the canal, they make a few discoveries about each other and about themselves.

Genre: Animation
8 pages
Two young Hungarians talk about disappointments, fears, and possibilities.

Genre: Romance
4 pages
God Doesn't Dieby  Bunny Badlani
A man wakes up after being in a coma for twenty years and believes that a stage actor is God.

Genre: Drama
12 pages
Reaper Honeyby  Dea Divi
The worst cook in the America tries to cook his wife food.

Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Point of Pressureby  Jesse Kitten
A psychological drama with a "Twilight Zone" twist. Point of Pressure traces the life of a man who suffers a nervous breakdown and winds up in a mental institution.Through narration and therapy sessions with a staff psychologist we discover the strange circumstances that lead to his incarceration.During the final therapy session with the psychologist,an explosive interaction takes place-then an unusual twist is revealed at the film's completion!

Genre: Drama
30 pages
Destiny Deliversby  Mindy Goldhammer
You can choose your friends but you can't choose your family. Ben does not have that option. He is bullied by his mother to marry the girl of her choice. He becomes outraged and searches for sanctuary. Destiny follows him and manifests a stunning transformation in his life.

Genre: Romance
6 pages
Ghosts of Christmas Pastby  Janet Goodman-Clarke
On a dark Christmas night, Brian finds regrets from his past have come back to haunt him. A gothic drama that explores the emotions of regret, and familial responsibility.

Genre: Drama
12 pages
Voices in the Darknessby  John Witcher
A young drug addict is diagnosed with schizophrenia. After years of exasperation, he beats the odds. Based on a true story.

Genre: Biographical
27 pages
A small group awaits a bus trip in an urban station behind a fantasy situation.

Genre: Fantasy
9 pages
The Hero with Rubber Facesby  Malcolm Stroud
An old man suffering an identity crisis finds powerful allies and enemies in a joke shop.

Genre: Animation
4 pages
Calondriaby  Jason Young
A former reality TV show producer receives a mysterious offer that could change his life forever.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
It Came Upon A Midnight Clearby  Ted King
When a troubled woman running away during the holiday season finds herself the only patron at an out of the way diner, she soon discovers the owner is not who he claims to be. But neither is she!

Genre: Fantasy
11 pages
The Deputyby  Alan Barkley
In frontier Arizona, a Sheriff must confront an unpredictable felon barricaded in his house with his young wife as hostage. 4 characters. 1 location. 10 pages.

Genre: Western
10 pages
Old Friendsby  Tom Deiker
"Old Friends" - Drama. An aging prostitute's next customer is the man who abandoned her as a pregnant teenager. 1-scene, 11 pages. Cast of 2: middle-aged woman, older man. Simple scene (bedroom), no CGI/SFX, no costumes. ©PAu3494658

Genre: Drama
11 pages
Punterby  CJ Walley
The sexual experience a man has with four radically different sex workers teaches him he needs a personal connection to feel fulfilled.

Genre: Artistic
8 pages
Love with Issuesby  Jonathan Logan
A young woman is reliving her past, while she struggles to figure out her life.

Genre: Drama
45 pages
Exorcistsby  Fassinou Ange
"The exorcist" meets "Insidious and Paranormal Activity".

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
40 pages
Everything is Realby  Chris Ossman
A new homeowner discovers a box containing what looks to be a million tiny parts and a set of assembly instructions in his new garage. While attempting to put it together, an old man (his new neighbor) is passing by and knows what the mysterious machine is and what it can do.

Genre: Fantasy
5 pages
Domestic Intelligence Units are complements which aid citizens, designed to provide a peaceful coexistence within the society and to make life easier¦ Or not?

Genre: Sci-Fi
13 pages
The Monster Insideby  Mike Trentacosti
A terrified young woman escapes someone or something in the woods, but the house she stumbles upon only prolongs her nightmare.

Genre: Horror
8 pages
Gerry Carwax: Singleby  Marqus Bobesich
A documentary team shadows a newly single dad as he battles with perverts, weirdos, and less-than-honest women online.

Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Some say we are harming the environment, but what if our environment started harming us?

Genre: Horror
15 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
Modern Loveby  Marlyn Bandieo
A married couple uses modern technology to stay connected with each other during a vacation. Top Finalist in: Four Stories, A Short Screenplay Competition (sponsored by Intel, W Hotel and Roman Coppola)

Genre: Romance
10 pages
The Buildingby  Darrell Dorsett
Micheal must stop a governmental organization from mind control.

Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Sasquatch vs. The Lawn Rangerby  Jason K. Allen
No lawn is too tough for the world's greatest landscaper. But when his loud, souped-up riding mower disturbs Sasquatch, he faces his greatest challenge ever. (Movie trailer spoof. Produced writer; previous short won Best Screenplay at 2014 San Diego Film Awards. See my IMDB profile for credits.)

Genre: Comedy
2 pages
End of the Dayby  James McCormick
A frustrated worker tries to leave the office early but finds it more difficult than expected as the true nature of his environment reveals itself, one that wants to keep him trapped forever.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
For I Have Sinnedby  Sheri Tor
A young boy’s prank has dangerous repercussions when he plants a tape recorder in the neighborhood congressional and overhears a local shop owner confess to murder.

Genre:
15 pages
 
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